2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

OUR VW HAS A DSG TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE HEARD A STRANGE SOUND SINCE ABOUT OCTOBER, 2010. IT WAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED AS A DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL FAILURE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. VW FINALLY AGREED TO PAY FOR 1/2 THE REPAIR PARTS AND WE HAD TO PAY ALL OF THE LABOR. WE OBTAINED DATA ON THE INTERNET THAT DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THIS DSG TRANSMISSION, VW HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON ALL DSG OR S-TRONIC TRANSMISSIONS FOR 10 YEARS/100K MILES. THE DEALER TOLD US WE WERE WRONG! WE BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE A VW WITH A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AND ASK THAT YOU REQUIRE VW TO MAKE THE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT YOU, PLEASE, ADD THIS COMPLAINT TO THOSE THAT YOU MAY ALREADY HAVE.

I TOOK MY 2006 VW JETTA TDI, 5 SP, 40K MILES TO THE VW DEALERSHIP FOR ITS 40K SERVICE ON 5/27/11. AFTER THE SERVICE WAS COMPLETED, I STARTED THE CAR AND NOTICED IT WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH (THE CAR WASN'T RUNNING ROUGH WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF FOR SERVICE). MY SERVICE REP TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WHO CHECKED ALL THE FILTERS AND RE-BLED THE FUEL FILTER TO REMOVE ANY AIR BUBBLES THAT MAY HAVE BEEN TRAPPED, WHICH DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOOK THE COVER OFF THE ENGINE AND IDENTIFIED THE THAT THE CAMSHAFT IS WEARING. MAINTENANCE ON THIS CAR IS COMPLETED EVERY 5K MILES AND SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS PURCHASED FROM.

THERE IS A DISTINCT DELAY WHEN TAKING THE CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE WHICH CAUSES VERY HARSH ENGAGEMENT. IT MAKES IT A CHALLENGE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE CAR IN CLOSE QUARTERS. SITTING AT A RED LIGHT THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD WHEN LETTING OFF THE BRAKE AND HITTING THE THROTTLE. THIS HAPPENS AT START UP AND AT RUNNING TEMPERATURE. WHEN THIS FIRST BEGAN TO HAPPEN THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY AFTER A TRANSMISSION SERVICE BUT WOULD SOON RETURN. NOW IT IS PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHETHER THE SERVICE HAS BEEN PERFORMED OR NOT. THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS AT A STOP AND YOU START TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, FORWARD OR REVERSE. ALL OTHER SHIFTING RESPONSES SEEM TO BE NORMAL. AGAIN THE PROBLEM ONLY EXISTS WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. FROM WHAT I CAN READ THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION. *TR

I WAS TO SERVICE MY 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. I TOOK OFF THE LOWER ENGINE COVER AND FOUND A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT SIZE BROKEN SPRING LAYING ON COVER. I NOTICE THAT AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT SPOTS THAT SOMETHING HAD BEEN RUBBING THRU THE TRANS HOUSING AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS. I TOOK THE CAR TO A INDEPENDENT VW SHOP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FLYWHEEL HAD BROKEN AND CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO RUB ON HOUSING. I WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE CAR BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING COULD SEPARATE FROM THE ENGINE AND POSSIBLE CAUSE GREAT BODILY HARM OR DEATH TO MYSELF OR WHOMEVER ELSE MAY BE NEAR. I CALLED A VOLKSWAGEN DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VOLKSWAGEN TDI WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION. WHY ISN'T SOMETHING BEING DONE OR HOW MANY PEOPLE NEED TO DIE BECAUSE OF THIS. THE ESTIMATED REPAIRS ARE CLOSE TO 8000.00-10000.00 FOR A NEW DSG TRANSMISSION AND A FLYWHEEL TO BE INSTALLED. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP OR REPLY. *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. I WILL LET THE SAFETY EXPERTS DETERMINE THE SEVERITY OF THIS DESIGN FAILURE 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!

WHEN DRIVING DOWN ROAD, TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGINE NEARLY REDLINED. CAR WOULD NO LONGER MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER. THE MECHATRON CONTROLLER FOR THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAD A DSG TRANSMISSION. WE WERE LUCKY IT WAS NOT ON A BUSY ROAD AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN IT OCCURRED.

THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL ON THE 2006 VW JETTA TDI HAS EXCESSIVE NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. FLYWHEEL IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

DRIVING TO WORK AT 65MPH FOR OVER 1 HOUR WITH OUT ANY PROBLEMS. TURNED OFF HIGHWAY AND INTO TURN LANE. CAR SHIFTED HARD AND DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHTS ON DASH BEGAN TO FLASH. DROVE INTO PARKING LOT IN FIRST GEAR. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION ON THE VW. HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IDLING, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A LOUD RATTLING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY BOTH INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION DUAL FLY WHEEL WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. UPDATED 05/24/11*LJ UPDATED 06/06/11

VW HAS CHANGED THE DIESEL ENGINES (TDI) STARTING WITH APPROXIMATE YEAR 2004 UNTIL 2007, WHEN THEY STOPPED SELLING TDI TO MEET EMISSION REQUIREMENTS. TO SAVE MONEY AND LICENSING FEES TO BOSCH THEY HAVE CHANGED FROM COMMON RAIL SYSTEM MADE BY BOSCH (FEEDS THE DIESEL FUEL TO ENGINE WITH VERY HIGH PRESSURE) TO VW SYSTEM CALLED TDI PD: PUMP DUSE (OR PUMP-NOZZLE INJECTION). TO ACCOMMODATE THE INJECTORS INSIDE THE ENGINE, THEY HAVE CHANGED THE SPECS AND DIMENSIONS OF MANY PARTS, INCLUDING THE CAMSHAFT. THE CAMSHAFT INSIDE THIS ENGINE HAS THE ADDED ROLE TO DRIVE THE PD LIFTERS, APART FROM VALVE LIFTING AND CLOSING. I OWN THIS TYPE OF CAR VW JETTA 2006 TDI, AND THE CAMSHAFT WORE OFF AT 80,000 MILES, AND YES IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT COSTS $3000. APART FROM THE COSTS, WHICH ACCRUES TO APROX $3000 PER 50,000 TO 80,000 MILES RENDERING THIS CAR A LIABILITY COST TO THE OWNERS (A LONG TERM OWNER WILL HAVE THE PRICE OF CAR DOUBLED BY ADDED BILLS TO CHANGE THE CAMSHAFTS MANY TIMES. THIS IMPACTS DRASTICALLY FINANCIALLY MANY FAMILIES DEPENDING ON THIS CAR), WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY TO FIX IT PERMANENTLY AND FOR ONCE . I HAVE CHANGED THE CAMSHAFT AND NOW AT 115000 MILES IT STARTS TO SHOWS SIGNS OF WEAR, LIKE LAST TIME. NOT CHANGING GEARS IN TIME, CAR IS SHAKING. THE EFFECT GETS WORSE, UNTIL WHEN THE CAMSHAFT LOBES WEARS OFF MORE, AND RESULTS IN VALVES NOT OPENING AND CLOSING IN RIGHT SEQUENCE AND TIME, AND ENGINE WILL STALL, LIKE MINE DID ON MY STREET. AS WELL I WAS ON HIGHWAY AND CAR WILL NOT OPERATE AND RESPOND TO ACCELERATION PEDAL INPUT, MAXIMUM PEDAL INPUT WAS GIVING ONLY 40MPH, EXPOSING ME TO A STAMPEDE OF CARS FROM BEHIND IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. I HAVE EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO VW AND THEY DENY ANY: WRONGDOING, DESIGN FLAW, FAULT OR LIABILITY. ACCORDING TO TDICLUB.COM THERE IS UP TO 20% FAILURE OF THE ENGINES VIA CAMSHAFT WEAR OF LOBES. I TRUST YOU WILL INVESTIGATE AND REQUEST VW TO ADDRESS:SAFETY+FINANCIAL IMPACT TO TDI PD OWNERS. *TR