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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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3VWSP69M62M••••••2002 Volkswagen JETTA
That is about average for the 2002 Volkswagen JETTA — 4 complaints per build across 137 builds.
6on this build
527on the model
137builds in total
1involved a fire
Most reportedEngine And Engine Cooling 2Visibility 1Seats 1Exterior Lighting 1
What owners of this build wrote
SeatsfireDec 2004
I have a 2002 volkswagen jetta tdi. My boy friend was in the driver's seat for a maximum of 5 minutes when the seat heater burnt a hole through the seat, his jeans, and left a smoking black ring in his leather wallet. There were no events leading up to this failure, it just…
Power TrainJul 2009
The contact owns a 2002 volkswagen jetta gls tdi. The contact shifted into reverse and as he began to proceed, the transmission slipped out of gear. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where the mechanic advised that the reverse gear barring had failed. There were…
Engine And Engine CoolingNov 2008
Timing belt was replaced at 89,000 miles per my request at vw dealership motor mount bolts failed at 136,000, motor dropped onto crossmember and steering components. Only one of two horizontal bolts was present at failure, remaining one bolt sheared off at block
Exterior LightingJan 2007
Brake light failure
VisibilityMar 2002
On three separate occasions the drivers side front window (2) and the passenger side front window (1) has fallen down into the door. On the first occasion the window shattered inside the door and had to be replaced. The latest incident happened on july 1st, 2002 and as of this…
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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 3VWSP69M62M078549 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.