2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S DOOR WHERE THE HINGES WERE LOCATED EXHIBITS DEFECTIVE ENGINEERING WITHIN THE WIRING HARNESS. SEVERAL OF THE WIRES WERE BROKEN BETWEEN THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE AND THE DOOR. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DID NOT OPERATE AND THE POWER DOOR LOCKS DID NOT FUNCTION DUE TO THE BROKEN WIRES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIR EXPENSES SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER VALID. THE CONTACT WAS CERTAIN THAT REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS WOULD NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE SINCE THE WIRING HARNESS WAS BEING DAMAGED BY THE OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE DOOR. HE WROTE THE MANUFACTURER BUT RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE THERE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000.

VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL COMING APART ON DIRECT SHIFT GEARBOX TRANSMISSION. PRIOR TO POSSIBLE LOSS OF POWER ACCIDENT, REPLACED THE DMF. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA; THE DMF WAS A RECALL ITEM. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY 2006 VW JETTA CAME ON DURING 2006. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM VW OF A DEFECT BUT WHEN BRINGING MY CAR IN FOR MAINTENANCE, THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS A "NOTICE" OF A DEFECT IN THE UNDERSEAT SENSOR AND/OR WIRING. ON 6/27/06 MY CAR HAD A DRIVER SIDE FRONT IN CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. THE BODY SHOP SAID THAT THERE WAS PROBABLY NOT ENOUGH DAMAGE TO SET OFF THE AIRBAGS. SHORTLY AFTER GETTING MY CAR OUT OF THE SHOP (2+ MONTHS BECAUSE VW PARTS ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE) THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS BACK ON. I'VE BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR MAINTENANCE AT THE VW DEALER BUT THEY HAVE NEVER MENTIONED THE AIRBAG LIGHT WHICH IS PLAIN SIGHT. I WORRY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, FRIENDS AND MYSELF. TO ADD INSULT, THE ELECTRONIC SWITCH ON THE TRUNK OPERATES OFF AND ON, THE TRUNK DOES NOT LATCH UNLESS SLAMMED REPEATEDLY, AND WITHIN THE LAST WEEK THE DRIVER'S ELECTRIC WINDOW HAS CEASED TO FUNCTION. *TR

I NOTICED THAT THE SIDE WALLS OF MY CONTINENTAL TIRES ON MY 2006 VW JETTA WERE CRACKED(THERE WERE 25K MILES ON THE TIRES). I REPORTED THIS TO CONTINENTAL -MR. CARL WALKER. I REPLACED THE TIRES WITH BRIDGESTONES. I STILL HAVE THE ORIGINALS. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE TIRES TO MERCHANT'S TIRE ON WOODFIED ROAD IN GAITHERSBURG, MD AND HAVE THEM INSPECTED AND THE TREAD DEPTH MEASURED. I DID THIS IMMEDIATELY AFTER SPEAKING TO MR. WALKER. THE SALES REP. AT MERCHANT'S CALLED MR. WALKER AFTER INSPECTION WHILE I WAS PRESENT AND TOLD HIM THAT THE SIDEWALLS WERE INDEED DANGEROUSLY CRACKED ON ALL 4 TIRES AND THAT THE TREAD DEPTH WAS ALMOSTLIKE NEW. I WAS PROMISED 60% COMPENSATION FOR THE CONTINENTAL TIRES BY CONTINENTAL'S REP.CARL WALKER ( CLAIM # 244382) - PHONE #7045834819 -IN OCTOBER BUT HAVE RECEIVED NOTHING. THESE TIRES ARE UNSAFE AND IT IS ONLY LUCK THAT PREVENTED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUE TO THEIR FAILURE. VW SAYS THEY HAVE NO JURISDICTION OVER CONTINENTAL EVEN THOUGH THEY SUPPLY TIRES TO THOUSANDS OF VW VEHICLES. IT SEEM THAT VW AND CONTINENTAL WANT TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM FOR ME AND I ASSUME ALL OTHER OWNERS OF THESE TIRES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL 2006. HE ALWAYS HEARD A NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SIMILAR TO ROCKS RATTLING INSIDE THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE NOISES WERE NORMAL FOR HIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF TRANSMISSION. THE NOISES BECAME WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHERE THEY VERIFIED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH THEY FOUND THE FLY-WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY. REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000. UPDATED 12/22/10 *BF UPDATED 12/30/10*JB

JANUARY 2ND 2010 MY WIFE AND I WERE IN OUR 2006 VW JETTA TDI TRAVELING SOUTH ON THE KANSAS TURNPIKE FROM TOPEKA, KANSAS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN CRUISE AT 70MPH IT WAS 7:30AM CLEAR WITH TEMP OF MINUS 2 DEGREE'S. APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES SOUTH OF TOPEKA, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN TO 5TH GEAR A SUDDEN AND ABRUPT BANG NOISE WAS HEARD IT SEEMED THAT THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. MY WIFE HAD JUST UNCLIPPED HER SEAT BELT TO GET SOMETHING FROM THE BACK SEAT WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THIS LOCKING OF THE FRONT WHEELS SLAMMED HER AGAINST THE DASH AND FRONT DOOR POST. I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND MANEUVERED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE TURNPIKE. THERE WAS A RATTLING IN THE TRANSMISSION AREA SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE WHEN I HAD IT AT A DEALERSHIP FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE. I HAD ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE RATTLE? WHEN I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE IT WAS STILL RATTLING, I THOUGHT IT TO BE OK. HOWEVER AFTER THIS INCIDENT, I HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING THE INTERNET AND FOUND SEVERAL DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL FAILURES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE DSG TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER VW AMERICA HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. IF I HAD BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IT WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY CAUSED A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT, WHEN IT LOCKED UP THE FRONT DRIVE WHEEL, WE WERE LUCKY MY WIFE ONLY HAD A VERY BADLY BRUISED SIDE, ARM AND BACK. WE THEN SPENT TWO HOURS ON THE SIDE OF THE TURNPIKE IN FRIGID TEMPS AWAITING A TOW VEHICLE. WE WERE ENROUTE TO A MEDICAL FACILITY IN TEXAS FOR SURGERY ON BOTH OF MY WIVES EYES WE HAD NO TIME TO DO ANYTHING BUT CHANGE TO A MORE DEPENDABLE VEHICLE 2000 BUICK PARK AVE AND CONTINUE ON OUR JOURNEY. I EMAILED THREE VW OF AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFICERS, WHO TURNED MY E MAIL REPORT OF THE INCIDENT TO A SUBORDINATE WHO WROTE THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. 66,980 MILES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS REPORTED CONDITION THAT IS GOING TO TAKE A FATALITY TO GET ACTION..I UNDERSTAND EUROPE SAFETY BOARD HAS ALREADY REQUIRED A VW RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM????????? *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON ROUTE 80 IN ROCKAWAY, NJ, THE CAR APPEARED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL LEAVING ME WITHOUT FORWARD ACCELERATION. MY DASHBOARD TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. I WAS NEARLY MISSED BY HEAVY TRAFFIC WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT ANY ACCELERATION. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES RESTARTED CAR, IT WENT INTO GEAR AND I PULLED BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY. IN LESS THAN 500 FEET THE CAR REPEATED THE ABOVE PROCESS AND I ONCE AGAIN HAD TO SAFELY NAVIGATE MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER. AT THIS TIME THE CAR WOULD NOT RE-ENGAGE AND I WAS TOWED TO MY LOCAL VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP. *TR

MY 2006 VW JETTA TDI STOPPED MOVING WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON JAN 4TH, 2010. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF ISSUES PRIOR TO THE BREAK DOWN. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE, THE PRNDS LIGHT ON THE DASH WERE FLASHING AND THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT RESPOND. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO OUR LOCAL VW DEALER WE FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WENT IN TO FAIL SAFE MODE DUE TO A DSG SYSTEM FAILURE. PER OUR SERVICE REP THE MECHATRONIC UNIT FAILED DUE TO OVER HEATING. OUR VEHICLE IS IN-OPERABLE AND THE REPAIR PART NEEDED WILL TAKE 2 WEEKS OR MORE TO RECEIVE AS THERE IS A RECALL ON THE SAME PART FOR THE SAME FAILURE FOR 2007-2009 VW'S AND AUDI'S. OUR VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, VW DENIED THAT THIS ISSUE IS APART OF THE RECALL AS OUR VIN DOES NOT FIT THE RECALL LIST. THEY AGREED TO ALLOW THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY PRICING AND PAY HALF FOR THE REPAIR; THIS WILL COST ME $1254 TO REPAIR THEIR KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA IS EQUIPPED WITH BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH PART NUMBER 3B0 945 511 WHICH WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL (RECALL 07V063000) IN 2003-2005 PASSAT AND PASSAT WAGON. *TR

12-31-09 ODI 2006 VW JETTA TDIDSG MECHATRONICS MALFUNCTION MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2009 VOLKSWAGEN 2006 VW JETTATDI DSG WENT TO SAFE MODE (FELT LIKE NEUTRAL) WHILE ACCELERATING ON STREET (JUST EXITED K-96 IN WICHITA, A 65 MPH 4-LANE AND WAS ACCELERATING FOLLOWING RIGHT TURN FROM COMPLETE STOP). SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASHING. WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF ROAD AND MANUALLY DOWNSHIFT TO 1ST GEAR. LIMPED HOME AT 15 MPH. COULD NOT PLACE VEHICLE IN REVERSE UNTIL SYMPTOMS RESET (SHIFT INDICATOR NO LONGER FLASHING). TEST DROVE AFTER RESET. RECURRED AS TURNED AND APPLIED BRAKES TO PARK. LET IT SIT. IT RESET. DROVE BACK HOME. RECURRED WHILE TURNING RIGHT NEAR HOME. QUERIED "JUST ASK." TUESDAY, NOV 3RD CALLED VW LOYALTY CARE, FILED REPORT, AND THEN WITH ENGINE COLD, DROVE TO 4.6 MILES TO AUTOZONE FOR DIAGNOSIS SCAN. AT 3.5 MILES, THE DSG MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. SAME SYMPTOMS. SCANNED. LET IT SIT. DID NOT RESET. LIMPED 1 MILE TOWARD VW DEALERSHIP. CALLED FOR TOW. UPDATED VW LOYALTY CARE FILE. MILEAGE IN: 85,198 WITH SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASHING. MATCHES DESCRIPTION OF DSG TRANS SOFTWARE UPDATE RECALL ('09-'10). ALSO MATCHES THE VW MECHATRONICS UNIT SYMPTOMS FOR SOME 45,000 VW 2007+ MODELS (REPLACED AT NO CHARGE AND WARRANTY EXTENDED ON DSG TO 100,000). PROBLEM AREA: NUMEROUS DSG TEMPERATURE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS AND THINKS INCORRECTLY THAT THE DSG OIL IS OVERHEATING AND PLACES TRANSMISSION IN SAFE MODE. DIAGNOSIS: REPLACED MECHATRONICS UNIT AT $2,433.48 NOTE: FILED WITH VW LOYALTY CENTER ON NOV 3, TOWED AND REPAIRED AT LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP NOV 3-12. UPDATED VW LOYALTY CENTER FILE ON DEC 16, 2009 AND REQUESTED VW TO ADVISE IF THIS LATE YEAR '06 PRODUCTION OVERLAPPED WITH THOSE 2007'S WITH SAME PROBLEM AND GIVEN EXTENDED WARRANTY/REPAIR AT NO COST/REIMBURSEMENT. HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM VW. VEHICLE WAS ONE OF THE LAST 2006 TDI'S TO BE DELIVERED TO THE US UNTIL THE 2009 MODELS WERE ALLOWED BACK IN. *TR