Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2014 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen has 72 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
72
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | I was driving down the Highway at 65 miles per hour when my vehicle suddenly appeared to go into neu... |
| May 3, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Timing chain went bad. Car only has 70k miles on it. Auto shop said there should be a recall because... |
| Jan 27, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Power train/transmission Clutch to fail to engage, loss of drive power in low speed and while drive ... |
| Jan 15, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while driving on the highway at approxi... |
| Aug 1, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | I am writing this complaint in recognition of the 34J6 recall for the 2013 - 2015 VW Jetta Hybrid. T... |
| Jun 21, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while pressing the brake pedal, th... |
| Apr 21, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Timing Chain failure on highway nearly causing serious accident. VW will not cover repair. Timing Ch... |
| Apr 1, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The car was driving fine then began to slow down on its own. I would press on the gas but it was not... |
| Feb 7, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | For the Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid 2013-2015 units, a safety recall 34J6 was issued to service transmis... |
| Jan 27, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Car suddenly losses its power and stops, and I have to turn off the car and turn on again to drive. ... |
| Jan 4, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The vehicle will constantly try to switch from gas engine to electric mode while at a stop causing t... |
| Jan 2, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The vehicle transmission will disengage while driving. Dealer stated entire transmission needed to b... |
| Nov 12, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | November 2022 while Driving on Highway at 70mph Transmission shutters and vehicle begins to decrease... |
| Nov 1, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Hello, Recently error codes P309D and 01314-013 were detected via a code reader. Translation of co... |
| Aug 2, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The transmission is regularly malfunctioning leaving the car jerking/stuttering when idling. At its ... |
| Apr 29, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | EPC light randomly comes on when driving ,car goes limp and I’ve came close to have 3 accidents.Had ... |
| Jan 12, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | I was driving on a busy interstate at 65-70mph when an error notification flashed saying that there ... |
| Nov 11, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Motor was replaced at 104,714 miles due to knock in engine. Got car after motor replacement and car ... |
| Nov 6, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | Without any warning, the clutch failed to engage with the transmission. There appeared to be sudden ... |
| Oct 26, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | I HAVE A 2014 JETTA HYBRID. MY CAR LOST POWER WHEN I TRIED TO USE IT. BROUGHT IT TO VW OF HAYWARD A... |