2006 Volkswagen Jetta complaints

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 (V97-11-04) IDENTIFYING THIS INHERENT DEFECT. DEALER REPLACED DRIVER'S DOOR WIRING HARNESS AFTER DIAGNOSING MULTIPLE BROKEN WIRES. VW WILL NOT REIMBURSE CAR OWNERS FOR REPAIR/REPLACEMENT. *TR

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

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

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 RATED AND WAS TOLD THAT II COULD HIT A WALL AT 100MPH AND THE AIRBAG MIGHT NOT GO OFF. ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! *TR

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 TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE A HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER ASSIST ME IN PUSHING THE CAR TO OFF THE HIGHWAY THE LAST 3 TIMES. EACH TIME, THEY INFORMED ME THAT I SHOULD CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AND LET THEM KNOW BECAUSE IT SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A FACTORY RECALL BASED ON THE DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCES. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON TDI FORUMS HTTP://FORUMS.TDICLUB.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=239987&PAGE=6 AS A WIRE CHAFING CONDITION CAUSED BY THE VIBRATION OF THE DIESEL ENGINE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP 3 DIFFERENT TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM BECAUSE EACH TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP THEY WERE UNABLE TO MATCH THE DRIVING CONDITIONS THAT I WAS DRIVING IN AND EACH TIME I WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO SIT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO DRY. *TR

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

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 - PRIMARILY OUTERWEAR - WERE DAMAGED BY THE EXCESS HEAT FROM THAT AREA OF THE SEAT. BECAUSE IT WAS OUTERWEAR, THAT PROBABLY ACCOUNTS FOR WHY WE NEVER FELT THE INTENSE, LOCALIZED HEAT. NO INJURIES RESULTED. BUT AFTER READING ABOUT ALMOST 200 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THE JETTAS BUILT AROUND THAT TIME, SOME RESULTING IN INJURIES AND / OR FIRES, I'M SURPRISED THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS. *TR

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. THERE IS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE CLUTCH WHICH WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED COMPLETELY AND POTENTIAL TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. *TR

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. WHEN I HAD MY CAR IN FOR A IGNITION LOCK PROBLEM ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THE THERE WAS A COMMENT TYPED ON THE SERVICE REPORT INDICATING THAT THE HARNESS APPEAR IN GOOD REPAIR. THIS ENTRY REVEALS THAT VOLKSWAGEN IS VERY AWARE THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THEY ARE DOING NOTHING TO RESOLVE IT. *TR

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 REPLACED THE PAN FREE OF LABOR BUT CHARGED ME FOR THE OIL PAN. THEY DID INFORM ME THAT IT WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT VW HAS SINCE RECTIFIED IN THE NEWER MODELS AND THAT I HAD TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER FOR REIMBURSEMENT. WHEN I CONTACTED VW, THEY REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY INFORMED IT WAS UNDER THEIR DISCRETION TO RECTIFY THE DEFECT IN NEWER MODELS AND WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR OLDER MODELS. IN MY OPINION VW SHOULD REIMBURSE ME AND ALSO RECALL ALL THEIR VEHICLES WITH THIS ISSUE TO BE ADDRESSED APPROPRIATELY. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT THE ABOVE ADDRESS IF SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS OR NOT.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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 IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE DUEL MASS FLYWHEEL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

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

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 INDICATION OF WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, WHILE PARKED ON A SECURED PREMISE, I STARTED THE CAR UP AND IT HAD AN ERRATIC LOPING SOUND. I PROCEEDED TO CALL A NEARBY VOLKSWAGEN DEALER AND SPOKE TO TWO CERTIFIED VW MECHANICS, WHO FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATION BEFORE THE CAR STARTED TO ACT UP AND SAID TO BRING IT IN TO SWAP OUT THE ENGINE AT APPROX. $7500; THEY DISMISSED THE PROBLEM AS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR". I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND IT LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAM, WHICH I HAD CONFIRMED BY AN AUTO-MECHANIC AFTER TOWING THE CAR IN. HE TOLD ME THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS WARPED DUE TO THE CAM GOING OUT. OTHER 2006 VW JETTA TDI OWNERS HAVE COMMENTED ON THE SAME ISSUES, WHICH AT THIS POINT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT IT IS NOT "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR", BUT A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR

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 SEAT THAT RELATE TO THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. SINCE MY CAR WAS OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD, I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO BEAR THIS COST. I ASKED [XXX] HOW THE CONNECTORS WOULD BECOME FAULTY SINCE THERE IS NOTHING EVER STORED UNDER MY DRIVER SEAT AND NO ONE GOES UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT. [XXX] SAID THAT ??IT JUST HAPPENS.?? I TOLD HIM I WAS DISAPPOINTED VW HAD MADE SUCH A FAULTY CAR BECAUSE OF THE MANY PRIOR PROBLEMS I HAD THAT FORTUNATELY WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, E.G., ESP LIGHT CONTINUALLY ON; IGNITION COILS RECALLED/REPLACED; ASR LIGHT CONTINUALLY LIT; TRUNK LATCH REPLACED, AIR CONDITIONING VENTS BROKE, DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK/UNLOCK; AND DRIVER SIDE BUTTON STOPPED WORKING. AFTER THE WARRANTY ENDED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I PAID TO REPLACE THE BUTTON FOR THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS BECAUSE IT BROKE OFF. [XXX] TOLD ME THE BUTTON WAS CHEAP AND THEY ALWAYS BREAK. A RECALL FOR THE SIDE AIR BAG HARNESS ON SEATS WERE REPAIRED ON BOTH SIDES ON 3/30/11. IN OCTOBER, 2011 I TOLD [XXX] I DID NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF THE AIR BAG LIGHT AS I BELIEVED IT WAS A DEFECT ON VW PART. I COULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THE LIGHT TO COME ON BY DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I WAS INFORMED BY

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. ONCE TURN UNLOCKS THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, ANOTHER TURN UNLOCKS THE PASSENGER DOORS. AFTER SOME TIME PASSENGER DOORS STOP RESPONDING TO SECOND TURN. PASSENGER DOORS DO NO LOCK WHEN MANUALLY TURNING KEY THE RIGHT FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, WHICH IS THE ONLY MANUAL KEYHOLE. THE PASSENGER DOORS THAT DO NOT LOCK CAUSE THE ALARM TO GO OFF WHEN OPENED. DEPRESSING THE SILENCE ALARM BUTTON ON KEY FOB DOES NOT SILENCE ALARM. THE ONLY WAY TO SILENCE ALARM IS BY CLOSING PASSENGER DOOR, CLOSING DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND TURNING KEY RIGHT ONCE TO LOCK AND LEFT TO UNLOCK. DOING SO ONLY CONTROL DRIVER SIDE DOOR. AFTER SOME TIME DASHBOARD SHOWS "DOOR OPEN" SYMBOL EVEN WHEN ALL DOORS ARE SECURELY CLOSED AND INDICATOR LIGHT ON DOOR IS OFF. DOME LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING AS IF THE DOORS ARE INDEED OPEN EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE SECURELY CLOSED. AT THIS STAGE THE ALARM SYSTEM NO LONGER WORKS EITHER BY KEY FOB DEPRESS NOR BY MANUALLY TURNING THE LOCK IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AS DESCRIBED EARLIER. DOORS MUST BE LOCKED BY OPENING EACH ONE MANUALLY AND PRESSING THE LOCK DOOR BUTTON LOCATED ON EACH PASSENGER DOOR. PRESSING THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK DOES NOT LOCK PASSENGER DOORS. ALL FUSES ARE INTACT AND NO ELECTRIC

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 THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 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 CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V164000 (POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DUMPING ALL OVER THE ROAD AND THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER MOVE AND THE DIGITAL GEAR SELECTION LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON AND OFF CONTINUOUS(PRND). HAD IT TOWED TO MY VW MECHANIC AND THEY FOUND THAT THE ELECTRONIC VALVE ASSEMBLY HAD QUIT WORKING AND THAT THE MECH TRONIC CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS DESTROYED BY IT GOING FROM DRIVE TO 2ND . AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT VW HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS SENT OUT LETTERS TO CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE 2007-2010 VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME TRANSMISSION THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THEIR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OR RE-IMBURSE THEM FOR REPAIRS IF DONE PRIOR TO THIS LETTER UP TO 100000 MILES. I CONTACTED VW USA AND ASKED ABOUT MY CAR AND WAS TOLD BECAUSE MY CAR WAS A 2006 IT WASN'T COVERED EVEN THOUGH I GOT THEM TO ADMIT THAT IT WAS THE SAME TRANSMISSION THAT WAS USED FOR 2005.5 THROUGH 2010. *TR

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, SOME LIGHTS MAY NOT BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, AIRBAG LIGHT NOT ON, DOOR WILL NOT LOCK, WINDOW WILL NOT RESPOND, NO CAR ALARM. DRIVERS SIDE OF CAR HAS NO POWER AT ALL. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS AND IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. ALTHOUGH I DID LOOK ONLINE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH REGARD TO A "BROWN WIRE OR WIRES TOO SHORT INSIDE THE BOOT TO THE BODY CONNECTOR". MOST PEOPLE REPORT THAT EVEN AFTER A VW FIX, PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED. CAR NOT ACTING PROPERLY AND WITH ELECTRICAL AND HAVING BEEN IN A VW CAR FIRE DO NOT WISH TO REPEAT THIS SCENARIO. I CONTACTED VW CUSTOMER CARE WHO POLITELY TOLD ME THIS IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO ESCALATE TO A MANAGER. SINCE THIS JUST HAPPENED TODAY I HAVE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY FOR VW TO LOOK AT IT, BUT WILL TOMORROW AS I HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO PUT GAS IN CAR AND SEE IF THEY FEEL AUTO IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I DON'T.. *TR

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 AND WAS REALLY LUCKY THAT NO ONE HIT ME, ALTHOUGH THEY DID HAVE TO HIT THEIR BRAKES HARD AND SWERVE TO AVOID ME. THIS IS SOMETHING I'VE SEEN ON DIFFERENT FORUMS NOW, AND EVERYONE SAYS IT IS A MECHATRONIC UNIT GONE BAD. *TR

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 GOLF BALL AND MY JACKET WAS SLIGHTLY MELTED I AM GOING TO CONTACT MY LOCAL DEALER TOMORROW TO SEE IF THERE'S A RECALL (BEWARE IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN FIRE I BELIEVE IF I WOULD HAVE KEPT IT ON LONG ENOUGH.) *TR

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 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 CONCUSSION AS WELL AS FRACTURED RIBS. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS FILED) POLICE REPORT NUMBER:CA1200564). THE CONTACT COULD NOT RECALL SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THE CRASH DUE TO HIS INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND AFTER PERFORMING AN INVESTIGATION, THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PERFORMED IN THE MANNER THAT IT WAS DESIGNED, OFFERING NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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

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 DOWN FROM THE ROOF OF THE CAR AND DOME LIGHT. WHEN I GOT BACK HOME, I DID SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND FOUND A MULTITUDE OF WEBSITES, FORUMS, ETC. WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE ADDRESSES THAT I FOUND: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/VOLKSWAGEN/JETTA/2006/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/HEADLINER_SEPARATING_FROM_CEILING.SHTML HTTP://RICH-BLOG.BLOGSPOT.COM/2010/10/2006-VOLKSWAGEN-JETTA-TDI-HEADLINER-PROBLEMS.HTML HTTP://FORUMS.VOLKSWAGENVORTEX.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?5104886-SAGGING-FALLING-HEADLINER-WARRANTY-SUCCESS-STORIES-PLEASE HTTP://WWW.CARS-GUIDE.COM/VOLKSWAGEN-FORUM/2006-VOLKSWAGEN-JETTA-HEADLINER-T4941.HTML ADDITIONALLY, I PERSONALLY KNOW ANOTHER 2006 JETTA OWNER IN SCHENECTADY, NY WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. AS THE HEADLINER FALLS, IT IS CREATING A VISUAL DISTRACTION AS WELL AS IMPAIRING MY FIELD OF VISION TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

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 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. THIS ISSUE WAS RECALLED ON THE EARLIER MODELS, AND THEN FIXED ON THE 2008 AND LATER MODELS DURING PRODUCTION. HOWEVER THE 2006 AND 2007 MODELS ARE STILL AFFECTED BY THE PROBLEM. VOLKSWAGEN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS CRUCIAL PART AND CONTINUES TO LET ITS CUSTOMERS PAY FOR THE DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW IN THESE VEHICLES. WARNING TO POTENTIAL BUYERS: BEFORE PURCHASING A 2005.5 (NEWER BODY STYLE), 2006, OR 2007 JETTA CHECK TO MAKE SURE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED. OTHERWISE, YOU COULD WIND UP WITH YOUR POWER WINDOWS, LOCKS, MIRRORS, GAS DOOR, AND TRUNK RELEASE NO LONGER WORKING WHEN YOU NEED THEM TO. ALSO, I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A RISK AND A SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

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 AND YEAR. WE ARE HAVING BOTH REPLACED, BUT UNTIL THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM IS FOUND THERE WILL BE AN ISSUE AGAIN. VW MUST KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY STOPPED PRODUCTION OF THE TDI JETTA IN 2006. THE 2006 WAS THE LAST YEAR BEFORE STOPPING PRODUCTION. WHY WOULD THEY STOP MAKING A CAR THAT WAS IN SUCH HIGH DEMAND WITH THE RISING COST OF DIESEL AND GAS. THEY KNEW OF AN ISSUE IN THE CAR THAT THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT. NOW THEY IGNORE THE PROBLEM AND CONTINUE TO BLAME THE CUSTOMER FOR POOR MAINTENANCE. THE CAR IS DEFECTIVE AND VW NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. *TR

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 OFF THE IGNITION AND TURNING IT BACK ON WITH THE SAME RESULTS. NO MOVEMENT WITH ENGINE ACCELERATING. AFTER BEING PUSHED INTO A PARKING LOT BY PASSERSBY, I TRIED AGAIN AND THE TRANSMISSION WORKED AS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I FIND THAT IT IS A COMMON VW PROBLEM AND THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER IS PE09035 OPENED JULY 17, 2009 COVERING 2008 AND 2009 MODELS. MY TDI IS A 2006 MODEL PURCHASED IN MAY 2007 BECAUSE VW KEPT SELLING 2006 TDIS IN 2007. THERE WERE NO 2007 VW JETTA TDIS. *TR

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 VW PROCEEDED TO REPLACE THE CONNECTOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUT ONLY "INSPECTED" THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH NO REPAIR ACTION PERFORMED. THE INSTRUCTIONS CLEARLY STATE ON PAGE 6: PERFORM PROCEDURE ON BOTH FRONT SEATS. RECALL WAS ENTERED INTO VOLKSWAGEN'S ELSAWEB AS COMPLETED EVEN THOUGH THE REPAIR PAPERWORK CLEARLY STATES ONLY HALF OF THE WORK WAS PERFORMED. JULY 2012 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CASEY VW WITH AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ---FAILURE WAS PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG CIRCUIT HIGH RESISTANCE. I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO AUTHORIZE A $120 DIAGNOSTIC FEE BEFORE ANYTHING WAS DONE AND THAT THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. I INFORMED [XXX] (SERVICE ADVISOR) REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER [XXX]AND CASEY SERVICE MANAGER [XXX] THAT I DID NOT WANT ANYTHING DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. I MADE IT PERFECTLY CLEAR THAT I WANTED THE RECALL PERFORMED IN IT'S ENTIRETY. I CALLED VWOAMERICA AT 1-800-893-5298 TWICE. THE SECOND TIME I RECORDED WITH PERMISSION A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE BY THE NAME OF[XXX]. THE ONLY ANSWER I HAVE BEEN GIVEN IS TO AUTHORIZE A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. I BELIEVE THIS CONSTITUTES NEGLIGENCE ON VW AND CASEY IMPORTS FOR NOT ONLY IMPROPERLY PERFORMING A SAFETY RECALL BUT FAILING TO ADDRESS AND CORRECT THE ISSUE W

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 REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 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 REVERSE OR DRIVE AND THEN VIOLENTLY ENGAGING. ON RETURN FROM ARIZONA, AGAIN HIGH TEMP, FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 -150 MILES WOULD LOSE POWER TO WHEELS AND THEN WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL REPEATEDLY. VW WILL NOT COVER 2006 JETTA UNDER DSG RECALL (I BELIEVE THERE ARE TWO RECALLS). COST OF NEW DSG TRANSMISSION QUOTED AT $7000.00! *TR

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 WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 08/23/12*LJ UPDATED 09/24/2012 *JS

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 FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

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 THIS ISSUE WAS PART OF A RECALL, BUT NO RECALLS FOR SUCH FAILURES. HOWEVER, I WAS OFFERED $1000 TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A NEW VW - THAT WON'T FIX MY PROBLEM. ALL DEALERS I SPOKE WITH HAVE NO RECOLLECTION OF ANY OTHER FAILED DMFS - AT ALL. THROUGH MY OWN RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT AUDI (VW PARTNER COMPANY) ISSUED A RECALL FOR A NUMBER OF 2006 A3 MODELS WITH THE SAME PART NUMBER (SAME PART) TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE DMF PART (R/2006/031). ALSO LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR 1.9TDI MODEL JETTAS IN AUSTRALIA (135C). THERE HAS BEEN NO SUCH RECALL FOR US OWNERS OF VW MODELS WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION AND THE DMF. WHY NOT? I ALSO OWN A 2010 PASSAT WITH THE SAME ENGINE, TRANSMISSION AND DMF PART. I CAN ONLY EXPECT TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES WITH THAT CAR LATER ON. IT WOULD BE NICE EVEN TO HAVE VW ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ADDRESSING THE DMF PART MAKER (LUK AND/OR SACHS) FOR A PARTIAL PAYMENT OF THE REPAIRS. AT THIS POINT I HAVE TWO OPTIONS; SELL THE CAR TO AN UNSUSPECTING VICTIM, OR PAY NEARLY 50% OF THE TRADE VALUE OF THE CAR WITH 106,000 MILES ON IT TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

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 BAD CLUTCH. UNDER MY RECOMMENDATION CAMSHAFT WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AS WELL AS THE LIFTERS THAT CONTACT THE CAMSHAFT. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NOT A VW PROBLEM AND WAS SURPRISED TO SEE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAMSHAFT. IF YOU LOOK ON THE INTERNET, MANY TDI VW OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT BEING RECONGIZED BY VW AND IS COSTING OWNERS A LOT OF MONEY IN REPAIRS AS WELL AS CREATING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. *JS

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. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FLY WHEEL WITHIN THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 WAS AT AROUND 40,000 MILES. I HAD TO GO TO GREAT EXPENSE TO REPLACE CAM FOLLOWER, CAMSHAFT AND CAM BEARINGS. IT ALSO CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR ON MY LIFTERS, WHICH I EXPECT I'LL HAVE TO DO SOON, AS THEY ARE STARTING TO "TICK". I LOVE MY TDI, AND HAVE MADE SURE ALL SERVICE WAS DONE PROMPTLY. I AM FRUSTRATED THAT VWAG HAS DENIED THERE IS A PROBLEM. IF ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN, THEN THEY WILL HAVE TO ADMIT THAT POOR ENGINEERING IS THE CAUSE OF THE PREMATURE CAMSHAFT FAILURES THAT ARE PLAGUING PUMPED USE OWNERS. *TR

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 AND THE OTHERS WHERE THROUGH AUTO MECHANIC SHOP. THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $250 TO FIX THE LIGHT PROBLEM, THEY SAY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. I REALLY THINK THAT THIS HAS BEEN A SAFETY PROBLEM AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS INREGARD TO THIS MATTER. YET THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. *TT

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 60K SERVICE). *TR

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. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

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 LOCKS CAN BE UNLOCKED AND WINDOWS CANNOT BE LOWERED. ACCESS TO GAS TANK TO FILL REQUIRES DISMANTLING OF TRUNK COMPARTMENT FOR MANUAL LATCH MANIPULATION, WHICH CARRIES RISK OF CUTS AND BRUISES. REPAIR COSTS $677.00. SHOULD BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED BY VOLKSWAGEN AT NO COST TO CONSUMER. *TR

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 IS AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. *JS

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 FLASHING. PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, LET IT REST AND THEN PROCEEDED TO RESTART WITH THE SAME ENGINE ERROR. THE CAR WOULDN'T REVERSE OR GO OVER 2ND GEAR. I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY IT HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AT MY LOCAL VW DEALER ON TIME AND IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. PRIOR TO THIS SPECIFIC ENGINE FAILURE, I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEM WITH MY GLI, FROM INTERIOR, ELECTRICAL, TO THE TURBO. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS VERY EARLY ON WITH THIS CAR, SOME WERE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND SOME WERE NOT. INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE QUALITY OF MY GLI ALL AROUND. *TR

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 WITH VW CUSTOMER CARE THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE KNOWN ISSUE. BUT THE DOORS CAN NOT BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED, THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT REMAINS ON AND DINGS ALL THE TIME, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE ON NIGHT AND DAY MAKING VISIBILITY AT NIGHT DIFFICULT AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE WINDOWS CANNOT BE PUT DOWN. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS AS VW DOES NOT APPEAR WILLING AND THIS ISSUE IS EVERYWHERE WITH THIS MODEL YEAR AND MAKE. THANKS! *TR

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

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

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 THE DAMAGESDMF HAS CAUSED TO THE TRANSMISSION,THE TRANSMISSION IS NOW LEAKING OIL.A PIECES OF THE DMF CUT INTO THE CASING OF THE TRANSMISSION AND CREATED A NUMBER OF HOLES.AS A RESULT OF ALL THIS,THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED,AS MY ONLY SOLUTION,TO REBUILT TRANSMISSION,WHICH COST AN ADDITIONAL $ 3,300.00. VW OF AMERICA,DENIED ANY REIMBURSEMENT,BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN JANUARY 2011.THEY CAN NOT EXPLAIN WHY DMF FAILD.THEY JUST LOST ONE CUSTOMER.

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 AND SCORED LIFTERS. ALSO DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL WAS MAKING LOUD NOISE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP QUOTED EST 1800 DOLLARS FOR PARTS AND LABOR FOR FLYWHEEL AND CERTIFIED MECHANIC RECOMMENDS REBUILT ENGINE FOR APPX 5000 DOLLARS PLUS LABOR TO INSTALL. ESTIMATE WILL BE COMPLETE NEXT WEEK. TOTAL WILL EST AROUND 9 TO 10,000 DOLLARS FOR TOWING, INSPECTING VEHICLE TO FIND ISSUES, PARTS AND LABOR. SPOKE WITH VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA CONSUMER ADVOCATE WHO OFFERED US $750 OFF A NEW VW. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR WITH APPROPRIATE OIL CHANGES USING VW APPROVED OIL. MOST OF THE MILEAGE WAS OBTAINED AS HIGHWAY MILES. *JS

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