2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Problems & Recalls

So it appears to be fine until about 30/45 mins drive time Then it starts shifting/slamming real hard and hesitates to shift in the next gear To the point where stopping and going isn’t an option or it slips After about 45 mins all the prnds lights turned on and did the same in manual mode.. I rea...

So it appears to be fine until about 30/45 mins drive time Then it starts shifting/slamming real hard and hesitates to shift in the next gear To the point where stopping and going isn’t an option or it slips After about 45 mins all the prnds lights turned on and did the same in manual mode.. I rea...

So it appears to be fine until about 30/45 mins drive time Then it starts shifting/slamming real hard and hesitates to shift in the next gear To the point where stopping and going isn’t an option or it slips After about 45 mins all the prnds lights turned on and did the same in manual mode.. I rea...

The windshield wiper broke the window, brakes need replaced to soon, fuel system car has trouble fueling and after fueling and engine over heating due to engine cooling malfunction. None of these have been repaired yet it shows 0 unprepared recalls.

The windshield wiper broke the window, brakes need replaced to soon, fuel system car has trouble fueling and after fueling and engine over heating due to engine cooling malfunction. None of these have been repaired yet it shows 0 unprepared recalls.

The windshield wiper broke the window, brakes need replaced to soon, fuel system car has trouble fueling and after fueling and engine over heating due to engine cooling malfunction. None of these have been repaired yet it shows 0 unprepared recalls.

The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that brake fluid had leaked from her vehicle as the check engine light illuminated the instrument panel. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic where she was informed that the brake master cylinder needed to be replac...

Mileage: 110,000

The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the transmission shuddered without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced. The manufac...

Mileage: 156,000

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ON INDICATING REPAIR IS NEEDED.

Mileage: 109,000

THERE IS VACUUM PUMP DEFECT, MECHANICAL ENGINE MOUNTING BRACKETS, BREAKS, HOSES/PUMPS, WINDSHIELD FLUID MOUNTED HOUSES NEAR WINDSHIELD (FLUID SPRAYS THROUGH THESE HOUSES ON TO THE WINDSHIELD) AND KEY IGNITION INTERLOCK. PLEASE CALL AUDI FOR THE FULL DESCRIPTION OF DEFECTIVE PARTS AND REQUIRED MAINTE...

THERE IS VACUUM PUMP DEFECT, MECHANICAL ENGINE MOUNTING BRACKETS, BREAKS, HOSES/PUMPS, WINDSHIELD FLUID MOUNTED HOUSES NEAR WINDSHIELD (FLUID SPRAYS THROUGH THESE HOUSES ON TO THE WINDSHIELD) AND KEY IGNITION INTERLOCK. PLEASE CALL AUDI FOR THE FULL DESCRIPTION OF DEFECTIVE PARTS AND REQUIRED MAINTE...

THERE IS VACUUM PUMP DEFECT, MECHANICAL ENGINE MOUNTING BRACKETS, BREAKS, HOSES/PUMPS, WINDSHIELD FLUID MOUNTED HOUSES NEAR WINDSHIELD (FLUID SPRAYS THROUGH THESE HOUSES ON TO THE WINDSHIELD) AND KEY IGNITION INTERLOCK. PLEASE CALL AUDI FOR THE FULL DESCRIPTION OF DEFECTIVE PARTS AND REQUIRED MAINTE...

THERE ARE SOME MOUNTING BRACKETS, SUSPENSION BRACKETS, NUTS AND BOLTS ASSOCIATED TO THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE THAT HAVE BROKE MORE THAN ONCE PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I WILL GIVE U FURTHER DETAIL.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).. ...

Mileage: 150,000

THERE ARE SOME MOUNTING BRACKETS, SUSPENSION BRACKETS, NUTS AND BOLTS ASSOCIATED TO THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE THAT HAVE BROKE MORE THAN ONCE PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I WILL GIVE U FURTHER DETAIL.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).. ...

Mileage: 150,000

THERE ARE SOME MOUNTING BRACKETS, SUSPENSION BRACKETS, NUTS AND BOLTS ASSOCIATED TO THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE THAT HAVE BROKE MORE THAN ONCE PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I WILL GIVE U FURTHER DETAIL.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).. ...

Mileage: 150,000

THERE HAS BEEN TAMPERING DONE TO MY VEHICLE HOW DO I ASSURE SAFETY AND HAVE IT INVESTIGATED AND HAVE A REPAIR MAN LOOK OVER THE VEHICLE AFTER THE THEFT?

THERE HAS BEEN TAMPERING DONE TO MY VEHICLE HOW DO I ASSURE SAFETY AND HAVE IT INVESTIGATED AND HAVE A REPAIR MAN LOOK OVER THE VEHICLE AFTER THE THEFT?

THERE HAS BEEN TAMPERING DONE TO MY VEHICLE HOW DO I ASSURE SAFETY AND HAVE IT INVESTIGATED AND HAVE A REPAIR MAN LOOK OVER THE VEHICLE AFTER THE THEFT?

THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED BACK TO A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS IN THE DOOR HINGE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON VW ISSUE, AND MANY OTHER ONLINE COMPLAINTS REFERENCE A WIRE HARNESS THAT IS TOO SHORT. I REPAIRED THE SEVERED WIRES WITH BUTT CONNECTORS. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS COM...

Mileage: 115,000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED BACK TO A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS IN THE DOOR HINGE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON VW ISSUE, AND MANY OTHER ONLINE COMPLAINTS REFERENCE A WIRE HARNESS THAT IS TOO SHORT. I REPAIRED THE SEVERED WIRES WITH BUTT CONNECTORS. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS COM...

Mileage: 115,000

I HAVE A 2006 JETTA THAT I JUST GOT FROM A FRIEND, THEY STATED THAT IT NEEDED SOME SENSORS LIKE THE MAF REPLACED. I SPENT THE 39.99 AND BOUGHT THE CARFAX REPORT AS WELL TO ENSURE IT WAS A GOOD CAR. EVERYTHING WAS GREAT UNTIL I DROVE IT FOR THE FIRST TIME LONGER THAN 20 OR 30 MINUTES. I STARTED TO EX...

Mileage: 102,344

I HAVE A 2006 JETTA THAT I JUST GOT FROM A FRIEND, THEY STATED THAT IT NEEDED SOME SENSORS LIKE THE MAF REPLACED. I SPENT THE 39.99 AND BOUGHT THE CARFAX REPORT AS WELL TO ENSURE IT WAS A GOOD CAR. EVERYTHING WAS GREAT UNTIL I DROVE IT FOR THE FIRST TIME LONGER THAN 20 OR 30 MINUTES. I STARTED TO EX...

Mileage: 102,344

AIRBAG/SEATBELT LIGHT CAME ON RANDOMLY WHILE CAR WAS OCCUPIED AND IN PARK. NO ACCIDENTS.

Mileage: 121,000

TRANSMISSION GOES INTO LIMP MODE ONCE VEHICLE REACHES NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. CODES ARE P1689 AND P0746. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR WILL ONLY FUNCTION IN 2ND GEAR AND NOTHING ELSE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ON INTERSTATES WHERE THE MINIMUM SPEED LIMIT CAN NOT BE REACHED. RESEARCHING ONLINE, THIS I...

Mileage: 265,000

CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF - KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION WHEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. HAVE TO PUSH THE STEERING WHEEL IN FORCEFULLY TO BE ABLE TO TURN KEY AND ENGINE OFF.

Mileage: 119,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN A YEAR. THE NEW BATTERY WAS REPLACED WITHIN A MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE RADIO CAUSED THE BATTERY TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 54,000

THE AIRBAG DRIVER IS NO WOKS..THE AIR BAG IS ON CHECK ALL TIME.

JETTA DRIVER SIDE DOOR WIRING HARNESS ISSUES CREATING THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: DRIVER WINDOW SWITCH INOPERATIVE, FUEL DOOR SWITCH INOPERATIVE, DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS ON, DOOR LACK SWITCH INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE IS PARKED WHEN THIS PROBLEMS ARE PRESENT. THERE HAS BEEN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO WALLA...

Mileage: 115,000

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND I CANNOT TURN OFF THE ENGINE

CAR CAN SPUTTER ON FREEWAY AT TIMES AND CAN STALL OUT WHEN DECELERATING FROM FREEWAY CRUISING SPEED. FUEL LINES ARE EMPTY DESPITE HAVING REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND FILTER, AS WELL AS WIRING HARNESS.

Mileage: 115,000

APRIL 12, 2019 AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SERVICE CENTER OF THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP CAR WAS PURCHASED AT. AFTER DIAGNOSIS THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT TESTED FAULTY WHICH COULD BE RENDERING THE AIRBAG INOPERABLE. THE PARTS NEEDED TO BE ORDERED IN ORDER TO REPAIR IT AT A SECOND ...

Mileage: 127,000

APRIL 12, 2019 AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SERVICE CENTER OF THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP CAR WAS PURCHASED AT. AFTER DIAGNOSIS THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT TESTED FAULTY WHICH COULD BE RENDERING THE AIRBAG INOPERABLE. THE PARTS NEEDED TO BE ORDERED IN ORDER TO REPAIR IT AT A SECOND ...

Mileage: 127,000

TAKATA RECALL IGNITION SWITCH WAS LOCKED. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHEN TURNING KEY IT WOULDN'T TURN. CAR WAS IN PARK AND FOOT ON BRAKES AND TURN OF THE STIRRING WHEEL DIDN'T GET IT TO TURN. HAD TO GET TOWED AND THE FULL IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED.

Mileage: 155,000

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 3 YEARS, MY REAR WINDSHIELD HAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN I GOT IN, I HEARD A LOUD POP. I LOOKED BACK AND SAW THAT THE REAR WINDSHIELD HAD COMPLETELY SHATTERED. I HAD NOT YET STARTED THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME THAT IT HAPP...

Mileage: 290,000

THE TRUNK DID NOT LATCH WHEN FIRST CLOSED. I THEN WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUNK TO LATCH AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE IT. HOWEVER, THE TRUNK CAME OPEN LATER ON IN MY TRIP. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAVE HAD TROUBLE CLOSING THE TRUNK, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT IT HAS POPPED OPEN WHILE...

Mileage: 290,000

WITH MY CAR IN MOTION EVERY TIME I TURN MY CAR ON, I HAVE MULTIPLE WARNINGS THAT COME ON DUE TO A FAULT IN SENSORS CAUSING MY CAR TO HAVE THE ENGINE LIGHT ON. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR AIR EMISSION ON MY CAR OR AIR BAG RECALLS ON MY CAR AND THERE ANSWER WAS NO. THE DR...

WITH MY CAR IN MOTION EVERY TIME I TURN MY CAR ON, I HAVE MULTIPLE WARNINGS THAT COME ON DUE TO A FAULT IN SENSORS CAUSING MY CAR TO HAVE THE ENGINE LIGHT ON. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR AIR EMISSION ON MY CAR OR AIR BAG RECALLS ON MY CAR AND THERE ANSWER WAS NO. THE DR...

WITH MY CAR IN MOTION EVERY TIME I TURN MY CAR ON, I HAVE MULTIPLE WARNINGS THAT COME ON DUE TO A FAULT IN SENSORS CAUSING MY CAR TO HAVE THE ENGINE LIGHT ON. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR AIR EMISSION ON MY CAR OR AIR BAG RECALLS ON MY CAR AND THERE ANSWER WAS NO. THE DR...

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER OVER HEATED AND MELTED THE SEAT AND CLOTHING OF THE DRIVER. NO BURNS WERE NOTICED ON THE DRIVERS BODY, BUT COULD FEEL THE INTENSE HEAT FROM THE HEATER.

Mileage: 285,000

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, MY DRIVERS SEAT BEGAN MOVING ON IT'S OWN. THE TOP PART OF THE SEAT PUSHED ME UP AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE THE BOTTOM HALF PULLED ME BACK SO I COULDN'T REACH THE PEDALS. I HAD MY 2 YR OLD GRANDCHILD IN THE BACKSEAT AND BARELY MADE IT OFF OF THE FREEWAY. TH...

Mileage: 130,000

SO INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE I AM UNABLE TO OPEN MY TRUNK BY FLIPPING THE TRUNK SWITCH. MY LEFT PASSENGER DOOR IS UNABLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE WINDOWS WON'T TOLL DOWN, THE DOOR IS UNABLE TO LOCK AND IT'S STRESSFUL BECAUSE MY CAR GOT BROKEN INTO BECAUSE OF IT. MY RIGHT MIRROR TURN SIGNAL DOESN'T FUNCT...

Mileage: 121,000

SO INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE I AM UNABLE TO OPEN MY TRUNK BY FLIPPING THE TRUNK SWITCH. MY LEFT PASSENGER DOOR IS UNABLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE WINDOWS WON'T TOLL DOWN, THE DOOR IS UNABLE TO LOCK AND IT'S STRESSFUL BECAUSE MY CAR GOT BROKEN INTO BECAUSE OF IT. MY RIGHT MIRROR TURN SIGNAL DOESN'T FUNCT...

Mileage: 121,000

SO INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE I AM UNABLE TO OPEN MY TRUNK BY FLIPPING THE TRUNK SWITCH. MY LEFT PASSENGER DOOR IS UNABLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE WINDOWS WON'T TOLL DOWN, THE DOOR IS UNABLE TO LOCK AND IT'S STRESSFUL BECAUSE MY CAR GOT BROKEN INTO BECAUSE OF IT. MY RIGHT MIRROR TURN SIGNAL DOESN'T FUNCT...

Mileage: 121,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. AT VARIOUS TIMES, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WEST BROAD KIA (9001 WEST BROAD ST., RICHMOND, VA 23294, (804) 270-9000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HIGH LIMIT WAS REACHED, WHICH MEA...

Mileage: 193,028

DRIVERS SEAT ADJUSTMENT AUTOMATICALLY MOVES SEAT WHILE DRIVING. IF YOU ARE TALL, THE SEAT MOVES YOU INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND I'M AFRAID THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AS YOU CANNOT TURN STEERING WHEEL AND YOUR KNEES ARE PINNED UNDER THE DASH.

Mileage: 176,000

TRANSMISSION NOR SHIFTING PROPERLY(AUTOMATIC). CREATES SAFETY ISSUES PARTICULARLY ON HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 97,000

THE DRIVER DOOR WIRING HARNESS IS TO SHORT AND IN TIME THE WIRES BREAK WHERE THE WIRES GO FROM THE BODY INTO THE DOOR. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2005 AND 2004 YEARS FOR THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 92,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE DRIVER SEAT STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD ON ITS OWN TOWARDS THE STEERING WHEEL IN WHICH I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE DRIVER SEAT IT WOULD NOT REVERSENEARLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HORN NO LONGER WORKS DUE TO SOME SO...

Mileage: 111,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE DRIVER SEAT STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD ON ITS OWN TOWARDS THE STEERING WHEEL IN WHICH I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE DRIVER SEAT IT WOULD NOT REVERSENEARLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HORN NO LONGER WORKS DUE TO SOME SO...

Mileage: 111,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE DRIVER SEAT STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD ON ITS OWN TOWARDS THE STEERING WHEEL IN WHICH I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE DRIVER SEAT IT WOULD NOT REVERSENEARLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HORN NO LONGER WORKS DUE TO SOME SO...

Mileage: 111,000

2016 AUTO ACCIDENT, ALL VEHICLE.AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY INCLUDING DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS WITH EXTENSIVE CRUMBLE ZONE AND FRONT END DAMAGE. IN MOTION, SUDDEN STOP REAR-ENDED, TRUCK IN FRONT WHILE GETTING ONTO URBAN COMMUTER INTERSTATE FROM RAMP, DUE TO MULPLE COLLISIONS AHEAD ON HEAVY TRAFFIC INTERSTAT...

Mileage: 174,600

ABOUT A WEEK AGO, I NOTICED MY DRIVER'S SEAT WAS TOO FAR FORWARD, SO I USED THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT CONTROLS TO MOVE IT BACK TO WHERE IT WAS COMFORTABLE. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, WHETHER I WAS DRIVING (HIGHWAY OR LOCAL), STATIONARY, OR STOPPED (WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF!...

Mileage: 148,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (HEWLETT VOLKSWAGEN, 7951 HEWLETT LOOP ROAD, GEORGETOWN, TEXAS 78627) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CLOCKSPRING WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED R...

Mileage: 83,894

ELECTRICAL HARNESS IN DRIVER'S DOOR MANUFACTURED 2 INCHES TOO SHORT WIRES BROKEN NO WAY TO ADJUST DRIVER'S MIRROR PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR OPEN TRUNK OPEN GAS CAP OPEN DRIVERS WINDOW OR ANY OTHER WINDOWS NOR TO LOCK OR UNLOCK DOORS. WHEN SWITCHING DRIVERS THE OTHER DRIVER CANNOT ADJUST THE MIRRORS IT'...

AIRBAG LIGHT IS LITE. REPAIR GARAGE INDICATES PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT TENSIONER IGNITOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

AIRBAG LIGHT IS LITE. REPAIR GARAGE INDICATES PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT TENSIONER IGNITOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A SUPERMARKET PARKING LOT. RETURNED TO MY CAR AND THE CAR WASN'T MOVEABLE, THE BRAKES, STEERING WHEEL AND ACCELERATOR WERE LOCKED. I HAD STARTER REPLACED BY A MECHANIC WHICH WAS A TEMPORARY FIX. LAST DIAGNOSTIC WAS BRAKE VACUUM PUMP AND GASKET HAVE TO BE REPLACED

Mileage: 164,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO PASS EMISSIONS INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SIGNAL FROM THE ECU AND TRANSMISSION MODULE INDICATED THAT THERE WERE TWO PINS THAT WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEED...

Mileage: 163,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO PASS EMISSIONS INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SIGNAL FROM THE ECU AND TRANSMISSION MODULE INDICATED THAT THERE WERE TWO PINS THAT WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEED...

Mileage: 163,000

VW JETTA TDI 2.5L 2006 - PLASTIC ENGINE COVER TAPPED A HOLE INTO FUEL RAIL. DIESEL FUEL LEAKED ALL OVER ENGINE AND ENGINE STARTED SMOKING. FIRE WAS IMMANENT HAD I CONTINUED TO DRIVE. LOST FUEL ON ROAD AND GROUND. VW CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE SAYS MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW A RECALL FOR THIS BUT THE LEAK ISSUE...

Mileage: 170,000

VW JETTA TDI 2.5L 2006 - PLASTIC ENGINE COVER TAPPED A HOLE INTO FUEL RAIL. DIESEL FUEL LEAKED ALL OVER ENGINE AND ENGINE STARTED SMOKING. FIRE WAS IMMANENT HAD I CONTINUED TO DRIVE. LOST FUEL ON ROAD AND GROUND. VW CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE SAYS MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW A RECALL FOR THIS BUT THE LEAK ISSUE...

Mileage: 170,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR SEEMINGLY POPS OUT OF GEAR (GOES FROM 50 MPH TO 10 MPH OR LESS WITH NO WARNING). IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE, EVEN WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. VERY UNSAFE! WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE (ONE WHICH VW RECALLED 2007-2010 MODELS FOR).

Mileage: 180,000

TRANSMISSION GET STUCK IN 4TH GEAR WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 126,000

THERE IS A DEFECT ON THE HEADLINER THAT THE FABRIC WILL START FALLING OFF AND SAGGING AND THE CAR WAS MADE IN 2006 IT SHOULDN'T FALL OFF FOR AWHILE LONGER AND IT STARTED SAGGING AND IT'S DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH IT FALLING DOWN CUZ I CAN'T SEE AS WELL TO TURN IN A DIFFERENT LANE AND IT WAS GETTING ON...

Mileage: 132,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING ON AN INCLINE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWNSHIFT. FURTHERMORE, THE BATTERY WOULD DRAIN OVERNIGHT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START. THE CONTACT CALLE...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING ON AN INCLINE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWNSHIFT. FURTHERMORE, THE BATTERY WOULD DRAIN OVERNIGHT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START. THE CONTACT CALLE...

Mileage: 180,000

THROTTLE LAG EITHER IN START OR MOVING FROM 1ST TO 2ND TO 3RD TO 4TH TO 5TH TO 6TH. FELT MORE STRONG WHEN USING THE TIPTRONIC TRANSMISSION IN AUTOMATIC. ALSO FELT IN MANUAL BUT NOT AS STRONGLY, VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE WHEN PEDAL DEPRESSED UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 20 SECONDS AFTER APPLYING PRESSURE. C...

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING ON A SPEED LIMIT OF 35MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE SHIFTED DOWN TO FIRST GEAR AND MY PRNDS INDICATORS STARTED BLINKING, IT WOULD SHIFT TO SECOND GEAR AFTER THAT. LATER ON CALLED MY FRIEND AND HE DOSE NOT KNOW THE EXACT PROBLEM BUT HE SAID IT IS A LIMP MODE CAR, WHAT EVER THAT ...

Mileage: 179,545

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING ON A SPEED LIMIT OF 35MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE SHIFTED DOWN TO FIRST GEAR AND MY PRNDS INDICATORS STARTED BLINKING, IT WOULD SHIFT TO SECOND GEAR AFTER THAT. LATER ON CALLED MY FRIEND AND HE DOSE NOT KNOW THE EXACT PROBLEM BUT HE SAID IT IS A LIMP MODE CAR, WHAT EVER THAT ...

Mileage: 179,545

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON , I PAID $1,110.00 , TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. IN LESS THAN A WEEK THE DRIVER SIDE DID THE SAME THING. I NEED HELP, PLEASE.

Mileage: 131,210

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON , I PAID $1,110.00 , TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. IN LESS THAN A WEEK THE DRIVER SIDE DID THE SAME THING. I NEED HELP, PLEASE.

Mileage: 131,210

THE VEHICLE HAS A LONG HISTORY OF THE THROTTLE BECOMING INOPERATIVE RESULTING IN NO-POWER (IDLE POWER STRICTLY SPEAKING) CONDITIONS. THAT CONDITION IS CLEARED WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AND RELEASED. RECENTLY THERE WAS AN INSTANCE OF UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION: INSTEAD OF NO POWER, FULL PO...

Mileage: 276,000

THE VEHICLE HAS A LONG HISTORY OF THE THROTTLE BECOMING INOPERATIVE RESULTING IN NO-POWER (IDLE POWER STRICTLY SPEAKING) CONDITIONS. THAT CONDITION IS CLEARED WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AND RELEASED. RECENTLY THERE WAS AN INSTANCE OF UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION: INSTEAD OF NO POWER, FULL PO...

Mileage: 276,000

THE VEHICLE HAS A LONG HISTORY OF THE THROTTLE BECOMING INOPERATIVE RESULTING IN NO-POWER (IDLE POWER STRICTLY SPEAKING) CONDITIONS. THAT CONDITION IS CLEARED WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AND RELEASED. RECENTLY THERE WAS AN INSTANCE OF UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION: INSTEAD OF NO POWER, FULL PO...

Mileage: 276,000

DEFECTIVE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL SHOULD HAVE A SAFETY RECALL ALSO THE MECHATRONICS UNITS ARE FAILING AND CAUSING MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. DROPPING OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING, DROPPING INTO A LOWER GEAR WHILE DRIVING CAUSING MAJOR ISSUES AND VW KNOWS ABOUT IT! THEIR CLAIM IS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL SO...

Mileage: 250,000

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. HAD REPAIRED. THEN DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON.

Mileage: 131,242

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL FAILURES THAT INCLUDED THE HEADLIGHTS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING, THE DOOR SENSORS ERRONEOUSLY INDICATING THE DOORS WERE OPENED (WHICH ALSO CAUSED AN AUDIBLE WARNING CHIME TO ACTIVATE), ...

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL FAILURES THAT INCLUDED THE HEADLIGHTS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING, THE DOOR SENSORS ERRONEOUSLY INDICATING THE DOORS WERE OPENED (WHICH ALSO CAUSED AN AUDIBLE WARNING CHIME TO ACTIVATE), ...

Mileage: 175,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 VW JETTA THE DRIVERS POWER SEAT STARTED TO MOVE BY ITSELF FORWARD THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TO THE POINT WHERE MY KNEES WHERE PUSHED TO THE DASH AND MY RIGHT KNEE ACTUALLY TURNED CAR OFF BY HITTING MY KEYS ON KEY CHAIN OCCASIONALLY WHEN I HAVE GONE OUT IN MORNING TO START...

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 VW JETTA THE DRIVERS POWER SEAT STARTED TO MOVE BY ITSELF FORWARD THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TO THE POINT WHERE MY KNEES WHERE PUSHED TO THE DASH AND MY RIGHT KNEE ACTUALLY TURNED CAR OFF BY HITTING MY KEYS ON KEY CHAIN OCCASIONALLY WHEN I HAVE GONE OUT IN MORNING TO START...

Mileage: 110,000

I'VE GOT A 2006 JETTA, 2.0TDI WITH THE DSG, I PURCHASED 04-16-2016 FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. IT SEEMS AS IF EVERY TIME I STOPS AND TAKES IT OUT OF GEAR AND ATTEMPTS TO GO INTO REVERSE IT WON'T ENGAGE AND THE FLASH OF DEATH HAPPENS. HAS TO TURN THE CAR OFF/ON TO GET IT TO MOVE AGAIN. THIS IS A CLASS...

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION WHEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE.

Mileage: 155,000

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION WHEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE.

Mileage: 155,000

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION WHEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE.

Mileage: 155,000

MY CAR HAS SOME SHIFTING PROBLEMS WHEN IN MOTION.MY CAR HAS A JERKING MOTION THAT IT DOES WHEN GOING INTO GEARS AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN ITS ROUGH GOING DOWN GEARS.

Mileage: 191,000

MY CAR HAS SOME SHIFTING PROBLEMS WHEN IN MOTION.MY CAR HAS A JERKING MOTION THAT IT DOES WHEN GOING INTO GEARS AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN ITS ROUGH GOING DOWN GEARS.

Mileage: 191,000

MY CAR HAS SOME SHIFTING PROBLEMS WHEN IN MOTION.MY CAR HAS A JERKING MOTION THAT IT DOES WHEN GOING INTO GEARS AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN ITS ROUGH GOING DOWN GEARS.

Mileage: 191,000

MY CAMSHAFT AND LIFTERS WENT BAD AND WERE REPLACED IN 2015. IT WAS JUST AROUND 100,000 MILES. THEN I FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THEY WERE BAD AGAIN. MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE MECHANIC IS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND LOOKING AT THE VOLKSWAGEN TDI FORUM, THAT YEAR IS PARTICULARLY BAD. THIS CAMSHAF...

Mileage: 175,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE JULY OF 2015, GOING ABOUT 70 MPH, MY 2006 VW JETTA SHOOK AND LOST ALL POWER. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS OR ANY LIGHTS AT THAT MATTER CAME ON. PRIOR TO THIS I WOULD NOTICE THAT TAKING OFF SOMETIMES THE TURBO WOULDNT KICK IN AND I WOULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO POWER WHILE GETTI...

Mileage: 180,000

I HAVE TWO MAJOR SAFTEY PROBLEMS THAT COULD HAVE ENDED IN A FATALITY.FIRST MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT A WARNING WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 75 MPH AND A 18 WHEELER WAS BEHIND ME THE CAR DROPT DOWN TO 40 MPH AND I ALMOST GOT REARENDED BY THE SEMI.I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILD.SECOND TH...

Mileage: 232,094

I HAVE TWO MAJOR SAFTEY PROBLEMS THAT COULD HAVE ENDED IN A FATALITY.FIRST MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT A WARNING WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 75 MPH AND A 18 WHEELER WAS BEHIND ME THE CAR DROPT DOWN TO 40 MPH AND I ALMOST GOT REARENDED BY THE SEMI.I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILD.SECOND TH...

Mileage: 232,094

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES CONSTANTLY LOSS PRESSURE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES EACH TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT REPORTED THE CONCERN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACT...

MY VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI 2006 GOT THE PRNDS FLASH OF DEATH, AND I FOUND OUT IT WAS THE MECHATRONIC UNIT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 75MPH WHEN THE FLASHES STARTED TO OCCUR. I COULDN'T GIVE MY ENGINE ANY POWER AND I STARTED TO DECELERATE AT A QUICK PACE, AND THE VEHI...

Mileage: 193,000

MY VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI 2006 GOT THE PRNDS FLASH OF DEATH, AND I FOUND OUT IT WAS THE MECHATRONIC UNIT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 75MPH WHEN THE FLASHES STARTED TO OCCUR. I COULDN'T GIVE MY ENGINE ANY POWER AND I STARTED TO DECELERATE AT A QUICK PACE, AND THE VEHI...

Mileage: 193,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED ...

Mileage: 199,000

TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFTING WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF VEHICLE START. LOUD CLUNK NOISE THRU 4 GEARS. CAR IN GARAGE. OST 50-75 DEGREES. AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WITH WIRING EXTENSION COMPLETED.

Mileage: 133,176

TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFTING WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF VEHICLE START. LOUD CLUNK NOISE THRU 4 GEARS. CAR IN GARAGE. OST 50-75 DEGREES. AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WITH WIRING EXTENSION COMPLETED.

Mileage: 133,176

ORIGINALLY, THE TURBO WOULD LOSE BOOST AND THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER. AFTER SOME TIME, PARTICULARLY DURING WET WEATHER, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY VIBRATE, JOLT, AND THEN THE ENGINE WARNING CHIME SOUNDS. THE TACHOMETER DROPS TO ZERO, THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON, THE STABILITY CONTROL SHUTS OFF, T...

Mileage: 100,000

ORIGINALLY, THE TURBO WOULD LOSE BOOST AND THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER. AFTER SOME TIME, PARTICULARLY DURING WET WEATHER, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY VIBRATE, JOLT, AND THEN THE ENGINE WARNING CHIME SOUNDS. THE TACHOMETER DROPS TO ZERO, THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON, THE STABILITY CONTROL SHUTS OFF, T...

Mileage: 100,000

ORIGINALLY, THE TURBO WOULD LOSE BOOST AND THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER. AFTER SOME TIME, PARTICULARLY DURING WET WEATHER, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY VIBRATE, JOLT, AND THEN THE ENGINE WARNING CHIME SOUNDS. THE TACHOMETER DROPS TO ZERO, THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON, THE STABILITY CONTROL SHUTS OFF, T...

Mileage: 100,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND SOMETIMES FAIL TO SHIFT. THE IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT SHUT OFF THE FUEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A DESIG...

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PARKING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FUEL TANK LEAKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THA...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PARKING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FUEL TANK LEAKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THA...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PARKING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FUEL TANK LEAKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THA...

Mileage: 120,000

MY VEHICLE HAS HAD PREVIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES AS THEY PERTAIN TO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND WINDOW AND ITS CONNECTION TO ITS POWER DRAW AND BATTERY. IN 2014, THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PLACED ON MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE FOR REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR OF THE WINDOW/DOOR MOTOR MECHANICS AND WIRING HARNESS....

Mileage: 50,000

MY VW JETTA HAS HAD ISSUES LOSING ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ON AND OFF, TYPICALLY WHEN IT RAINS OR THE ROADS HAVE BEEN SALTED AND IT IS SLUSHY OR SNOWING. THIS LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING AND I LOST TRACTION CONTROL, CRUISE CONTROL, TACHOMETER, ABS BRAKES AND OIL PRESSURE. THE CAR WOULD NOT IDLE. RES...

Mileage: 249,000

MY VW JETTA HAS HAD ISSUES LOSING ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ON AND OFF, TYPICALLY WHEN IT RAINS OR THE ROADS HAVE BEEN SALTED AND IT IS SLUSHY OR SNOWING. THIS LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING AND I LOST TRACTION CONTROL, CRUISE CONTROL, TACHOMETER, ABS BRAKES AND OIL PRESSURE. THE CAR WOULD NOT IDLE. RES...

Mileage: 249,000

MY VW JETTA HAS HAD ISSUES LOSING ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ON AND OFF, TYPICALLY WHEN IT RAINS OR THE ROADS HAVE BEEN SALTED AND IT IS SLUSHY OR SNOWING. THIS LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING AND I LOST TRACTION CONTROL, CRUISE CONTROL, TACHOMETER, ABS BRAKES AND OIL PRESSURE. THE CAR WOULD NOT IDLE. RES...

Mileage: 249,000

AIR BAG SENSORS - DEFECTIVE. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE SENSORS IN THIS VEHICLE TWICE IN THE LAST 2 YEARS.

Mileage: 83,000

CAMSHAFT FAILURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR ON A VEHICLE WITH 160,000 MILES DESPITE USING VW RECOMMENDED 505.01 SPECIFICATION OIL AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE. ENGINE DEVELOPED A RATTLING NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEED, DECREASED PERFORMANCE, EXCESSIVE BLACK SMOKE COMING OUT OF TAIL PIPE, AND $1500 REPAIR BILL. DU...

Mileage: 160,000

CAMSHAFT FAILURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR ON A VEHICLE WITH 160,000 MILES DESPITE USING VW RECOMMENDED 505.01 SPECIFICATION OIL AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE. ENGINE DEVELOPED A RATTLING NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEED, DECREASED PERFORMANCE, EXCESSIVE BLACK SMOKE COMING OUT OF TAIL PIPE, AND $1500 REPAIR BILL. DU...

Mileage: 160,000

ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO ,I TOOK MY JETTA TO THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALER IN REGARD TO FRONT AIRBAGS RECALL. THE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF. THEY REPAIRED IT, BUT AFTER A YEAR THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON. WHEN I CALL THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR AN INSPECTION OF THE CAR BEFORE THEY CAN DE...

ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO ,I TOOK MY JETTA TO THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALER IN REGARD TO FRONT AIRBAGS RECALL. THE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF. THEY REPAIRED IT, BUT AFTER A YEAR THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON. WHEN I CALL THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR AN INSPECTION OF THE CAR BEFORE THEY CAN DE...

ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO ,I TOOK MY JETTA TO THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALER IN REGARD TO FRONT AIRBAGS RECALL. THE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF. THEY REPAIRED IT, BUT AFTER A YEAR THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON. WHEN I CALL THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR AN INSPECTION OF THE CAR BEFORE THEY CAN DE...

WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY (HUTCHINSON RIVER PARKWAY, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY), MY POWER DRIVER'S SEAT STARTED MOVING FORWARD (TOWARDS THE WHEEL) ON ITS OWN. I STOPPED IT BY PUSHING BACK ON THE SWITCH. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE MORE WITHIN THE NEXT 5 MINUTES AND AGAIN OVERNIGHT (LAST NIGHT) WHILE THE ...

Mileage: 121,000

TDI ENGINE WIRING HARNESS CHAFED INSIDE THE WIRE LOOM CAUSE NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES. INCLUDING ABS, STEERING MODULE, AIRBAG, ENGINE SPEED SENSOR, TEMPERATURE GAUGE, AND STABILITY CONTROL. VERY DIFFICULT AND COSTLY TO DIAGNOSE.

Mileage: 245,000

TDI ENGINE WIRING HARNESS CHAFED INSIDE THE WIRE LOOM CAUSE NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES. INCLUDING ABS, STEERING MODULE, AIRBAG, ENGINE SPEED SENSOR, TEMPERATURE GAUGE, AND STABILITY CONTROL. VERY DIFFICULT AND COSTLY TO DIAGNOSE.

Mileage: 245,000

TDI ENGINE WIRING HARNESS CHAFED INSIDE THE WIRE LOOM CAUSE NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES. INCLUDING ABS, STEERING MODULE, AIRBAG, ENGINE SPEED SENSOR, TEMPERATURE GAUGE, AND STABILITY CONTROL. VERY DIFFICULT AND COSTLY TO DIAGNOSE.

Mileage: 245,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE MODIFIED. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER CHARGED $125.00 FOR TH...

Mileage: 103,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE MODIFIED. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER CHARGED $125.00 FOR TH...

Mileage: 103,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,200.

Mileage: 129,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPEED DECREASED TO 20 MPH AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WHEN SHIFTING INTO A GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK. THE FAILURES RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ...

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED, BUT BEGAN TO JOLT AND MOVE SLOWLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY "GEORGIA FUEL" AND THAT THE FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE R...

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED, BUT BEGAN TO JOLT AND MOVE SLOWLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY "GEORGIA FUEL" AND THAT THE FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE R...

Mileage: 155,000

TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT CONTROLLING AT ANY NOMINAL CRUISING SPEED, OR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. SAFETY CONCERN. CAR WAS SHIFTING WHEN IT DIDN'T NEED TO SHIFT, I.E. OUT OF 6TH AT HIGH SPEEDS WHEN THE TERRAIN AND SPEED HADN'T CHANGED. IT WOULD SHIFT OUT OF GEAR TH...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT FELL ASLEEP AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD AND MOUTH INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE F...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT FELL ASLEEP AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD AND MOUTH INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE F...

Mileage: 180,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED BY IT-SELF AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE ENGINE'S ACCELERATION COMMANDS. SINCE THAN IS HAS BEEN MORE OFTEN, AND HAS CAUSED FEAR AND ANXIETY. THERE IS NO WARNING SIGNS ON THE DASHBOARD TO NOTIFY THE DRIVER OF ANY PROBLEMS. I RESE...

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA EQUIPPED WITH AFTERMARKET SPYDER HEADLIGHTS, PART NUMBER: 444VG06-HID-DRL-BK. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY ADEQUATELY ENOUGH TO SEE AT NIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSE...

Mileage: 102,000

JUST GOT THE CAR AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAID THE WIPER FLUID STOPPED WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 153,000

I PURCHASED THIS 2006 VW JETTA TDI 1.9 TURBO DIESEL NEW IN 2006. AFTER ONLY 50K MILES, VW DEALERSHIP STATED THE TURBO CHARGER WENT BAD AND THE WARRANTY WAS INITIALLY REFUSED STATING IT WAS IMPROPER OIL USED. THIS WAS DISPROVED WITH RECEIPTS AND STILL CHARGED $500 OF A $2300 BILL. A FEW YEARS LATER N...

Mileage: 55,000

I OWN A 2006 VW JETTA...2-3(UNDER WARRANTY) YEARS OR SO AFTER BUYING THIS CAR NEW I HAD TO HAVE THE HEADLINER & RADIO REPLACED DUE TO RUBBER USED IN MANUFACTURING OF THIS VEHICLE MELTED CAUSING FABRIC TO COME DOWN & BUTTONS ON RADIO TO MELT. TODAY MARCH 24, 2015 W/44,000 MILES ON MY CAR I DISCOVERED...

Mileage: 3,000

DRIVER SEAT LOWER RIGHT BACK OVERHEATED. BURNT A HOLE IN THE SEAT AND MELTED THE COAT I WAS WEARING. SMELL OF BURNING IN THE CAR AND INTENSE HEAT ON MY BACK. TURNED OFF THE SEAT HEAT. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION, NOTICED THE BURN IN THE SEAT AND LATER NOTICED A BURN ON MY COAT.. INTERIOR O...

Mileage: 262,000

DRIVER SEAT LOWER RIGHT BACK OVERHEATED. BURNT A HOLE IN THE SEAT AND MELTED THE COAT I WAS WEARING. SMELL OF BURNING IN THE CAR AND INTENSE HEAT ON MY BACK. TURNED OFF THE SEAT HEAT. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION, NOTICED THE BURN IN THE SEAT AND LATER NOTICED A BURN ON MY COAT.. INTERIOR O...

Mileage: 262,000

DRIVER SEAT LOWER RIGHT BACK OVERHEATED. BURNT A HOLE IN THE SEAT AND MELTED THE COAT I WAS WEARING. SMELL OF BURNING IN THE CAR AND INTENSE HEAT ON MY BACK. TURNED OFF THE SEAT HEAT. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION, NOTICED THE BURN IN THE SEAT AND LATER NOTICED A BURN ON MY COAT. INTERIOR OF...

Mileage: 262

DRIVER SEAT LOWER RIGHT BACK OVERHEATED. BURNT A HOLE IN THE SEAT AND MELTED THE COAT I WAS WEARING. SMELL OF BURNING IN THE CAR AND INTENSE HEAT ON MY BACK. TURNED OFF THE SEAT HEAT. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION, NOTICED THE BURN IN THE SEAT AND LATER NOTICED A BURN ON MY COAT. INTERIOR OF...

Mileage: 262

THERE IS NO POWER TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

AFTER REPLACING THE CAM SHAFT AND TIMING BELT I TOOK THE CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE. THE PROBLEMS WERE APPARENT, A HARD SHIFT FROM A STOP INTO FIRST GEAR AND HARD SHIFTS ALL THE WAY TO 4TH GEAR. FROM A FULL STOP IT WILL NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR AND IF IT DOES IT JOLTS. MULTIPLE TIMES CROSSING TRA...

Mileage: 134,975

WENT TO START CAR WAS MISFIRING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TOWED TO A SHOP THE TOLD ME MY TIMING CHAIN JUMPED AND IT WAS 2500 DOLLARS TO FIX. *TR

Mileage: 53,207

VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2006 SAGGING HEADLINER FABRIC FROM HEADLINER. THE SEPARATED HEADLINER FABRIC CREATES A VISIBILITY OBSTRUCTION AND POSSIBLY A DANGER TO THE DRIVERS VISIBILITY. IT SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT WAS TOLD THAT WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, REPAIR WOULD B...

VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2006 SAGGING HEADLINER FABRIC FROM HEADLINER. THE SEPARATED HEADLINER FABRIC CREATES A VISIBILITY OBSTRUCTION AND POSSIBLY A DANGER TO THE DRIVERS VISIBILITY. IT SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT WAS TOLD THAT WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, REPAIR WOULD B...

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OR WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS WHILE THE GAS PEDAL IS BEING STEPPED ON ALSO AFTER A STOP IT WILL NOT ENGAGE AT TIMES IT STAYS ON 5 GEAR WHILE MOVING SLOWLY AND WILL NOT DOWN SHIFT. *TR

Mileage: 94,248

WAS GETTING HEAD ACHES WHEN DRIVING THE CAR AND SITTING IN TRAFFIC OR AT A STOP LIGHT. SMELLED A SULFUR LIKE SMELL FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. COULD HEAR LOUD BLOWING SOUNDS ON ACCELERATION. DEALERSHIP FOUND AN EXHAUST LEAK IN THE BACK OF THE DIESEL MOTOR FROM THE EGR COOLER ASSEMBLY. THE ENGINE WA...

Mileage: 73,000

FIRST NOTICED THAT THE SUNROOF ON MY '06 JETTA TDI WOULD INTERMITTENTLY OPEN AND (SOMETIMES) CLOSE ON IT'S OWN. SINCE THEN MY DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER FUNCTION ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT AND REAR DOORS. I CANNOT USE THE KEY TO LOCK ALL OF THE DOORS AND ACTIVATE THE CAR ALARM. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR...

Mileage: 150,000

FIRST NOTICED THAT THE SUNROOF ON MY '06 JETTA TDI WOULD INTERMITTENTLY OPEN AND (SOMETIMES) CLOSE ON IT'S OWN. SINCE THEN MY DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER FUNCTION ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT AND REAR DOORS. I CANNOT USE THE KEY TO LOCK ALL OF THE DOORS AND ACTIVATE THE CAR ALARM. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR...

Mileage: 150,000

THIS CAR HAD A DEFECTIVE CAMSHAFT AND LIFTERS. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY 2 YEARS AGO, NOW ITS GETTING WORST AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN IOWA AND TO MY HORROR, MY CAR SEAT STARTED MOVING BACK BY ITSELF. I COULD NOT REACH THE PEDALS IN THE CAR AND HAD TO HOLD THE ELECTRIC SEAT BUTTON AND FIGHT IT TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING BACK. THIS WAS PRETTY DIFFICULT SINCE THE CAR IS A STICK SHIFT. VOLKSWAGEN WAS UN...

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD, WHILE ACCELERATING MY ENGINE STARTED REVVING, AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I PULLED OVER SAFELY BUT WAS UNABLE TO PUSH THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. WHEN TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN, MY PRDNS ON DASH WAS FLASHING. THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE OR BACKWARDS WHI...

Mileage: 108,000

PURCHASED A "PRE-OWNED CERTIFIED" 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA AFTER HITTING 90,000 MILES THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND CV BOOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

PURCHASED A "PRE-OWNED CERTIFIED" 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA AFTER HITTING 90,000 MILES THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND CV BOOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CAR SUDDENLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL WITH A FLASHING PRNDS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND "PRESS BRAKE PEDAL" INDICATOR. ONCE PULLED OVER ON THE ROAD, CAR WOULD LOCK IN PARK AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. CAR HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A FAULTY MECHATRONIC UNIT. PREVIOUS RECALLS HA...

Mileage: 220,000

AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CAR SUDDENLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL WITH A FLASHING PRNDS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND "PRESS BRAKE PEDAL" INDICATOR. ONCE PULLED OVER ON THE ROAD, CAR WOULD LOCK IN PARK AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. CAR HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A FAULTY MECHATRONIC UNIT. PREVIOUS RECALLS HA...

Mileage: 220,000

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ABUNDANT IN THIS VEHICLE STARTING IN 2012. DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCKS WORK RANDOMLY. THE CAR RESPONDS TO THE KEYS RANDOMLY EVEN WITH A NEW BATTERY. ALARM WILL SOUND WHEN IT FAILS TO RESPOND TO KEY. OVER THE LAST YEAR LIGHTS GO OUT MONTHLY. SHIFTER ELECTRONICS FAILED. REPAIR...

Mileage: 80,000

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ABUNDANT IN THIS VEHICLE STARTING IN 2012. DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCKS WORK RANDOMLY. THE CAR RESPONDS TO THE KEYS RANDOMLY EVEN WITH A NEW BATTERY. ALARM WILL SOUND WHEN IT FAILS TO RESPOND TO KEY. OVER THE LAST YEAR LIGHTS GO OUT MONTHLY. SHIFTER ELECTRONICS FAILED. REPAIR...

Mileage: 80,000

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ABUNDANT IN THIS VEHICLE STARTING IN 2012. DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCKS WORK RANDOMLY. THE CAR RESPONDS TO THE KEYS RANDOMLY EVEN WITH A NEW BATTERY. ALARM WILL SOUND WHEN IT FAILS TO RESPOND TO KEY. OVER THE LAST YEAR LIGHTS GO OUT MONTHLY. SHIFTER ELECTRONICS FAILED. REPAIR...

Mileage: 80,000

DRIVING ALONG THE ROAD AND COOLANT SUDDENLY FLUSHED OUT OF CAR. WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH TIMING BELT. OIL LEAKS IN MULTIPLE PLACES ARE STARTING TO APPEAR. I WONDERED WHY I WAS GOING THROUGH SO MUCH OIL. MECHANIC ALERTED ME TO THE POOR DESIGN AND BUILD AND TOLD ME TO CHECK OF OPEN RE...

Mileage: 120,000

DRIVING ALONG THE ROAD AND COOLANT SUDDENLY FLUSHED OUT OF CAR. WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH TIMING BELT. OIL LEAKS IN MULTIPLE PLACES ARE STARTING TO APPEAR. I WONDERED WHY I WAS GOING THROUGH SO MUCH OIL. MECHANIC ALERTED ME TO THE POOR DESIGN AND BUILD AND TOLD ME TO CHECK OF OPEN RE...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLINER FABRIC DETACHED, WHICH DISTORTED THE CONTACT'S VISION WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. IN ADDITION, THE DOORS WOULD ONLY UNLOCK MANUALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTIN...

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLINER FABRIC DETACHED, WHICH DISTORTED THE CONTACT'S VISION WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. IN ADDITION, THE DOORS WOULD ONLY UNLOCK MANUALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTIN...

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLINER FABRIC DETACHED, WHICH DISTORTED THE CONTACT'S VISION WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. IN ADDITION, THE DOORS WOULD ONLY UNLOCK MANUALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTIN...

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLINER FABRIC DETACHED, WHICH DISTORTED THE CONTACT'S VISION WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. IN ADDITION, THE DOORS WOULD ONLY UNLOCK MANUALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTIN...

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLINER FABRIC DETACHED, WHICH DISTORTED THE CONTACT'S VISION WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. IN ADDITION, THE DOORS WOULD ONLY UNLOCK MANUALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTIN...

Mileage: 86,000

LOST POWER TO DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I CAN'T GET WINDOW, LOCK, DOOR LIGHT TO OPERATE ALSO NO INTERIOR LIGHTS ON WITH DOOR OPEN. *TR

Mileage: 97,639

THE WINDOWS, GAS DOOR, MIRRORS, TRUNK NO LONGER WORK BECAUSE OF A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS THAT VW HAS ACKNOWLEDGED. THEY ARE ONLY FIXING VEHICLES WITH LESS THEN 100,000 MILES OR 8.5 YEARS OF SERVICE. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE BACK TWO WINDOWS CAN BE ROLLED DOWN BY CHILDREN. I HAVE 2 SMALL ...

Mileage: 115,000

THE WINDOWS, GAS DOOR, MIRRORS, TRUNK NO LONGER WORK BECAUSE OF A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS THAT VW HAS ACKNOWLEDGED. THEY ARE ONLY FIXING VEHICLES WITH LESS THEN 100,000 MILES OR 8.5 YEARS OF SERVICE. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE BACK TWO WINDOWS CAN BE ROLLED DOWN BY CHILDREN. I HAVE 2 SMALL ...

Mileage: 115,000

WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE SOMETIMES ARE INOPERATIVE. THIS CAN BE BECAUSE OF WIRES INSIDE THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ARE TOO SHORT. CAN BE A PROBLEM IF IN AN EMERGENCY MY WINDOW MUST BE ROLLED DOWN. IF I'M TRAPPED, WHAT HAPPENS IF I CAN'T ROLL DOWN MY WINDOW TO GET OUT! ALSO, CEILING HEADLINER IS COMING DOWN...

Mileage: 60,000

WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE SOMETIMES ARE INOPERATIVE. THIS CAN BE BECAUSE OF WIRES INSIDE THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ARE TOO SHORT. CAN BE A PROBLEM IF IN AN EMERGENCY MY WINDOW MUST BE ROLLED DOWN. IF I'M TRAPPED, WHAT HAPPENS IF I CAN'T ROLL DOWN MY WINDOW TO GET OUT! ALSO, CEILING HEADLINER IS COMING DOWN...

Mileage: 60,000

CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE BODY VALVE IN THE TRANSMISSION ON MY JETTA. THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS PART THAT ENDED IN 2012. I AM EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH MY CAR NOW AND IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. MY CAR SHIFTS SO HARD BETWEEN 1ST AND 4TH GEAR AND WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ...

Mileage: 89,569

CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE BODY VALVE IN THE TRANSMISSION ON MY JETTA. THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS PART THAT ENDED IN 2012. I AM EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH MY CAR NOW AND IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. MY CAR SHIFTS SO HARD BETWEEN 1ST AND 4TH GEAR AND WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ...

Mileage: 89,569

THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR HAS BROKEN. THE WINDOWS, LOCKS, AND BLINKER ON MIRROR DO NOT WORK AT ALL OR WILL WORK SPORADICALLY AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IN THE DASH TURNED ON INDICATING THE AIRBAGS ARE DISABLED. A MECHANIC CONFIRMED IT WAS THE WIRING HARNESS AND IT WAS TEMPORARILY FIXE...

Mileage: 88,000

THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR HAS BROKEN. THE WINDOWS, LOCKS, AND BLINKER ON MIRROR DO NOT WORK AT ALL OR WILL WORK SPORADICALLY AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IN THE DASH TURNED ON INDICATING THE AIRBAGS ARE DISABLED. A MECHANIC CONFIRMED IT WAS THE WIRING HARNESS AND IT WAS TEMPORARILY FIXE...

Mileage: 88,000

UPON RESEARCH ON BLOGS AND REVIEWS THE 2006 JETTA HAS SEVERAL OF THE SAME ISSUES. CAR HAS 54K MILES AND CV BOOTS ARE CRACKED AND NEEDING REPLACEMENTS. THE HEADLINER DROPPED WHILE DRIVING IMPAIRING VISIBILITY OF ROAD WAYS AND HINDERS VIEW OUT BACK WINDOWS. DRIVERS SIDE WIRING HARNESS. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

UPON RESEARCH ON BLOGS AND REVIEWS THE 2006 JETTA HAS SEVERAL OF THE SAME ISSUES. CAR HAS 54K MILES AND CV BOOTS ARE CRACKED AND NEEDING REPLACEMENTS. THE HEADLINER DROPPED WHILE DRIVING IMPAIRING VISIBILITY OF ROAD WAYS AND HINDERS VIEW OUT BACK WINDOWS. DRIVERS SIDE WIRING HARNESS. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

UPON RESEARCH ON BLOGS AND REVIEWS THE 2006 JETTA HAS SEVERAL OF THE SAME ISSUES. CAR HAS 54K MILES AND CV BOOTS ARE CRACKED AND NEEDING REPLACEMENTS. THE HEADLINER DROPPED WHILE DRIVING IMPAIRING VISIBILITY OF ROAD WAYS AND HINDERS VIEW OUT BACK WINDOWS. DRIVERS SIDE WIRING HARNESS. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

WHEN THE DSG TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD IT DOES NOT ENGAGE, THE RPM GAUGE ALMOST REDLINES, THEN WHEN IT ENGAGES TO 3RD IT JERKS AND THE WHEELS PILL OUT, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING TO ME ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE TO GET TO WORK! VOLKSWAGEN WILL NOT FIX...

Mileage: 150,000

THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR CONSOLE TURNS OFF WHEN THE DOOR IS OPEN SLIGHTLY MORE THAN HALFWAY. IF THE DOOR IS CLOSED THE POWER WINDOW DOES NOT WORK SOMETIMES, SO I HAVE TO OPEN THE DOOR SLIGHTLY FOR IT TO WORK. DRIVER SIDE DOOR WORKS OCCASIONALLY AS WELL AS THE TRUNK WITH THE KEY LE...

Mileage: 139,000

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE MOUNTS SNAPPED THAT SECURED THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPEN...

Mileage: 180,000

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE MOUNTS SNAPPED THAT SECURED THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPEN...

Mileage: 180,000

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE MOUNTS SNAPPED THAT SECURED THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPEN...

Mileage: 180,000

PASSENGER, DRIVER DOOR AND SUNROOF WIRING HARNESS SHORT. AFFECTS WINDOWS AND LOCKS, WINDOW WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN AND THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK. JIGGLING THE WIRING HARNESS GASKET SEEMS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE EACH TIME IT OCCURS. SUNROOF WILL OPEN TO VENT AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT A...

Mileage: 110,000

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY 2006 VW JETTA, WITH ONLY 57000 MILES, CAME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG A FEW YEARS AGO AND I BROUGHT THE CAR IN AT THAT TIME TO HAVE THE CAR S...

Mileage: 56,809

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WIRING HARNESS HAS FAILED AND WITH IT THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROLS DO NOT WORK. THE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK, THE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN, THE GAS CAP RELEASE DOES NOT WORK AND THE TRUNK RELEASE DOES NOT WORK. IT ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE CAUSED A SHORT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR AS THE WINDOW ...

Mileage: 105,231

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WIRING HARNESS HAS FAILED AND WITH IT THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROLS DO NOT WORK. THE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK, THE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN, THE GAS CAP RELEASE DOES NOT WORK AND THE TRUNK RELEASE DOES NOT WORK. THE AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. I HAVE CHECKED ALL FUSES AND HAVE FOUND NO PRO...

Mileage: 125,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOORS FAILED TO OPEN AND THE PASSENGERS WERE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE USING THE REAR DOORS. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHI...

Mileage: 102,550

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOORS FAILED TO OPEN AND THE PASSENGERS WERE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE USING THE REAR DOORS. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHI...

Mileage: 102,550

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WIRING HARNESS HAS FAILED AND WITH IT THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROLS DO NOT WORK. THE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK, THE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN, THE GAS CAP RELEASE DOES NOT WORK AND THE TRUNK RELEASE DOES NOT WORK. IT ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE CAUSED A SHORT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR AS THE WINDOW ...

Mileage: 105,898

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WIRING HARNESS HAS FAILED AND WITH IT THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROLS DO NOT WORK. THE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK, THE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN, THE GAS CAP RELEASE DOES NOT WORK AND THE TRUNK RELEASE DOES NOT WORK. IT ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE CAUSED A SHORT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR AS THE WINDOW ...

Mileage: 105,898

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER, SHE WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDOW DEFROSTER AND THIRD BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RE...

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER, SHE WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDOW DEFROSTER AND THIRD BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RE...

Mileage: 105,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A SHORT TRIP(<5 MILES) WHEN MY CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED GOING ON A BUSY STREET. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE CAR OUT OF THE WAY ON COMING TRAFFIC. I HEARD A LOUD POP PRIOR TO ITS LOSING POWER. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK WHO TRIED TO JUMP CAR BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I TOO...

Mileage: 137,000

WAS DRIVING AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. WAS GOING TO TAKE IT IN BUT THEN I GOT SIDESWIPED WHILE MY CAR WAS PARKED AND PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE CHECKED OUT MY CAR AND SAID IT WAS A WIRING HARNESS THAT WAS FAULTY. NOTICING THAT IT'S A COMMON THING NOW THAT I'M READY THIS SO WHY AREN'T THEY RECALLING I...

Mileage: 135,000

THE DIRECT SHIFT GEAR TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CAR COULD NO LONGER GET OUT OF NEUTRAL. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

THE DIRECT SHIFT GEAR TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CAR COULD NO LONGER GET OUT OF NEUTRAL. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TURNED THE KEY ON AND THE AIRBAG FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYS ON I'VE TRIED TO RESET IT BUT IT WILL NOT RESET. I HAVE READ ON MANY FORUMS AND THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY COMMON ISSUE. IT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT FURTHER CAUSE IT IS HAPPENING IN A LOT OF VEHICLES. *JS

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE "MECHAERON". THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DECLINED TO PROVIDE A REMEDY TO FIX THE FAILURE. THE...

Mileage: 192,000

DRIVER'S REAR DOOR LOCK STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE BUTTONS ON IT, AND ON THE MAIN CONTROL, AND ON THE REMOTE. IT INTERMITTENTLY WORKED FOR A MONTH OR SO AND IS NOW DEAD. THE CAR CANNOT BE LOCKED AND THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE HEADLINER BEGAN SEPARATING ABOVE THE REAR RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT. I LIVE ALONE AND NO ONE EVER EVEN RIDES IN THE BACK SEAT. CANNOT BE REPAIRED WITHOUT INSTALLING A WHOLE NEW HEADLINER. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THE LEATHER ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT STARTED SEPARATING...LOOKS LIKE LITTLE MICRO TEARS THAT CONTINUE TO WORSEN. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

CAM SHAFT AND LIFTER INFERIOR QUALITY!!WHAT HAS HAPPENED ACCORDING TO OTHER OWNERS OF TDI'S THAT I HAVE TALKED TO IS THAT THE CAMSHAFT AND LIFTERS HAVE FAILED. THEY WERE BUILT INFERIOR AND BREAKDOWN. THIS CAUSES A LOT OF CONFUSION WITH MECHANICS TRYING FOR ENDLESS HOURS TO FIGURE OUT WHY ITS SMOKING...

Mileage: 100,000

KNOCKING HEARD FROM ENGINE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY NEAR DESTINATION, APPROXIMATELY 300 MILES FROM HOME. VEHICLE ARRIVED AT DESTINATION, BUT WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC. CAMSHAFT WEAR AND FOLLOWER BORE FOUND TO BE DAMAGED AND WAS REPLACED USING OEM PARTS. VEHICLE WAS USING FACTORY...

Mileage: 123,086

AIR BAG INDICATION LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF COLLISION AT THAT TIME. AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE. SRS CODE NOT ABLE TO BE CLEARED FROM MEMORY. *TR

Mileage: 250,500

AIR BAG INDICATION LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF COLLISION AT THAT TIME. AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE. SRS CODE NOT ABLE TO BE CLEARED FROM MEMORY. *TR

Mileage: 250,500

CAM WEAR FOUND ON 6/8/11, 195761 MILES. CAM SHAFT WEAR SEEN DURING TIMING BELT CHANGE. REPLACED CAM SHAFT, FOLLOWERS, AND BEARINGS. FACTORY RECOMMENDED OIL AND OIL CHANGE INTERVALS WERE USED. CAM SHAFT WAS ALSO REPLACED ON 11/03/09 AT 123086 MILES AFTER THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT: KNOCKING HEARD FR...

Mileage: 195,761

DRIVER'S REAR DOOR LOCK STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE BUTTONS ON IT, AND ON THE MAIN CONTROL, AND ON THE REMOTE. IT INTERMITTENTLY WORKED UNTIL MARCH AND IS NOW DEAD. THE CAR CANNOT BE LOCKED AND THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

DRIVER'S REAR DOOR LOCK STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE BUTTONS ON IT, AND ON THE MAIN CONTROL, AND ON THE REMOTE. IT INTERMITTENTLY WORKED UNTIL MARCH AND IS NOW DEAD. THE CAR CANNOT BE LOCKED AND THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

AT APPROX 80-90K I STARTED HEARING A CLATTERING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND EXTRA NOISE WHEN IDLING. ALSO, THE CAR HAS A HARD TIME SHIFTING (AUTOMATIC TRANS). AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO A MECHANIC, I WAS TOLD THAT IT'S THE DSG DMF COMING APART AND RATTLING. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FIND IT'S A COMMON...

Mileage: 80,000

AT APPROX 80-90K I STARTED HEARING A CLATTERING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND EXTRA NOISE WHEN IDLING. ALSO, THE CAR HAS A HARD TIME SHIFTING (AUTOMATIC TRANS). AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO A MECHANIC, I WAS TOLD THAT IT'S THE DSG DMF COMING APART AND RATTLING. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FIND IT'S A COMMON...

Mileage: 80,000

AT APPROX 80-90K I STARTED HEARING A CLATTERING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND EXTRA NOISE WHEN IDLING. ALSO, THE CAR HAS A HARD TIME SHIFTING (AUTOMATIC TRANS). AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO A MECHANIC, I WAS TOLD THAT IT'S THE DSG DMF COMING APART AND RATTLING. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FIND IT'S A COMMON...

Mileage: 80,000

DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. FLYWHEEL FAILURE SENT METAL SHRAPNEL INTO TRANSMISSION, CRACKING THE BELL HOUSING AND THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT ERRATICALLY. THE CAR WAS MECHANICALLY TOTALED AND VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA REFUSED TO TAKE ANY RES...

Mileage: 78,400

OUR JETTA EXPERIENCED A "FALSE NEUTRAL" PROBLEM BACK IN DECEMBER, 2013. (95,000 MILES) I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT IT COULD BE DUE TO A LOW VOLTAGE CONDITION. I CHECKED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND FOUND THE ALTERNATOR TO BE FAULTY. I REPLACED IT AND KEPT DRIVING THE CAR. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE ...

Mileage: 95,000

PURCHASED THE 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA IN AUGUST 2014 WITH 116,000 MILES. ONE MONTH LATER THE HORN WAS NOT WORKING. UPON DOING AN INTERNET SEARCH, DISCOVERED AN INORDINATE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT THESE HORNS BECOME INOPERABLE EVEN WITH FEWER MILES. THE PROBLEM COMES WHEN PRESSING THE HORN PAD ON T...

Mileage: 116,000

PURCHASED THE 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA IN AUGUST 2014 WITH 116,000 MILES. ONE MONTH LATER THE HORN WAS NOT WORKING. UPON DOING AN INTERNET SEARCH, DISCOVERED AN INORDINATE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT THESE HORNS BECOME INOPERABLE EVEN WITH FEWER MILES. THE PROBLEM COMES WHEN PRESSING THE HORN PAD ON T...

Mileage: 116,000

PURCHASED THE 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA IN AUGUST 2014 WITH 116,000 MILES. ONE MONTH LATER THE HORN WAS NOT WORKING. UPON DOING AN INTERNET SEARCH, DISCOVERED AN INORDINATE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT THESE HORNS BECOME INOPERABLE EVEN WITH FEWER MILES. THE PROBLEM COMES WHEN PRESSING THE HORN PAD ON T...

Mileage: 116,000

OUR 2006 JETTA TDI HAD AN AIRBAG FAULT. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP AND THEY TESTED THE AIR CODE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTOR MODULE WENT BAD DUE TO A ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION IN THE CIRCUIT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO SAY IF THE AIRBAGS WERE GOING TO WORK ...

Mileage: 103,000

OUR 2006 JETTA TDI HAD AN AIRBAG FAULT. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP AND THEY TESTED THE AIR CODE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTOR MODULE WENT BAD DUE TO A ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION IN THE CIRCUIT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO SAY IF THE AIRBAGS WERE GOING TO WORK ...

Mileage: 103,000

OUR 2006 JETTA TDI HAD AN AIRBAG FAULT. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP AND THEY TESTED THE AIR CODE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTOR MODULE WENT BAD DUE TO A ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION IN THE CIRCUIT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO SAY IF THE AIRBAGS WERE GOING TO WORK ...

Mileage: 103,000

AFTER USING THE FOB TO LOCK THE DOORS WE NOTICED THE REAR DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK. IF THE CAR IS JUST SITTING THE REAR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK LEAVING THE DOOR OPEN TO CHILDREN OR WOULD BE THIEVES. WE ALSO NOTICED THE REAR DOORS WOULD SHOW THEY WERE LOCKED ONCE WE WERE MOVING, BUT WERE ACTUALLY UNLOCKED ...

Mileage: 136,000

AFTER USING THE FOB TO LOCK THE DOORS WE NOTICED THE REAR DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK. IF THE CAR IS JUST SITTING THE REAR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK LEAVING THE DOOR OPEN TO CHILDREN OR WOULD BE THIEVES. WE ALSO NOTICED THE REAR DOORS WOULD SHOW THEY WERE LOCKED ONCE WE WERE MOVING, BUT WERE ACTUALLY UNLOCKED ...

Mileage: 136,000

DURING A HEAVY RAIN, AND WHILE SLOWING TO APPROACH A STOP , MULTIPLE EMERGENCY WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED IN THE DASH DISPLAY. LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR ADVISED TO SHUT OFF ENGINE IMMEDIATELY, GLOW PLUG INDICATOR FLASHED, AND TACHOMETER WENT TO ZERO (EVEN THOUGH ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING). I SHUT OFF...

Mileage: 207,000

BEEN TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS CLAIMING IN FOX VALLEY IL ROCKFORD IL GLENVIEW IL THAT EITHER MY MECHUNIT IS BAD/FAULTY OR DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL IS BAD/FAULTY. WAS DRIVING WHERE EITHER MY CAR WOULD SHIFT VERY ROUGH AS IF SOMEONE WHO IS VERY INEXPERIENCED WOULD LET GO OF THE CLUTCH LATE AND SHIFT HARD/RO...

Mileage: 118,395

BEEN TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS CLAIMING IN FOX VALLEY IL ROCKFORD IL GLENVIEW IL THAT EITHER MY MECHUNIT IS BAD/FAULTY OR DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL IS BAD/FAULTY. WAS DRIVING WHERE EITHER MY CAR WOULD SHIFT VERY ROUGH AS IF SOMEONE WHO IS VERY INEXPERIENCED WOULD LET GO OF THE CLUTCH LATE AND SHIFT HARD/RO...

Mileage: 118,395

BEEN TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS CLAIMING IN FOX VALLEY IL ROCKFORD IL GLENVIEW IL THAT EITHER MY MECHUNIT IS BAD/FAULTY OR DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL IS BAD/FAULTY. WAS DRIVING WHERE EITHER MY CAR WOULD SHIFT VERY ROUGH AS IF SOMEONE WHO IS VERY INEXPERIENCED WOULD LET GO OF THE CLUTCH LATE AND SHIFT HARD/RO...

Mileage: 118,395

TRAVELING ALONG AT 55 MPH AND THE GEAR DISPLAY STARTED FLASHING/BLINKING AS THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. BATTERY IS FINE. *TR

Mileage: 117,100

TRAVELING ALONG AT 55 MPH AND THE GEAR DISPLAY STARTED FLASHING/BLINKING AS THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. BATTERY IS FINE. *TR

Mileage: 117,100

WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH MY WIFE, SHE STATED THAT SHE THOUGHT SHE HAD NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. THE HEATED SEATS WERE ON AS IT WAS A COLD MORNING. THE NEXT DAY I NOTICED THAT THE BACK REST OF THE SEAT HAD A SMOLDERING MARK AS WELL AS SOME SORT OF SMOKE DAMAGE AS IF THERE WAS A FIRE ON THE INSIDE OF TH...

Mileage: 86,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH MY WIFE, SHE STATED THAT SHE THOUGHT SHE HAD NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. THE HEATED SEATS WERE ON AS IT WAS A COLD MORNING. THE NEXT DAY I NOTICED THAT THE BACK REST OF THE SEAT HAD A SMOLDERING MARK AS WELL AS SOME SORT OF SMOKE DAMAGE AS IF THERE WAS A FIRE ON THE INSIDE OF TH...

Mileage: 86,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 VW JETTA TDI SEDAN. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN A PRIVATE SALE IN 2009. BY 2011 I WAS HAVING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL FAILED JUST AFTER I HAD MY CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE TIMING BELT SERVICE (APPROXIMATE MILEAGE 106,000). I HAD T...

Mileage: 101,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 VW JETTA TDI SEDAN. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN A PRIVATE SALE IN 2009. BY 2011 I WAS HAVING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL FAILED JUST AFTER I HAD MY CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE TIMING BELT SERVICE (APPROXIMATE MILEAGE 106,000). I HAD T...

Mileage: 101,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 VW JETTA TDI SEDAN. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN A PRIVATE SALE IN 2009. BY 2011 I WAS HAVING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL FAILED JUST AFTER I HAD MY CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE TIMING BELT SERVICE (APPROXIMATE MILEAGE 106,000). I HAD T...

Mileage: 101,000

VW IS VERY MUCH AWARE OF THE DEFECT REGARDING CAMSHAFT FAILURE IN THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN HIGH REPAIR COSTS AND DANGEROUS LOSS OF POWER THAT COULD RESULT IN A COLLISION. VW SOUTHTOWNE IN UTAH CALLED THE ENGINE "EXPERIMENTAL" BASICALLY ADMITTED THAT VW KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND ONLY BUILT THE ENG...

Mileage: 140,000

I HAVE RUN INTO NUMEROUS ISSUES ON MY CAR THAT HAVE CAUSED ME TO TROUBLESHOOT AND SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS. MULTIPLE TIMES I HAVE PULLED BACK THE ABRASION PROTECTION ON THE WIRING AND FOUND THAT THE INSULATION COMMON TO THE WIRES IS CRACK OR WORN OFF EXPOSING THE CENTER CONDUCTOR OF THE WIRES. MANY TI...

Mileage: 158,000

AT MY CARS 20K SERVICE THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. AT THE 50K THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. WEAR THIS RAPID IS DISCONCERTING AND DANGEROUS. HAD I NOT TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE THIS COULD HAVE LEAD TO A SERIOUS ISSUE. I DO NOT USE MY BRAKES HEAVILY. MOS...

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, SHE BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THAT GASOLINE WAS LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:...

Mileage: 90,000

VOLKSWAGON HAS A PROBLEM WITH A FAULTY DUAL MASS FLYWHEELS,THE SPRINGS BREAK INSIDE THE FLYWHEEL YOU HEAR A RATTLE WHEN THE CAR IS AT IDLE AND THE GOES AWAY WHEN IN GEAR.FROM READING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM I FINALLY FOUD OUT WHAT THIS NOISE IS.I HAVE ASKED THE SERVICE TECH TO SEE IF ANYTHING IS LOOSE ...

Mileage: 30,000

#1 JULY 262013 JETTA SEDAN 2.5L AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 87,850 MILES A D V E R T I S E M E N T S I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2006 VW JETTA WITH A DSG TRANSMISSION AND 2.5 L MOTOR. THE VEHICLE LURCHES AND LOSES POWER AS IF GAS HAD BEEN SWITCHED OFF OR THE TRANSMISSION HAS BOG...

Mileage: 87,850

A RATTLING SOUND BEGAN TO COME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SHORTLY AFTER PASSING 85,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. SCANNED THE COMPUTER AND FOUND SEVERAL CODES FOR MISFIRES AND VACUUM LEAKS ON THE VEHICLE ECU. TOOK IT TO A SHOP AFTER PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DID NOTHING TO SMOOTH OUT ENGINE OPERATI...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLINER UPHOLSTERY NEAR THE REAR WINDOW WAS SPLITTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UPHOLSTERY CENTER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE ENTIRE UPHOLSTERY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER...

Mileage: 57,000

ALL ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS IN DRIVERS DOOR CEASED TO FUNCTION. AUTO DOOR LOCK, DRIVER'S WINDOW, GAS LATCH. COULD NOT OPEN DRIVER'S WINDOW. APPARENTLY THE ORIGINAL DESIGN OF WIRE HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE IN THAT IT WAS 80 MM TOO SHORT. VW HAS ISSUE A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON APRIL 20, 2011 (V97-...

Mileage: 120,350

IN THE MORNING I WENT TO START MY CAR AND I SHIFTED IT INTO REVERSE AND THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. I THEN WENT TO DRIVE IT AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THIRD GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN AND I HEARD A NOTIFICATION "BEEP" ON MY CAR'S DASHBOARD. I LOOKED DOWN TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG AND SUDDENLY MY STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME. HAVING NO CONTROL OF MY CAR, I DRIFTED INTO A CAR PARKED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STREET, CAUSING MY CAR TO FLIP OVER. *TR

Mileage: 97,800

I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN AND I HEARD A NOTIFICATION "BEEP" ON MY CAR'S DASHBOARD. I LOOKED DOWN TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG AND SUDDENLY MY STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME. HAVING NO CONTROL OF MY CAR, I DRIFTED INTO A CAR PARKED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STREET, CAUSING MY CAR TO FLIP OVER. *TR

Mileage: 97,800

I SWERVED TO MISS AN ANIMAL AND RAN OFF THE ROAD AT 55MPH AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON AND THE DRIVER AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. SPOKE TO VW CUSTOMER CARE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEIR ENGINEERS LOOKED AT THE PHOTOS NOT THE ACTUAL CAR AND DETERMINED THAT THEY FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. I SAID I THOUGHT THEY WERE SPEED RA...

Mileage: 103,000

THE VEHICLE STALLS WHENEVER DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS ON THE HWY WHILE SNOWING OR RAINING. I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVE BROKEN DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER AND FACING AN UPHILL INCLINE. ON EACH OCCASION I HAVE HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME AND FACING HEAVY ...

Mileage: 82,000

THE VEHICLE STALLS WHENEVER DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS ON THE HWY WHILE SNOWING OR RAINING. I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVE BROKEN DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER AND FACING AN UPHILL INCLINE. ON EACH OCCASION I HAVE HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME AND FACING HEAVY ...

Mileage: 82,000

ENTIRE CAMSHAFT HAS TO BE REPLACED, CAR IS INOPERABLE. THIS IS APPARENTLY A KNOWN ISSUE BUT VW OF AMERICA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS OR HELP WITH THE REPLACEMENT COST, WHICH IS SUBSTANTIAL. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

DRIVER'S SEAT, LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF SEAT BACK: NOTICED A DISCOLORATION & CHANGE IN THE FABRIC AT LEAST ONE YEAR AGO. MORE RECENTLY, TWO PINHOLES HAVE APPEARED IN THE AREA. WITHOUT A DOUBT, THIS HAS BEEN CAUSED BY THE HEATED SEAT ELEMENT. IN RETROSPECT, WE REALIZE THAT SEVERAL ARTICLES OF CLOTHING - P...

Mileage: 115,000

THE DSG CLUTCH ON THE 2006 VW JETTA TDI LOST STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND CAME APART COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING, DESTROYING THE AUTOMATIC CLUTCH AND POTENTIALLY THE TRANSMISSION. THE SPRINGS ARE SO DAMAGED THAT THEY WERE EJECTED FROM THE CASING ONTO THE ENGINE PROTECTION MATT UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. TH...

Mileage: 82,753

THIS IS SECOND TIME THE WIRE HARNESS SUPPLYING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAVE BROKEN. THIS BREAKAGE CAUSES THE CRASH SENSOR TO BECOME INACTIVATING ALONG WITH OTHER CRITICAL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS IN THE DOOR, IE WINDOW, LOCK, FUEL DOOR. THIS ALSO HAS A POTENTIAL FOR STARTING A FIRE...

Mileage: 129,000

THE OIL PAN IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED VECHILE THAT I OWN HAD TO BE CHANGED DUE TO A DESIGN PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAD PUT A ALUMINUM PAN WITH A STEEL BOLT. THE STEEL BOLT OVER THE YEARS CORRODED THE PAN NECESSIATING A REPLACEMENT OF THE PAN. FITZGERALD AUTOMALL (410-224-3480) IN ANNAPOLIS MD REPLACE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE PIPING HAD BECOME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY APPLYING A RUBBER GUARD HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED IMMEDIATE...

Mileage: 36

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED, DEALER DIAGNOSED AS A PASSANGER SIDE AIR BAG FAILURE, RHEOSTAT IN AIR BAG WAN'T HEATING PROPERLY & BAG WOULD THEREFORE NOT IGNITE AT IMPACT. *TR

Mileage: 51,802

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING HOME AND SUDDENLY MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND MADE A "KNOCKING" SOUND, WITHOUT ANY WARNING (I.E. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT). WE WERE CLOSE TO HOME AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE ON; HOWEVER, IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MILES, THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED, STILL WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY INDI...

Mileage: 149,000

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING HOME AND SUDDENLY MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND MADE A "KNOCKING" SOUND, WITHOUT ANY WARNING (I.E. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT). WE WERE CLOSE TO HOME AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE ON; HOWEVER, IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MILES, THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED, STILL WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY INDI...

Mileage: 149,000

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING HOME AND SUDDENLY MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND MADE A "KNOCKING" SOUND, WITHOUT ANY WARNING (I.E. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT). WE WERE CLOSE TO HOME AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE ON; HOWEVER, IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MILES, THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED, STILL WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY INDI...

Mileage: 149,000

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING HOME AND SUDDENLY MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND MADE A "KNOCKING" SOUND, WITHOUT ANY WARNING (I.E. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT). WE WERE CLOSE TO HOME AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE ON; HOWEVER, IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MILES, THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED, STILL WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY INDI...

Mileage: 149,000

I HAVE A 2006 VW JETTA SD W/ 93,000 MILES. I USE THIS VEHICLE FOR WORK. THE AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS. I INITIALLY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DAVID MAUS VW IN SOUTH ORLANDO. I WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR REP KEVIN IT WOULD COST $400 TO REPAIR THE CONNECTOR LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVER S...

Mileage: 71,939

I HAVE A 2006 VW JETTA SD W/ 93,000 MILES. I USE THIS VEHICLE FOR WORK. THE AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS. I INITIALLY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DAVID MAUS VW IN SOUTH ORLANDO. I WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR REP KEVIN IT WOULD COST $400 TO REPAIR THE CONNECTOR LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVER S...

Mileage: 71,939

FIRST, VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC LOCKS STOP RESPONDING TO DEPRESSES FROM BOTH REMOTES. REPLACE THE BATTERIES TO THE REMOTE AND STILL THE CAR WILL NOT RESPOND. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR IS BY MANUALLY INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE, WHICH IS THE ONLY MANUAL KEYHOLE, AND TURNING LEFT TWICE. ON...

Mileage: 180,000

FIRST, VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC LOCKS STOP RESPONDING TO DEPRESSES FROM BOTH REMOTES. REPLACE THE BATTERIES TO THE REMOTE AND STILL THE CAR WILL NOT RESPOND. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR IS BY MANUALLY INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE, WHICH IS THE ONLY MANUAL KEYHOLE, AND TURNING LEFT TWICE. ON...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION POSITION LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. A DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE SYMPTOMS AND STATED THEY KNEW T...

Mileage: 146,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTE...

Mileage: 127,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 4 AT 65 MPH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT FROM DRIVE TO SECOND GEAR BY ITSELF EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN DRIVE, NEARLY PUTTING ME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD HAD I NOT HAD MY SEAT BELT ON. I MANAGED TO GET ONTO THE BURM OF THE HIGHWAY AND STOP. AT THIS POINT T...

Mileage: 98,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 4 AT 65 MPH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT FROM DRIVE TO SECOND GEAR BY ITSELF EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN DRIVE, NEARLY PUTTING ME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD HAD I NOT HAD MY SEAT BELT ON. I MANAGED TO GET ONTO THE BURM OF THE HIGHWAY AND STOP. AT THIS POINT T...

Mileage: 98,000

2006 VW JETTA, DRIVING DOWN STREET 11/09/12 DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON, I STOP TO CLOSE DOORS AND LIGHT GOES OFF. I PULL INTO WORK PARKING LOT AND GET OUT OF CAR AS I CLICK THE KEY TO LOCK THE CAR, NOTHING. I THEN PROCEED TO CHECK THE CAR.. NOTHING IS WORKING. CANNOT ACCESS GAS CAP TO PUT GAS IN CAR,...

Mileage: 70,068

2006 VW JETTA, DRIVING DOWN STREET 11/09/12 DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON, I STOP TO CLOSE DOORS AND LIGHT GOES OFF. I PULL INTO WORK PARKING LOT AND GET OUT OF CAR AS I CLICK THE KEY TO LOCK THE CAR, NOTHING. I THEN PROCEED TO CHECK THE CAR.. NOTHING IS WORKING. CANNOT ACCESS GAS CAP TO PUT GAS IN CAR,...

Mileage: 70,068

2006 VW JETTA, DRIVING DOWN STREET 11/09/12 DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON, I STOP TO CLOSE DOORS AND LIGHT GOES OFF. I PULL INTO WORK PARKING LOT AND GET OUT OF CAR AS I CLICK THE KEY TO LOCK THE CAR, NOTHING. I THEN PROCEED TO CHECK THE CAR.. NOTHING IS WORKING. CANNOT ACCESS GAS CAP TO PUT GAS IN CAR,...

Mileage: 70,068

I WAS ON A FREEWAY THAT WAS MERGING WITH ANOTHER FREEWAY, AND THE GEAR LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, THE TRANSMISSION QUIT, AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF OTHER VEHICLES WAY. I WAS DOING 10 MPH, AND I HAD TO CROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC DOING 65 MPH. NOWHERE TO GO BUT THAT. I WAS SO SCARED AN...

Mileage: 129,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH THE HEATED SEAT ON , I HAD IT ON 5 WHICH IS THE MAX SETTING AND I FELT A BURNING SENSATION NEAR MY RIGHT SHOULDER AREA SO I FELT MY BACK AND THOUGHT WOW SO I TURNED IT DOWN AND AFTER PULLING IN MY GARAGE I LOOKED AND THE SEAT WAS SLIGHTLY MELTED ABOUT THE SIZE OF A G...

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THE DUAL MASS FLY-WHEEL AND TRANSMISSION NEE...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A CAT AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A GRADE THREE ...

Mileage: 50,000

VEHICLE LOST POWER. ENGINE BECAME LOUDER. CAR SHUDDERS UNDER ACCELERATION. CAMSHAFT FAILURE. CAMSHAFT MUST BE REPLACED. KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

THE HEADLINER IS PULLING AWAY FROM THE REAR PILLARS. BEING THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE I DO NOT SPEND TIME IN THE BACK SEAT. MY DAUGHTER IS CURRENTLY LEARNING TO DRIVE SO ON A RECENT ERRAND I WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT AND LOOKED UP TO SEE THE HEADLINER COMPLETELY PULLING AWAY AND COMING D...

Mileage: 69,000

THE HEADLINER IS PULLING AWAY FROM THE REAR PILLARS. BEING THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE I DO NOT SPEND TIME IN THE BACK SEAT. MY DAUGHTER IS CURRENTLY LEARNING TO DRIVE SO ON A RECENT ERRAND I WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT AND LOOKED UP TO SEE THE HEADLINER COMPLETELY PULLING AWAY AND COMING D...

Mileage: 69,000

2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH HEADLINER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WITHIN IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, HE NOTICED THE HEADLINER WAS PULLING AWAY FROM THE REAR PILLARS. *JB

2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH HEADLINER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WITHIN IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, HE NOTICED THE HEADLINER WAS PULLING AWAY FROM THE REAR PILLARS. *JB

THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IN MY VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THE CAUSE WAS A FAULTY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HARNESS. THERE WERE SEVERAL WIRES THAT WERE BROKEN OR ABOUT TO BREAK, AND THEY SUGGESTED I REPLACE IT IMMEDIATELY. I WAS QUOTED OVER $400 FO...

Mileage: 79,000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IN MY VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THE CAUSE WAS A FAULTY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HARNESS. THERE WERE SEVERAL WIRES THAT WERE BROKEN OR ABOUT TO BREAK, AND THEY SUGGESTED I REPLACE IT IMMEDIATELY. I WAS QUOTED OVER $400 FO...

Mileage: 79,000

AT 130,623 MILES OUR JETTA HAD TO HAVE THE CAMSHAFT AND LIFTERS REPLACED. THE LOBES ON THE CAMSHAFT HAD COMPLETELY WORN OFF AND THE LIFTERS HAD PITTED. I FEEL LIKE OUR DIESEL MOTOR HAS AGED PREMATURELY AND THERE IS AN UNDERLYING PROBLEM THAT VW IS IGNORING. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL...

Mileage: 130,623

AT 130,623 MILES OUR JETTA HAD TO HAVE THE CAMSHAFT AND LIFTERS REPLACED. THE LOBES ON THE CAMSHAFT HAD COMPLETELY WORN OFF AND THE LIFTERS HAD PITTED. I FEEL LIKE OUR DIESEL MOTOR HAS AGED PREMATURELY AND THERE IS AN UNDERLYING PROBLEM THAT VW IS IGNORING. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL...

Mileage: 130,623

AT 130,623 MILES OUR JETTA HAD TO HAVE THE CAMSHAFT AND LIFTERS REPLACED. THE LOBES ON THE CAMSHAFT HAD COMPLETELY WORN OFF AND THE LIFTERS HAD PITTED. I FEEL LIKE OUR DIESEL MOTOR HAS AGED PREMATURELY AND THERE IS AN UNDERLYING PROBLEM THAT VW IS IGNORING. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL...

Mileage: 130,623

I WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC IN MINNEAPOLIS MN. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, TRAFFIC MOVED AND WHEN I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE SPED UP AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE SHIFT SELECTOR WAS IN D FOR DRIVE. THE PRNDL INDICATOR ON THE DASH FLASHED RED WITH ALL FIVE LETTERS ILLUMINATED. I TRIED TURNING...

Mileage: 73,470

I WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC IN MINNEAPOLIS MN. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, TRAFFIC MOVED AND WHEN I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE SPED UP AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE SHIFT SELECTOR WAS IN D FOR DRIVE. THE PRNDL INDICATOR ON THE DASH FLASHED RED WITH ALL FIVE LETTERS ILLUMINATED. I TRIED TURNING...

Mileage: 73,470

MAY 2011 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CASEY IMPORTS (CASEY VOLKSWAGEN) 777 J. CLYDE MORRIS BLVD NEWPORT NEWS VA 23608 (757)988-1236 IN REGARDS TO SERVICE ACTION 97U3/T3 DATED JANUARY 2011. ---FAILURE WAS DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG CONNECTOR RESULTING IN ILLUMINATED AIRBAG LIGHT IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. CASEY...

Mileage: 133,172

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...

Mileage: 122,000

RECURRING DSG TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS: FIRST REPORTED TO VW IN JANUARY OF 2006 WITH FAILURE TO DOWNSHIFT AT 22K MILES (NO PROBLEM FOUND/NO CODES).IN 2010 REPORTED LOSS OF POWER AND OR SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF GEAR DURING HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE. IN JUNE OF 2012; FROM PARKING, DELAYED SHIFTING INTO REVE...

Mileage: 22,314

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. HE PULLED OVER AND WAITED UNTIL THE VEHICLE COOLED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT SURE WHAT WA...

Mileage: 22,314

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A LIGHT INDICATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE ...

2006 JETTA 2.0T WITH A DSG TRANSMISSION HAS A DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL (DMF) WHICH IS FAILING: CHATTERING AT IDLE, WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, AND WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. SPOKE WITH A FEW DEALERS IN THE AREA TO ASK ABOUT THE REPAIR AND WAS QUOTED $2500 TO REPAIR (THE DMF ONLY!). CONTACTED VOA TO FIND OUT IF TH...

Mileage: 104,327

ENGINE LOSS OF POWER, BLACK SMOKE FROM EXHAUST AND PINGING NOISE FROM ENGINE VEHICLE STALLED A FEW TIME IN TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH OTHER VEHICLES DRIVING VEHICLE TO WORK, STARTED MAKING NOISE AND DECIDED TO DRIVE TO VW DEALERSHIP. DEARLERSHIP FIRST DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BA...

Mileage: 157,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE DRIVE TRAIN WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED. THE NOISE SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BANGING UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. ...

Mileage: 78,000

CAMSHAFT BEGAN KNOCKING AROUND 100,000 MILES. MANY OTHER '06 JETTA TDI HAVE HAD PREMATURE CAMSHAFT FAILURES AS WELL. KNOCKING INTENSIFIED JUST BEFORE 101,000 MILES. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC WHO WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE ISSUE, AS HE HAS SEEN MORE THAN HIS SHARE. HE SAID THE EARLIEST FAILURE HE HAS SEEN ...

Mileage: 101,000

I WAS IN 2 ACCIDENTS I DON'T REMEMBER THE DATES, BUT ONE WAS IN THE LATTER PART OF 2010 AND ANOTHER WAS IN 2008. IN BOTH ACCIDENTS THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, THE AIR BAG LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF, EVEN BEFORE THE ACCIDENTS. I HAD THIS LIGHT RESET ABOUT 3 TIMES, THE FIRST TIME WAS THROUGH THE DEALER ...

ON HIGHWAY GOING APPROX 60 MPH, CAR LOCKED UP, SKIDDING FOR ABOUT 50 FEET. WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE CLUTCH, ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING THOUGH. GOT CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, DISCOVERED ENGINE MOUNT BOLT HAD SHEARED OFF, CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS HAD ALL OIL CHANGES/ETC ( 2K MILES LATE FOR 60...

Mileage: 62,353

ON HIGHWAY GOING APPROX 60 MPH, CAR LOCKED UP, SKIDDING FOR ABOUT 50 FEET. WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE CLUTCH, ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING THOUGH. GOT CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, DISCOVERED ENGINE MOUNT BOLT HAD SHEARED OFF, CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS HAD ALL OIL CHANGES/ETC ( 2K MILES LATE FOR 60...

Mileage: 62,353

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS AND AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED...

Mileage: 64,000

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WIRING HARNESS HAS DESIGN FLAW AS REFLECTED IN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS DOCUMENTED ON-LINE. REPRESENTATIVE EXAMPLES MAY BE FOUND AT FOLLOWING LINK. HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/VOLKSWAGEN-JETTA-2006. THE DESIGN FLAW POSES AN RESCUE HAZARD IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT, AS NON OF THE ELECTRICAL DOOR L...

Mileage: 79,000

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WIRING HARNESS HAS DESIGN FLAW AS REFLECTED IN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS DOCUMENTED ON-LINE. REPRESENTATIVE EXAMPLES MAY BE FOUND AT FOLLOWING LINK. HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/VOLKSWAGEN-JETTA-2006. THE DESIGN FLAW POSES AN RESCUE HAZARD IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT, AS NON OF THE ELECTRICAL DOOR L...

Mileage: 79,000

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND COULD NOT RESTART THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE CRANKED BUT WOULD NOT START. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND RE-OCCURRED EVEN AFTER THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER. AFTER ONLY 40 MILES AND ONE DAY OF DRIVING IT...

Mileage: 84,244

WE WERE DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOR HOOD AT ABOUT 25MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AS IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND PARK. THE CAR WENT INTO FAIL SAFE MODE (WHICH I NOW KNOW). ABOUT 5 DIFFERENT ERROR LIGHTS WERE ON AS WELL AS THE GEAR LIGHTS F...

Mileage: 83,000

WE WERE DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOR HOOD AT ABOUT 25MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AS IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND PARK. THE CAR WENT INTO FAIL SAFE MODE (WHICH I NOW KNOW). ABOUT 5 DIFFERENT ERROR LIGHTS WERE ON AS WELL AS THE GEAR LIGHTS F...

Mileage: 83,000

WE WERE DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOR HOOD AT ABOUT 25MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AS IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND PARK. THE CAR WENT INTO FAIL SAFE MODE (WHICH I NOW KNOW). ABOUT 5 DIFFERENT ERROR LIGHTS WERE ON AS WELL AS THE GEAR LIGHTS F...

Mileage: 83,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. THE LOCKS, WINDOWS, MIRRORS, TRUNK LATCH, GAS TANK LATCH, MIRROR DEFROSTER ET AL. IN SPEAKING THE VW SERVICE REPS THEY KNEW RIGHT AWAY THAT THE ISSUE WAS A BROKEN HARNESS. THEY INDICATED IT HAD FAILED IN MANY OTHER VEHICLES. HOWEVER, IN SPEAKING...

Mileage: 72,000

THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL ( DMF ) FAILED AT 90,801 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 90,801

THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL ( DMF ) FAILED AT 90,801 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 90,801

THE CAR ALARM RANDOMLY ARMS ITSELF WHILE PARKED. THE REPAIR SHOP SEES NO ERROR CODES BUT WE CAN SEE THAT THE DOOR AJAR INDICATOR RANDOMLY LIGHTS UP WHILE DRIVING. ODDLY, THE DOOR OPEN CHIME DOES NOT SOUND. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL(DMF) DETACHED ITSELF,CAUSING ENORMOUS DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION(DSG).INITIALLY,I HAVE TO REPLACE DMF,THEN CRANKSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR,CRANKSHAFT SEAL AND BEARING.THIS REPAIR COST ME $1,700.00. *TR AFTER TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CAR,THE MECHANIC FOUND OUT THAT,BECAUSE OF TH...

Mileage: 89,000

DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL(DMF) DETACHED ITSELF,CAUSING ENORMOUS DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION(DSG).INITIALLY,I HAVE TO REPLACE DMF,THEN CRANKSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR,CRANKSHAFT SEAL AND BEARING.THIS REPAIR COST ME $1,700.00. *TR AFTER TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CAR,THE MECHANIC FOUND OUT THAT,BECAUSE OF TH...

Mileage: 89,000

THIS VEHICLE IS A 2006 TURBO DIESEL VW JETTA. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ENGINE FAILED, NO WARNING LIGHTS. EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER, ROUGH IDLING, VALVE TRAIN NOISE AND TRANSMISSION NOISE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO CERTIFIED MECHANIC. MECHANIC FOUND COMPLETE LOSS OF COMPRESSION ON ONE PISTON A...

Mileage: 115,000

THIS VEHICLE IS A 2006 TURBO DIESEL VW JETTA. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ENGINE FAILED, NO WARNING LIGHTS. EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER, ROUGH IDLING, VALVE TRAIN NOISE AND TRANSMISSION NOISE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO CERTIFIED MECHANIC. MECHANIC FOUND COMPLETE LOSS OF COMPRESSION ON ONE PISTON A...

Mileage: 115,000

THE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG STAYS ON. THIS SEAT IS RARELY USED BY A PASSENGER. *JS

THE CAR LOOSES POWER/ ACCELERATION WHILE IM DRIVING, THE PRNDS LIGHT AND OTHERS START GOING ON AND FLASHING ON DASH. ITS IN THE DEALERSHIP AS OF MARCH 12, 2012 AND THEY ARE CHARGING ME FOR CHANGING THE METATRONIC UNIT IN THE TRANSMISSION. VW HAD A RECALL DONE ON THE 2008-2010 VW'S WITH THE DSG TRANS...

Mileage: 116,000

THE CAR DEVELOPED A RATTLE AROUND 80000 MILES, AFTER SEARCHES ON THE INTERNET I WAS SURE THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL (DMF)WAS FAILING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS THE DMF. THEY ALSO CONFIRMED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND VOLKS REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING IF CAR IS OUT OF WARRA...

Mileage: 80,000

2006 JETTA TDI SERIOUS CLATTER COMING FROM UNDERNEATH CLOSE TO TRANSMISSION. SOUNDS LIKE TIN CAN CLATTERING WHILE IN PARK OR IDLING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD IT WAS A NORMAL DIESEL CLATTER. AFTER RESEARCH AND GETTING MUCH WORSE FOUND IT IS A DEFECTIVE DSG FLYWHEEL HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOUND...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS VIBRATING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FLYWHEEL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED FOR T...

Mileage: 84,000

AT INTERSTATE SPEED, I HEARD A BANG AND THE DSG TRANSMISSION DROPPED INTO FIRST GEAR. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY OTHER MOTORISTS DUE TO THE SUDDEN DECELERATION, BUT WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. ALL TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE ICON . I WAS...

Mileage: 119,600

I OWN A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI DIESEL (BRM ENGINE CODE). THIS CAR HAS DIED ON ME 4 TIMES NOW, 3 THREE TIMES ON THE EXPRESSWAY. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN THE ENGINE GETS TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND WHEN I COME TO A STOP. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ANY OTHER TIME. BY THE WAY IT ACTS, I ASSUMED IT WAS ...

Mileage: 86,480

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS WHEN THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE...

Mileage: 125,000

THE HEADLINER BEGAN TO PULL AWAY FROM THE INSIDE ROOF AROUND THE BACK GLASS, THE VANITY LIGHTS IN BOTH THE BACK AND FRONT, AND IS NOW HANGING DOWN OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW FROM THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. VW SERVICE MANAGER CHECKED TO SEE IF VW WOULD COVER COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AS THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER T...

I WAS INFORMED BY NIELLO VOLKSWAGEN WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE SERVICED FOR 2 RECALLS THAT I HAD A MAJOR OIL LEAK. I THEN BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN TO SACRAMENTO EUROPEAN ON 2/1/12 FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF MY OIL LEAK. I WAS INFORMED BY THEM THAT I DID NOT HAVE AN OIL L...

Mileage: 93,254

I WAS INFORMED BY NIELLO VOLKSWAGEN WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE SERVICED FOR 2 RECALLS THAT I HAD A MAJOR OIL LEAK. I THEN BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN TO SACRAMENTO EUROPEAN ON 2/1/12 FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF MY OIL LEAK. I WAS INFORMED BY THEM THAT I DID NOT HAVE AN OIL L...

Mileage: 93,254

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, SHE HEARD A NOISE SIMILAR TO SOMETHING MOVING INSIDE THE ENGINE AFTER THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND JERKING. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR, THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD ALSO INCREASE. THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 67,000

WHILE TRAVELING IN RAIN AT 70 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO, THE BRAKE AND ABS/ESP WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WHERE THREE CHIMES. A SECOND LATER ALL WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED 6 TIMES THAT DAY, AND HAS HAPPENED AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS SINCE AT LEAST 7 TI...

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE TRAVELING IN RAIN AT 70 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO, THE BRAKE AND ABS/ESP WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WHERE THREE CHIMES. A SECOND LATER ALL WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED 6 TIMES THAT DAY, AND HAS HAPPENED AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS SINCE AT LEAST 7 TI...

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE TRAVELING IN RAIN AT 70 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO, THE BRAKE AND ABS/ESP WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WHERE THREE CHIMES. A SECOND LATER ALL WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED 6 TIMES THAT DAY, AND HAS HAPPENED AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS SINCE AT LEAST 7 TI...

Mileage: 110,000

SEAT BELT WILL NOT LONGER RETRACT INTO TENSIONING DEVICE!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 78,000

I STARTED TO NOTICE A RATTLING NOISE PRIOR TO A DMF FLYWHEEL FAILURE. THE FAILURE CAUSED TO VEHICLE TO COME TO AN UNCONTROLLED OUT OF CONTROL STOP AT A 68 MPH SPEED. THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN BY VW AMERICA AND HAS BEEN A UNDER A RECALL ORDER IN THE UK. VW HAS A REPAIR KIT FOR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 66,783

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TRUNK WOULD NOT REMAIN LOCKED AND WOULD PERIODICALLY FLY OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO FURTH...

Mileage: 60,000

BOUGHT NEW VW JETTA SEDAN ON 08/17/06. ON 05/13/10 TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF CAR DECELERATING WHILE DRIVING I.E. DROPPING IN SECONDS FROM 60 MILES TO 20 MILES. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER ANSWER "UNABLE TO REPLICATE PROBLEM" UNTIL WARRANTY OF F...

Mileage: 24,406

BOUGHT NEW VW JETTA SEDAN ON 08/17/06. ON 05/13/10 TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF CAR DECELERATING WHILE DRIVING I.E. DROPPING IN SECONDS FROM 60 MILES TO 20 MILES. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER ANSWER "UNABLE TO REPLICATE PROBLEM" UNTIL WARRANTY OF F...

Mileage: 24,406

BOUGHT NEW VW JETTA SEDAN ON 08/17/06. ON 05/13/10 TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF CAR DECELERATING WHILE DRIVING I.E. DROPPING IN SECONDS FROM 60 MILES TO 20 MILES. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER ANSWER "UNABLE TO REPLICATE PROBLEM" UNTIL WARRANTY OF F...

Mileage: 24,406

BOUGHT NEW VW JETTA SEDAN ON 08/17/06. ON 05/13/10 TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF CAR DECELERATING WHILE DRIVING I.E. DROPPING IN SECONDS FROM 60 MILES TO 20 MILES. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER ANSWER "UNABLE TO REPLICATE PROBLEM" UNTIL WARRANTY OF F...

Mileage: 24,406

BOUGHT NEW VW JETTA SEDAN ON 08/17/06. ON 05/13/10 TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF CAR DECELERATING WHILE DRIVING I.E. DROPPING IN SECONDS FROM 60 MILES TO 20 MILES. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER ANSWER "UNABLE TO REPLICATE PROBLEM" UNTIL WARRANTY OF F...

Mileage: 24,406

BOUGHT NEW VW JETTA SEDAN ON 08/17/06. ON 05/13/10 TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF CAR DECELERATING WHILE DRIVING I.E. DROPPING IN SECONDS FROM 60 MILES TO 20 MILES. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER ANSWER "UNABLE TO REPLICATE PROBLEM" UNTIL WARRANTY OF F...

Mileage: 24,406

BOUGHT NEW VW JETTA SEDAN ON 08/17/06. ON 05/13/10 TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF CAR DECELERATING WHILE DRIVING I.E. DROPPING IN SECONDS FROM 60 MILES TO 20 MILES. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER ANSWER "UNABLE TO REPLICATE PROBLEM" UNTIL WARRANTY OF F...

Mileage: 24,406

WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 45MPH AT 5:40PM ON 12/15/11 MY '06 JETTA TDI SUDDENLY STOPPED DRIVING. IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH THE CAR HAD SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. THIS HAPPENED ON HWY 83 IN DELAFIELD. HWY 83 IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST HIGHWAYS IN WISCONSIN. WE WERE UNABLE TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC AND WERE STRAND...

Mileage: 106,000

THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BETWEEN 3 AND 4 GEAR AND BETWEEN 4 AND 5 GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BETWEEN 3 AND 4 GEAR AND BETWEEN 4 AND 5 GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING AFTER STOPPING AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. ENGINE STARTS BUT CAR WILL NOT MOVE . SHIFT POSITION INDICATOR FLASHING. VEHICLES TOWED TO THE VOLKSWAGEN GARAGE. NEEDS MECHATRONICS TRANSMISSION MODULE REPLACED . ALMOST $2300 REPAIR . *TR

Mileage: 49,433

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6...

Mileage: 66,000

DSG TRANSMISSION STUTTERS (JERKS) FROM A STOP OR TO A STOP. IT ALSO OCCURS LESS NOTICEABLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE LURCHES FROM A STOP FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO LEAVE THE CAR DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD CONSISTENTLY STAY ON EVEN WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS N...

Mileage: 104,000

AT 64K MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY ENGINE STARTED STRUGGLING TO DRIVE EVEN AT A SNAILS PACE. THE TIMING CHAIN WAS THE ISSUE AND WAS REPLACED FOR APPROXIMATELY $2500. APPROXIMATELY 10 MONTHS LATER, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, SAME ISSUE. ONCE AGAIN, IT WAS REPLACED (THIS TIME UND...

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE HOOD AREA. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THE DUAL MASS FLY WHEEL COULD POSSIBLY BE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT, BUT DID N...

Mileage: 91,000

ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN 2007. COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CAR - WHEN SHIFTING IT WOULD EXCEL AND JERK AFTER SHIFTING. THEN AS TIME WENT ON I WOULD BE DRIVING AND THE JETTA WOULD HESITATE AS IF A FUEL WAS NOT GETTING TO THE ENGINE. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I LIVE...

THE WIRING HARNESS THAT RUNS FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO THE DRIVES SIDE DOOR HAS CRACKING AND BROKEN WIRES. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATES IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY SUGGEST IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. WIRES WITH BROKEN INSULATION AFTER 6 YEARS IN A DOOR HARNESS THAT IS DESIGNED TO OPEN...

Mileage: 96,080

VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2006 HEADLINER FABRIC FAILURE. SEPARATION OF HEADLINER FABRIC FROM HEADLINER, CREATING A VISIBILITY OBSTRUCTION. POSSIBLY A DANGER TO THE DRIVERS VISIBILITY. CLEAR MANUFACTURES DEFECT DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF RESEARCH DONE ONLINE. A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF OWNERS HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT....

VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2006 HEADLINER FABRIC FAILURE. SEPARATION OF HEADLINER FABRIC FROM HEADLINER, CREATING A VISIBILITY OBSTRUCTION. POSSIBLY A DANGER TO THE DRIVERS VISIBILITY. CLEAR MANUFACTURES DEFECT DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF RESEARCH DONE ONLINE. A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF OWNERS HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT....

CLUTCH BROKE IN THE CAR IT IS A KNOW DEFECT WITH THE TYPE CLUTCH'S THIS CAR WAS BUILT WITH VOLKSWAGEN IS AWARE OF THE DEFECTS AND ISSUED A TSB IN 2007 1 YEAR AFTER MY CAR WAS BUILT BUT THE SOLD THE CAR AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VW WITH THE KNOWN DEFECTIVE PARTS. THE PARTS NOW BROKE AND VW IS REFUSING...

Mileage: 80,000

I PURCHASED A 2006 VW JETTA IN LATE 2008, EARLY 2009. THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW AND SAT IN THE SHOWROOM FOR TWO YEARS. AFTER OF DRIVING FOR 1 1/2 YEARS, THE TIRE SIDEWALLS BEGAN TO SEPARATE. CONTINENTAL MADE THE ADJUSTMENT AND I REPLACED THE TIRES THINKING THAT SITTING IN A SHOWROOM FOR THAT MUCH TIM...

Mileage: 99,000

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, GEAR INDICATOR, ODOMETER, RADIO, OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE, COMPASS, MPG, SPEED MONITOR AND CONTROLS ALL THE LIGHTING FEATURES ON CAR HAS FAILED. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER I DEAL WITH HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAS SEEN MANY OF THESE CLUSTERS FAIL IN 2005,06 JETTA'S AND PASSAT'S. T...

MY WIFE WAS GETTING READY TO GO TO WORK, WHEN SHE OPENED THE DOOR OF OUR JETTA, SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS FRONT SEAT. SHE BENT DOWN TO SEE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM BUT ALL SHE SAW WAS A RED GLOW COMING FROM UNDER THE SEAT. THIS THING MUST HAVE SET AND SMOLDER ALL NIGHT BECAUSE ...

Mileage: 139,000

MY WIFE WAS GETTING READY TO GO TO WORK, WHEN SHE OPENED THE DOOR OF OUR JETTA, SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS FRONT SEAT. SHE BENT DOWN TO SEE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM BUT ALL SHE SAW WAS A RED GLOW COMING FROM UNDER THE SEAT. THIS THING MUST HAVE SET AND SMOLDER ALL NIGHT BECAUSE ...

Mileage: 139,000

DRIVER FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED, RE-TRACTOR LOCKED, AND THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT PULL OUT OR RETRACT. *KB

Mileage: 60,600

DRIVER FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED, RE-TRACTOR LOCKED, AND THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT PULL OUT OR RETRACT. *KB

Mileage: 60,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO EXTEND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

MY CARS TRANSMISSION DID NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR INPUT- THE CAR SEEMED TO BE STUCK IN NEUTRAL BUT THE INDICATOR WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION - THIS HAPPENED WHILE AT SPEED AND I HAD TO MANEUVER OUT OF TRAFFIC TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD - I WAS ALMOST HIT AS I COULD NOT ACCELERATE THE CAR...

VEHICLE MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE, PUSHED CLUTCH FOOT PEDAL CLEAR TO FLOOR, WOULD NOT SPRING BACK. ON A BUSY ROAD, ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE ELECTRIC STEERING WHEEL FAILED THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS RENDERED UNDRIVEABLE. A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO T...

Mileage: 36,000

THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL HAS FAILED ON MY CAR. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED IT COULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE TO SEIZE THUS LOCKING THE FRONT WHEELS AND CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/SERIOUS VEHICLE DAMAGE. THERE IS WIDESPREAD INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET DOCUMENTING THE FAIL...

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. THE SOUND COULD BE HEARD AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CLUTCH SUDDENLY FAILED AND DEPRESSED STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD...

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD METAL SHAVINGS INSIDE OF IT THAT WERE CLOGGING THE FUEL INJECTOR....

Mileage: 55,000

THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL HAS FAILED ON MY CAR. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED IT COULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE TO SEIZE THUS LOCKING THE FRONT WHEELS AND CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/SERIOUS VEHICLE DAMAGE. THERE IS WIDESPREAD INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET DOCUMENTING THE FAIL...

Mileage: 98,931

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDOWS AND DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK, AND THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT INDICATED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE DRIVERS DOOR WIRING HARNESS. THE WIRES...

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER HAVING HER TRANSMISSION FLUSHED BY THE DEALER, THEY NOTIFIED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER THAT SHE WOU...

Mileage: 90,000

THE ENGINE IN OUR 2006 TDI DSG BEGAN TO EXHIBIT ROUGH IDLING. AT A CERTAIN POINT IT BECAME EVIDENT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED BY A VW DEALERSHIP AT THE SPECIFIED INTERVALS (I CALL THEM THE $400 OIL CHANGES). I COULD HEAR WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN INTAKE VALVE POPPING AND CO...

Mileage: 90,000

THE ENGINE IN OUR 2006 TDI DSG BEGAN TO EXHIBIT ROUGH IDLING. AT A CERTAIN POINT IT BECAME EVIDENT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED BY A VW DEALERSHIP AT THE SPECIFIED INTERVALS (I CALL THEM THE $400 OIL CHANGES). I COULD HEAR WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN INTAKE VALVE POPPING AND CO...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO INTERMITTENTLY HESITATE TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE...

Mileage: 21,000

ELECTRICAL HARNESS IN PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LEADS TO INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL FAILURES THAT CAN LEAD TO SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 64,346

I HAVE A 2006.5 JETTA TDI WITH A DSG TRANSMISSION AND 130,000 MILES. MY CAR HAS HAD ALL TRANSMISSION SERVICE COMPLETED AT THE DEALERSHIP. MY INCIDENT BEGAN AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN I WENT TO HIT THE GAS, MY CAR DID NOT MOVE. THE ENGINE REVVED BUT NOTHING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF. ONCE I STARTED IT AGAIN, ...

Mileage: 131,000

2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA COOLING FAN STOPPED WORKING AT JUST OVER 50K MILES AND 2 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. VW OF AMERICA WILL NOT COVER THIS (AS IT IT OUT OF WARRANTY). IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MANY CUSTOMERS. *TR

OUR VW HAS A DSG TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE HEARD A STRANGE SOUND SINCE ABOUT OCTOBER, 2010. IT WAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED AS A DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL FAILURE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. VW FINALLY AGREED TO PAY FOR 1/2 THE REPAIR PARTS AND WE HAD TO PAY ALL OF THE LABOR. WE OBTAINED DATA ON THE INTE...

Mileage: 61,144

THERE IS A DISTINCT DELAY WHEN TAKING THE CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE WHICH CAUSES VERY HARSH ENGAGEMENT. IT MAKES IT A CHALLENGE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE CAR IN CLOSE QUARTERS. SITTING AT A RED LIGHT THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD WHEN LETTING OFF THE BRAKE AND HITTING THE THROTTLE. THIS HAPPENS AT...

Mileage: 80,000

I TOOK MY 2006 VW JETTA TDI, 5 SP, 40K MILES TO THE VW DEALERSHIP FOR ITS 40K SERVICE ON 5/27/11. AFTER THE SERVICE WAS COMPLETED, I STARTED THE CAR AND NOTICED IT WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH (THE CAR WASN'T RUNNING ROUGH WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF FOR SERVICE). MY SERVICE REP TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE SERVIC...

I WAS TO SERVICE MY 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. I TOOK OFF THE LOWER ENGINE COVER AND FOUND A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT SIZE BROKEN SPRING LAYING ON COVER. I NOTICE THAT AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT SPOTS THAT SOMETHING HAD BEEN RUBBING THRU THE TRANS HOUSING AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS. I TOOK THE C...

Mileage: 96,500

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. THE LOCKS, WINDOWS, MIRRORS, TRUNK LATCH, GAS TANK LATCH, MIRROR DEFROSTER ET AL. IN SPEAKING THE VW SERVICE REPS THEY KNEW RIGHT AWAY THAT THE ISSUE WAS A BROKEN HARNESS. THEY INDICATED IT HAD FAILED IN MANY OTHER VEHICLES. HOWEVER, IN SPEAKING...

Mileage: 90,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. THE LOCKS, WINDOWS, MIRRORS, TRUNK LATCH, GAS TANK LATCH, MIRROR DEFROSTER ET AL. IN SPEAKING THE VW SERVICE REPS THEY KNEW RIGHT AWAY THAT THE ISSUE WAS A BROKEN HARNESS. THEY INDICATED IT HAD FAILED IN MANY OTHER VEHICLES. HOWEVER, IN SPEAKING...

Mileage: 90,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. THE LOCKS, WINDOWS, MIRRORS, TRUNK LATCH, GAS TANK LATCH, MIRROR DEFROSTER ET AL. IN SPEAKING THE VW SERVICE REPS THEY KNEW RIGHT AWAY THAT THE ISSUE WAS A BROKEN HARNESS. THEY INDICATED IT HAD FAILED IN MANY OTHER VEHICLES. HOWEVER, IN SPEAKING...

Mileage: 90,000

WHEN DRIVING DOWN ROAD, TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGINE NEARLY REDLINED. CAR WOULD NO LONGER MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER. THE MECHATRON CONTROLLER FOR THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAD A DSG TRANSMISSION. WE WERE LUCKY IT WAS NOT ON...

Mileage: 104,562

THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL ON THE 2006 VW JETTA TDI HAS EXCESSIVE NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. FLYWHEEL IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

DRIVING TO WORK AT 65MPH FOR OVER 1 HOUR WITH OUT ANY PROBLEMS. TURNED OFF HIGHWAY AND INTO TURN LANE. CAR SHIFTED HARD AND DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHTS ON DASH BEGAN TO FLASH. DROVE INTO PARKING LOT IN FIRST GEAR. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION ON ...

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IDLING, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A LOUD RATTLING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY BOTH INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION DUAL FLY WHEEL WAS D...

Mileage: 80,000

VW HAS CHANGED THE DIESEL ENGINES (TDI) STARTING WITH APPROXIMATE YEAR 2004 UNTIL 2007, WHEN THEY STOPPED SELLING TDI TO MEET EMISSION REQUIREMENTS. TO SAVE MONEY AND LICENSING FEES TO BOSCH THEY HAVE CHANGED FROM COMMON RAIL SYSTEM MADE BY BOSCH (FEEDS THE DIESEL FUEL TO ENGINE WITH VERY HIGH PRE...

Mileage: 80,000

VW HAS CHANGED THE DIESEL ENGINES (TDI) STARTING WITH APPROXIMATE YEAR 2004 UNTIL 2007, WHEN THEY STOPPED SELLING TDI TO MEET EMISSION REQUIREMENTS. TO SAVE MONEY AND LICENSING FEES TO BOSCH THEY HAVE CHANGED FROM COMMON RAIL SYSTEM MADE BY BOSCH (FEEDS THE DIESEL FUEL TO ENGINE WITH VERY HIGH PRE...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY JERK MOMENTARILY BEFORE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. ONCE THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO GEAR A CLOUD OF DARK BLACK SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE ...

Mileage: 48,000

IGNITION KEY WILL NOT GO IN THE KEY HOLE. IT IS AS IF YOU ARE TRYING TO START SOME OTHER CAR. IT HAPPENED AT PARKING LOT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

IGNITION KEY WILL NOT GO IN THE KEY HOLE. IT IS AS IF YOU ARE TRYING TO START SOME OTHER CAR. IT HAPPENED AT PARKING LOT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

VERY STRONG EXHAUST/FOUL SMELL INSIDE VW JETTA CAR UPON RAPID ACCELERATION THIS SMELL OCCURS VERY OFTEN (SEVERAL TIMES A DAY) WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATES RAPIDLY (FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN PASSING ANOTHER CAR ETC.) WE'VE BEING TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE FOR A LONG TIME: CHANGED FILTER, VW SAID IT WAS THE C...

Mileage: 1,500

ADD ONE MORE 2006 JETTA AT 70000 MILES IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HARNESS BROKE LOSING ELECTRICAL POWER TO ALL SYSTEMS CONTROLLED BY DOOR CONTROLS. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

VEHICLE HAS 74,000 & THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO PRIOR ISSUES OR WARNINGS. VW OF AMERICA HAS REFUSED TO HELP BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY HOWEVER I KNOW THEY ARE HAVING SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE TYPTRONIC AND MANY TRANSMISSIONS HAVE FAILED BETWEEN 50K-70K MILES. I WAS TOLD THIS VE...

Mileage: 74,000

IN THE PAST YEAR WE HAVE FELT NOTHING BUT DISAPPOINTMENT AND FRUSTRATION WITH OUR JETTA. THE MOST CONCERNING ISSUE TO US IS THAT ALL CONTROLS AND POWER ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR DO NOT WORK. WE ARE UNABLE TO PUT DOWN ANY WINDOWS FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, UNLOCK OR LOCK ANY DOORS, OPEN THE GAS CAP ...

SUB-FRAME SHIFTING CAUSING A POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING. LEADS TO LOOSE STEERING, WANDER, AND SEVERE FLEXING OF FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. DUE TO WEAK SUB-FRAME BOLTS, CONTRIBUTING TO LOWER CONTROL ARM WEAR. *TR

SUB-FRAME SHIFTING CAUSING A POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING. LEADS TO LOOSE STEERING, WANDER, AND SEVERE FLEXING OF FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. DUE TO WEAK SUB-FRAME BOLTS, CONTRIBUTING TO LOWER CONTROL ARM WEAR. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE WIRING HARNESS FAILURE - SEVERAL WIRES IN THE WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND DRIVER DOOR HAVE FAILED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPERATE WINDOWS, DOOR LOCKS, RELEASE FUEL DOOR, AND RELEASE TRUNK FROM DRIVER DOOR. THE FAILED WIRING ALSO RESULTS IN A CONSTANT DOOR AJA...

Mileage: 29,500

I WAS LEAVING FOR A TRIP FROM MILWAUKEE TO MADISON TO START A LONG WEEKEND VACATION. I WAS I-94 TRAVELING 65 MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE'S EPC LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE DIED. THIS RENDERED ME USELESS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY FEARING FOR MY SAFETY. THE CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC DUE TO IT BEING THE ...

Mileage: 84,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY CHANGED FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR. VEHICLE CLUTCH ENGAGED ODD AND UPON SLOWING TO A RED LIGHT VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. ATTEMPTED TO GO AT GREEN LIGHT AND CLUTCH GAVE OUT MIDWAY THROUGH INTERSECTION AND STALLED CAR. GOT VEHICLE GOING BEFORE A COLLISION. HAD VEHI...

Mileage: 29,476

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. WHENEVER THE GEARS SHIFTED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANS...

Mileage: 67,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. WHENEVER THE GEARS SHIFTED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANS...

Mileage: 67,000

OUR 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA DEFINITELY HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THEY ALL DO!!!! WHEN WE PURCHASED OURS 1 YEAR AGO IT WAS WINTER AND OUR TRUNK LATCH WOULDN'T WORK THE 1ST NIGHT WE GOT IT. WE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE VW DEALER AND THEY REPLACED IT - AND THE NEXT DAY IT DID IT AGAIN - THEN THEY TOLD ME IT...

Mileage: 85,000

THE OVERHEAD CAM ON MY 06 VW JETTA TDI FAILED CAUSING EXTENSIVE ENGINE DAMAGE. THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURE DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM. I CHANGED THE ENGINE OIL PER THE OWNERS MANUAL AT 10K INTERVALS USING ONLY VW 505.01 SPEC ENGINE OIL, ACQUIRED ...

Mileage: 126,000

VIBRATING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM MOTOR AT IDLE AND WOULD STOP UNDER ACCELERATION. STOPPED VEHICLE AND MOTOR RATTLED LOUD. TURNED MOTOR OFF AND IT WOULD NOT START. BROKEN SPRINGS WERE NOTED LAYING ON UNDERCOVER.

Mileage: 132,000

VIBRATING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM MOTOR AT IDLE AND WOULD STOP UNDER ACCELERATION. STOPPED VEHICLE AND MOTOR RATTLED LOUD. TURNED MOTOR OFF AND IT WOULD NOT START. BROKEN SPRINGS WERE NOTED LAYING ON UNDERCOVER.

Mileage: 132,000

MY CAR IS A 2006 VW GLI. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT 3 MONTHS AGO AND COST ME A FORTUNE, AND NOW THIS. I JUST HEARD FROM MY TRANSMISSION TECHNICIAN THAT MY MECHATRONIC UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN THE DSG TRANSMISSION. MANY, MANY VW AND AUDI BUYERS HAVE HAD TO HAVE THESE REPLACED. I HAVE HAD TO DR...

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT IF THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT REPLACED...

Mileage: 10,000

SUDDEN DECELERATION OR LOSS OF POWER MAINLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BUT OCCASIONALLY IN TOWN. THIS LASTED FOR ONLY A FEW SECONDS AND THE CAR REGAINED POWER. THERE WERE SCARY SITUATIONS ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS BUT NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES OCCURRED. THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY OVER SEVERAL MONTHS BUT...

Mileage: 57,000

SUDDEN DECELERATION OR LOSS OF POWER MAINLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BUT OCCASIONALLY IN TOWN. THIS LASTED FOR ONLY A FEW SECONDS AND THE CAR REGAINED POWER. THERE WERE SCARY SITUATIONS ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS BUT NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES OCCURRED. THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY OVER SEVERAL MONTHS BUT...

Mileage: 57,000

THE SEAT BELT LIGHT HAS COME ON ON THE DASHBOARD AND WILL NOT GO AWAY WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS ON.. *TR

Mileage: 98,200

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHAKE WHILE ACCELERATING. AT SLOW SPEEDS THE CAR WOULD STALL AND COULD NOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE VW DEALER THEY INFORMED ME A CAMSHAFT HAD WORN PREMATURELY AND CAUSED THE ROCKER ARM TO BREAK WHICH DESTROYED A FUEL INJECTOR A...

Mileage: 60,700

BOUGHT USED VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TURBO. AFTER ONE YEAR OF PERFECT FUNCTIONING, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND AIR CONDITIONING HAVE TOTALLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. MECHANIC CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. ADDITIONALLY, TRUNK LATCH WOULD NOT LATCH UPON OPENING TRUNK. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

BOUGHT USED VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TURBO. AFTER ONE YEAR OF PERFECT FUNCTIONING, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND AIR CONDITIONING HAVE TOTALLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. MECHANIC CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. ADDITIONALLY, TRUNK LATCH WOULD NOT LATCH UPON OPENING TRUNK. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

BOUGHT USED VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TURBO. AFTER ONE YEAR OF PERFECT FUNCTIONING, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND AIR CONDITIONING HAVE TOTALLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. MECHANIC CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. ADDITIONALLY, TRUNK LATCH WOULD NOT LATCH UPON OPENING TRUNK. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

BOUGHT USED VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TURBO. AFTER ONE YEAR OF PERFECT FUNCTIONING, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND AIR CONDITIONING HAVE TOTALLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. MECHANIC CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. ADDITIONALLY, TRUNK LATCH WOULD NOT LATCH UPON OPENING TRUNK. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL HAS FAILED ON MY CAR. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED IT COULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE TO SEIZE THUS LOCKING THE FRONT WHEELS AND CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/SERIOUS VEHICLE DAMAGE. THERE IS WIDESPREAD INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET DOCUMENTING THE FA...

Mileage: 60,850

AT 83,000 MILES OUR VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI 2006 UTTERLY FAILED WITH A CAM SHAFT AND LIFTERS FAILURE. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE JETTA. - VW REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. WITHIN 3000 MILES OF THE REPAIR THE TURBO WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED - MOST LIKELY FROM METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE OIL FROM TH...

Mileage: 83,320

I HAVE A 2006 .5 VW JETTA TDI WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN SUMMER 2006. STARTING IN SEPT 2010 WE HAVE HAD AN ENDLESS PROBLEM WITH DOOR AJAR SENSOR. WHILE DRIVING THE DOME LIGHTS AND AJAR LIGHT COME ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY. THE ALARM SYSTEM ARMS ITSELF AND GOES OFF WHEN PARKED AND THE SENSORS STOP WORKI...

Mileage: 50,000

TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VW JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE POSITION THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND GEAR INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, HE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED, BUT WAS ABLE TO AVOID CRASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TH...

Mileage: 84,000

MY 2006 VW JETTA 2.5 L HAS HAD THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WARMER CATCH FIRE AND CAUSE HOLES IN MY SEAT. AS I DROPPED OFF ONE OF MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL TODAY I NOTICED A BLACK HOLE WITH GLOWING ORANGE EMBERS IN THE SEAT! I TOUCHED IT AND REALIZED MY SEAT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE! THANK GOD MY CHILD WAS ALREADY...

Mileage: 116,332

MY 2006 VW JETTA 2.5 L HAS HAD THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WARMER CATCH FIRE AND CAUSE HOLES IN MY SEAT. AS I DROPPED OFF ONE OF MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL TODAY I NOTICED A BLACK HOLE WITH GLOWING ORANGE EMBERS IN THE SEAT! I TOUCHED IT AND REALIZED MY SEAT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE! THANK GOD MY CHILD WAS ALREADY...

Mileage: 116,332

THE TRUNK OF MY 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TURBO WILL RANDOMLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING AND/OR PARKED. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON SEVERAL OCCASION BLOCKING THE VISIBILITY FROM MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. THE TRUNK WILL ALSO CLOSE, HOWEVER, THE CAR/DASHBOARD RECOGNIZES THE TRUNK AS BEING OPEN...

Mileage: 75,000

THE TRUNK OF MY 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TURBO WILL RANDOMLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING AND/OR PARKED. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON SEVERAL OCCASION BLOCKING THE VISIBILITY FROM MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. THE TRUNK WILL ALSO CLOSE, HOWEVER, THE CAR/DASHBOARD RECOGNIZES THE TRUNK AS BEING OPEN...

Mileage: 75,000

A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE AREA STARTING AT ABOUT 50,000 KM. I THOUGHT AT FIRST IT WAS A LOOSE EXHAUST COMPONENT. THE CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED SINCE NEW BY A DEALER HERE IN EASTERN CANADA. MY REQUEST TO CHECK THE NOISE AT EACH DEALER SERVICE DID NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT PR...

Mileage: 30,000

A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE AREA STARTING AT ABOUT 50,000 KM. I THOUGHT AT FIRST IT WAS A LOOSE EXHAUST COMPONENT. THE CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED SINCE NEW BY A DEALER HERE IN EASTERN CANADA. MY REQUEST TO CHECK THE NOISE AT EACH DEALER SERVICE DID NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT PR...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CLUTCH SUDDENLY FAILED BY DEPRESSING TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAI...

Mileage: 62,000

2006 VW JETTA TDI : RE: CRITICAL CLUTCH FAILURE ON HIGHWAY THAT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS CRASH. CLUTCH COMPLETE FAILED AT 62,000 MILES - CLUTCH WENT TO FLOOR AND WOULD NOT POP BACK OUT. COMPLETELY UNUSABLE AND STUCK IN TRAFFIC AND UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. 46 OTHER COMP...

Mileage: 62,000

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED AFTER BEING STUCK TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE MOTOR DID NOT HAVE TIME TO BURN OUT AS IT WAS INSTANTANEOUS WHEN I ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE WAND WHEN STARTING THE CAR. IT SEEMS AS IF THE WIPERS SEIZED IMMEDIATELY WHEN EXPERIENCING THE RESISTANCE FROM THE ICE. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE...

Mileage: 85,000

THE CAR DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THAT THE DOOR IS OPEN. THE INTERIOR LIGHTING DOES NOT COME ON AND THE NOTIFICATION THAT THE HEADLIGHTS REMAIN ON IS NOT FUNCTIONAL. THIS HAS LEFT ME WITH A DEAD BATTERY TWICE. ALSO, THE CAR ALARM REARMS ITSELF IF THE ENGINE IS NOT STARTED WITHIN 30 SECONDS. I BELIEVE TH...

Mileage: 78,000

THE CAR DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THAT THE DOOR IS OPEN. THE INTERIOR LIGHTING DOES NOT COME ON AND THE NOTIFICATION THAT THE HEADLIGHTS REMAIN ON IS NOT FUNCTIONAL. THIS HAS LEFT ME WITH A DEAD BATTERY TWICE. ALSO, THE CAR ALARM REARMS ITSELF IF THE ENGINE IS NOT STARTED WITHIN 30 SECONDS. I BELIEVE TH...

Mileage: 78,000

THE CAR DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THAT THE DOOR IS OPEN. THE INTERIOR LIGHTING DOES NOT COME ON AND THE NOTIFICATION THAT THE HEADLIGHTS REMAIN ON IS NOT FUNCTIONAL. THIS HAS LEFT ME WITH A DEAD BATTERY TWICE. ALSO, THE CAR ALARM REARMS ITSELF IF THE ENGINE IS NOT STARTED WITHIN 30 SECONDS. I BELIEVE TH...

Mileage: 78,000

DRIVER'S SIDE WIRING HARNESS FAILURE - SEVERAL WIRES IN THE WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND DRIVER DOOR HAVE FAILED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPERATE WINDOWS, DOOR LOCKS, RELEASE FUEL DOOR, AND RELEASE TRUNK FROM DRIVER DOOR. THERE IS NO MANUAL RELEASE FOR THE FUEL DOOR. THE FAIL...

Mileage: 112,321

DRIVER'S SIDE WIRING HARNESS FAILURE - SEVERAL WIRES IN THE WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND DRIVER DOOR HAVE FAILED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPERATE WINDOWS, DOOR LOCKS, RELEASE FUEL DOOR, AND RELEASE TRUNK FROM DRIVER DOOR. THERE IS NO MANUAL RELEASE FOR THE FUEL DOOR. THE FAIL...

Mileage: 112,321

69,000 MILE CLUTCH FAILURE SEEMS TO BE COMMON PLACE BUT NO RECALL OR OFFER TO ASSIST IN THE COST OF REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

THERE ARE ACKNOWLEDGED TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN THE 2003-2008 VW JETTAS. THEY HARD SHIFT FROM 1/2 AND 2/3. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BE UNPREDICTABLE DURING ACCELERATION, ESPECIALLY DURING MERGING WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. VW SENT NOTICES OF "WARRANTY EXTENSIONS" TO 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. HO...

Mileage: 39,000

2006 VW JETTA TDI WITH DSG AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL FAILING, VW DEALERS KEEP IN STOCK BECAUSE HIGH NUMBER OF FAILURES, MECHATRONIC UNIT FAILING WHEN DRIVING, VEHICLE WILL REACH 3RD GEAR THEN SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFT TO 1ST GEAR. RESULTING IN A HARD JERK. GEAR SHIFT INDICATORS ON DASH WIL...

Mileage: 97,000

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT STUCK OUT AND WON'T RETRACT. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODES P0302/P2293 INTAKE CAMSHAFT, CAM FOLLOWER, HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, LOW PRESSURE FUEL SENSOR, AIR INTAKE HOSE, SPARKS PLUGS. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODES P0302/P2293 INTAKE CAMSHAFT, CAM FOLLOWER, HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, LOW PRESSURE FUEL SENSOR, AIR INTAKE HOSE, SPARKS PLUGS. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

2006 VW JETTA TRUNK WILL NOT LATCH SHUT, TRUNK BUTTON ON KEY DOESN'T WORK TO OPEN AND THE TRUNK LIGHT ON DASH STATES THAT ITS OPEN. WHEN WENT TO SHUT THE SLAMMING IT REALLY DOESN'T HELP, IT'LL LATCH WHEN IT EVENTUALLY. THE TRUNK OPEN LIGHT ON DASH WILL BE ON WHEN THE TRUNK IS CLOSED AND I CAN'T OPEN...

Mileage: 40,324

DSG AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT SIX TIMES AFTER THE CAR HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

I GOT INTO THE CAR AND WENT TO OPEN THE REAR DOORS FOR MY TWO CHILDREN AND PUT THEM IN THE CAR. THEY GOT IN THE CAR AND THE DOOR OPEN ALARM CONTINUED EVEN AFTER THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. I REOPENED AND CLOSED THE DOOR AND IT FINALLY STOPPED. THE NEXT TIME I OPENED THE DOOR THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO DOW...

Mileage: 49,778

2006 VW JETTA TDI HAS EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE CAMSHAFT WITH 96,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL ON THE 2006 VW JETTA TDI HAS EXCESSIVE NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. FLYWHEEL IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

AIRBAG FAULT INDICATOR DISPLAYED. FAULT REMAINED. BROUGHT TO DEALER. WIRING HARNESS HAS A KNOWN ISSUE UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT THAT WAS REPAIRED. $250. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

RECENTLY MY BELOVED 2006 JETTA 2.5'S POWER DRIVER SIDE SEAT HAS BEEN MOVING ON ITS OWN WHILE I AM ACTIVELY DRIVING!! I WAS ON MY WAY HOME THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING WHEN MY SEAT STARTED TO SHIFT ON ITS OWN.. I WAS DRIVING IN NJ ON THE PARKWAY TRAVELING 75 MPH.. MY SEAT MOVED FORWARD WHICH PUT PRES...

Mileage: 87,000

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED, LOW MILEAGE 2006 VW JETTA AND SOON AFTER I NOTICED THE HEADLINER BEGAN TO BUBBLE, SAG, AND TEAR AWAY FROM THE C-PILLARS I KNEW THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL FOR A FOUR-YEAR-OLD CAR AND THAT THIS COULD QUICKLY TURN INTO A SAFETY HAZARD IF LEFT IGNORED. SHOULD THE HEADLINER CON...

Mileage: 43,000

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED, LOW MILEAGE 2006 VW JETTA AND SOON AFTER I NOTICED THE HEADLINER BEGAN TO BUBBLE, SAG, AND TEAR AWAY FROM THE C-PILLARS I KNEW THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL FOR A FOUR-YEAR-OLD CAR AND THAT THIS COULD QUICKLY TURN INTO A SAFETY HAZARD IF LEFT IGNORED. SHOULD THE HEADLINER CON...

Mileage: 43,000

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED, LOW MILEAGE 2006 VW JETTA AND SOON AFTER I NOTICED THE HEADLINER BEGAN TO BUBBLE, SAG, AND TEAR AWAY FROM THE C-PILLARS I KNEW THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL FOR A FOUR-YEAR-OLD CAR AND THAT THIS COULD QUICKLY TURN INTO A SAFETY HAZARD IF LEFT IGNORED. SHOULD THE HEADLINER CON...

Mileage: 43,000

MY VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI REGULARLY STOPPED WORKING, ABOUT ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS BEGINNING WHEN IT WAS LESS THAN 6 MONTHS OLD. UNDER WARRANTY THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT THE FIRST TIME BY "REPLACING A RELAY" THEY SAID, BUT NOT REALLY BECAUSE IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. THE SECOND TIME WHEN IT WAS ABOUT A YE...

Mileage: 12,000

TRANSMISSION IS MY VEHICLE IS FAULTY. IT SHIFTS FUNNY AND SOMETIMES WHEN I PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC, THERE IS CONSIDERABLE LAG LIKE ALL POWER IS LOSS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ALSO, THE DMF IN THIS TRANSMISSION IS KNOWN TO HAVE PROBLEMS. I'VE BEEN TOLD THEY WERE RECALLED IN AUSTRALIA, BUT NOT THE US...

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE MY DAUGHTER GOING HOME IN 2006 JETTA VW, HIT BY A CAR FROM BEHIND AND WAS DRAGGED INTO ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT. ALL CAR IN ACCIDENT EXCEPT OURS (JETTA 2006) DEPLOYED THE AIRBAG. AS OUR CAR GOT MOST HIT IN FRONT AND BACK NON OF THE AIRBAGS WAS DEPLOYED. MY DAUGHTER WAS TAKEN TO ER BY METRO EMS FOR...

Mileage: 51,621

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE; THE VEHICLE HAD A DSG TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF WHICH RESET THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED...

Mileage: 88,530

I WAS SITTING IN MY (DRIVERS) SEAT AND NOTICED A FAINT BURNING SMELL FOLLOWED BY PAIN (BURNING) IN MY RIGHT SIDE. I GOT HOME AND FOUND A BURN HOLE IN THE BACK OF THE SEAT. SOMETHING BURNT THROUGH THE SEAT AND BURNT MY CLOTHES AND GAVE ME A SMALL BLISTER. NEITHER OF US SMOKE. AFTER A FEW TIMES I B...

Mileage: 50,000

ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2.5 HAS STALLED OUT WHILE MOVING. FIRST 2 OCCASIONS (OCCURRING A FEW WEEKS APART) OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER START-UP IN PARKING LOT. ENGINE STALLED, LOSS OF POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON, RADIO AND LIGHTS STAY ON. DEALER KEEPS...

Mileage: 62,000

I'M IN THE MIDST OF GETTING A DSG TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AND IT COULD COST AS MUCH AS $4000. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN MAKING "GRINDING" NOISES, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE BEARINGS THAT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I KNOW THROUGH VARIOUS VW FORUMS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON THIS TRANSMISSION AND I ...

Mileage: 162,000

I'M IN THE MIDST OF GETTING A DSG TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AND IT COULD COST AS MUCH AS $4000. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN MAKING "GRINDING" NOISES, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE BEARINGS THAT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I KNOW THROUGH VARIOUS VW FORUMS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON THIS TRANSMISSION AND I ...

Mileage: 162,000

2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL IS FAILING. SOUND FROM BELL HOUSING GETTING LOUDER. OTHER OWNERS REPORT DRIVETRAIN LOCKUP WHEN FAILING. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE HIGHER THAN NORMAL INCIDENT RATE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL IS FAILING. SOUND FROM BELL HOUSING GETTING LOUDER. OTHER OWNERS REPORT DRIVETRAIN LOCKUP WHEN FAILING. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE HIGHER THAN NORMAL INCIDENT RATE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

1 CLUTCH PEDAL WHEN DEPRESSED STAYS DOWN. 2 INTERMITTENT 3 , FLY WHEEL DAMAGE, RETURN BEARING DAMAGE, COST OF REPAIR $2400.00. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER THE CRASH HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED ABRASIONS FROM THE AIR BA...

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER THE CRASH HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED ABRASIONS FROM THE AIR BA...

Mileage: 96,000

2006 VW JETTA WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE LURCHED AND LOST POWER AS IF GAS HAD BEEN SWITCHED OFF OR TRANSMISSION WAS UNEXPECTEDLY DISENGAGED FROM ENGINE. THIS OCCURRED ON VERY HOT DAY, 100+ DEGREES, WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. VEHICLE REGAINED POWER 2-3 SECONDS AFTER LOSS. THIS HAPPENED 4...

Mileage: 61,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THERE WAS A WARNING LIGHT THAT ILLUMINATED STATING THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE LIGHT THAT ILLUMINATED WAS AN ENGINE LIGHT. HE WAS TOLD THAT THE RADIATOR COOLING FAN NEE...

Mileage: 39,400

MY JETTA WOULD STALL AND WE WERE ALMOST INVOLVED IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. WE BROUGHT IT TO DEALER AND THEY TOLD US IT WAS FIXED AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I ASKED FOR A REPLACEMENT AND THEY REFUSED. PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED RECENTLY, HOWEVER WE WERE ALMOST KILLED. UNSURE OF DATES, HOWEVER DEALER HAS RECOR...

Mileage: 50,000

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WITH OUR 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2.5 WHERE WE WOULD LOSE POWER AND THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT. OUR 2006 JETTA IS A GASOLINE 5-CYLINDER WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND HAS ONLY 45,000 MILES. IN JUNE OF 2010 WE FIRST NOTICED THE STALLING ISSUE WHEN DRIVING HOME AND IT STA...

Mileage: 45,000

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WITH OUR 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2.5 WHERE WE WOULD LOSE POWER AND THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT. OUR 2006 JETTA IS A GASOLINE 5-CYLINDER WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND HAS ONLY 45,000 MILES. IN JUNE OF 2010 WE FIRST NOTICED THE STALLING ISSUE WHEN DRIVING HOME AND IT STA...

Mileage: 45,000

2006 VW JETTA TDI WITH DSG AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: WHILE SLOWING DOWN APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO STAY IN GEAR ACTING LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. VEHICLE HAD FLASHING LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD BEHIND GEAR-SHIFT INDICATIONS. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RE-ENGAGE TRANSMISSION, GEARS FIN...

Mileage: 72,500

I HAVE A 2006 VW JETTA EQUIPPED WITH A DSG AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE A FLYWHEEL THAT IS FAILING. THIS CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO LOCK UP AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I NOTICE WHILE SEARCHING ONLINE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL JETTA. I THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE EXAMINED AND VW SHO...

Mileage: 40,000

THE DMF FLYWHEEL ON 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI COMES APART. MINE SEPARATED AND WAS SCRAPING SO I STOPPED DRIVING IT UNTIL I RECEIVED THE NEW FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH. IT STARTED WITH A SCRAPING SOUND THAT HAPPENED MORE FREQUENT EVERYDAY AND A LITTLE LOUDER. AFTER 5 DAYS I REALIZED IT WAS COMING FROM THE F...

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY DECELERATED AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE CONTACT'S ATTEMPTS TO DRIVE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISE...

Mileage: 68,000

THE 2006 JETTA GLI HEADLINER FABRIC IS HAVING SHRINKAGE AND FALLING OFF. THE CAR INTERIOR LOOKS UGLY THE VW DEALER IS CHARGING $1100.00 TO CHANGE THE WHOLE HEADLINER. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VARIOUS RECURRING FAILURES SINCE THE DATE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, THROTTLE VALVES WERE CLEANED, THE RECIRCULATION VALVE WAS REPLACED, T...

Mileage: 16,257

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VARIOUS RECURRING FAILURES SINCE THE DATE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, THROTTLE VALVES WERE CLEANED, THE RECIRCULATION VALVE WAS REPLACED, T...

Mileage: 16,257

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VARIOUS RECURRING FAILURES SINCE THE DATE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, THROTTLE VALVES WERE CLEANED, THE RECIRCULATION VALVE WAS REPLACED, T...

Mileage: 16,257

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VARIOUS RECURRING FAILURES SINCE THE DATE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, THROTTLE VALVES WERE CLEANED, THE RECIRCULATION VALVE WAS REPLACED, T...

Mileage: 16,257

FABRIC HEADLINER ON INTERIOR ROOF OF 2006 VW JETTA IS SEPARATING, SAGGING DOWN SO THAT I CANNOT SEE OUT OF REARVIEW MIRROR. APPARENTLY THIS IS COMMON DEFECT W/THE CAR- THE GLUE SEPARATES AFTER ONLY A FEW YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

VW JETTA TDI 2006, MILEAGE 177 000KM ON AUG 5, 2010, I HEARD A STRANGE NOISE FROM THE ENGINE /TRANSMISSION, AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HWY. AND I ALSO FELT VIBRATION AT 120-130KM /H. I PULLED INTO A VW DEALERSHIP TO CHECK IT OUT. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOOK THE CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE AND TOLD ME THAT THERE...

Mileage: 177,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 09V333000 POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE W...

Mileage: 91,000

PURCHASED A 2006 VW JETTA TDI, USED, WITH 61,800 MILES. CLUTCH FELT WEIRD TO ME WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR BUT THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL. LESS THEN TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE I NOTICED GEARS SLIPPING. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED WORN CLUTCH DISK AND DAMAGED THROW-OUT BEARING. A PROPERLY MANUFACTURED CLUTC...

Mileage: 61,000

FLYWHEEL ISSUE IN A 2006 VW JETTA TDI. *TR

Mileage: 58,450

THE ENGINE BEGAN CHATTERING WHILE IDLING. IT HAS 80K MILES. THE CHATTERING BECAME WORSE SO I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING WAS CRACKED, THE FLYWHEEL BROKEN AND SLIP KIT CRACKED. IT WAS LEAKING OIL FROM THE TRANSMISSION. TOTAL REPAIR WILL BE MORE THAN $6000 AND TAKE MORE ...

Mileage: 80,000

DRIVING HOME ON COUNTRY ROAD IN THE POURING DOWN RAIN WHEN AT ABOUT 50 MPH THE ENGINE RPM REVVED, DASH WARNING LIGHTS LIT, FLASHED AND RANG. THE PRND WAS FLASHING. LUCKILY A DRIVEWAY WAS NEARBY TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. KNEW AT THIS POINT WHAT HAD HAPPENED BECAUSE WE HAD THE VERY SAME THING HAPPEN IN...

Mileage: 80,831

CLUTCH FAILURE, PROBLEM DISENGAGING CLUTCH. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

2006 VW JETTA 2.5L VALUE EDITION MY CAR IS AT 60,000 MILES AND I HAVE CHANGED THE BRAKES 3 TIMES ALREADY. NOW THE BRAKE PAD WARNING LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT 1,000 DOLLARS IN FIXING THE BRAKES. CHECKING DIFFERENT WEB FORUMS, AND A LOT OF JETTA OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PR...

Mileage: 60,000

FAILURE OF DSG TRANSMISSION AND DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL ON 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. *TR

2006 JETTA TDI 58,229 MILES TODAY / PURCHASED FROM 2ND OWNER AT 53K MILES 34MPG IN TOWN / 42.5MPG HIGHWAY WIFE DRIVEN WITH LIGHT FOOT. OIL CHANGE AND FUEL FILTER REPLACED AT 53K MILES BACKGROUND: CAR WAS PURCHASED EARLY DEC 2009, WITH IN 2 WEEKS IT WAS AT THE DEALER FOR A NON START ISSUE. CA...

Mileage: 58,500

2006 JETTA TDI 58,229 MILES TODAY / PURCHASED FROM 2ND OWNER AT 53K MILES 34MPG IN TOWN / 42.5MPG HIGHWAY WIFE DRIVEN WITH LIGHT FOOT. OIL CHANGE AND FUEL FILTER REPLACED AT 53K MILES BACKGROUND: CAR WAS PURCHASED EARLY DEC 2009, WITH IN 2 WEEKS IT WAS AT THE DEALER FOR A NON START ISSUE. CA...

Mileage: 58,500

AT APPROXIMATELY 79K MILES MY 2006 VW JETTA TDI BEGAN TO RATTLE LOUDLY IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT IDLE AND LOW RPMS. SIGNIFICANT ENGINE SHUDDER ALSO. THE DEALER REPORTS THAT THE DUAL-MASS FLYWHEEL AND PRESSURE PLATE HAVE FAILED. FLYWHEEL FAILURE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISS...

Mileage: 79,000

WHILE DRIVING A 2006 VW JETTA DIESEL, ALL POWER WAS LOST TO THE DRIVE WHEELS WITH THE PRNDS DISPLAY ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHING. CAR HAS 46,000 MILES ON IT. THIS HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS A FALSE NEUTRAL. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE ROAD SIDE, TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT WITH NORMAL FUNCTION OF 30...

Mileage: 46,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD NOISES WITHIN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. WHEN DRIVING, HE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DUAL MASS FLY WHEEL WAS REPAIRED...

Mileage: 65,000

THERE IS A DEFECT WITHIN THE WIRING HARNESS THAT CAUSES MOST OF THE VEHICLE ELECTRONICS TO SHUTDOWN AND OCCASIONALLY STOPS THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. I CAN PROVIDE PICS OF THE WIRING ISSUE IF NEEDED. THE ISSUE USUALLY OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING IN VERY WET CONDITIONS. AFTER THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN...

Mileage: 90,000

I PURCHASED THE 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI FROM A PRIVATE OWNER 6 MONTHS AGO. THERE WAS A SOUND APPARENT WHEN I PURCHASED IT BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS TYPICAL FOR A DIESEL VEHICLE, AFTER 6 MONTHS OF DRIVING I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DMF (DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL) WAS FAILING. I'VE DONE RESE...

Mileage: 75,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAG...

Mileage: 104,000

2.0T ENGINE WITH DSG TRIPTRONIC TRANSMISSION. I'VE NOTICED, THIS OCCURS WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR (GIVE OR TAKE) AND IT HAPPENS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THIS OCCURS USUALLY DURING A STOP LIGHT/STOP SIGN OR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. AS YOU HAVE COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND RELEASE T...

Mileage: 58,000

BRITTLE WIRING INSULATION LOCATED IN THE DOORS. WIRING ON A 2006 VW JETTA, AFTER 50,000 MILES THE USE OF ELECTRONICS AND LIGHTS ON DRIVERS DOOR FAILED. INSPECTION OF THE WIRING HARNESS SHOWED CRACKED WIRING INSULATION, CHAFFED WIRING AND BROKEN WIRES WHERE THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS WERE SUBJECT TO MO...

Mileage: 51,000

AT 72K OUR 2006 VW JETTA TDI BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD INTERMITTENT RATTLE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER SAYS THE FLYWHEEL FAILED IT IS A DUAL-MASS FLYWHEEL THAT I SEE SOMETIMES FRAGMENTS, DAMAGING THE HOUSING OR EVEN THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAD NO FRAGMENTING BUT CONSIDER FLYWHEEL FAILURE A SERI...

Mileage: 72,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, WHEN AN OPPOSING VEHICLE CAUSED A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED; HOWEVER, THE SEAT BELT WAS WORN DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO ...

Mileage: 125,201

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A NEARBY TRUCK CAUSING THE CONTACTS VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER, HOWEVER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING OR AFTER THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.THE VIN ...

Mileage: 39,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG EXPERIENCES A COMPUTER FAULT EVERY 3 MONTHS OR SO, NEEDING TO BE RESET. INDICATOR LIGHT FOR PASSENGER AIRBAG SHOW AIRBAG IS NOT FUNCTIONING WHILE AIRBAG FAULT IS REGISTERING AND UNTIL RESET AT DEALER. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. IT COSTS ~$200 TO FIX EACH TIME. VW NOW...

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROX 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO NOT ACCELERATE, ALTHOUGH SHE WOULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE PAST 55 MPH. SHE ACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THEN THE ENGI...

Mileage: 117,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROX 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO NOT ACCELERATE, ALTHOUGH SHE WOULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE PAST 55 MPH. SHE ACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THEN THE ENGI...

Mileage: 117,000

2006 JETTA TDI 2/ 68K BEGAN SHUDDERING AT STOP LIGHTS. DEALER CLAIMS THE TWO-PIECE FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IS A WEAK DESIGN. OWNER REPORTS ONLINE CLAIM LOSS OF CLUTCH (PEDAL FALLING TO FLOOR) WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR WILL NOT BE OPERATED UNTIL REPAIRED FOR THE SAKE OF SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

SEVERAL WIRES IN THE WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND DRIVER DOOR HAVE FAILED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPERATE WINDOWS, DOOR LOCKS, RELEASE FUEL DOOR, AND RELEASE TRUNK FROM DRIVER DOOR. THERE IS NO MANUAL RELEASE FOR THE FUEL DOOR. THE FAILED WIRING ALSO RESULTS IN A CONSTANT ...

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SHE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF HER VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RE-START. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO OR AFTER THE FAILURE....

Mileage: 78,750

WHENEVER THE OUTSIDE TEMP REACHES 82 OR ABOVE AND I AM STUCK IN TRAFFIC, I LOSE MY POWERSTEERING (ELECTRIC). THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE DAY 1 WHEN I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE ON 11/1/2006. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES. EACH TIME THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE COMPUTER SHOWS THE FAILURE BUT WILL NOT REMEDY T...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S DOOR WHERE THE HINGES WERE LOCATED EXHIBITS DEFECTIVE ENGINEERING WITHIN THE WIRING HARNESS. SEVERAL OF THE WIRES WERE BROKEN BETWEEN THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE AND THE DOOR. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DID NOT OPERATE AND THE...

Mileage: 51,000

VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL COMING APART ON DIRECT SHIFT GEARBOX TRANSMISSION. PRIOR TO POSSIBLE LOSS OF POWER ACCIDENT, REPLACED THE DMF. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA; THE DMF WAS A RECALL ITEM. *TR

Mileage: 57,119

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY 2006 VW JETTA CAME ON DURING 2006. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM VW OF A DEFECT BUT WHEN BRINGING MY CAR IN FOR MAINTENANCE, THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS A "NOTICE" OF A DEFECT IN THE UNDERSEAT SENSOR AND/OR WIRING. ON 6/27/06 MY CAR HAD A DRIVER SIDE FRONT IN CRASH. THE ...

Mileage: 34,424

I NOTICED THAT THE SIDE WALLS OF MY CONTINENTAL TIRES ON MY 2006 VW JETTA WERE CRACKED(THERE WERE 25K MILES ON THE TIRES). I REPORTED THIS TO CONTINENTAL -MR. CARL WALKER. I REPLACED THE TIRES WITH BRIDGESTONES. I STILL HAVE THE ORIGINALS. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE TIRES TO MERCHANT'S TIRE ON WOODFIED...

Mileage: 25,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL 2006. HE ALWAYS HEARD A NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SIMILAR TO ROCKS RATTLING INSIDE THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE...

Mileage: 40,000

JANUARY 2ND 2010 MY WIFE AND I WERE IN OUR 2006 VW JETTA TDI TRAVELING SOUTH ON THE KANSAS TURNPIKE FROM TOPEKA, KANSAS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN CRUISE AT 70MPH IT WAS 7:30AM CLEAR WITH TEMP OF MINUS 2 DEGREE'S. APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES SOUTH OF TOPEKA, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN TO 5TH GEAR A SUD...

Mileage: 66,980

JANUARY 2ND 2010 MY WIFE AND I WERE IN OUR 2006 VW JETTA TDI TRAVELING SOUTH ON THE KANSAS TURNPIKE FROM TOPEKA, KANSAS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN CRUISE AT 70MPH IT WAS 7:30AM CLEAR WITH TEMP OF MINUS 2 DEGREE'S. APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES SOUTH OF TOPEKA, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN TO 5TH GEAR A SUD...

Mileage: 66,980

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON ROUTE 80 IN ROCKAWAY, NJ, THE CAR APPEARED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL LEAVING ME WITHOUT FORWARD ACCELERATION. MY DASHBOARD TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. I WAS NEARLY MISSED BY HEAVY TRAFFIC WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT ANY ACCELERAT...

Mileage: 100,000

MY 2006 VW JETTA TDI STOPPED MOVING WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON JAN 4TH, 2010. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF ISSUES PRIOR TO THE BREAK DOWN. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE, THE PRNDS LIGHT ON THE DASH WERE FLASHING AND THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT RESPOND. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO OUR LOCAL VW DEAL...

Mileage: 880,083

2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA IS EQUIPPED WITH BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH PART NUMBER 3B0 945 511 WHICH WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL (RECALL 07V063000) IN 2003-2005 PASSAT AND PASSAT WAGON. *TR

12-31-09 ODI 2006 VW JETTA TDIDSG MECHATRONICS MALFUNCTION MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2009 VOLKSWAGEN 2006 VW JETTATDI DSG WENT TO SAFE MODE (FELT LIKE NEUTRAL) WHILE ACCELERATING ON STREET (JUST EXITED K-96 IN WICHITA, A 65 MPH 4-LANE AND WAS ACCELERATING FOLLOWING RIGHT TURN FROM COMPLETE STOP). SHIFT...

Mileage: 85,198

AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1.9L TDI AUTOMATIC DSG WITH 87,000 MILES. A VIDEO OF IT IN ACTION: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=7LSEX_-B_O0 WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL AND ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL COME ON WITH DIFFERENT SOUNDS. CHANGING THE SHIFTER INTO ...

Mileage: 86,702

AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1.9L TDI AUTOMATIC DSG WITH 87,000 MILES. A VIDEO OF IT IN ACTION: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=7LSEX_-B_O0 WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL AND ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL COME ON WITH DIFFERENT SOUNDS. CHANGING THE SHIFTER INTO ...

Mileage: 86,702

MY 2006 JETTA TDI HAS 69K MILES ON IT. I BRING IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE ROUTINELY AND BABY THE CAR. IT SPENDS NEARLY NO TIME IN TRAFFIC AND HAS RUN WELL UNTIL LAST WEEK. LAST WEEK I HEARD A FUNNY SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER. LONG STORY SHORT, THE FLYWHE...

Mileage: 69,000

2006.5 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI EXPERIENCING SLOW GEAR CHANGES FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR PARK TO FIRST GEAR TAKING OVER 30 SECONDS TO SELECT GEAR ELECTRONICALLY. SHIFTING FROM LOWER GEAR TO HIGHER GEAR RESULTS IN ENGINE REVVING HIGH BEFORE SHIFT IS ACTUALLY MADE RESULTING IN JERKING VEHICLE MOTION OR A ST...

Mileage: 70,000

2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 54000 MILES 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I WAS DRIVING AND WHILE EXITING A FREEWAY OFFRAMP I DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH TO DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. CLUTCH PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP AND IT DID NOT DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP, AS I CO...

Mileage: 54,000

2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 54000 MILES 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I WAS DRIVING AND WHILE EXITING A FREEWAY OFFRAMP I DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH TO DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. CLUTCH PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP AND IT DID NOT DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP, AS I CO...

Mileage: 54,000

2006 VW JETTA TDI TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR FAILURES. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

ON MY 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT THE CAM FOLLOWER HAS WORN THROUGH AND DAMAGED THE CAM SHAFT LOBE THAT DRIVES THE PUMP. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT HAS AFFECTED MANY VW PASSATS. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL THERE FOR IF A PERSON IS IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC IT COULD CAUSE A ...

1ST COMPLAINT ODI #10278262 FILED ON 7/24/09 FOR 2006 JETTA TDI: "PRIOR TO THE EVENT LISTED BELOW, WE NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT PERFORMING AS IT NORMALLY WOULD. WE WERE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE, LIGHT TURNED GREEN PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE, CAR MOVED 10 FEET, RPM WENT HIGH...

Mileage: 71,491

TRANSMISSION LURCH FORWARD, SOMETIMES SKIP THE SHIFTS,ALSO SHIFTS ARE DELAYED OR ENG REV,TOO HIGH AND DOWNSHIFTHING IT KICKS 2 TO 1AND THERE'S A CLUNKING NOISE. *TR

Mileage: 7,000

TRANSMISSION LURCH FORWARD, SOMETIMES SKIP THE SHIFTS,ALSO SHIFTS ARE DELAYED OR ENG REV,TOO HIGH AND DOWNSHIFTHING IT KICKS 2 TO 1AND THERE'S A CLUNKING NOISE. *TR

Mileage: 7,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. HE THEN ADDED THAT DRIVING LONG DISTANCES IN WARMER WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS...

Mileage: 42,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE GLASS OF THE REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR AND WINDSHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER HE ADDED THAT NO REPLACEMENTS...

Mileage: 50,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE GLASS OF THE REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR AND WINDSHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER HE ADDED THAT NO REPLACEMENTS...

Mileage: 50,200

CAR WAS ON A TERMINAL ACCESS RAMP AT AN AIRPORT, AT LESS THAN 20MPH WHEN IT SUDDENLY LOST ALL MOTIVE POWER WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING. THE "P-R-N-D-1-2" ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS FLASHING ON AND OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO BE STUCK IN NEUTRAL REGARDLESS OF WHERE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISS...

Mileage: 38,757

2006 VW JETTA TDI W/ 14,000 MILES APPROACHING A YIELD, THE CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED. THE CLUTCH STUCK TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE ALL TRANSMISSION FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. IT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED THAT SOME SACHS CLUTCH...

Mileage: 14,000

2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, ALL BUTTONS ON THE RADIO ARE DEFECTIVE, THE PLASTIC BUTTONS ARE BUBBLING AND DEFORMING AND PEELING. *TR

2006 JETTA GLI WITH DSG GEARBOX, REPEATED TRANSMISSION CLUNKING (IN AUTOMATIC MODE) WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 1ST, AND HARSH THUNKING IN FIRST GEAR FROM A STOP ENGINE REVS UP BUT CAR WILL NOT MOVE FOR 1 TO TWO SECONDS THEN THUNK AND CAR SURGES FORWARD. ALSO THUNKING WHEN SHIFTING GEAR SELECTOR I...

Mileage: 30,100

I HAVE A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. RECENTLY, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THE VEHICLE LOSSES POWER IN THE TRANSMISSION IN THE UPPER GEARS. CONSEQUENTLY, I LOSE POWER WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID CAUSING CRA...

Mileage: 98,000

2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI -- DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL FAILURE. PART HAS BEEN RECALLED IN AUSTRALIA, BUT NOT THE US. VW DEALERS REFUSE TO TAKE CONCERNS SERIOUSLY. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

MY 2006 VW JETTA TDI HAS A DSG TRANSMISSION. THIS TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR TWICE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC TYPE TRANSMISSION AND SHOULD NOT BE SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. THIS HAS NOT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT BUT I WAS REQUIRED TO MOVE ACR...

Mileage: 105,000

TL*THE CONTACT HAS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SURGING FROM SECOND GEAR AND ALSO BECAME HESITANT AND WASN'T SHIFTING GEARS WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. WHILE DRIVING 70MPH GOING UP A HILL HE LOST ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE AND IT FELT AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. AFTER LOSING P...

Mileage: 68,000

I OWE A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA THAT I HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORWARD FOR A LICENSED DEALERSHIP REPORTING THAT MY CAR SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. IIT HAVE BEEN DURING THIS ABOUT JUNE 2007 AND IT HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP ABOUT 6 TIMES FOR THIS SAME THING I TOOK IT IN APRIL 2008 AND THEY TOLD ME I N...

Mileage: 60,000

DRIVING ON I-95 IN JACKSONVILLE, FL, IT WAS RAINING WITH SOME POUNDING (APPROX. 1 INCH OF WATER) ON THE ROADWAY. I WAS MAINTAINING A SPEED OF 35-45 MPH WHEN THE EPC AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. AT FIRST THE CAR BEHAVED NORMALLY BUT AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES IT LOST P...

Mileage: 42,000

DRIVING ON I-95 IN JACKSONVILLE, FL, IT WAS RAINING WITH SOME POUNDING (APPROX. 1 INCH OF WATER) ON THE ROADWAY. I WAS MAINTAINING A SPEED OF 35-45 MPH WHEN THE EPC AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. AT FIRST THE CAR BEHAVED NORMALLY BUT AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES IT LOST P...

Mileage: 42,000

THE REAR BRAKE PADS, ON THE VEHICLE SIDE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE ATTACHED, WEAR VERY PREMATURELY. THE DEALER INDICATED THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE HAS FAULTY BRAKE ADJUSTERS. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

THE REAR BRAKE PADS, ON THE VEHICLE SIDE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE ATTACHED, WEAR VERY PREMATURELY. THE DEALER INDICATED THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE HAS FAULTY BRAKE ADJUSTERS. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

THE REAR BRAKE PADS, ON THE VEHICLE SIDE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE ATTACHED, WEAR VERY PREMATURELY. THE DEALER INDICATED THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE HAS FAULTY BRAKE ADJUSTERS. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSATE DRAIN TUBE IS NOT SECURED FROM THE FACTORY. TUBE WILL POP LOOSE AND FILL VEHICLE CARPET WITH STAGNANT AIR CONDITIONING WATER. DEALER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OBVIOUS FACTORY DEFECT AS NO FASTENER WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE TUBE FASTENER TAB. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR ...

Mileage: 60,000

VEHICLE TRUNK UNLATCHES WHILE VEHICLE IS STANDING OR IN MOTION, WITH OR WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING. ITEMS IN TRUNK MAY SPILL ONTO HIGHWAY, CAUSING ACCIDENT OR INJURY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE VEHICLE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION COOLER LEAKS EXHAUST AFTER 50,000 MILES, EXPOSING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS TO EXHAUST GASES. ALTHOUGH THE EGR SYSTEM IS PURELY FOR EMISSIONS CONTROL, THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE PART UNDER THE COVERED EMISSIONS WARRANTY. THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE THE DEATH OF THE ...

Mileage: 50,000

THE CAR AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES RANDOMLY. DEALER INDICATES SYSTEM MUST BE RESET FOR A CHARGE OF $80 EACH TIME. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

KNOCKING SOUND FROM PASSENGER FRONT, BROUGHT VEHICLE INTO DEALER, THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HEAR ANY KNOCKING. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER IT GOT EXTREMELY WORSE, I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP & WAS TOLD IT WAS SOMETHING SERIOUS & NEEDED TO HAVE DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TO...

SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SEVERAL TIMES THE TRANSMISSION LOST THE GEAR AND WENT TO NEUTRAL. THE CAR LOST POWER AND HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. TWO TIMES THIS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHERE I HAD TO MAKE AGGRESSIVE MANEUVERS TO AVOID A COLLISION. *TR

Mileage: 99,318

I NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM MY ENGINE/DRIVETRAIN ALONG WITH SEVERE ENGINE SHAKING. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL "TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS" REGARDING THE FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH IN MY VEHICLE. ALL OF THE BULLETINS ACKNOWLEDGED KNOWN PROBLEMS...

Mileage: 61,000

MASS FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FAILURE. ANOTHER VOLKSWAGEN CLUTCH PROBLEM TO ADD TO THE LIST. WHY IS THE UNITED STATES NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS LIKE OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE. ARE WE NOT THE MOST CARING COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, I MEAN LOOK HOW MUCH MONEY THIS GOVERNMENT DISHES OUT TO PEOPLE WHO DON'...

Mileage: 143,000

HI I BOUGHTMY 06 TDI JETTA 2 YRS AGO IT HAD 39,800 MILES ON IT AND NOW I SEE WHY IT WAS TRADED IN AT 40,000 IT NEEDS A 560.00 SERVICE THAT I WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT. MY FAULT FOR NOT READING THE WHOLE MANUAL . I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE DSG WOULD NEED TO BE SERVICED AT 100,000 MILES AND IT WOULD BE GO...

Mileage: 100,010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE AIR BAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE MIDDLE CONSOLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY MODULE PRODUCED A FAULTY CODE, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE SEAT, SENSOR PAD, AND MODULE NEEDED TO BE REMO...

Mileage: 74,000

AIR BAG DEFAULT- TO MANY TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN 6 TIMES ON 11/06, 1/07, 9/08, 10/08, 12/08 AND 7/09. 5 TIMES TO VW OF HAYWARD AND 1 TIME TO MODESTO VW. I FEEL MY LIFE IS ALWAYS AT RISK NOT KNOWING IF MY AIRBAGS WILL WORK IF I AM IN A CA...

Mileage: 57,155

PRIOR TO THE EVENT LISTED BELOW, WE NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT PERFORMING AS IT NORMALLY WOULD. WE WERE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, LIGHT TURNED GREEN PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE, CAR MOVED 10 FEET, RPM WENT HIGH AND IT WAS AS IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO REACH THE SIDE OF THE R...

Mileage: 71,491

WHEN I BOUGHT MY 2006 VW JETTA TDI THE DSG TRANSMISSION WORKED FINE. AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAS PROGRESSIVELY BECOME ROUGHER AND ROUGHER AND IS NOW BORDERING ON UNSAFE. WHEN I START MOVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR JERKS BACK AND FORTH MAKING IT FRIGHTENING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFF...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A JETTA TDI 2006 DSG. THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL RIPPED APART. THIS TOOK OUT THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED THE CAR TO BE INOPERABLE. IT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE WAS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM PRIOR TO FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC. VW REPLACED THE DUAL MASS FLYW...

Mileage: 60,114

2006 VW JETTA TURBODIESEL WITH DSG TRANSMISSION AT 27K MILES SHIFTING UNPREDICTABLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP, MECHANTRONIC FAILURE. FAILED AGAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEED ONE MONTH LATER, CAUSING POTENTIAL INJURY DO TO FAILURE. SIX MONTHS LATER, FLYWHEEL EXPLODES KNOCKING HOLE IN TRANSMIS...

Mileage: 52,000

CLUTCH COMPLETELY FAILED, AS WELL AS FLYWHEEL. NO WARNING, JUST A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. FORTUNATELY, AT A STOP LIGHT, SO NO ONE WAS INJURED. HOWEVER, IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEATH. ALTHOUGH THIS FAILURE IS OCCURRING QUITE FREQUENTLY (IN CARS WITH ...

Mileage: 40,000

DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL FAILURE ON 2006 VW JETTA TDI WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. RECALLED IN OTHER COUNTRIES. DANGEROUS AND VERY EXPENSIVE SITUATION. WORTHY OF INVESTIGATION AND RECALL. THANKS *TR

Mileage: 118,000

DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL FAILURE ON 2006 VW JETTA TDI WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. RECALLED IN OTHER COUNTRIES. DANGEROUS AND VERY EXPENSIVE SITUATION. WORTHY OF INVESTIGATION AND RECALL. THANKS *TR

Mileage: 118,000

I HAVE A 2006 JETTA TDI, FAILURE OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE I - 65 ON 7/1/09 I HEARD A POP AS IF SOMETHING FAIL OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR , ALL THE OIL DROPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE ALL OVER THE INTERSTATE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 2 MILES. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

NOTHING SPECIFICALLY HAPPENED LEADING UP TO THE EVENT BUT AT AROUND 52000 MILES. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ON/OFF INDICATOR WOULD NO LONGER SHOW THAT ANYONE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE ORANGE/YELLOW AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY SINCE THEN. I HAD THE DEALER RUN DIAGNOSTICS ...

Mileage: 52,000

WHILE DRIVING A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2.0T WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION THE VEHICLE CUT POWER (AS IF IT WAS OUT OF GAS), ONLY TO REGAIN POWER 2-5 SECONDS LATER. IT WAS VERY HOT, AROUND 100 TO 110 AND I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. IT HAPPENED TWO OR THREE MORE TIMES BUT DID NOT OCCUR ONCE THE OUTSIDE...

Mileage: 44,000

THE BATTERY CURRENT WAS LOW IN MY 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA AND IT CAUSED A FAULT CODE. THE DEALER IS SAYING 3,500 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS. THE FAULT CODE IS MAKING MY AIRBAGS NOT WORK. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

IN MARCH 2009 I TOOK MY 2006 VW JETTA TDI IN FOR ITS NORMAL SERVICE POINT AT 90K. I WAS ASKED BY THE DEALER IF I COULD BRING THE CAR BACK IN BECAUSE OF A NOISE THAT WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. ON MAY 28, 2009 I HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILU...

Mileage: 107,235

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY: TOOK CAR IN FOR 70K SERVICE AND SERP BELT SQUEALING. GOT A CALL BACK FROM DEALER SAYING THAT IN ADDITION TO THE SERP BELT NEEDING REPLACED, THEY FOUND THE FLYWHEEL NEEDED REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST $2100. NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, HAVE GOT EVERY SERVICE REC...

Mileage: 74,008

I OWN A 2006 JETTA TDI WITH 70,450 MILES AND JUST SPENT OVER $2,000 AND FOUR DAYS OF CAR RENTAL REPLACING A DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING NOISES AND JERKING AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN IT TURNED 48,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY RAN A "COMPUTER TEST" AND FOUND N...

Mileage: 70,450

THIS LETTER IS TO EXPRESS MY DISSATISFACTION WITH REAR BRAKE PERFORMANCE ON MY 2007 JETTA. THE SUMMARY IS EXTREMELY RAPID REAR PAD WEAR, WHILE THEN FRONT, WHICH HAVE THE WEAR SENSOR, REMAIN UNSCATHED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THE DEALER ADMITS ITS PART OF A ?SAFE BRAKING? DESIGN THAT TRIES TO MAK...

Mileage: 10,000

THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH BEGAN TO FAIL AT ~ 60,000 MILES. BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ON AT TIMES WITHOUT BRAKE BEING PRESSED. BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AT NIGHT RANDOMLY AND DRAIN BATTERY. INTERMITTENT AT FIRST BECOMING MORE COMMON. PURCHASED NEW BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FROM DEALER. THE SAME SWITCH HA...

Mileage: 60,000

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I PURCHASED A 2006.5 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006. I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE FOUND A MAJOR MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT CAN CAUSE FIRE, AN ACCIDENT, OR BOTH. IT SURELY IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, A DANGER TO THE DRIVER, ALL PASSENGERS, AND OTHER CARS AS WELL. WHEN DRI...

Mileage: 56,500

I PAID $1300 IN REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH COMPLAINING OF SYMPTOMS LEADING UP TO MY FAILURE WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER REPAIR I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE FOR MY VEHICLE WHICH COULD EASILY LEAD TO CATASTROPHE SHOULD FAILURE OCCUR AT SPEED. I FIRST REPORTED A SHUDDER WHEN CLUTCH ENGAGED...

Mileage: 94,000

2006 VOLKWAGEN JETTA TDI VEHICLE MILEAGE 16,000 WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER SYSTEM THE 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT MOUNTED WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR AND HOOD MOUNTED WASHER FLUID SPRAY NOZZLES. IN THE AREA OF THE RIGHT HOOD HINGE THERE IS A FLEXIBLE HOSE SECTION IN THE PLUM...

Mileage: 16,000

THIS VEHICLE DESIGN ALLOWS FOR POOR REAR VISIBILITY IN GENERAL; HOWEVER, IT IS AMPLIFIED IN LOW LIGHT SITUATIONS WITH THE COMBINATION OF HIGH REAR HEAD RESTS, A GLARE ON THE BACK GLASS FROM THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT, AND IF YOU HAVE A REAR SPOILER THIS MAKES FOR A REALLY BAD COMBINATION. NIGHTTIME VISI...

THIS VEHICLE DESIGN ALLOWS FOR POOR REAR VISIBILITY IN GENERAL; HOWEVER, IT IS AMPLIFIED IN LOW LIGHT SITUATIONS WITH THE COMBINATION OF HIGH REAR HEAD RESTS, A GLARE ON THE BACK GLASS FROM THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT, AND IF YOU HAVE A REAR SPOILER THIS MAKES FOR A REALLY BAD COMBINATION. NIGHTTIME VISI...

THIS VEHICLE DESIGN ALLOWS FOR POOR REAR VISIBILITY IN GENERAL; HOWEVER, IT IS AMPLIFIED IN LOW LIGHT SITUATIONS WITH THE COMBINATION OF HIGH REAR HEAD RESTS, A GLARE ON THE BACK GLASS FROM THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT, AND IF YOU HAVE A REAR SPOILER THIS MAKES FOR A REALLY BAD COMBINATION. NIGHTTIME VISI...

I COULDN'T PUT MY KEYS IN THE IGNITION. I TRIED ALL SPARE KEYS AND THEY DIDN'T WORK. IF YOUR WINDOW IS OPEN, YOU CAN CLOSE IT BY PUTTING YOUR KEY IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR TO USE THE WINDOW SWITCH.....DEALER DID NOT KNOW THIS...??? GO FIGURE (SALES) 2006 JETTA TDI. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TRUNK DOOR UNLATCHED UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT THE TRUNK FAILED TO CLOSE TIGHTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND M...

MY 2006 VW JETTA 2.5L REQUIRED A BRAKE AND ROTOR CHANGE AT ONLY 20,000 MILES. THE NEXT BRAKE CHANGE HAD TO BE DONE AGAIN AT 36,000 MILES. I HAVE CHECKED A LOT OF FORUMS AND OTHER JETTA OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING THE SAME. VW DEALERS KEEP ON SAYING THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES AND ITS MY O...

Mileage: 20,000

POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL AND TRIM PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL AND TRIM PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL AND TRIM PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL AND TRIM PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS ISSUE DRAINING BATTERIES--2006 CAR--CURRENTLY ON 3RD BATTERY. WHEN BATTERY IS CLOSE TO FAILURE, VEHICLE HAS STRANGE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS TRUNK RELEASING AND BRAKES NOT WORKING. LAST INCIDENT WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN. WHEN THE BRAKE PETAL WAS PUSHED, NO RE...

Mileage: 70,000

CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO TIRE FAILURE. BETWEEN 12,000 AND 30,000 ALL 4 OF OUR CONTI PRO TIRES HAVE FAILED. ALL THEY SAY IS SORRY WE CANT HELP. SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET CONTINENTAL N/A ATTENTION AND HAVE THEM RECALL THESE TIRES BEFORE SOMEONE DIES OR IS INJURED FOR LIFE. WE HAVE TIRED SEVERAL TIMES TO R...

Mileage: 29,123

VW DEALER AT LAST SERVICE SAYS MY 2006 VW JETTA TDI NEEDS TO HAVE DMF, DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL REPLACED. AFTER RESEARCHING ON-LINE IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY VW'S WITH DSG TRANSMISSION, AND WORTHY OF POSSIBLE RE-CALL. THE CAR HAS AN INTERMITTENT ACCELERATOR HESITATION. IT CAN OCCUR WHEN THE...

Mileage: 50,000

DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL FAILED AT 70,000 MILES. GREASE LEAKED OUT OF FLYWHEEL AND WAS ALL OVER BELL HOUSING. WAS UNABLE TO ROTATE FLYWHEEL ACCESS HOLES TO GET ACCESS TO RETAINING BOLTS AND HAD TO CUT FLYWHEEL OFF. THE CLUTCH FRICTION PLATE HAD PLENTY OF USABLE SURFACE LEFT AND (BASED ON COMPARISON ...

Mileage: 74,000

TOOK MY 06 JETTA TDI W/ DSG TRANSMISSION TO MY VW DEALER DUE TO VIBRATION AND NOISE ISSUE. DEALER DIAGNOSED DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHICH PUNCTURED TRANSMISSION HOUSING. DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $7500. MILEAGE IS 82K. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

MY 2006 VW JETTA WITH TDI DIESEL ENGINE HAS CLUTCH SLIPPING AFTER ONLY 48,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM IS A DEFECTIVE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL LEADS TO PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE. THIS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BY VOLKSWAGEN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, AND IS DOCUMENTED BY MANY CASES. MY VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE DEALER IS ...

Mileage: 48,000

CAR HAD A DEFECTIVE FLYWHEEL, A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF FAILURE WERE TO HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS! OTHER COUNTRY HAS RECALLED SAME PROBLEM! *TR

Mileage: 92,800

2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI 5 SPEED MANUAL WITH 42K MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON AN EXIT RAMP AND ATTEMPTING TO DOWNSHIFT, THE CLUTCH FAILED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AND WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO ENGAGE ANY GEAR. THE CAR WAS NOT SHOWING ANY SIGNS OF FAILURE BEFORE THIS. IT HAD TO ...

Mileage: 42,222

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, BUT ONLY AFTER CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ON A TWO YEAR OLD CAR. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE EXHAUST CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT FAILED THE DAY AFTER I PICKED IT UP. I TOOK...

Mileage: 30,000

THE REAR BRAKES PREMATURELY WORE OUT ON MY 2006 VW JETTA TDI. THIS OCCURRED AT 27,000 MILES AND THE BRAKES WERE DOWN TO METAL WITH NO BRAKE MATERIAL LEFT ON THE PADS WHICH IN TURN RUINED THE ROTORS. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE PADS AND ROTORS AT A COST OF $341 TO ME PLUS TAX. SINCE FRONT BRAKE...

Mileage: 27,500

THE VOLKWAGEN TDI 1.9L ENGINE WHEN COUPLED TO THE DSG( DIRECT SHIFT GEAR) TRANSMISSION HAS AN EXTREMELY HIGH FAILURE RATE OF THE DMF (DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL). FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN 10K AND 100K MILES. THE INTERNAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE FLYWHEEL IS IMPROPER AND WILL SEPARATE LEADING TO THE TOTAL ...

Mileage: 74,500

THE VOLKWAGEN TDI 1.9L ENGINE WHEN COUPLED TO THE DSG( DIRECT SHIFT GEAR) TRANSMISSION HAS AN EXTREMELY HIGH FAILURE RATE OF THE DMF (DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL). FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN 10K AND 100K MILES. THE INTERNAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE FLYWHEEL IS IMPROPER AND WILL SEPARATE LEADING TO THE TOTAL ...

Mileage: 74,500

VEHICLE IS A 2006 VW JETTA WITH A SAFETY ISSUE WITH BRAKES THE VEHICLE REAR BRAKES WEAR OUT AT ABOUT 25,000 TO 30,000 MILES DO TO GRABBING FROM THE E BRAKE DESIGN VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A CENSOR OR A METAL TAB ON THE BRAKE PADS TO INDICATE BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACE. *TR

A 2006 VOLKWAGEN JETTA 1.9 TDI MODEL WHICH I CURRENTLY OWN IS NOW DISABLED DUE TO AN OVERSIGHT IN TORQUE MANAGEMENT IN THE CLUTCH/ DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL DESIGN ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR A LESS POWERFUL POWERPLANTS. IN MY PARTICULAR INSTANCE THE FLYWHEEL HAS DISINTEGRATED SHATTERING THE TRANSMISSION HOUSI...

Mileage: 30,651

DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL (DMF) FAILURE AT 28,000 MILES. SYMPTOM: VERY ROUGH VIBRATION WHEN LETTING CLUTCH OUT AND WHEN SHIFTING. CLUTCH DOES NOT SHOW ANY ABNORMAL SLIPPAGE. WIFE IS SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH OUR KIDS AFTER READING ABOUT RELATED FAILURES AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER W...

Mileage: 28,250

MY 2006 TDI, VW JETTA: ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO I BEGAN HEARING CLUNKING NOISE RELATED TO TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH. ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35E CLUTCH FAILED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE HAS 67,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

2006 VW JETTA TDI (TURBODEISEL) WITH DSG TRANSMISSION: WHEN CAR IS PARKED ON INCLINED SURFACE WITH FRONT END LOWER THAN REAR END, CAR WILL NOT SMOOTHLY ENGAGE REVERSE GEAR. VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WILL EITHER NOT ENGAGE REVERSE GEAR AT ALL, OR WITHOUT ANY WARNING WILL ABRUPTLY ENGAGE AND CATAPULT VEHIC...

Mileage: 7,000

ON A RETURN TRIP FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE TO CONNECTICUT ON INTERSTATE 91 IN MY 2006 VW JETTA TDI, I DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH AND THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK AT THE FLOOR. I WORKED TO FREE IT, BUT BEING UNABLE TO DO SO, COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WITH NO ABILITY TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR, WE (MYSELF AND MY ...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAD A 2006 VW JETTA TDI. MY WIFE WAS ON HER WAY TO WORK WHEN SHE WENT TO TAKE OFF FROM A STOP SIGN AND THE CLUTCH STUCK TO THE FLOOR AS THE CAR SAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. AS ALL THE REST OF THE COMPLAINTS GO WITH THIS CAR THE DEALER PAID FOR THE PARTS AND I HAD TO PAY $1000 DOLLARS OF ...

Mileage: 50,000

AT 23,000 MILES, WITHOUT WARNING, NO INITIAL SIGNS OF CONCERN, CLUTCH FAILS, DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO RETURN. MY MISFORTUNE HAPPENED EXACTLY HOW THE OTHER NUMEROUS COMPLAINANTS DID. FOUND VW TECHNICAL BULLETIN #2016615 DATED 11/05/07 DESCRIBED AS 'CLUTCH, FRICTION MATERIAL FLAW...

Mileage: 23,000

STEERING WHEEL IS FAILING ELECTRICALLY. AIR BAG FAULT IN PASSENGER SIDE, NO HORN OR OTHER WHEEL CONTROLS. REAL/UNREALIZED SAFETY HAZARD(S) DUE TO NON WORKING ELECTRONICS IN STEERING WHEEL. *TR

Mileage: 34,038

STEERING WHEEL IS FAILING ELECTRICALLY. AIR BAG FAULT IN PASSENGER SIDE, NO HORN OR OTHER WHEEL CONTROLS. REAL/UNREALIZED SAFETY HAZARD(S) DUE TO NON WORKING ELECTRONICS IN STEERING WHEEL. *TR

Mileage: 34,038

STEERING WHEEL IS FAILING ELECTRICALLY. AIR BAG FAULT IN PASSENGER SIDE, NO HORN OR OTHER WHEEL CONTROLS. REAL/UNREALIZED SAFETY HAZARD(S) DUE TO NON WORKING ELECTRONICS IN STEERING WHEEL. *TR

Mileage: 34,038

MY 2006 JETTA 2.5 HAS AN INTERMITTENT ACCELERATOR HESITATION. IT CAN OCCUR WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD OR HOT. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN IT IS ROLLING FREE AT NEAR 5 TO 10 MPH, AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED NOTHING HAPPENS FOR A SECOND OR TWO. THEN IT CATCHES AND GOES. *TR

Mileage: 14,000

MY 2006 JETTA 2.5 HAS AN INTERMITTENT ACCELERATOR HESITATION. IT CAN OCCUR WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD OR HOT. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN IT IS ROLLING FREE AT NEAR 5 TO 10 MPH, AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED NOTHING HAPPENS FOR A SECOND OR TWO. THEN IT CATCHES AND GOES. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF RESULTING IN A DEAD BATTERY AND A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION WHILE DRIVING. I DROVE FOR A HALF A DAY WITHOUT KNOWING THE LIGHT WAS STAYING ON. A COUPLE OF PEOPLE HONKED AT ME, BUT I DID NOT KNOW WHY. I ALSO COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY MY CRUISE CONTROL DID N...

Mileage: 59,400

THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF RESULTING IN A DEAD BATTERY AND A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION WHILE DRIVING. I DROVE FOR A HALF A DAY WITHOUT KNOWING THE LIGHT WAS STAYING ON. A COUPLE OF PEOPLE HONKED AT ME, BUT I DID NOT KNOW WHY. I ALSO COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY MY CRUISE CONTROL DID N...

Mileage: 59,400

I COMPLAINED TO THE VW DEALER ABOUT MY A/C IN MY JETTA GLI. THEY TOLD ME THEIR WAS NOTHING WRONG TWICE. NOW MY AC DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. WHEN I COMPLAINED MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

MY CAR BEGAN LEAKING OIL AFTER LAST CHANGE AT BERT SMITH VOLKSWAGEN IN ST. PETERSBURG FLORIDA. CHECKED UNDERNEATH CAR AND FOUND TRANSMISSION CASING AND FLYWHEEL HOUSING CRACKED. TOOK PICTURES BUT ACCORDING TO BERT SMITH VOLKSWAGEN THIS IS JUST DIRT AND GREASE STAINS, THEY CANNOT SHOW ME ANOTHER C...

Mileage: 39,000

MY CAR BEGAN LEAKING OIL AFTER LAST CHANGE AT BERT SMITH VOLKSWAGEN IN ST. PETERSBURG FLORIDA. CHECKED UNDERNEATH CAR AND FOUND TRANSMISSION CASING AND FLYWHEEL HOUSING CRACKED. TOOK PICTURES BUT ACCORDING TO BERT SMITH VOLKSWAGEN THIS IS JUST DIRT AND GREASE STAINS, THEY CANNOT SHOW ME ANOTHER C...

Mileage: 39,000

I HAVE A 2006 VW JETTA TDI WITH APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES ON IT. THIS AUTO WAS PURCHASED TO BE USED PRIMARILY AS A COMMUTER CAR FOR MY WIFE AND I. LAST WEEK WE SUDDENLY STARTED SEEING THE DASHBOARD WARNING "AIR BAG FAULT". UPON TAKING IT TO THE LOCAL VWOA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS INVESTIGATED WE ...

Mileage: 71,000

I HAVE A 2006 VW JETTA TDI WITH APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES ON IT. THIS AUTO WAS PURCHASED TO BE USED PRIMARILY AS A COMMUTER CAR FOR MY WIFE AND I. LAST WEEK WE SUDDENLY STARTED SEEING THE DASHBOARD WARNING "AIR BAG FAULT". UPON TAKING IT TO THE LOCAL VWOA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS INVESTIGATED WE ...

Mileage: 71,000

I PURCHASED A 2006 JETTA ATTRACTED BY AN EXTENSIVE LIST OF FEATURES AND CONVENIENCES THAT I WANTED AS A CONSUMER. ONE OF THIS FEATURES INCLUDED THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW OPENING VIA REMOTE CONTROL, FEATURE THAT IS NOT NORMALLY SEEN ON VEHICLES OF ITS CLASS AND PRICE. VOLKSWAGEN DID AN UPDATE TO THE SOF...

Mileage: 30,235

2006 VOLKWAGEN JETTA TDI VEHICLE DOM: 10/05 MILEAGE: 31,000 WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER SYSTEM THE 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT MOUNTED WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR AND HOOD MOUNTED WASHER FLUID SPRAY NOZZLES. IN THE AREA OF THE RIGHT HOOD HINGE THERE IS A FLEXIBLE HOSE S...

Mileage: 31,000

2006 VOLKWAGEN JETTA TDI VEHICLE DOM: 10/05 MILEAGE: 31,000 WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER SYSTEM THE 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT MOUNTED WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR AND HOOD MOUNTED WASHER FLUID SPRAY NOZZLES. IN THE AREA OF THE RIGHT HOOD HINGE THERE IS A FLEXIBLE HOSE S...

Mileage: 31,000

I OWN A 2006 VW JETTA TDI AND HAVE 30,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED AT ABOUT 25,000 MILES THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. I TOOK IT TO THE VW DEALER AND HAD THE FRONT END INSPECTED FOR PROBLEMS, BUT NONE NOTED. I HAD THE WHEEL ROTATED AND BALANCED AND THAT DID NOT HELP T...

I OWN A 2006 VW JETTA TDI AND HAVE 30,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED AT ABOUT 25,000 MILES THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. I TOOK IT TO THE VW DEALER AND HAD THE FRONT END INSPECTED FOR PROBLEMS, BUT NONE NOTED. I HAD THE WHEEL ROTATED AND BALANCED AND THAT DID NOT HELP T...

CLUTCH FAILURE ON 2006 JETTA TDI CLUTCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING REPAIR OF CLUTCH BY OWNER, DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 1-30 MPH, SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS TURNED ON HIGH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. SHE FEELS IT IS ...

Mileage: 24,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 1-30 MPH, SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS TURNED ON HIGH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. SHE FEELS IT IS ...

Mileage: 24,000

NOTICED VERY ROUGH IDLE. DEALER DIAGNOSED MANUAL TRANSMISSION FLYWHEEL MALFUNCTIONING WITHOUT VISUAL INSPECTION. THE FAULT WAS PLACED WITH ME. WEAR AND TEAR. DEALER CLAIMED MUST FIX, NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, QUOTED $2100. IF THIS PROBLEM IS ALLOWED TO WORSEN, THE FAILURE MODE IS A COMPLETE CLUTCH FAIL...

Mileage: 53,186

DRIVER SEAT BELT SENSOR FAILING AT 55,000 MILES. CAR IS ONLY 2.5 YEARS OLD. VW WON'T FIX UNDER WARRANTY WHICH EXPIRED AT 50,000 MILES. I HAVE HEARD VW HAS MANY PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELT SENSORS. *TR

BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 20,000 MILES. VW CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

AT TEMPERATURES LESS THAN 15 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, MY 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI WITH DSG TRANSMISSION SURGES FORWARD UPON STARTING. THIS SURGE HAPPENS IF THE CAR IS IN PARK (P) OR NEUTRAL (N). THE SURGE IS NOTICEABLE EVEN WITH THE PARKING BRAKE SET AND STANDARD BRAKING SYSTEM APPLIED. THIS SURGE DO...

Mileage: 15,000

AT 15F DEGREES OR LOWER TEMPERATURES THE VOLKSWAGEN DSG TRANSMISSION WILL IMPEDE THE DIESEL ENGINES ABILITY TO START, LEAVING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. VWAG AND VWOA HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THIS SYSTEM DEFECT PROVIDING NO SOLUTION. VWOA CONTINUES TO SELL THESE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 3,300

AT 15F DEGREES OR LOWER TEMPERATURES THE VOLKSWAGEN DSG TRANSMISSION WILL IMPEDE THE DIESEL ENGINES ABILITY TO START, LEAVING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. VWAG AND VWOA HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THIS SYSTEM DEFECT PROVIDING NO SOLUTION. VWOA CONTINUES TO SELL THESE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 3,300

ENGINE FAILURE ON MY 2006 VOLKSWAGEN DIESEL JETTA. THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL FUEL INJECTOR OVER FUELED THE CYLINDERS AND CAUSED THE PULL RODS TO BEND AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE, COSTS ARE $7,500 TO REPAIR THE ENGINE. CAR IS ONLY 2 AND HALF YEARS OLD WITH 85,0000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 85,486

ENGINE FAILURE ON MY 2006 VOLKSWAGEN DIESEL JETTA. THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL FUEL INJECTOR OVER FUELED THE CYLINDERS AND CAUSED THE PULL RODS TO BEND AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE, COSTS ARE $7,500 TO REPAIR THE ENGINE. CAR IS ONLY 2 AND HALF YEARS OLD WITH 85,0000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 85,486

ENGINE FAILURE ON MY 2006 VOLKSWAGEN DIESEL JETTA. THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL FUEL INJECTOR OVER FUELED THE CYLINDERS AND CAUSED THE PULL RODS TO BEND AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE, COSTS ARE $7,500 TO REPAIR THE ENGINE. CAR IS ONLY 2 AND HALF YEARS OLD WITH 85,0000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 85,486

LETTER FROM SENATOR ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT, REGARDING HIS CONCERNS WITH THE 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE 5-SPEED VEHICLES WERE MADE WITH A DEFECTIVE CLUTCH PLATE, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOV...

VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI - VW REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY OF A DEFECTIVE CLUTCH/FLYWHEEL ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURANCE APPARENTLY. I LEARNED OF THIS WHEN I WENT ONLINE TO DO SOME RESEARCH ABOUT THE PROBLEM. VOLKSWAGEN IS HONORING THE WARRANTIES IN EUROPE WITH THE SAME ISSUE BUT IGNORING ITS Q...

Mileage: 50,000

PREMATURE FAILURE OF CLUTCH. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

MY 2006 VW JETTA TDI CLUTCH WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP. I PULLED IT BACK UP AND IT WOULD NOT GO BACK DOWN. CLUTCH WAS NEVER SPONGY BEFOREHAND AND JUST WENT OUT WITH NO PRIOR INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. CALLED TH...

Mileage: 40,362

THE ORIGINAL ACCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE WE WERE TRAVELING FOR CHRISTMAS (DEC 26, 2006). IN A BRAND NEW CAR WITH "UP GRADED" CONTINENTAL TIRES GOING ABOUT 60 MPH THE TIRES DISINTEGRATED, THE CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT HIGHWAY WALL. IT WAS A CLEAR TIRE MALFUNCTIONED AND AFTER SENDING TIRE TO CONTINE...

Mileage: 7,561

REAR BRAKES WEAR UNEVENLY (DRIVER SIDE REAR PADS HAVE WORN AT AN INCREDIBLE RATE) REAR BRAKES ALSO LOCK UP EASILY WHILE BRAKING ON LOOSE PAVEMENT OR GRAVEL. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI 5-SPEED WITH 39,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN MEXICO IN JANUARY OF 2006, AND I PURCHASED IT IN JUNE OF 2006. THIS WEEK, THE CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING AND IT WARRANTED A VISIT TO THE LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE SERVICE DEPARTM...

Mileage: 39,012

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE SEATBELT LIGHT HAS COME ON AND STAYED ON. THE FIRST TIME VWOA REPAIRED WIRING UNDER MY SEAT AT 49,000 MILES. THE LIGHT IS NOW ON AGAIN, LESS THAN ONE YEAR LATER AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE I HAVE MORE THAN 12,000 MILE SINCE REPAIR. THIS IS A PROB...

Mileage: 66,000

2006 JETTA TDI. DMF AND CLUTCH FAILURE AFTER 54,000 MI OF NORMAL DRIVING. CAR STUCK IN GEAR WHILE DRIVING, UNABLE TO STOP AND GO. NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. DESCRIBED AS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. CHEAP DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH COMPONENTS! *TR

Mileage: 54,754

THE FLYWHEEL HAS FAILED AND DISABLED THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN UNSAFE AND UNDER DESIGNED COMPONENT OF THE DRIVE TRAIN. THE FLYWHEEL SELF DESTRUCTED. IN ALL MY YEARS I HAVE NEVER HEARD OR EXPERIENCED A FLYWHEEL SELF DESTRUCTION ON A CAR 2 YEARS OLD WITH 30K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 30,700

THE FLYWHEEL HAS FAILED AND DISABLED THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN UNSAFE AND UNDER DESIGNED COMPONENT OF THE DRIVE TRAIN. THE FLYWHEEL SELF DESTRUCTED. IN ALL MY YEARS I HAVE NEVER HEARD OR EXPERIENCED A FLYWHEEL SELF DESTRUCTION ON A CAR 2 YEARS OLD WITH 30K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 30,700

BRAKES/STEERING/ESP-VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AFTER MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS OR U-TURNS. SOMETIMES SO AGGRESSIVELY THAT IT HAS CAUSED INJURY TO THE DRIVERS AND DAMAGE TO THE CAR'S RIM AND TIRE. VEHICLE MOVES AFTER PUT IN PARK AND THE IGNITION HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. SOMETIMES, IT MOVES AFTER GETTIN...

Mileage: 19

BRAKES/STEERING/ESP-VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AFTER MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS OR U-TURNS. SOMETIMES SO AGGRESSIVELY THAT IT HAS CAUSED INJURY TO THE DRIVERS AND DAMAGE TO THE CAR'S RIM AND TIRE. VEHICLE MOVES AFTER PUT IN PARK AND THE IGNITION HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. SOMETIMES, IT MOVES AFTER GETTIN...

Mileage: 19

BRAKES/STEERING/ESP-VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AFTER MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS OR U-TURNS. SOMETIMES SO AGGRESSIVELY THAT IT HAS CAUSED INJURY TO THE DRIVERS AND DAMAGE TO THE CAR'S RIM AND TIRE. VEHICLE MOVES AFTER PUT IN PARK AND THE IGNITION HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. SOMETIMES, IT MOVES AFTER GETTIN...

Mileage: 19

BRAKES/STEERING/ESP-VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AFTER MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS OR U-TURNS. SOMETIMES SO AGGRESSIVELY THAT IT HAS CAUSED INJURY TO THE DRIVERS AND DAMAGE TO THE CAR'S RIM AND TIRE. VEHICLE MOVES AFTER PUT IN PARK AND THE IGNITION HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. SOMETIMES, IT MOVES AFTER GETTIN...

Mileage: 19

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2006 VW TDI USED, WITH 33K MILES. AFTER ONE DAY OF OWNERSHIP THE CLUTCH PEDAL WENT THE FLOOR. I PULLED THE PEDAL UP WITH MY TOE, AND GOT IT TO ENGAGE ONE MORE TIME, THEN BACK TO THE FLOOR. AFTER THAT, THE CAR WOULDN'T PULL ITSELF IN ANY GEAR. THE CAR NEVER SLIPPED, VIBRATED, ...

Mileage: 33,650

I AM LEASING A 2006 VW JETTA SINCE JAN. 2006. EVER SINCE, PERIODICALLY ONE OF THE DAYLIGHT HEADLIGHTS (MOSTLY THE RIGHT LIGHT) DOES NOT TURN OFF AFTER TURNING OFF THE MOTOR. I THEN TURN THE MOTOR BACK ON, MOVE THE CAR AND TURN IT OFF AGAIN. THE LIGHT WILL THEN TURN OFF. VW SERVICE IS AWARE OF TH...

WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH. THE CLUTCH WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH PREMATURE FAILURE OF CLUTCHES ON 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDIS. *TR

Mileage: 33,900

NO SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO FAILURE. WHILE EXITING FREEWAY, CLUTCH STOPPED OPERATING BETWEEN GEARS, WHILE DOWNSHIFTING. COULD NOT GET CAR BACK INTO GEAR AND HAD TO STOP IN MIDDLE OF MULTI LANE OFFRAMP, POINTING SLIGHTLY UPHILL. CLUTCH PEDAL WOULD COME ONLY HALF WAY UP. CLUTCH COULD NOT BE ENGAGED ENOUG...

Mileage: 35,767

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT, SIZE 225/45R17 (NA) TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMP. SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE TREAD ON BOTH FRONT TIRES HAD SEPARATED. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED BY HER FATHER. T...

Mileage: 26,000

REAR BRAKE PAD WEAR WORN OUT AT 19K. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND WANTS $272.72 FOR THE PAIR. *CN

Mileage: 19,247

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE HEADLIGHTS AIM TOO HIGH AND DO NOT SHINE ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V442000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED AFTER THE CAP WAS PLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THA...

Mileage: 2

MY VW DEALER TELLS ME THAT THE HIGH AND LOW HEADLIGHTS CANNOT BE ADJUSTED SEPARATELY ON MY 2006 JETTA. THE LOW BEAMS ILLUMINATE THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 100 FEET AND THE HIGH BEAMS ONLY ILLUMINATE THE TREE TOPS. I CANNOT SEE THE ROAD SAFELY TO DRIVE WITH ANY COMBINATION. THEY HAVE ADJUSTED THE BEAMS SE...

Mileage: 1

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH BEAMS WERE AIMED TOO HIGH. THEY SHINE UPWARDS INTO THE TREES. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ADJUST THE HIGH AND LOW BEAMS. HIS VEHICLE IS IN...

Mileage: 6

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2006 JETTA TDI (STANDARD SHIFT); AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT THE VEHICLE HAD APPROX. 17,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND UPON DOWNSHIFTING THE CLUTCH FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN GEAR; I WAS UNABLE TO TAKE THE CAR OUT OF GEAR OR CHANGE SPEED. THIS INC...

Mileage: 17,000

2006 VW JETTA RECALL ON HEADLAMP INSPECTION/MODIFICATION. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HEADLAMPS ARE NOW BACK WHERE THEY WERE. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE HIGH BEAMS SHINE INTO THE TREE TOPS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE HIGH BEAMS WERE USELESS AS THEY SHINED ABOUT 20 FEET DOWN THE ROAD. THERE WAS AB...

MY 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2.5L STARTED MAKING STRANGE NOISES FROM MY REAR BRAKES AT 23,000 TOTAL VEHICLE MILES. WHEN I REMOVED THE REAR BRAKE PADS, THEY WERE ALREADY WORN TO THE STUDS AND ETCHING THE REAR BRAKE DISCS. BRAKING EFFORT AND STOPPING DISTANCES WERE INCREASING. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR ...

Mileage: 22,000

MY 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2.5L STARTED MAKING STRANGE NOISES FROM MY REAR BRAKES AT 23,000 TOTAL VEHICLE MILES. WHEN I REMOVED THE REAR BRAKE PADS, THEY WERE ALREADY WORN TO THE STUDS AND ETCHING THE REAR BRAKE DISCS. BRAKING EFFORT AND STOPPING DISTANCES WERE INCREASING. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR ...

Mileage: 22,000

AFTER 3 MONTHS OF DRIVING MY NEW JETTA, THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURN ON AND STAYED ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIXED IT. OVER THE NEXT YEAR THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON 6 TIMES. ONCE IT TURNED ON BEFORE I EVEN LEFT THE DEALERSHIPS PARKING LOT. AND YES THE LEMON LAW APPLIES IN THIS CASE. I LOVE MY JETT...

Mileage: 8,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT, SIZE 205/55R16 (NA) TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE TIRE CHORD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. ...

Mileage: 20,000

MY RADIO/NAVIGATION SYSTEM ON MY 06 VW JETTA HAS STOPPED WORKING AND RESORTED TO "SAFE MODE" AFTER FOUR ATTEMPTS OF THE DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTING REPAIR, THEY HAVE STATED THAT THEY WILL SUPPLY AND INSTALL A NEW RADIO. THIS IS STILL YET TO HAPPEN. ALSO, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLOCK DOES NOT KEEP CORRECT TI...

Mileage: 3,000

MY RADIO/NAVIGATION SYSTEM ON MY 06 VW JETTA HAS STOPPED WORKING AND RESORTED TO "SAFE MODE" AFTER FOUR ATTEMPTS OF THE DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTING REPAIR, THEY HAVE STATED THAT THEY WILL SUPPLY AND INSTALL A NEW RADIO. THIS IS STILL YET TO HAPPEN. ALSO, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLOCK DOES NOT KEEP CORRECT TI...

Mileage: 3,000

I HAVE A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. INITIALLY I WAS SLOWING DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE, AS SOON AS I WAS GETTING READY TO STOP DUE TO CONSTRUCTION, WHEN THE SHIFTER HIT FIRST, THE CAR BUCKED, DIED AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I ALSO NOTICED THAT NONE OF THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SYNC...

Mileage: 7,890

I HAVE A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. INITIALLY I WAS SLOWING DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE, AS SOON AS I WAS GETTING READY TO STOP DUE TO CONSTRUCTION, WHEN THE SHIFTER HIT FIRST, THE CAR BUCKED, DIED AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I ALSO NOTICED THAT NONE OF THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SYNC...

Mileage: 7,890

I PURCHASED A 2006 JETTA TDI AND MY MILES ARE OFF....IT SEEMS AS THOUGH EVERYONE I TALK TO WITH THIS CAR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM GOING 3-5 MILES SLOWER THEN WHAT IT IS SHOWING. I WAS THINKING OVER TIME WHEN I HAVE DRIVEN 55,000 MILES THAT I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN 50,000. I THINK THIS IS WRONG FOR A...

JUST HAD THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH REPLACED @ 40,000 MILES WHICH IS CRAZY. CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING AND AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSIONS DESTROYED WHEN THE DMF COMES APART, I SPENT $1,400.00 CDN TO REPLACE IT. IVE DRIVEN CLUTCHES ALL MY LIFE (33 YEARS) AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A CLUTCH BEFOR...

Mileage: 35,000

2006 JETTA TDI MADE IN MEXICO IN 01/06. PURCHASED 04/06. CAR WAS ALWAYS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE FROM A STANDING START. CLUTCH SEEMED TO LOCK UP PREMATURELY. MANY TIMES THIS CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STALL. AT ~25,000 MILES THE CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE IS OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE AMONG ...

Mileage: 25,456

THERE IS A LIST OF PROBLEMS I'VE HAD WITH THIS CAR. FIRST THE ODOMETER READS 5-7 MILES HIGHER THAN MY ACTUAL SPEED, AND THE RADIO RECEPTION AND VOLUME OSCILLATES RANDOMLY. THE ENTIRE CAR STARTS TO SHAKE THE LONGER AT A STOP; SAY IN TRAFFIC OR EVEN AT A LONG RED LIGHT. IT'S EVEN WORSE ON AN A HI...

Mileage: 29,960

HAD THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL COME APART. DEALER REPLACED FLYWHEEL, CLUTCH PLATE, BOLTS, A BEARING, AND A SUPPORT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM.

Mileage: 35,500

CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL FAILED AT 23,740 MILES. SUDDEN FAILURE, WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSED THE CAR TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PULLED THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO THE FLOOR.

Mileage: 23,740

EXPERIENCED CLUTCH FAILURE IN MY 2006 VW JETTA TDI AT 23K MILES (AT LEAST 10K HIGHWAY MILES). CAR HAD A LIFETIME HISTORY OF LESS THAN SMOOTH TAKE-OFF (FROM STAND STILL TO 1ST GEAR). FIRST SIGN OF MAJOR PROBLEM WAS TOTAL CLUTCH FAILURE (PEDAL STUCK TO FLOOR, UNABLE TO SHIFT) AFTER ABOUT 30 MIN. IN ...

Mileage: 23,000

THIS HAS NOT RESULTED IN A CRASH ON MY BEHALF. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 75 MPH THE CAR WILL OCCASIONALLY (AVERAGES ONCE PER EVERY 1500 MILES) HESITATE THEN RESUME NORMAL OPERATIONS. THE DURATION OF THIS EVENT IS APPROXIMATELY 1 - 2 SECONDS. THE EFFECT OF THIS BEING T...

Mileage: 22,000

DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL FAILURE IN TRANSMISSION OF 06 VW JETTA TDI. THE DMF HAS BROKEN AND IS DAMAGING THE TRANSMISION OF THE CAR. ATTEMPTING TO GET PROBLEM FIXED. *JB UPDATED 01-16-08. *KB UPDATED *JB

Mileage: 55,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE REARVIEW MIRROR OVERADJUSTED, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO PRODUCE A LARGE, RED GLARE ON THE REAR WINDOW. THE FAILURE CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24.

Mileage: 24

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE REARVIEW MIRROR OVERADJUSTED, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO PRODUCE A LARGE, RED GLARE ON THE REAR WINDOW. THE FAILURE CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24.

Mileage: 24

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS AT 10 MPH, THE CLUTCH PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OFF THE ROAD AND TOWED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE CLUTCH HAS FAILED AND THE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE CURR...

Mileage: 1,900

MY SPEEDOMETER IS READING FAST (WHEN I AM GOING 75 IT READS 80) WHEN COMPARED TO RADAR AND GPS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO MY DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE UNIT WAS OK, BUT THAT UP TO A 10% TOLERANCE IS ALLOWED BY FEDERAL REGULATIONS. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND YOU ACTIVATE THE WINDSHIELD CLEANING SYSTEM, THE WIPERS WILL WIPE THREE TO FOUR TIMES AND THEN WAIT ABOUT 15 SECONDS AND THEN WIPE ONE FINAL TIME. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE AS THE SPLASH BACK IS MINIMAL. HOWEVER, DURING THE WINTER MONTHS WHERE THE...

DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL LEAKING FROM CENTER HUB CLUTCH FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

ONLY 48,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE CLUTCH/FLYWHEEL ARE SHOT. ACCORDING TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANS SHOP THIS IS THE SECOND TIME ITS BEEN REBUILT WITH VW PARTS. *JB

Mileage: 48,000

CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IN BOTH MY 2006 VW JETTA'S HAD TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE OF INCORRECT ASSEMBLY AT PLANT. ONE IS RUNNING WELL, THE OTHER ONE IS STILL NOT RUNNING PROPERLY. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. CLUTCH PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO FLOOR AND ENGINE SEIZED UP. CLUTCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE ENGINE AND WAS SEIZED UP. DRIVER WAS OPERATING VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. IF FAILURE HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT LIKELY WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN HIG...

Mileage: 58,000

FAULTY CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL. FLYWHEEL BLEW APART AND DESTROYED CLUTCH. THE INCIDENT NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHICH COULD HAVE POSSIBLY KILLED MY ENTIRE FAMILY. *JB

Mileage: 15,000

CLUTCH IN MY 2006 JETTA TDI (MANUFACTURED 02/06) WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. I LOST ABILITY TO SHIFT GEARS AND VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS THE CLUTCH BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED THESE CARS (MANUFACTURED BEFORE 03/06) HAVE A ...

Mileage: 43,700

I WENT TO STOP AT A LIGHT PUSHED IN MY CLUTCH AND WHEN IT GOT TO THE FLOOR IT CLICKED EVER SO QUIETLY AND WOULDN'T RETURN TO ENGAGED POSITION. I PULLED THE CLUTCH PEDAL BACK UP OFF THE FLOOR AND NOW IT CAN'T BE PUSHED MORE THAN 3/4 OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IF YOU TRY WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING Y...

Mileage: 20,100

CLUTCH FLYWHEEL PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 JETTA TDI. LEFT ME STRANDED ON HIGHWAY WITH ONLY 41 K MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP AND UNDER REVIEW. I'M CONCERNED OVER THE NUMBER OF CLUTCH FAILURES AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I AM VERY GENTLE WITH MY CLUTCH. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT BATTERY CHARGE. OWNER OBSERVED BRAKE LIGHTS INCLUDING CHMSL WOULD COME ON INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SHUT OFF, AND UNOCCUPIED WITH NO BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION. NO OTHER LIGHTS WERE ON AT THE SAME TIME INTERIOR, HEADL...

VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT BATTERY CHARGE. OWNER OBSERVED BRAKE LIGHTS INCLUDING CHMSL WOULD COME ON INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SHUT OFF, AND UNOCCUPIED WITH NO BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION. NO OTHER LIGHTS WERE ON AT THE SAME TIME INTERIOR, HEADL...

VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT BATTERY CHARGE. OWNER OBSERVED BRAKE LIGHTS INCLUDING CHMSL WOULD COME ON INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SHUT OFF, AND UNOCCUPIED WITH NO BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION. NO OTHER LIGHTS WERE ON AT THE SAME TIME INTERIOR, HEADL...

AT 65 MPH THERE WAS A BRIEF LOCKUP OF THE FRONT WHEELS, STALLING OF THE ENGINE FOLLOWED BY A LOUD MECHANICAL GRINDING NOISE. STOPPED VEHICLE, POPPED HOOD, NOTED ENGINE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY TO THE EXTENT THAT THE OIL DIPSTICK CAME LOOSE. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. INFORMED BY SERVICE THAT FAILURE I...

Mileage: 33,400

CONTIPRO TIRES. THREE OF THE TIRES ON MY NEW CAR HAVE HAD SIDEWALLS BULGES. THE FIRST I FEEL WAS MY FAULT. I DROVE ON THE TIRE THAT HAD LOW TIRE PRESSURE. BUT THE TWO OTHER TIRES HAVE NOT HAD ANY COMPROMISING SITUATIONS. EACH TIRE HAD LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON IT. CONTINENTAL TIRE WARRANTY IS A...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE. SHE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND FAILURE M...

Mileage: 12,000

I HAVE A 2006 VW JETTA TDI WITH AN AUTOMATIC. THE SPEEDOMETER READS 5 MPH FAST AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

AFTER ABOUT 22,000 MILES THE ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER, AND THE CLUTCH STARTED MAKING NOISES AND VIBRATIONS UPON ENGAGING/DISENGAGING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WE WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, SO THE LOSS OF POWER WAS REALLY DANGEROUS. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WHOLE FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH ...

Mileage: 22,000

AFTER ABOUT 22,000 MILES THE ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER, AND THE CLUTCH STARTED MAKING NOISES AND VIBRATIONS UPON ENGAGING/DISENGAGING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WE WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, SO THE LOSS OF POWER WAS REALLY DANGEROUS. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WHOLE FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH ...

Mileage: 22,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 VW JETTA TDI ON FREEWAY DOING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN I NEEDED TO DOWN SHIFT FROM TRAFFIC AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH IT STUCK TO THE FLOOR MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD CALLED DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM. THEN TOLD ME TO TRY TO PULL UP THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND IF SO TRY PUM...

Mileage: 20,000

AROUND 12-13K MI A LOT OF STRANGE VIBRATION APPEARED ON THE CLUTCH PEDALS, A LOT OF PULSATION DURING TAKE OFFS AND SHIFTS, SLIGHT GRINDING NOICE DURING SHIFTS, VIBRATION FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE SHIFT LEAVERAGE AT AROUND 2K RPM. MAKES IT EASY TO STALL ESPECIALY DURING HOT DAYS. DEALER IDE...

Mileage: 12,000

I WAS DRIVING ON I-80, I MOVED TO THE OFF RAMP , AND WHEN I PUSHED THE CLUTCH, IT WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE 2006 JETTA TDI WITH 26 000 MILES NOW NEEDED A NEW CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL, $1700 REPAIR BILL. THE NEW CLUTCHA ND FLYWHEEL WERE NOT THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS...

Mileage: 26,000

I WAS DRIVING ON I-80, I MOVED TO THE OFF RAMP , AND WHEN I PUSHED THE CLUTCH, IT WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE 2006 JETTA TDI WITH 26 000 MILES NOW NEEDED A NEW CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL, $1700 REPAIR BILL. THE NEW CLUTCHA ND FLYWHEEL WERE NOT THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS...

Mileage: 26,000

AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WITH AN INTERMITTENT AIRBAG FAULT. 3RD TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUAL PROBLEM SINCE JULY 2006. ONLY 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. *AK

Mileage: 26,000

GRINDING SOUND WHEN CLUTCH PEDELAL IS DEESSED, SHUDDERING AT TAKE OFF. DEALER AND VW WILL NOT WARRANTY AT 29000 MILES COST OF A NEW CLUTCH $2500. *AK

CLUTCH HAS FAILED TWICE WHILE DRIVING. FIRST TIME MARCH 2007 AT 8,000 MILES. CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL REPLACED AND FAILED AGAIN MAY 2007 AT 10,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 8,382

THE CAR JUMPS INTO GEAR AND LURCHES BECAUSE OF A HYDRAULIC BRAKE SWITCH IN THE MASTER CYLINDER THAT APPEARS TO TICK OR BE DELAYED IN TRANSMITTING THE ON /FF SIGNAL TO THE ACCELERATOR CIRCUIT WHICH DURING THE DELAY APPEARS UNRESPONSIVE AS IT IS DESIGNED NOT TO ALOW ACCELLERATING IN GEAR WHILE THE BRA...

Mileage: 4,500

THE CAR JUMPS INTO GEAR AND LURCHES BECAUSE OF A HYDRAULIC BRAKE SWITCH IN THE MASTER CYLINDER THAT APPEARS TO TICK OR BE DELAYED IN TRANSMITTING THE ON /FF SIGNAL TO THE ACCELERATOR CIRCUIT WHICH DURING THE DELAY APPEARS UNRESPONSIVE AS IT IS DESIGNED NOT TO ALOW ACCELLERATING IN GEAR WHILE THE BRA...

Mileage: 4,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE FELT THE VEHICLE'S CLUTCH SLIPPING WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED THE CLUTCH SLIPPING, DIFFICULTY SWITCHING GEARS, AND THE VEHICLE H...

Mileage: 31,000

OUR 2006 VOLKSWAGEN TDI WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AGAIN YESTERDAY FOR CLUTCH PROBLEMS. AT 2 MONTHS WITH 5,000 MILES THE CLUTCH WOULD INTERMITTENTLY NOT ENGAGE. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO DEALER , AND DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER, BLEED SYSTEM AND REASSEMBLED. AT 6 MONTHS, WITH 15,000 MILES TH...

OUR 2006 VOLKSWAGEN TDI WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AGAIN YESTERDAY FOR CLUTCH PROBLEMS. AT 2 MONTHS WITH 5,000 MILES THE CLUTCH WOULD INTERMITTENTLY NOT ENGAGE. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO DEALER , AND DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER, BLEED SYSTEM AND REASSEMBLED. AT 6 MONTHS, WITH 15,000 MILES TH...

IN JANUARY SOMETHING BROKE OFF FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND KILLED THE ENTIRE ENGINE. IT GOT A NEW ENGINE AND A NEW TRANSMISSION. THAT HAS LED TO A SLEW OF OTHER DIFFERENT PROBLEMS FROM MINOR RATTLES TO DANGEROUS EXHAUST LEAKS AND OIL LEAKS. CORPORATE VW WAS ONLY ABLE TO GIVE ME TWO MONTHS CREDIT ON...

Mileage: 34,347

IN JANUARY SOMETHING BROKE OFF FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND KILLED THE ENTIRE ENGINE. IT GOT A NEW ENGINE AND A NEW TRANSMISSION. THAT HAS LED TO A SLEW OF OTHER DIFFERENT PROBLEMS FROM MINOR RATTLES TO DANGEROUS EXHAUST LEAKS AND OIL LEAKS. CORPORATE VW WAS ONLY ABLE TO GIVE ME TWO MONTHS CREDIT ON...

Mileage: 34,347

WIFE STATED THAT WHEN SHE HIT BRAKES IT WAS HARD TO STOP CAR ,DID NOT SLOW, REAR ENDED A SUV AT ABOUT 30 MPH WHICH PUSHED FRONT END UP TO WINDSHIELD ABOVE BUMPER, PUSHED ENGINE INTO FIREWALL. SHE INCURRED MAJOR SEAT BELT BRUISING WITH NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. AFTER INSPECTION THE INSURANCE COMPANY ...

Mileage: 14,488

WIFE STATED THAT WHEN SHE HIT BRAKES IT WAS HARD TO STOP CAR ,DID NOT SLOW, REAR ENDED A SUV AT ABOUT 30 MPH WHICH PUSHED FRONT END UP TO WINDSHIELD ABOVE BUMPER, PUSHED ENGINE INTO FIREWALL. SHE INCURRED MAJOR SEAT BELT BRUISING WITH NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. AFTER INSPECTION THE INSURANCE COMPANY ...

Mileage: 14,488

THE MANUFACTURER OF MY VEHICLE AND THE DEALER HAVE INFORMED ME THAT MY VOLKSWAGEN TDI'S WIRING HARNESS WAS CRUSHED DUE TO A FOREIGN OBJECT UNDERNEATH THE SEAT. ALTHOUGH I AM CONTESTING THAT THE OBJECT IS MINE, I DO THINK IT IS OF CONCERN THAT THE WIRING HARNESS IS NOT SECURED OR PROTECTED IN ANY WAY...

Mileage: 2,000

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING THE 2006 VOLKSWAGEN TDI DIESEL AND COMING TO A STOP SHE PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL ABOUT 4-6 INCHES FURTHER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM, IF SOMEONE WERE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IT COULD HIT HIM/HER....

Mileage: 40

THE HIGH BEAM HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES ON MY 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI ARE DESIGNED IN A MANNER THAT I FEEL IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE DESIGN OF THESE HEADLAMPS IS SUCH THAT THE HIGH BEAMS CANNOT BE ADJUSTED INDEPENDENTLY OF THE LOW BEAMS. WHEN THE LOW BEAMS ARE AIMED CORRECTLY, THE HIGH BEAMS ARE AIMED...

CLUTCH FLYWHEEL PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 JETTA TDI. LEFT ME STRANDED ON HIGHWAY WITH ONLY 37 K MILES ON IT. DEALER SAYS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS WEAR AND TEAR, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN 1 YEAR. WE WERE EXITING OFF OF A HIGHWAY AND THE CLUTCH STAYED DEPRESSED STUCK TO...

28K MILES... REAR BRAKES WORN DOWN INTO THE METAL, REQUIRING NEW REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS. FRONT HAVE 75% REMAINING. VW AUTHORIZES $150 ASSISTANCE ON LABOR BUT REFUSES TO CALL BRAKES DEFECTIVE. *NM

Mileage: 28,000

WHEN STARTING IN DRIVE, AT A STOP LIGHT, CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS IT WOULD NORMALLY WOULD, BUT JUST CREEPS FORWARD FROM 3 TO 10 SECONDS, THEN IT BEGINS TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY. *JB

Mileage: 14,000

WHEN STARTING IN DRIVE, AT A STOP LIGHT, CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS IT WOULD NORMALLY WOULD, BUT JUST CREEPS FORWARD FROM 3 TO 10 SECONDS, THEN IT BEGINS TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY. *JB

Mileage: 14,000

MY PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT IN MY 2006 VW JETTA NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ONCE RETRACTED IT WOULD NOT COME OUT, SO I COULD NOT HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. VW IS REPLACING THE SEAT BELT. *NM

Mileage: 21,500

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE. WHEN LOW BEAMS ARE PROPERLY ADJUSTED THE HIGH BEAMS ARE TOO HIGH. SO HIGH THAT THERE IS A BLACK LINE BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE LOW BEAN CUT OFF AND THE BOTTOM OF THE HIGH BEAM START. *JB

Mileage: 5

2006 VW JETTA HAS BRAKE PROBLEM - OFF ROAD AT DEALER>30 DAYS. DEALER TOLD US TO PICK UP THE CAR & THAT THEY WERE "DONE" WITH THE CAR. VW BROUGHT TO TWO OTHER ASE MECHANICS WHO CHECKED THE BRAKES AND FOUND THEM DEFECTIVE. *JB

Mileage: 1,500

1) VEHICLE IS A 2006 VW JETTA, PACKAGE 1 MANUAL TRANSMISSION; DRIVING VEHICLE NORMALLY; NO ABNORMAL BRAKING INCIDENTS OR ACCIDENTS WHATSOEVER. 2) REAR BRAKE PADS ON DRIVER'S SIDE WORN DOWN TO RIVETS AT AROUND 11K MILES; THIS RESULTED IN SCORED REAR DRIVER'S SIDE ROTOR; PASSENGER SIDE REAR PADS ...

Mileage: 11,000

I NOTICED HIGH BEAMS WERE VERY HIGH RIGHT AFTER I TOOK DELIVERY IN NOV. 2005. BECAUSE, AT THE TIME, I DID VERY LITTLE NIGHT DRIVING, IT DIDN'T BOTHER ME. IT WASN'T UNTIL ABOUT OCTOBER,2006, WHEN I HAD SOME NIGHT LOCAL DRIVING TO DO, THAT I NOTICED HOW THE HIGH-BEAMS SO NICELY LIT UP MY NEIGHBORS SE...

THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE 2006 JETTA, TDI READS 5 MILES PER HOUR LOWER THEN INDICATED SPEED BY GPS AND HIGHWAY RADAR. THE DEALER AND VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER SERVICE SITES THE SAE GUIDELINES ALLOWING AN ERROR OF UP TO 6 MILE PER HOUR. WHEN ASKED FOR A COPY OF THE DOCUMENT VOLKSWAGEN WOULD NOT PROVIDE IT. ...

MY 2006 TDI SEEMS TO HAVE HAD A CLUTCH FAILURE AT 8950 MILES. I WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING AND GIVING OFF A LARGE AMOUNT OF NOXIOUS FUMES AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. I WAITED FOR TOWING OUTSIDE ON THE FREEWAY IN SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURE. IT WAS A SATURDAY SO WAITED UNTIL MONDAY F...

Mileage: 8,950

1. 2006 VW JETTA TDI 5-SPEED: CLUTCH FILED TO OPERATE AT 18,000 MILES, SLIPPING & BURNING 2. 2006 VW JETTA TDI 5-SPEED: CLUTCH AND DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL FAILED AT 18,000 MILES 3. DEALER REPLACE AT COST OF $2,500. DEALER STATED NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, FILED COMPLAINT WITH VW OF AMERICA. DAMAGED PA...

Mileage: 18,777

THE HIGH AND LOW HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT CAPABLE OF BEING ADJUSTED INDEPENDENTLY. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE PER MANUFACTURER SPEC, THE LOW BEAMS ARE APPROPRIATELY AIMED, BUT THE HIGH BEAMS ILLUMINATE ONLY TREES. IF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ADJUSTED SO THAT THE HIGH BEAMS ARE APPROPRIATELY AIMED, THE L...

2006 VW JETTA TDI AUTOMATIC. STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT. WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE CAR WOULD GO BUT WOULD NOT SHIFT. PULLED OFF ROAD AND TRIED TO RESTART. AFTER RESTART CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR 20 CALENDAR DAYS AT THIS POINT. *JB

Mileage: 140

THE HIGH BEAM HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES ON MY 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI CANNOT BE ADJUSTED PROPERLY AND I FEEL THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE DESIGN OF THESE HEADLAMPS IS SUCH THAT THE HIGH BEAMS CANNOT BE ADJUSTED INDEPENDENTLY OF THE LOW BEAMS. WHEN THE LOW BEAMS ARE AIMED CORRECTLY, THE HIGH ...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE HIGH BEAMS WERE OBSERVED TO BE TOO HIGH ALTHOUGH THE ROAD WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE ADJUSTMENT COULD ONLY BE MADE TO EITHER FOR THE LOW BEAMS OR THE HIGH BEAM. HOWEVER, ...

Mileage: 15

UNADJUSTABLE AIM OF HEADLIGHTS ON 2006 VW JETTA TDI. RIGHT AND LEFT LIGHTS ARE ADJUSTABLE SIDE-TO-SIDE, BUT I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT "THE HIGH AND LOW BEAMS ON EACH SIDE ARE ALL ONE UNIT AND CANNOT BE ADJUSTED UP OR DOWN SEPARATELY." I FIND THIS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE, SINCE THE HIGH BEA...

UNADJUSTABLE AIM OF HEADLIGHTS ON 2006 VW JETTA TDI. RIGHT AND LEFT LIGHTS ARE ADJUSTABLE SIDE-TO-SIDE, BUT I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT "THE HIGH AND LOW BEAMS ON EACH SIDE ARE ALL ONE UNIT AND CANNOT BE ADJUSTED UP OR DOWN SEPARATELY." I FIND THIS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE, SINCE THE HIGH BEA...

THE HIGH BEAM HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES ON MY 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI ARE DESIGNED IN A MANNER THAT I FEEL IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE DESIGN OF THESE HEADLAMPS IS SUCH THAT THE HIGH BEAMS CANNOT BE ADJUSTED INDEPENDENTLY OF THE LOW BEAMS. WHEN THE LOW BEAMS ARE AIMED CORRECTLY, THE HIGH BEAMS ARE AIMED...

THE HIGH BEAM HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES ON MY 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI ARE DESIGNED IN A MANNER THAT I FEEL IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE DESIGN OF THESE HEADLAMPS IS SUCH THAT THE HIGH BEAMS CANNOT BE ADJUSTED INDEPENDENTLY OF THE LOW BEAMS. WHEN THE LOW BEAMS ARE AIMED CORRECTLY, THE HIGH BEAMS ARE AIMED...

REGISTERED PRIOR TO AN ACCIDENT: 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA HEADLIGHT SYSTEM : THE LOW BEAMS AND THE HIGH BEAMS ARE NOT INDEPENDENTLY ADJUSTABLE. WHILE THE LOW BEAMS ARE NORMAL TO GOOD QUALITY WHILE ILLUMINATING THE ROADWAY, THE HIGH BEAMS ARE SET TOO HIGH. THE HIGH BEAMS ARE NOT USABLE FOR NIGHT TIME...

THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES ON MY 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI ARE DESIGNED IN A MANNER THAT I FEEL IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. WHEN THE LOW BEAMS ARE AIMED CORRECTLY, THE HIGH BEAMS ARE AIMED FAR TOO HIGH TO BE EFFECTIVE. THE DESIGN OF THESE HEADLAMPS IS SUCH THAT THE HIGH BEAMS CANNOT BE ADJUSTED INDEPENDE...

Mileage: 68

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE 2005-2006 A5 JETTA INACCURATE SPEEDOMETER READING. *TS THE SPEEDOMETERS READS 4-5 MPH HIGHER THAN THE VEHICLE'S ACTUAL SPEED. *NM

THE STANDARD (NON-XENON) HIGHBEAMS ON 2005 AND 2006 JETTAS ARE DEFECTIVE. DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW, THEY DO NOT ADD ANY USEFUL LIGHT TO THE ROAD SURFACE, BUT ONLY ILLUMINATE THE TOPS OF TREES. THERE IS NO SEPARATE ADJUSTMENT FOR THE HIGHBEAM; THE HIGH AND LOW BEAMS MOVE AS A UNIT. IF YOU LOWER THE HI...

BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON AFTER CAR IS SHUT OFF. *NM

Mileage: 13,500

REAR VIEW MIRROR - DAY/NIGHT FUNCTION DEFECTIVE. DRIVER OPERATION BETWEEN POSITIONS DAY OR NIGHT WILL LEAD TO A FALSE VEHICLE ORIENTATION WHICH COULD LEAD TO A COLLISION. *NM

Mileage: 25

IT HAS COME TO THE NOTICE OF SEVERAL VW 2006 JETTA TDI OWNERS THAT THE REARVIEW MIRROR DOES NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY WHEN FLIPPED FOR NIGHTTIME USE. THE MIRROR OVER ADJUST AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO OBSCURE THE DRIVERS ABILITY TO SEE OUT THE BACK WINDOW. AN INFORMAL DISCUSSION OF OTHERS NOTICING THIS ...

Mileage: 13,400

I LEASED MY 2006 JETTA 2.0 IN JANUARY 2006. CURRENTLY THE CAR HAS STALLED ON ME 4 TIMES AND I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS FAILED STARTS. THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START WHEN I USE THE MAIN KEY AND THE VALET KEY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME PRETTY CONSISTENT NOW THAT I HAVE PUT MORE MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I AM NOW AT ...

Mileage: 3,700

I LEASED MY 2006 JETTA 2.0 IN JANUARY 2006. CURRENTLY THE CAR HAS STALLED ON ME 4 TIMES AND I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS FAILED STARTS. THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START WHEN I USE THE MAIN KEY AND THE VALET KEY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME PRETTY CONSISTENT NOW THAT I HAVE PUT MORE MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I AM NOW AT ...

Mileage: 3,700

I LEASED MY 2006 JETTA 2.0 IN JANUARY 2006. CURRENTLY THE CAR HAS STALLED ON ME 4 TIMES AND I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS FAILED STARTS. THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START WHEN I USE THE MAIN KEY AND THE VALET KEY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME PRETTY CONSISTENT NOW THAT I HAVE PUT MORE MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I AM NOW AT ...

Mileage: 3,700

I LEASED MY 2006 JETTA 2.0 IN JANUARY 2006. CURRENTLY THE CAR HAS STALLED ON ME 4 TIMES AND I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS FAILED STARTS. THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START WHEN I USE THE MAIN KEY AND THE VALET KEY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME PRETTY CONSISTENT NOW THAT I HAVE PUT MORE MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I AM NOW AT ...

Mileage: 3,700

SPEEDOMETER READS 10 TO 15 PERCENT HIGH. AT 65 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER READS 73 MPH. DEALER STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JETTA'S AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT. *JB

SPEEDOMETER READS 10 TO 15 PERCENT HIGH. AT 65 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER READS 73 MPH. DEALER STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JETTA'S AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT. *JB

TRAVELING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON AN UPGRADE TOWARD GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE. I STEPPED ON CLUTCH TO SHIFT BUT COULD NOT. THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS NAILED TO THE FLOOR. I COASTED INTO A GAS STATION AND TURNED OFF ENGINE. THE SMELL OF CLUTCH BURNING WAS VERY PRONOUNCED. THE VW ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE W...

Mileage: 289

THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION OF MY 2006 JETTA TDI. ALWAYS WHEN ROLLING SLOWLY AND SOMETIMES FROM A STANDING STOP, PRESSING HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC THERE IS A 1-2 SECOND LAG BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENS. IT IS AS IF THE ENGINE TOTALLY BOGS DOWN AND THEN CATC...

Mileage: 1,000

I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO NOT REAR END A CAR THAT WAS NOT MOVING. WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES SO FORCEFULLY, IT APPARENTLY MESSED UP MY TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH. I COULDN'T GET MY CAR INTO GEAR. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO VW OF VAN NUYS WHERE THE SERVICE AGENT SAID IT WAS MY FAULT THAT THE...

Mileage: 7,500

2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI WITH 12,469 MILES HAD COMPLETE CLUTCH FAILURE. CENTER OF THE CLUTCH WAS COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT. VOLKSWAGEN REPLACED AS WE WERE ONLY 469 MILES OVER WARRANTY BUT UPON INVESTIGATION THERE SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW IN THE CLUTCH WHICH VOLKSWAGEN WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE. *NM

Mileage: 12,469

I HAVE A 06' JETTA IT HAS 10,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS. 1. STERO BROKE AFTER 2 MO. AND 6 CD'S WERE STUCK IN DAMAGED CD PLAYER AND I STILL HAVE NOT RECIEVED THEM BACK LIKE I WAS TOLD AFTER 4 MONTHS OF BEING FIXED. 2.PAINT WAS PEELING OFF FRONT BUMPER, WAS REPAIRED. 3. BACK CENT...

Mileage: 10,207

I HAVE A 06' JETTA IT HAS 10,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS. 1. STERO BROKE AFTER 2 MO. AND 6 CD'S WERE STUCK IN DAMAGED CD PLAYER AND I STILL HAVE NOT RECIEVED THEM BACK LIKE I WAS TOLD AFTER 4 MONTHS OF BEING FIXED. 2.PAINT WAS PEELING OFF FRONT BUMPER, WAS REPAIRED. 3. BACK CENT...

Mileage: 10,207

I HAVE A 06' JETTA IT HAS 10,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS. 1. STERO BROKE AFTER 2 MO. AND 6 CD'S WERE STUCK IN DAMAGED CD PLAYER AND I STILL HAVE NOT RECIEVED THEM BACK LIKE I WAS TOLD AFTER 4 MONTHS OF BEING FIXED. 2.PAINT WAS PEELING OFF FRONT BUMPER, WAS REPAIRED. 3. BACK CENT...

Mileage: 10,207

I HAVE A 06' JETTA IT HAS 10,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS. 1. STERO BROKE AFTER 2 MO. AND 6 CD'S WERE STUCK IN DAMAGED CD PLAYER AND I STILL HAVE NOT RECIEVED THEM BACK LIKE I WAS TOLD AFTER 4 MONTHS OF BEING FIXED. 2.PAINT WAS PEELING OFF FRONT BUMPER, WAS REPAIRED. 3. BACK CENT...

Mileage: 10,207

I HAVE A 06' JETTA IT HAS 10,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS. 1. STERO BROKE AFTER 2 MO. AND 6 CD'S WERE STUCK IN DAMAGED CD PLAYER AND I STILL HAVE NOT RECIEVED THEM BACK LIKE I WAS TOLD AFTER 4 MONTHS OF BEING FIXED. 2.PAINT WAS PEELING OFF FRONT BUMPER, WAS REPAIRED. 3. BACK CENT...

Mileage: 10,207

I HAVE A 06' JETTA IT HAS 10,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS. 1. STERO BROKE AFTER 2 MO. AND 6 CD'S WERE STUCK IN DAMAGED CD PLAYER AND I STILL HAVE NOT RECIEVED THEM BACK LIKE I WAS TOLD AFTER 4 MONTHS OF BEING FIXED. 2.PAINT WAS PEELING OFF FRONT BUMPER, WAS REPAIRED. 3. BACK CENT...

Mileage: 10,207

I HAVE A 06' JETTA IT HAS 10,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS. 1. STERO BROKE AFTER 2 MO. AND 6 CD'S WERE STUCK IN DAMAGED CD PLAYER AND I STILL HAVE NOT RECIEVED THEM BACK LIKE I WAS TOLD AFTER 4 MONTHS OF BEING FIXED. 2.PAINT WAS PEELING OFF FRONT BUMPER, WAS REPAIRED. 3. BACK CENT...

Mileage: 10,207

FILLED UP MY 2006 JETTA TDI AND DIESEL FUEL CAME OUT ALL OVER THE CAR AND THE GROUND. THE FUEL FILLER DESIGN WILL NOT ACCOMMODATE THE LARGER DIAMETER TRUCK DIESEL NOZZLE, BUT THAT'S ALL THERE WAS AVAILABLE AT THE SERVICE STATION (AND AT MOST SERVICE STATIONS ALONG THE INTERSTATE). THE PREVIOUS GEN...

Mileage: 8,800

2006 JETTA GLI - WHEN SEATS ARE OCCUPIED THEY MAKE A METAL CREAKING SOUND UPON ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. IT APPEARS TO BE A WEAK COMPONENT IN (MANUAL) SEAT FRAME. CONCERN: POSSIBILITY OF SEAT FRAME MALFUNCTIONING DURING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER STATEMENT: NORMAL. *JB

PURCH NEW VEHICLE - VW JETTA 2006 (10/10/05). BRAKE FAILURE AT 10K MI. (REPAIRS AT VW DLRSHIP 12/05). REPLACED BRAKE PADS & ROTORS. BRAKE FAILURE AT 20K MI. (REPAIRS AT VW DLRSHIP 2/06). REPLACED BRAKE PADS & CALIPERS. BRAKE FAILURE AT 30K MI (REPAIRS AT VW DLRSHIP 4/06), REPLACED BRAKE PADS ...

Mileage: 51,295

SPEEDOMETER IS NOT ACCURATE AND IN TIME I FOUND THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. AT FIRST IT WAS TRUCKS RUNNING UP ON MY REAR BUMPER BEEPING HORNS AT ME. SO WHEN I DISCOVERED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REGISTERING SLOW, I SPED UP. BUT THEN HOW MUCH YOU CAN NOT TELL AND I FIND MYSELF BREAKING WHEN I SEE A PATROL ...

I PURCHASED A 2006 VW JETTA (DIESEL) THAT HAS A 3-5 MPH SPEEDOMETER ERROR IN THE DRIVER'S ANALOG DISPLAY. THE DISPLAYED SPEED IS LOWER THAN ACTUAL. THIS HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS CARS TO PASS ME. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERN. I WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THIS WORKING AS DESIGNED. I INSTALLED ...

Mileage: 4,100

SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS 3-5 MPH SLOWER SPEED THAN ACTUAL. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FROM MANUFACTURER TT-06-19 SAYS ITS BY DESIGN. PROBLEMS CAUSES CARS TO PASS CREATING SAFETY CONCERN. *JB

Mileage: 4,500

UNABLE TO DETERMINE ACTUAL VEHICLE SPEED. SPEEDOMETER OFF BY AT LEAST 5 MPH. FACTORY CONSIDERS THIS NORMAL. TRAFFIC FLOW MAY OR MAY NOT BE ACCORDING TO SAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS AND WITHOUT ACCURATE INSTRUMENT DRIVER UNABLE TO MAKE A SAFE SPEED JUDGMENT. *JB

Mileage: 14

THE CLUTCH ON MY HUSBANDS 2006 JETTA TDI IS GOING OUT. IT ONLY HAS 44, 000 MILES ON IT. HE HAS OWNED SIX MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS IN THE PAST, NEVER HAVING TO REPLACE A CLUTCH IN LESS THAN 110,000 AND EVEN THEN IT WAS NOT THE CLUTCH WORN OUT BUT THE THROW OUT BEARING FELL APART. WE HAVE DONE SEVERAL...

Mileage: 42,000

THE CLUTCH ON MY 2006 VW JETTA TDI HAS STARTED TO FAIL. THE CAR HAS 43,000 HIGHWAY MILES ON IT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE CLUTCH FAILING ON 2006'S DUE TO NOT BEING BUILT HEAVY ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND THE ADDITIONAL TORQUE OF THE NEW TDI ENGINE. LUJAK'S VW IN DAVENPORT, IA TOLD ME THE REPAIR ...

Mileage: 43,252

IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE NOTICED A CHEMICAL SMELL SIMILAR TO WET PAINT OCCASIONALLY EMITTING FROM THE A/C VENTS. IN THE LAST TWO DAYS, IT HAS BECOME CONSTANT AND I HAVE REFRAINED FROM USING THE A/C FOR FEAR THAT IT IS SOMETHING HARMFUL. WE HAVE LOOKED THE CAR OVER, RAN THE A/C AND...

DRIVER'S SEAT CLICKS/CLUNKS AND NOTICEABLE MOVEMENT CAN BE FELT IN THE SEAT AROUND WHERE THE SEAT BACK CONNECTS TO THE SEAT BOTTOM ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS OCCURS WHEN ACCELERATING, BRAKING, OR MAKING TURNS. THIS STARTED OCCURRING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER - THEY COULD NOT REP...

Mileage: 1,730

SEAT IMPROPERLY DESIGNED FOR A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GLI SEVERE LEG DISCOMFORT. LEG BOLSTERS AND UNADJUSTABLE ANGLE OF SEAT MAKE THE DRIVER POSITION LEG AWKWARDLY CAUSING THE SEAT TO DIG INTO LEG. AFTER 6 MONTHS, LEG PAIN IS CONSTANT. CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN AND WILL NOT FIX SEATS WITHOUT A RECALL. SH...

WHILE DRIVING MY NEW 2006 JETTA TDI MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A TOTAL MILEAGE ON THE ODOMETER READING OF APPROXIMATELY 385 MILES, ON JUNE 12, 2006, ON I-84 IN WATERBURY, CT. THE MOTOR VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING IN THE LEFT HAND LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. AT THE TIME OF THE STALL, THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION W...

Mileage: 484

THE SPEEDOMETER INCORRECTLY REFLECTS THE RATE OF SPEED AT WHICH THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. THIS CAN BE VERIFIED BY USING A GPS UNIT WHICH WILL ACCURATELY REFLECT THE "TRUE" SPEED AT WHICH THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. IN GENERAL, THE VEHICLE'S SPEEDOMETER REFLECTS A SPEED THAT IS 5-7 MPH GREATER THAN T...

Mileage: 11

UPON APPLICATION OF THE CAR'S BRAKE, THE UPPER REAR BRAKE LIGHT BLEEDS LIGHT INTO THE REAR WINDOW. THIS OBSCURES VISION THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW AT NIGHT, ESPECIALLY IN VERY LOW AMBIENT LIGHT CONDITIONS. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER TO TAKE CARE OF THIS UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEIR POSITION IS THAT THIS IS...

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A NEW VW JETTA TDI. FROM DAY ONE, THE CAR'S FRONT SUSPENSION FELT AND SOUNDED "LOOSE." AT 700 MILES I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE BOLTS FOR THE CAR'S TIE RODS AND OTHER PARTS OF THE SUSPENSION WERE NOT TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATION. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT TH...

Mileage: 700

AFER 1477 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2006 TDI JETTA FAILED. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 1 WEEK AND THE DEALER TELLS ME IT WILL TAKE ANOTHER 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE PARTS COME IN. I CALLED VW AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD DISCUSS ARBITRATION AFTER THE CAR WAS FIXED. THEY WOULD NOT TAKE THE CAR BACK. TH...

Mileage: 1,477

ON 2/1/06 I LEASED A NEW 2006 JETTA ONLY TO HAVE THE ENGINE NOT START ON 2/27/06. I WAS STUCK IN A GAS STATION PARKING LOT WITH A DEAD CELL PHONE AWAITING A TOW TRUCK FOR 1.5 HRS. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. LATER THAT DAY THEY TOLD ME POSSIBLY ...

Mileage: 1,000

ON 2/1/06 I LEASED A NEW 2006 JETTA ONLY TO HAVE THE ENGINE NOT START ON 2/27/06. I WAS STUCK IN A GAS STATION PARKING LOT WITH A DEAD CELL PHONE AWAITING A TOW TRUCK FOR 1.5 HRS. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. LATER THAT DAY THEY TOLD ME POSSIBLY ...

Mileage: 1,000

THE 'PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF' LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES, WITH NO PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THIS IS NOT PROBLEMATIC IN THE DAYTIME BUT, AT NIGHT, IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE OF THE DISTRACTION OF A VERY BRIGHT ORANGE LIGHT GLARING AT THE DRIVER. IF THE SYSTEM IS OPERATING NORMALLY...

Mileage: 1

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50MPH AND APPROACHING A YIELD, THE CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED. THE CLUTCH STUCK TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE ALL TRANSMISSION FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE T...

Mileage: 12,120

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50MPH AND APPROACHING A YIELD, THE CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED. THE CLUTCH STUCK TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE ALL TRANSMISSION FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE T...

Mileage: 12,120

2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, ENGINE MAKES A VERY LOUD RATTLING NOISE FOR THE FIRST MINUTE EVERYTIME THE CAR IS COLD AND AT FIRST STARTUP IN THE MORNING...EVERY SINGLE DAY , AFTER REPORTING THE PROBLEM TO MY DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THIS NOISE IS ON ALL 2006 JETTA'S AND THE MANUFACTURER IS WORKING ON SOLVING...

THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE NOR THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I CAN HEAR ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS BEING ACTIVATED INSIDE THE DOOR WHILE UNLOCKING THE DOOR VIA REMOTE OR INTERNAL SWITCH, BUT THE DOOR REMAINS LOCKED. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO NEED FOR AN URGENT EXI...

Mileage: 800

ONE COMMENT I HAVE IS REGARDING THE REAR EXTERIOR TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS. OTHER THAN THE SMALL ORANGE SIDE MIRROR INDICATORS WHICH ARE A MARGINAL BACKUP TO THE REAR TURN INDICATORS IT WAS STILL DIFFICULT TO SEE THE REAR TURN SIGNALS ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING AS THEY ARE RED, THE SAME COLOR AS THE BRAKE L...

I AM CONTINUING TO HAVE A PROBLEM ON MY NEW MODEL 2005 JETTA. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON 3 TIMES SINCE AUGUST 2005. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF APPLYING TO THE LEMON LAW PROGRAM IN CT. I HAVE SPOKE TO THE ATT GENERALS OFFICE AND THIS FALLS UNDER THE SAFETY CATEGORY AND FEELS I SHOULD FOLLOW THROUGH ...

Mileage: 3,000

SPEEDOMETER IS 5.3% FAST. NOT A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM UNLESS YOU DO A LOT OF FREEWAY DRIVING AND ARE CONSTANTLY BEING PASSED BY IRATE DRIVERS BECAUSE YOU ARE DOING 70 INSTEAD OF 75 MPH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND WAS TOLD IT IS WITHIN SPEC (5.3%)???? THE DEALER ALSO SAID THEY COULD REPLACE PARTS BUT...

DURING PRODUCT EVALUATION, TEST DRIVE AND UPON DELIVERY OF MY NEW CAR, IT DID NOT INCLUDE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS (DRL). AFTER INITIAL SERVICE AT 5,000 MILES, THE CAR SUDDENLY INCLUDED DRL. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT HE WAS REQUIRED BY LAW TO ACTIVATE THIS FEATURE. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS FUNC...

Mileage: 4,450