2004 Volkswagen Jetta: sudden loss of power

Filed Mar 5, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 115,000 miles · GA · fire

While driving down road early in morning approx 2 miles from house I just left from my 2004 jetta shuts down total loss of all power I pulled car over in a church parking lot I smelled smoke and could see smoke coming from fire wall I raised hood and pulled battery cable off I could see smpoke filling inside of my car walked around to driver door to get my phone and I seen fuse box on fire.another vehicle stopped to help me and he approached my car and then called police ,full flames were coming from my car within 5 min so I stood back and watched my car burn .fire dept showed up and put fire out my car is a total loss. Ive had issues with alternator,fuel pump,air bag light, headlights are really dim even on bright.nothing but issues with this car since I got it. 115.000 miles only on this car .so many isues I can see why its low milage

Filed Nov 16, 2017 · Fuel system · 145,000 miles · OH

The car randomly stalls while driving whether at highway speeds or in town. This causes a loss of power steering and power brakes which is inherently dangerous in certain situations. It has been doing this regularly with the previous owner for the last 3 or 4 years and has done it 4 times while under my ownership since september 2017 it usually happens while there is less than 1/4 tank of fuel. When it happens there is no check engine light nor does the ecu store any codes from the problem. Previous owner made several repairs including a fuel pump and filter, engine speed sensor and alternator wiring harness in an attempt to fix the issues with no success. This issues also comes up regularly on several vw forums and no one seems to have an answer. This is a known and regular issue with no consistent repair and needs to be remedied.

Filed Jan 17, 2016 · Electrical · 70,000 miles · CA

The high voltage fuse box, that sits on top of the battery melted due to heat and poor design. This caused a short and complete loss of power to my vehicle. This was both dangerous and frightening! I was on the freeway going 60mph and could have easily lost control of the vehicle, causing an injury or fatal accident. I found 44 similar complaints regarding this same issue and am surprised that this public agency has failed to take any action on this, and demanding a recall, and thus resolving a dangerously reoccurring electrical issue.

Filed Mar 7, 2009 · Transmission · 78,000 miles · TN

I was driving my 2004 vw jetta diesel tdi 5-speed home from work. It has 78,000 miles on it. The majority of which are highway/interstate miles due to my work being a long distance from home. I was in 4th gear doing about 45 MPH with the cruise control on and was almost home. I heard a "bang" from under the car and lost power. Fluid was leaking from under the car, and I could no logger shift gears. I had it towed to a repair shop. They originally said a part of the clutch had broken off and punctured the transmission case. After additional review they determined it was a piece of the "dual mass flywheel" that had broken off and done the damage. I was forced to pay approximately $2,500.00 in parts and labor for a new clutch, flywheel, rebuilt tranny, etc... To get my car repaired. After researching this problem more I found that this problem with vw's dual mass flywheel is a pretty common problem. See this link for one source... Http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=137014&highlight=g60+clutch if the dual mass flywheel had exploded upward toward the interior of the car rather than downward there likely would have been injuries to the occupants of the vehicle. This would seem to be a safety concern to vw.

Filed Dec 27, 2007 · Transmission · NY

Car lost power as driving on highway, towed to garage and found out coil packs need to be replaced at the cost of $900.00. I had to pay this but this should not be on a 3 year old car with 55,000 miles, well maintained and can be proven.

Filed Jun 26, 2007 · Engine · 54,000 miles · GA

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 volkswagen jetta. While driving 50 MPH, the check engine and coolant lights illuminated. The contact heard a scraping noise coming from the vehicle. She pulled over and the engine lost power. The vehicle was towed to a volkswagen dealer. The mechanic diagnosed the cause of failure as engine oil sludge and stated that the engine would need to be replaced. The vehicle has not been repaired. The purchase date was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 54,000.

Filed May 23, 2007 · Engine · 23,000 miles · VA

2004 volkswagen jetta. Consumer states when driving in stop and go traffic the engine will have loss of power and hesitation when accelerating. *mc

Filed Jul 28, 2005 · Engine · 22,325 miles · MD

Tdi engine. Manual transmission. While driving vehicle lost power intermittently. Press accelerator; no change in RPM - just idled. "glow plug" (flashed) and engine warning light (steady) lit after 1st two occasions; not on 3rd. Re-start solves problem for 30 seconds. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem in two attempts. Vehicle is in for 3rd attempt as of 07/05. *md

Filed Aug 17, 2004 · Engine · 9,000 miles · TN

While driving vehicle lost power intermittently. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.