2006 Volkswagen Jetta complaints

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 CATCHES SOMETIMES THROWING YOUR HEAD BACK, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY DELAYING THE ACCELERATION. I HAD PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FOR A 16 YEAR OLD CHILD, BUT CANNOT LET HIM DRIVE IT FOR THIS REASON. *JB

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 CLUTCH WAS BURNT OUT, EVEN THOUGH I ONLY HAD 7500 MILES ON THE CAR. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR REGARDING THE CLUTCH. I WAS ABLE TO TALK THE DEALERSHIP INTO COVERING THIS WITH MY WARRANTY BUT FELT IT'S IMPORTANT TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW BECAUSE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *JB

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

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 CENTER CONSOLE WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE. 4.STEERING WHEEL MAKES SQEAKING NOISE WHEN TURNED TO THE RIGHT. 5.HAZARD BUTTON FELL INTO DASH. 6.PAINT IS NOW PEELING AGAIN. 7.CHROME ON WHEEL IS PEELING. 8.A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE PUT IN AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS OF FIXING IT VW TECH SUPPORT TOLD THE VALENCIA SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO JUST REPLACE IT. 9.WHEN REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT WHICH IS HOLDING THE AXEL SPINNDELES AND WHEELS ALTOGETHER TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE BOLT WAS STRIPPED AND TECH SUPPORT SAID IT WAS A FACTORY MALFUNCTION AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNLESS FIXED .WE CAME TO FIND OUT THE SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *NM

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 GENERATION FUEL FILLER DID ACCOMMODATE THE LARGER DIAMETER DIESEL NOZZLES SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT VW WAS THINKING. VW NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS ASAP. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO SPILLED DIESEL FUEL. *JB

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 & ABS. BRAKE FAILURE AT 50K MI (REPAIRS CRRNT AT VW DLRSHIP 8/06), SCHED'D TO REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER & BRAKE PADS. *NM

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 CAR. I WAS MAYBE 1 OR 2 OVER BUT YET YOU JUST DO NOT KNOW. ITS A DISTRACTION THAT I FIND MAY CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING. VW DOES THIS TO CONFORM TO A EUROPEAN STANDARD. THIS COULD BE EASILY CALIBRATED OUT AS THE CARS COMPUTER IS AWARE OF THE CORRECT SPEED AS VW CLAIMS THE ODOMETER IS NOT AFFECTED. UNECESSARY BREAKING OR A ROAD RAGED TRUCK DRIVER ARE SAFETY ISSUES. *NM

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 A SCAN TOOL ON THE CAR AND IT READS THE CORRECT SPEED, WHILE THE ANALOG DISPLAY IS READING 3-5 MPH SLOWER THAN ACTUAL. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THAT THE ANALOG DISPLAY IS SET FOR DIFFERING TIRE SIZES. *JB

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

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

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 SEARCHES ON THE INTERNET ON VW TDI CLUTCHES. ONE THING WE FOUND OUT IS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2005.5 AND EARLY 2006. VW OF EUROPE HAS ISSUED RECALLS ON THE 2006 PASSAT TDI ONLY SOLD OVERSEAS. I BELIEVE THAT THE SAME CLUTCH WAS USED IN THE EARLY 2006 JETTAS. AUDI HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON THERE A3 WITH THE TDI ENGINE THAT WAS PRODUCED FROM JUNE OF 2003 TILL THE END OF 2004. ON 6/24/2005 THE LOS ANGELES TIMES REPORTS THAT VW IS RECALLING 44,000 OF ITS TOURAN VANS WORLDWIDE TO FIX A CLUTCH PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON WWW.UK-MKIV.NET WHERE THE GOLF AND JETTA ARE REFERRED TO AS MKV OR THE 5TH EDITION AND ON WWW.AUDI-SPORT.NET FOR THE AUDI A3 TDI AND ON WWW.TDICLUB.COM AND HTTP://FORUMS.VWVORTEX.COM. ALSO THERE IS A REUTERS NEWS REPORT DATED JUNE 29, 2006 THAT STATES THE PASSAT RECALL AND MAKES MENTION OF EARLIER RECALLS FOR THE GOLF, GOLF PLUS, JETTA AND TOURAN. VW SELLS FAR MORE TDI DIESEL CARS IN EUROPE SO IT WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THEN TO ISSUE A RECALL THERE. ALL OF THE CARS THAT HAVE PROBLEMS HAVE THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL AND MOST ARE TDI DIESEL CARS. VOLKSWAGEN IS BLAMING THE OWNERS BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF THE TDI VEHICLES IN THE USA A

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 WOULD COST $1300 TO $2500 AND THAT GENERALLY SPEAKING VW WILL NOT WARRANTY THIS PROBLEM AFTER 12,000 MILES. *JB

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 BLOWER WHILE OUT OF THE CAR AND CHECKED EVERYTHING WE CAN THINK OF WITH NO SOLUTION. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED WE SPRAY LYSOL IN THE AIR INTAKE AND SEE IF THAT HELPS, BUT I DO NOT WANT TO MASK THE ODOR ESPECIALLY IF IT SOMETHING WITH WHICH WE SHOULD BE CONCERNED. *NM

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 REPRODUCE THE NOISE/MOVEMENT. WAITED A COUPLE WEEKS, THEN TOOK BACK TO DEALER. DEALER WAS ABLE TO VERIFY NOISE AND MOVEMENT - THEY SAID THAT THE SEAT FRAME BOLTS WERE NOT TORQUED TO SPEC AND TIGHTENED THE SEAT BOLTS. THE NEXT DAY THE NOISE AND MOVEMENT RETURNED. THIS CONCERNS ME FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT - I DO NOT WANT THE SEAT TO COME APART IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *NM

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. SHOULD BE FIXED AT DEALERS EXPENSE. NOT BUYER. *NM

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 WAS OPERATING IN THE DRIVE MODE, IN 5TH GEAR WITH RPMS AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 RPM. DURING THE STALL THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED INTERMITTENT POWER, WHILE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL EXHIBITING A FLASHING NUMERAL 3, ON THE GEAR INDICATOR. I MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE WITH MUCH DIFFICULTY AS THE ENGINE STALLED OUT COMPLETELY. THIS MANEUVER CAUSED A MAJOR INTERRUPTION TO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY AND A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK TO ME AND OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER PULLING OVER THE BREAKDOWN LANE, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND PROCEED TO MY DESTINATION, DURING WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. ON JUNE 15, 2006, DRIVING WITH APPROX. 484 MILES, WHILE ON RT. 8 SOUTHBOUND IN WATERBURY, CT. THE SUBJECT MOTOR VEHICLE STALLED ONCE AGAIN WHILE DRIVING IN THE LEFT HAND LANE. I ONCE AGAIN WAS FORCED TO MAKE ANOTHER EMERGENCY CROSSING OF A MAJOR CONNECTICUT HIGHWAY IN A STALLED VEHICLE. *NM

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 THE VEHICLES ACTUAL SPEED. FOR EXAMPLE, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS THE RATE OF SPEED AS 70 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY TRAVELING ONLY 64 MPH. YOU CAN VISIT THE WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.TDICLUB.COM OR HTTP://WWW.VWVORTEX.COM AND VIEW THE FORUMS TO VERIFY THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH ALL NEW VW JETTA VEHICLES AND POSSIBLY OTHER VW MODELS. I AS WELL AS OTHER JETTA OWNERS WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE CORRECTED SO THAT OUR SPEEDOMETERS ACCURATELY REFLECT THE RATE OF SPEED AT WHICH WE ARE TRAVELING. *NM

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 NOT A SAFETY OR DESIGN ISSUE. I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT YET DUE TO THIS DESIGN FLAW, BUT I DO CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *NM

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 THE CAR CAME FROM THE FACTORY LIKE THIS. THIS COULD HAVE LED TO A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. *NM

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. THAT'S VW QUALITY AND SERVICE FOR A $27K CAR. *NM

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 A FUEL PUMP BUT WEREN'T SURE AND THAT I SHOULD ARRANGE FOR A RENT-A-CAR. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS AND WHEN I PICKED IT UP THEY STATED IT WAS A PROGRAM THAT NEEDED TO BE UPDATED AND EVERYTHING IS FINE. IT IS NOW A WEEK AND A HALF LATER AND THE IGNITION KEY WOULDN'T TURN IN THE IGNITION. I CONTINUED TO SWITCH BETWEEN MY ALARM KEY AND MECHANIC KEY UNTIL IT FINALLY TURNED AND STARTED. ONCE ON THE ROAD THE CAR DIED IN MID DRIVE. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY TURNED OFF WHILE DOING ABOUT 25MPG. THANK GOD THERE WAS NO ONE AROUND ME, THE CAR CAME TO A STOP AND RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AND DRIVEN BACK TO WORK. LEAVING WORK THE CAR DIDN'T TURN OVER AT ALL. YOU COULD HEAR THE CRANKING OF THE ENGINE BUT WAS NOT TURNING OVER, THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE. THE CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN, NO LOANER CAR WAS GIVEN TO ME AND THERE WAS SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ALREADY UNDERWAY. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THE CARS ENGINES SOUND. WHEN THE CAR IS INITIALLY STARTED IN THE MORNING IT IS A HARD LOUD ROUGH SOUND THAT GIVES AFTER A MINUTE OR SO. *JB

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, WHETHER IT'S ON OR OFF, THERE SHOULD NOT BE A WARNING LIGHT. HAVING THAT BRIGHT ORANGE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALL THE TIME, AT NIGHT, IS NOT SAFE. *JB

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 TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS DUE TO DRIVER ERROR. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE REPAIR SHOP PERSONNEL DETERMINED THE FLYWHEEL HAD BROKEN CAUSING THE CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE TO BREAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

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 PROBLEM, I FIRST REPORTED THE PROBLEM LAST MAY 2005 WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR AND I HAVE SINCE MADE 2 OFFICIAL COMPLAINTS DIRECTLY WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WITH THE DEALER. I HAVE NOW WARNED THEM A THIRD TIME AND WILL WAIT THE OFFICIAL 30 DAYS BEFORE ESCALATING IT TO ARBITRATION. *NM

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 EXIT. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE LOCAL DEALER, BUT ONCE I REALIZED THAT THE FAILURE IS INTERMITTENT I PUSHED THIS APPOINTMENT TO THE NEXT SERVICE. *NM

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 LIGHTS. WHEN I FOLLOWED MY SON HOME LAST NIGHT I KNEW HE WAS BRAKING BUT WITHOUT THE SMALL ORANGE MIRROR INDICATOR I HAD NO IDEA HE WAS TURNING. IS THERE ANY PLAN TO REPLACE THE REAR TURN SIGNAL LENSES WITH ORANGE COLORED LENSES? *JB

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 WITH THIS. I AM FRUSTRATED AND CONCERNED NOT KNOWING FOR SURE IF THE AIRBAG HAS BEEN FIXED OR NOT SINCE THIS PAST WEEK WAS THE THIRD ATTEMPT OF THEM FIXING THE PROBLEM. *NM

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 IT WOULD NOT CHANGE THE CALIBRATION. VW OF AMERICA TECH DEPARTMENT WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT SAID "IT WAS WITHIN SPEC". THE SPEEDOMETER IS ALL ELECTRONIC WITH A SPEED SENSOR - THIS PROBLEM COULD BE EASILY CORRECTED WITH A QUICK SOFTWARE FIX. NOT ONLY DID I PAY $27000 FOR A NEW CAR THAT WILL NOT GIVE ME THE CORRECT VELOCITY BUT I SUSPECT VW OF AMERICA HAS USED A HIGHLY ACCURATE DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER AND HAVE KNOWINGLY CALIBRATED IT AT THE UPPER END OF THE LIMIT IN ORDER TO PUBLISH IMPROVED MILEAGE NUMBERS (46 MPG) SHOULD BE MORE LIKE 40. *JB

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 FUNCTION DOES NOT INCLUDE AN OVERRIDE SWITCH, NOR DOES IT INCLUDE A DARKNESS SENSOR THAT ACTIVATES THE MAIN LIGHTS WHEN IT GETS DARK. THEREFORE, WHEN DRIVING THE CAR AS DUSK APPROACHES THE ROAD IS ILLUMINATED BY THE DRL, THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS ARE ON, AND THERE IS NO ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE ACTUAL LIGHTS (INCLUDING TAIL LIGHTS) ARE NOT ACTIVE. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD LEAD TO REAR-END COLLISIONS SIDE-IMPACT COLLISIONS AFTER DARK. *NM