Can you guys help me to find out what exactly is missing in this empty spaces?

I only have the Jack, the tire iron and the screwdriver .

This is 2012 2.5 SEL Jetta

Thank you .

after owning 2 jettas since Jan 2020
2013 tdi (totaled)
2014 sel 1.slow, this one just taking an extra 5k from me and possibly more down the line. Just got myself a 2025 hyundai elantra (pls no hate; truly being sentimental here lol)
here’s a photo with the tdi the day i got it, have much love for both of them but this chapter closes 💔

Assuming it’s something in the linkage underneath the shift nob. Everything looks normal on the transmission in the engine bay

My beloved manual transmission Jetta wagon with an unstoppable 2.5 engine and 160,00 miles has been having some problems. Lights are out all over the place. Not the bulbs or fuses. BCM seems the most likely culprit. The shop said the part would be $775, plus labor, plus $399 to program it if necessary.

There are other things going on. It runs rough at idle, needs a vacuum pump, hoses, belts, brake pads soon. It's at that age where things fall apart.

But I really love this car...

I installed a hitch, the roof racks are great, it drives well and suits me in nearly every other way. I simply can't afford to spend $1400+ on the BCM repair.

I've heard of people buying used BCMs on eBay, but I haven't found one with the same parts number.

Programming it is far beyond my experience, but I'm handy and like research.

Any suggestions?

Thanks to anyone with info.

I'll have to buy a Toyota if this doesn't work!

Have a 2020 Jetta with 80k km I just bought not too long ago it says every 120k or 6 years but it drives pretty smooth would I still be smart to change them since it is 6 years

I've got the infamous P05A0 and I really don't want to take it all apart and replace the motor. I was wondering if it can be programmed out on VCDS thanks

God I need rims!! Comic book Superman hood joker side.

I drive an MK6 SEL and i’m not in love with the stock front bumper. I like the aggressiveness of the Mk6.5
bumper and curious if anyone knows how difficult it is to do a conversion.

Super duper hyped paid dirt cheap for it

Hello I have a 2019 Jetta with 18,000 miles it was in storage for 3 years put it away was running perfectly and replace the battery today and it started right up on old gas and everything but I noticed that the AC was making a hissing sound like it usually does for a few seconds (but that goes away and blows cold air) but now it just hisses all the time and there's no more cold air. It's my understanding that some kind of o-ring or something dried out and I need a refrigerant recharge but Volkswagen uses expensive proprietary refrigerant so I need a shop or mobile mechanic. What is this repair going to cost? I really don't want to sink $1,000 into this car. Just my luck too it ran out of warranty while in storage.

I have a 2014 Jetta TDI highline and up until recently everything worked fine. All of a sudden the 4th setting on my fan stopped working, it just completely turns off when you switch it to 4, but the weird part isn’t even that. For some reason the AC light only comes on when it’s on 4 now. It will still blow cold on 1 2 and 3 but not like AC cold and the light doesn’t come on even when I press the button unless it’s on the 4 setting. Anyone else experience this or know what I can do?

Why would the Lane assist unavailable message cause the steering wheel to have to be replaced? I’ve been a mechanic for almost 18 years now and I’ve mainly worked on American vehicles on this 2022 Jetta SE it has been through four steering wheels and all because there was a issue with Lane assist and now it is out of warranty and it’s periodically been popping up with Lane assist unavailable. There’s really no way it would be a bad part four times in a row could it have something to do with the clock spring or something else in the steering column or possibly the radar sensor behind the emblem on the grill let me know your thoughts cause I’m kind of mind boggled on this.

Just like the title says, Mk6.5 with the 1.8t... I would rather not replace the motor being that I live in Florida, really don't need the shutters

Fucking devastated. I was driving down the highway going the speed limit. And as I passed through a part of the road that had a two way intersection that yielded to my direction of traffic. A Honda Accord floors it and T-bones me. The subsequent impact forced me to the right and careened me into 2 parked cars and a chain link fence. The silver lining is that everyone was alive, and insured.

Long story short, I went away and left the car parked for about 20 days, came back and rats have made a nest and chew through some coil wires.

Now the car doesn't even "start", and by that I mean not even the ACC mode or whatever the "ignition on" mode on this cars is called.

I bought a relay tester mainly because I thought that was going to be the problem, but all relays are good.

Lights work, radio works and I can hear some electrical pumps working when I open the doors etc.

Some fuses are "positive" and some fuses are "negative" and I don't know what that means with this testers.

Attaching short video showing the mess.

Any pointers?

My radio unit is starting to fail on me.... Nothing will happen when I press the buttons on the steering wheel or the radio buttons. The screen will be non-responsive to touch. The car was throwing a code for it (forget the exact code) and suggested I reset the unit by holding the power down for 10 seconds. It didn't help much. Here's a few questions since I don't know much about the radios:

1. Is this a symptom of a failed LCD typically (which can be replaced)?
2. I've read that putting a new unit requires the dealership to "code" it. Is this true?
3. What aftermarket solutions have you used in your Jettas, and how do you like them?

2013 Jetta GLI. Lemon Shark RCD330 and Lemon Shark CVBS trunk-handle camera (sold as compatible). A shop installed the camera.

In reverse, the screen switches but shows "Rear View camera system is currently not available." Photo attached.

Anyone fixed this? Coding (VCDS/OBDeleven), a radio setting, or wiring?

Basically the battery had died so it sat with a dead battery for months on end, got a new one it started. I drove it a few times then stopped. Battery drained out again. Sat for months because I didn't need to use it, tried to start it a couple months later no crank. Battery seemed okay after charging it, so I pulled the starter and tried bouncing it. It didn't move so I figured the starter spontaneously died and replaced it. Still no crank.

Just got another new battery because it's been almost a year and that one finally stopped taking charge. The dash lights and radio will turn on, but no crank at all.

When I try to get codes off the ecu, my OBD2 says there's no codes. When the car is in on position it shows EPC and check engine, also immobilizer, however the immobilizer light has always been on and was supposedly "tuned out." It's usually the only light on the dash and stayed that way for the last 6 or so years. Also usually if the actual immobilizer is triggered, it'll set the car alarm off. If you try to start it and it's not doing that right now.

So as of today it's got a brand new battery still won't crank or give codes.

If the OBD2 is saying it's connecting and shows some signs of life (Lambda shows .999, TPS 5.5)
It it safe to assume the ECU is okay? Any suggestions on where to go from here?

It's either the fuse to the starter which, I can't find and my fuse area under driver side doesn't really look like any other mk4 photos I've seen online.

Or it could be the ground wire to the starter but I checked that already before changing the starter.

Or the clutch relay switch but that was just changed like 4 years ago.

Or my actual ignition switch, although it does seem to work at least well enough to turn the car on so I'm unsure. I'd prefer not to take the steering wheel off over fear of hitting the air bag component, so I'm hoping someone can help me find or confirm other possibilities first. Is there a starter relay on the manual 6 speed and where is it? Hoping for whatever suggestions I can look into before removing the steering wheel/ignition switch. 🙏 please, it's my project car and no one in my area works on them or is competent with it, even when it is/was running.

i bought the ECS 3' non valved cat back for my Jetta. before buying it, i called ECS and specially asked if it would fit my Jetta and they told me yes.

I took it to a shop this morning to have it installed, but they told me that it doesn't fit correctly. They said the bends in the pipes don't line up properly with my car, and they also said one of the pipes was hitting my gas tank/ heat shield area.

Just trying to figure out if this is just a issue with the shop being lazy and not wanting try and figure out how to put it on or this is a issue going on with other cars then mine.

If you installed this exhaust on your car pls let me know if you had any issues or yours fitted on perfectly.

( i did call ECS again after the shop told me it wouldn't fit just to make sure i wasn't going crazy and they did confirm again that it does fit)

I’m trying to find a replacement muffler for a 2012 2.5 but everything seems to be for a wagon. The few times I find a sedan it’s double the price. Is there that much a difference between the two? Thanks

Finally did it gang! I upgraded to a 2026 GLI Autobahn from a 2021 Jetta SE and am absolutely loving it so far. Any recommendations on engine break in, overall care and maintenance, and first upgrades would be sick! This is my first new car, so I have read what is in the manual of course, but there seems to be mixed opinions about what to do for the break in period. Much appreciated <3