2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

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 THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY WHEN IT BEGAN TO COME DOWN, AND THEY REFUSED. IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AS THE SERVICE MANAGER DID SUGGEST I CONTACT VW MYSELF BECAUSE HE HAD SEEN THIS SAME THING IN QUITE A FEW OF THE SAME MODEL CARS. THE DEFECT IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE BLOCKING OF THE DRIVER'S VIEW. *TR

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 LEAK, BUT A TRANSMISSION LEAK. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT THE SEAL THAT JOINS THE 2 TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS IS LEAKING. CLEARLY SINCE THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSIONS THAT THEY HAVE IN THESE VOLKSWAGEN CARS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHEN IT SHIFTS INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEARS AND ALSO WHEN I BRAKE. *KB

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 VEHICLE WAS CAREFULLY DRIVEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DUAL MASS FLY WHEEL HAD A HOLE IN IT WHICH CAUSED THE METAL TO FRACTURE THE BELL HOUSING AND DAMAGE THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FLY WHEEL AND INFORMED HER TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 TIMES. THERE IS NO CORRELATION ANYMORE BETWEEN WET AND DRY CONDITIONS, CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT HAVE TO BE ENGAGED, I DO NOT HAVE TO BE TRAVELING AT A CONSTANT SPEED. THERE ARE NO TROUBLE CODES STORED IN THE VEHICLES COMPUTER, AND THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO HELP. *TR

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 A 1,600.00 INSTILLATION COST AND HAS FAILED TO CONTACT OWNERS AND ALERT THEM TO THE LIFE THREATENING RESULT OF THIS KNOWN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. ALSO, A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WILL RESULT IS COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT (+8,000.00) AND POSSIBLY THE INJURY OR DEATH OF THE OCCUPANTS DUE TO AN UNCONTROLLED SLIDE AND DRIFT AND HIGH SPEED. *TR

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 FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,783. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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 FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 FOUR YEARS EXPIRED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES EVEN AFTER THE CARBON ACCUMULATED ON THE THROTTLE WAS CLEANED AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. DUE TO UNSAFE TO DRIVE, REQUESTED FOR THE DEALER TO BUY THE CAR BACK AS A LEMON. THE DEALER REFUSES BECAUSE THE FOUR YR WARRANTY IS OVER. OTHER PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH THIS VEHICLE DURING THIS PERIOD: AIR BAGS LIGHTS GOING OFF, AIR BAG COVER FALLING OFF, TRUNK OPENING ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING, RAIN WATER LEAKING INSIDE THE LINING OF THE CAR, SCREWS COMING OFF A DOOR PANEL, DOORS FALLING OFF THE HINGES, EMERGENCY SWITCH FALLING INSIDE PANEL, FUEL CAP NOT LOCKING, RECALLS. DEALER RECOMMENDING TO REPLACE THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN FOR 2,340.

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 STRANDED IN THE LEFT OF THE 2 LANES. OUR HAZARDS WERE TURNED ON AS TRAFFIC STARTED TO PULL AROUND US WE WERE CALLING AAA FOR A TOW. WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF THE STALL WE CAUSED A 5 CAR PILE UP. OF THE 5 CARS, 2 WERE TOTALED. 2 OTHER HAD SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. ONE HAD MINOR. WE SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE AS WE WERE NOT HIT. CAR WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY FOUND THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL TO HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. $4,500 - $5,000 ESTIMATED REPAIR FROM THAT SHOP. $5000 "MINIMUM" FROM HALL IMPORTS OF BROOKFIELD. HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE'S LIVES WILL YOU ALLOW TO BE JEOPARDIZED BEFORE YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM? I AM HORRIFIED THAT I CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OF THIS SIZE! VW STOPPED MAKING TDI'S AFTER 2006...WHY? DID THEY REALIZE THERE WAS A PROBLEM? ARE YOU GOING TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED BEFORE YOU TAKE ACTION? I AM GOING TO RESEARCH CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS TO SEE IF THIS GROUP OF VW OWNERS HAS A CASE AGAINST VW. AND WHAT IS THE NHTSA'S RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE THIS FURTHER THAN JUST ACCEPTING COMPLAINTS? *TR

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