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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
3VWD17AJ4EM••••••2014 Volkswagen JETTA
This build draws 1.6× more complaints than the average 2014 Volkswagen JETTA build (5 vs 3).
5on this build
356on the model
116builds in total
Most reportedEngine 3Power Train 2Vehicle Speed Control 1
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlJan 2023
The camshaft sensor is faulty, which then causes the cruise control to stop working, the traction control to turn off, makes the car unable to accelerate, then the steeling wheel begins to shake and the engine to shut down. Which is extremely dangerous while driving. I was…
EngineJul 2019
Engine seized with no prior warning. The oil light or temperature light did not come on prior to car stalling with a seized engine. We were driving on the highway at highway speed when all of a sudden the car would not accelerate and an epc light came on, not a check engine…
Power TrainJun 2019
Was driving normally stop at the stop light and car rpms started to jump, as I started to drive again, the car stalled on the middle of the highway with cars behind me! Engine light came on, took to vw dealership and they said that it jumped timing (timing chain) and now engine…
EngineMar 2019
A 5 year old car with under 70k miles is now in the shop having the timing chain replaced. This is about half the miles and years that should be expected to go without timing chain problems
Power TrainJan 2017
Volkswagen 38b9/9v recall my volkswagen jetta has been diagnosed with the same isssue that the car has been recalled for. I've taken it to vw dealership but they said my car does not qualify for the recall. After researching I've found that the recall affects 2014 jettas with a…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 3VWD17AJ4EM443624 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.