2006 Volkswagen Jetta complaints

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

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 PRESSURE ON MY FOOT ON THE GAS THAN MOVED BACKWARDS ATLEAST 6 INCHES .. LEAVING ME BOTH UNAWARE I WAS TRAVELING 90MPH!! AND UNABLE TO BRAKE.. BECAUSE I COULDN'T REACH THE BRAKE PEDAL.. WHILE I WAS TRYING TO FIX MY SEAT AND PANICKING .. I LOOKED IN MY MIRROR AND REALIZED I WAS BEING PULLED OVER BY A STATE TROOPER. I ADVISED HIM OF THE SITUATION AND HE DIDN'T WANNA HEAR IT.. I PLAN TO FIGHT THIS TICKET IN COURT BECAUSE THIS WAS NOT* MY FAULT.. HOWEVER I AM GRATEFUL I WASN'T INVOLVED IN SOMETHING MORE SEVERE LIKE AN ACCIDENT.. THE CAR IS BEING TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM AND I STRONGLY ADVISE ANYONE WHO HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE TO COMPLAIN TO VW BECAUSE THIS IS A DEFF!!!!! SAFETY HAZARD AND WILL KILL SOMEONE.. AND I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT I ALSO HAD MY 6 YR OLD SON IN THE CAR.. THIS IS A PROBLEM! *TR

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE. *TR

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 CONTINUE TO BUBBLE AND SAG INTO THE DRIVER'S LINE OF SIGHT THIS COULD BECOME A SERIOUS MOTOR VEHICLE HAZARD. I BEGAN TO READ AROUND ONLINE AND DISCOVERED, TO MY SHOCK, NEWS ABOUT THE COMMONALITY OF THIS ISSUE TO HUNDREDS OF OWNERS. SO, SURELY VOLKSWAGEN IS ALREADY AWARE THAT THIS IS A MASS ISSUE AND WOULD CERTAINLY WANT TO TAKE ACTION TO CORRECT IT, RIGHT? I AM WRITING BECAUSE I GENUINELY LOVE THIS CAR, BUT FEEL THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS MOTOR VEHICLE DEFECT WITHIN THE HEADLINER ASSEMBLY, GLUE OR THE WAY THE FABRIC LINER WAS CUT, POSSIBLY TOO SHORT. I WANT TO GET MY HEADLINER REPAIRED, BUT HONESTLY DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR LOW QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP PUT INTO THE HEADLINER OF A FOUR YEAR OLD VEHICLE. I'D LIKE FOR VOLKSWAGEN TO PETITION TO HAVE THIS ITEM RECALLED CITING THE POTENTIAL SAFE HAZARDS IT CAN CAUSE DUE TO LOSS OF SIGHT WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO CONTACT ME IN ORDER TO MAKE THE PROPER ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE MINE REPLACED. I AM ALSO SENDING THIS LETTER TO VOLKSWAGEN'S CONSUMER COMPLAINTS DEPARTMENT, CONSUMER AFFAIRS, AND THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE CONSUMER STATED WITHIN ONE WEEK OF OWNING THE VEHIC

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 YEAR OLD AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP SAID BY THE TIME IT WAS TOWED TO THEM IT HAD BEGUN WORKING AGAIN SO THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. THEY SAID UNLESS IT WAS NOT WORKING WHEN THEY HAD IT IN THEIR SHOP THEY COULDN'T FIX IT, ALTHOUGH THEY COULD SEE SOMETHING HAD HAPPENED. IT WOULD SIMPLY STOP WORKING OR NOT START. AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT I BEGAN TAKING IT TO A VW TRAINED MECHANIC WHO ALSO TOLD ME HE COULDN'T FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS INTERMITTENT AND WOULD START WORKING AGAIN BEFORE THE TOW TRUCK GOT IT TO HIS SHOP. HE SAID IT WAS DUE TO "ONE OF THE SEVERAL COMPUTERS NOT TALKING TO ONE OF THE OTHER COMPUTERS". HE COULD SEE A RECORD IN THE CAR THAT SOMETHING HAD BEEN NOT WORKING, BUT THE CAR RAN BY THE TIME IT GOT TO HIM. TOWARD THE END, IT WOULD DIE ON THE HIGHWAY AND I FEARED FOR MY LIFE AND THAT OF THE CHILDREN WHO RODE IN MY CAR. I TRADED IT IN, ALREADY NOT WORKING AGAIN, FOR A NEW CAR THAT I FELT I COULD TRUST. THROUGH OUT ALL THIS, I COULD NOT CONTACT ANYONE AT VW EXCEPT SOMEONE WHO TOLD ME THEY WERE SORRY, BUT VW COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. THE PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW AND CONTINUED TO HAPPEN AND WAS NEVER RESOLVED. IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE DATE B

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. THAT IS INSANE...CONSUMER SAFETY MY [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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 INJURIES. *TR

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 THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SEALED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,530. UPDATED 01/14/11*LJ

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 BELIEVE IT IS THE SEAT HEATER. IF IT'S OFF IT DOESN'T BURN YOU. A MECHANIC TOLD US THIS IS COMMON AND TO FOLLOWUP ON IT. *TR

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 CAR FOR 1 WEEK FIRST TIME, 1 MONTH SECOND TIME. NO CODES PULLED, NO REPLICATION OF PROBLEM, DEALER RETURNS CAR TO ME. 3RD TIME THE ENGINE STALLED HAPPENED APPROX 1 MONTH AFTER DEALER RETURNED CAR WHILE MOVING ON HIGHWAY. APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MILES PER HOUR. NEARLY CAUSED MULTI-CAR WRECK. CAR STALLED IN CENTER LANE WITH NOT ENOUGH POWER OR STEERING TO MOVE TO SIDE. DEALER NOW HAS CAR FOR 3RD TIME, STILL NO IDEA WHAT PROBLEM MAY BE. CAR RESTARTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER STALL WITH NO ISSUES. WORKING WITH DEALER, VW REGIONAL MANAGER, AND VW OF AMERICA. STILL NO PROBLEMS FOUND, BUT TERRIFIED FOR CAR TO BE RETURNED TO ME. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY DAILY. NEXT HIGHWAY STALL MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. *TR

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 WOULD LIKE VW TO BACK UP THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

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

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

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 BAG DEPLOYMENT. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAGS FRACTURED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. ALSO, THE AIR BAGS CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 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 TO 5 TIMES ON A 400 MILE DRIVE. ONE TIME OCCURRED WHILE PASSING AND FORCED ME TO TAKE ACTION AND CANCEL MY PASS OF THE SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN THE PAST BUT IT WAS ONLY ON A VERY HOT DRIVE ABOUT A YEAR OR TWO AGO. *TR

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 NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH FANS FOR $975 AT HER EXPENSE. THE FANS WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,400. UPDATED 12/7/10 *CN

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 RECORDS. *TR

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 STALLED OUT WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY. AFTER SITTING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WE WERE ABLE TO PULL IT INTO THE GARAGE. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON FRIDAY 7/30/2010, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK (30 MILE COMMUTE) AT 45-55 MPH THE JETTA STARTED TO INTERMITTENTLY LOSE POWER BEFORE THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED. NOTE: I WAS STILL TRAVELING AT 55 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. IT WOULD RESTART AND BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE MULTIPLE TIMES. WE TOWED THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP. THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND DID NOT FIND ANY ERROR CODES FROM THE CAR'S COMPUTER. THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY THINKING THAT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. WE PICKED UP THE CAR ON TUESDAY 8/3/2010 IN THE MORNING. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THAT SAME DAY (30 MILE COMMUTE) THE ENGINE BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE, INTERMITTENTLY LOSING POWER WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70-80 MPH. AFTER EXITING THE INTERSTATE THE SYMPTOMS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION ALMOST CAUSING A MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART AND REPEATED ENGINE STALLS I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO GAS STATION WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO THE VOLKS

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 FINALLY ENGAGED AND VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY. TURNED VEHICLE OFF, WAITED SEVERAL MINUTES AND RESTARTED VEHICLE AND IT OPERATED NORMALLY. OWNER'S MANUAL SAID TO CONTACT DEALER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF THIS HAPPENS. DEALER SAID CODE WAS PB1819-VALVE BODY FAILURE. VEHICLE MILEAGE: 72,500. *TR

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 SHOULD HAVE TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. *TR

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 FLYWHEEL. THERE ARE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THESE I HAVE FOUND ON FREDS TDI PAGE. MOST WERE FROM A DIFFERENT FLYWHEEL MANUFACTURER AND I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE MINE WAS MADE BY SACHS THESE CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO A VEHICLE IF IT BREAKS APART. THIS CAR SEEMS REALLY WELL MADE AND IS ALOT OF FUN TO DRIVE. I HAVE BEEN REAL HAPPY WITH IT BUT THINK THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AND COULD BE DANGEROUS. *TR

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 ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED BUT PRODUCED NO FAILURE CODES. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO COVER ONE HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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

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, THE ENGINE FAN CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED, THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, THE CRANK CASE BREEDER VALVE WAS REPLACED, THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, AND THE CAM SHAFT FOLLOWER WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL 09V164000, POWER TRAIN DRIVELINE, DRIVESHAFT AND HAD THE SUNROOF DRAINED DUE TO WATER LEAKAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,257 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

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

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 IS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FLYWHEEL, BUT NOTHING SERIOUS. THE VERY NEXT DAY ON AUG 6,2010 WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY I HEARD MORE AND LOUDER NOISE FROM THE TRANS. AN AT I DROVE SLOWLY FOR ABOUT 7KM. INTO ANOTHER VW DEALER. AT THIS POINT AFTER A THEY RAISED THE CAR ON THE HOIST THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SPRINGS FROM THE FLYWHEEL ARE BROKEN AND THE FLYWHEEL NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS IS COMMON ISSUE DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. THE REPLACEMENT PART ( THE FLYWHEEL) WILL COST ABOUT $900CND. AND THE LABOR THEY TOLD ME WOULD BE 8H WHICH IS $800 SO TO TOTAL COST IS $2100. I DO NOT THINK THAT THIS A NORMAL TO HAVE THE FLYWHEEL BROKEN JUST LIKE THAT. I ALSO WON AN ODER CAR WHICH I DROVE OVER 400 000 AND NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FLYWHEEL. PLEASE ADVISE ON WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU *TR

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 WAS 91, 5000.

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 CLUTCH ASSEMBLY SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 61,000 MILES, IF EVER. FROM WHAT I'VE READ IT MAY BE DUE TO BAD DESIGN OF THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL, WHICH OVER-HEATS THE DISK AND CAUSES DAMAGE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WHICH MAY CAUSE SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. MANY DRIVERS ARE NOT "IN-TUNE" WITH THEIR VEHICLE AND MAY NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM UNTIL A SERIOUS ACCIDENT LIKE THIS DOES HAPPEN. THE ISSUE IS RAMPANT, AND SEEMS IT MAY BE INEVITABLE FOR MOST 2006 VW BUILDS. HTTP://FORUMS.TDICLUB.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=137014. *TR

FLYWHEEL ISSUE IN A 2006 VW JETTA TDI. *TR

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 THAN 6 WEEKS TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. THE PARTS DEALERS ARE HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING A FLYWHEEL. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT THE DEALER SINCE I BOUGHT IT. *TR

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 OCTOBER OF 2009. MEGATRONICS UNIT HAD FAILED AND WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $1900. CALLED DEALERSHIP FOR APPOINTMENT ON JUNE 8TH. HAPPENED AGAIN 5 TIMES ON WAY TO DEALERSHIP. TOLD FROM DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT IT HAD A BAD STEERING ANGLE SENSOR AND GATEWAY MODULE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. HAD TO TAKE CAR 70+ MILES BACK HOME. THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED ON THE WAY HOME IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. FELT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ANY FURTHER. STOPPED AT A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. LEFT CAR FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE. FOUND A SECOND BAD MEGATRONICS UNIT. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY FROM THE FIRST REPLACEMENT. I FEEL THAT THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR THE SAFETY CONCERN THAT THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AT ANY GIVEN TIME, IN ANY ROAD SITUATION YOU CAN THINK OF. YOU CANNOT ALWAYS BE PREPARED TO REACT TO THIS. YOU HAVE NO POWER TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THIS IS TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART AND HOPE IT WORKS. PREVIOUS ODI #10286197. *TR

CLUTCH FAILURE, PROBLEM DISENGAGING CLUTCH. *TR

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 PROBLEM. *TR

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. CAR WAS GARAGED OVER A 3 DAY WEEKEND AND NOT DRIVEN AT ALL. MONDAY MY WIFE GOES TO START IT AND IT WILL NOT START, AFTER TELLING ME I TRY FOR 3 MINUTES TO GET IT STARTED AND IT FINALLY STARTS. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIND NO ISSUES, THEY BLAME COLD START AS THE CULPRIT. THIS IS A BS CALL AS THE CAR WAS AND IS ALWAYS GARAGED AT 50+ DEGREES F. ROUGHLY 3 WEEKS LATER THE SAME SITUATION HAPPENS AND THE CAR GOES BACK TO THE DEALER. TO NO AVAIL THEY STILL COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE NOR FIND A SOLUTION. THE NO START ISSUE/ HARD START ISSUE SEEMED TO PROGRESS FROM SITTING FOR 3 DAYS AND NOT STARTING TO RANDOMLY MULTIPLE TIMES A WEEK NOT STARTING. THEY STILL CANNOT FIND A SOLUTION. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS IS A FUEL ISSUE. ON TO TODAY'S ISSUE: FIRST NOTICED 3 WEEKS AGO WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A CAR ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH (AROUND 4K RPM), THE CAR DOWN SHIFTED AND STUTTERED RATHER THEN INCREASING SPEED. I THOUGHT IT WAS A 1 TIME ISSUE UNTIL I STARTED NOTICING IT MORE AND MORE. NOW IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AND MORE PRONOUNCED STARTING AT EVEN 35MPH/3400 RPM IN 3RD GEAR. FROM 10AM TUESDAY TO 5PM FRIDAY OUR JETTA WAS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF A STUTTER/POWER LOSS ISSUE. THEY DID REPLACE THE

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 ISSUE AND VW HAS REPLACED THIS FLYWHEEL WITH A MORE RELIABLE DESIGN. BELIEVE THIS DMF HAS ALREADY BEEN A SAFETY RECALL IN EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA, BUT BEING CALLED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR IN THE U.S. *TR

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 300 YARDS THEN PROBLEM REPEATED REQUIRING A TOW TO THE DEALER. A FAILURE OF THE MECHATRONIX UNIT IN THE DSG WAS DISCOVERED AND PART REPLACED. A SIMILAR ISSUE HAD OCCURRED AT AROUND 10, 000 MILES , WAS LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER WITH NO ISSUE FOUND. *TR

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. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 09V164000 (POWER TRAIN: DRIVELINE: DRIVESHAFT) AS RELATED TO THE FAILURE HE EXPERIENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 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 HAPPENED, THE PROBLEM GREW WORSE AS THE WIRING WAS CHAFED MORE & MORE OVER TIME. THE JETTA TDI'S SHOULD BE RECALLED TO HAVE THE HARNESS CHECKED & REPAIRED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IN A CAR CRASH. *TR

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 RESEARCH ONLINE TO FIND THAT THE DMF MANUFACTURED BY SACHS THAT VOLKSWAGEN USES IN THEIR 2000 AND LATER MODELS HAVE A HIGH RATE FAILURE AFTER IN AS LITTLE AS 10,000 MILES. CAUSING COMPLETE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE FAILURE OF VARYING DEGREES. THE COST FOR THIS REPAIR CAN RANGE BETWEEN $2000.00 - $8000.00. NOT ONLY IS THE EXPENSE HIGH DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE FLYWHEEL, BUT THE RISK IS EVEN HIGHER, CAUSING HESITATION IN ACCELERATION WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC OR SUDDEN WHEEL LOCK AND LOSS OF CONTROL AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT WHILE TRAVELING. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT THIS PROBLEM BE ADDRESS FOR THE SAFETY AND CONCERN OF ANY VOLKSWAGEN VEHICLE OWNER WITH THIS DEFECTIVE FLYWHEEL. *TR

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 MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000.

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 THE BRAKE PEDAL TO START MOVING (IN OTHER WORDS NO PEDAL BEING PRESSED) THE CAR TENDS SHIFT/JERK BEFORE YOU PRESS THE ACCELERATOR. IN MANY OCCASIONS, YOU NEED TO SLAM THE BRAKES SO THE CAR DOESN'T LAUNCH ITSELF TO HIT A CAR/TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF YOU. THIS "ACCELERATION/LAUNCH/TRANS JERK" LAST ABOUT 1-3 SECONDS AT THAT POINT YOU HEAR SOME "METAL CLUNK OR SOME TYPE OF METAL HITTING NOISE". IN ONE INSTANCE, THE CAR'S SHIFT INDICATOR WENT BLANK AND THE CAR DIDN'T RESPOND IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. PULLED TO THE SIDE, AND CAR WAS NORMAL AGAIN. THERE IS SERIOUS ACCIDENT POTENTIAL WITH THIS PROBLEM. I SEE THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION FROM OTHER OWNERS (FROM SEEING COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE) INCLUDING A NEIGHBOR 2006 JETTA WITH DSG TRANSMISSION & FRIEND WHO HAS A 2007 GTI WITH A 2.0T ENGINE & DSG TRANS-BOTH HAVE SAME PROBLEM. I REALLY HOPE SOMEONE DOES AND FINALLY LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM AND HELP US CONSUMERS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, BEFORE SOMEONE BECOMES HURT. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER, HOWEVER, THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

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 MOVEMENT FROM THE DOOR OPERATION. *TR

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 SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. VW DEALER WANTS TO INSTALL A NEW DMF! *TR

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 A COLLISION CENTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,201. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 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 WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 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 OFFERS A "SUGGESTED" SOFTWARE FIX THAT COSTS $200. THE COSTS OF THESE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUES SHOULD BE FIXED AT COST TO VW. THE DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE SEEN MANY CARS WITH THIS ISSUE AND HOPES A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED? SHOULDN'T THERE BE A LAW REQUIRING DEALERS TO REPORT TRENDS THEY SEE? *TR

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 ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN 6TH GEAR BUT MANUALLY SHIFTED DOWN TO 4TH GEAR. SHE TOOK IT OUT OF THE AUTOMATIC SHIFT AND SWITCHED TO MANUAL SHIFT AND DOWNSHIFTED TO LOWER THE RPMS. THE AVERAGE SPEED WAS 30 MPH BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT MOVE ANY FASTER. IT STALLED TWICE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE OR AFTER. SHE CALLED A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HER TO LET THE VEHICLE COOL DOWN. WHEN SHE DID THAT AND WAS ABLE TOR RESTART, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ABOUT 15 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AGAIN. SHE WAITED AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART. WHEN DRIVING DOWN HILLS, SHE SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS JERKING. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO HER DESTINATION AND THEN TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTICS TEST BUT COULD NOT PINPOINT THE CAUSE FOR FAILURE. SHE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND LEFT A MESSAGE; SHE WAS CURRENTLY AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,993. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,000-BK

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

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 DOOR AJAR INDICATION ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ILLUMINATION OF THE FRONT DOME AND ENTRY LAMPS. THE WIRE INSULATION AND STRANDS APPEARED TO BE BRITTLE, WHICH RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT OTHER WIRING IN THE VEHICLE. THIS WIRING WAS INSIDE A PROTECTIVE RUBBER BOOT, INTEGRAL TO THE HARNESS, BETWEEN THE CABIN AND DOOR. THERE WAS NO MOISTURE OR DEBRIS WITHIN THE BOOT WHEN IT WAS OPENED TO INSPECT THE WIRING. *TR