2002 Volkswagen Jetta Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2002 Volkswagen Jetta deals with a 2.8-liter V6 in two valvetrain forms, one with double overhead cams and one with a single cam. The other engines are a turbocharged 1.8-liter twin-cam gasoline four, a naturally aspirated 2.0-liter (121 cu in) gasoline four and a turbocharged 1.9-liter (116 cu in) diesel four, five engines in total. Sedan and wagon bodies, both with four doors, spread across 14 trims ranging from Trendline to Highline and GLX VR6.

Engines covered

• 1.8L inline-four — DOHC, turbocharged, gasoline
• 1.9L inline-four (116 cu in) — SOHC, turbocharged, diesel
• 2.0L inline-four (121 cu in) — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 2.8L V6 — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 2.8L V6 — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan
• 4-door wagon

Trims covered

• Confortline
• Europa
• GL
• GL Confort
• GLI
• GLS
• GLX
• GLX VR6
• Highline
• Sportline
• TDI
• Trendline
• Variant Comfortline
• Variant Trendline

Known issues on the 2002 Jetta. The federal record shows 5 recalls for the 2002 Jetta. Certain 2002 Jetta vehicles could develop a short inside the ABS control unit that might lead to a fire; the unit was replaced. On certain cars, worn hazard relay contacts, overloaded by higher-wattage signal bulbs, could make the turn signals and flashers erratic. Complaints number 704, spread across the electrical system (149), air bags (108), the power train (105), engine and engine cooling (104) and seats (101). Of those, 31 reported a crash, 71 a fire, 70 an injury and 1 a death. Electrical diagnostics, wiring diagrams and brake specifications in this manual relate to these systems.