2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

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

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 TRANSMISSIONS BUT NOT THE EARLIER ONES LIKE MINE 2006. I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AS THE OTHERS HAVE AND AM WONDERING WHY IS MY CAR/ YEAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE THE SAME BAD TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR THAT THEY PRODUCED IN THE LATER YEARS. I NEED TO GET MY CAR FIXED, THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE TO ME AND MY FAMILY. *KB

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 ONLINE ABOUT THIS. VW HAS NOW REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE FLYWHEEL WITH A NEW ONE. BUT HAS NOT RECALLED THIS PART! *TR

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 WARRANTY. OTHER COUNTRIES ARE ALREADY MAKING VOLKS RECALL THESES CARS AND REPLACE THE DMF. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR IS $1800. THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS ABOUT 30% OF CARS AND CAN CAUSE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHICH WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER $4200 DOLLAR REPAIR. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO GET HELP IN GETTING VOLKS TO HELP WITH THIS REPAIR. *TR

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 THE FLYWHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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 ABLE TO LIMP HOME WITH ONLY FIRST GEAR AVAILABLE! FAULT CODE ANALYSIS SHOWS A MECHATRONIC MODULE FAILURE INSIDE THE DSG. DEALER SAID THERE WERE MANY DSG UNITS RECALLED LAST SUMMER, BUT MINE WAS NOT ON THE LIST. :( *TR

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 SOME SORT OF FUEL PROBLEM. DUE TO THE MILD WINTER HERE IN SOUTHERN INDIANA THE FUEL IS NOT GELLING. CODE READER DISPLAYS "NO CODES". I CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER. THEN THE FUEL PUMP RELAY, AND TODAY I INSTALLED A NEW FUEL PUMP. I STARTED THE CAR AND LET IT WARM UP FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. I DROVE IT DOWN THE ROAD, SLOWED TO A STOP AND IT DIED. IT WILL START BACK UP AFTER THE ENGINE COOLS DOWN SOME. THIS CAR WAS AT OUR LOCAL VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP FOR 3 DAYS. EVEN AFTER THEY CONSULTED WITH VW TECH'S THEY COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT. *TR

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 FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.