2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. CLUTCH PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO FLOOR AND ENGINE SEIZED UP. CLUTCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE ENGINE AND WAS SEIZED UP. DRIVER WAS OPERATING VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. IF FAILURE HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT LIKELY WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN HIGH-SPEED WRECK. *TR

CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IN BOTH MY 2006 VW JETTA'S HAD TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE OF INCORRECT ASSEMBLY AT PLANT. ONE IS RUNNING WELL, THE OTHER ONE IS STILL NOT RUNNING PROPERLY. *TR

CLUTCH IN MY 2006 JETTA TDI (MANUFACTURED 02/06) WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. I LOST ABILITY TO SHIFT GEARS AND VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS THE CLUTCH BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED THESE CARS (MANUFACTURED BEFORE 03/06) HAVE A FAULTY DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL THAT COMES APART AND THEN TEARS UP THE CLUTCH. *JB

I WENT TO STOP AT A LIGHT PUSHED IN MY CLUTCH AND WHEN IT GOT TO THE FLOOR IT CLICKED EVER SO QUIETLY AND WOULDN'T RETURN TO ENGAGED POSITION. I PULLED THE CLUTCH PEDAL BACK UP OFF THE FLOOR AND NOW IT CAN'T BE PUSHED MORE THAN 3/4 OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IF YOU TRY WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING YOU GET AN AWFUL GRINDING NOISE. CLUTCH PLATE FLEW APART. *JB

CLUTCH FLYWHEEL PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 JETTA TDI. LEFT ME STRANDED ON HIGHWAY WITH ONLY 41 K MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP AND UNDER REVIEW. I'M CONCERNED OVER THE NUMBER OF CLUTCH FAILURES AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I AM VERY GENTLE WITH MY CLUTCH. *TR

VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT BATTERY CHARGE. OWNER OBSERVED BRAKE LIGHTS INCLUDING CHMSL WOULD COME ON INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SHUT OFF, AND UNOCCUPIED WITH NO BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION. NO OTHER LIGHTS WERE ON AT THE SAME TIME INTERIOR, HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS WERE ON. THIS WAS PRESUMABLY THE CAUSE OF THE BATTERY DRAIN ISSUE. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AFTER JUMP STARTING THE VEHICLE OWNER OBSERVED LOSS OF POWER WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE. INPUT TO THE ACCELERATOR WAS MOMENTARILY INEFFECTIVE AND HAD TROUBLE MAINTAINING HIGHWAY SPEED. THE ENGINE DID NOT STALL AND NO FAULT CODES WERE GENERATED. POWER WAS RESTORED AFTER A FEW SECONDS, BUT THE SYMPTOMS WOULD OCCUR SEVERAL TIMES DURING A DRIVE. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP SERVICE FACILITY (LINDSAY VW IN STERLING, VA) ON 7/13/2007. THE OWNER DESCRIBED THE ABOVE SYMPTOMS TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR. THE OWNER WAS CALLED LATER ON THE SAME DATE AND TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT VERIFY THE CLAIM AND THAT NO REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. TOOK CAR TO A DIFFERENT DEALER (FAIRFAX VW) WHO CORRECTLY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE REPAIR PART IS THE SAME PART USED IN THE RECALL. THE CAR WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE REPAIR INVOICE EVEN STATES "RECALL" ON IT BUT THE DEALER SAYS MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION.

AT 65 MPH THERE WAS A BRIEF LOCKUP OF THE FRONT WHEELS, STALLING OF THE ENGINE FOLLOWED BY A LOUD MECHANICAL GRINDING NOISE. STOPPED VEHICLE, POPPED HOOD, NOTED ENGINE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY TO THE EXTENT THAT THE OIL DIPSTICK CAME LOOSE. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. INFORMED BY SERVICE THAT FAILURE IS DUE TO DISINTEGRATION OF THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL LOCATED BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. DEBRIS FROM THE FLYWHEEL LEAD TO DESTRUCTION OF THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING. LATER, WHEN TALKING TO A MECHANIC, FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS THE SECOND JETTA WITH THE DSG AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT HAD A DMF FAILURE IN ADDITION TO THREE CATASTROPHIC DMF FAILURES ON MANUAL TRANSMISSION JETTAS). AS THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO LEAD TO COMPLETE LOCKUP OF THE FRONT WHEELS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH POTENTIALLY DIRE CONSEQUENCES, I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY RELEVANT ISSUE THAT MIGHT WARRANT BEING ADDRESSED BY NHTSA. *AK

CONTIPRO TIRES. THREE OF THE TIRES ON MY NEW CAR HAVE HAD SIDEWALLS BULGES. THE FIRST I FEEL WAS MY FAULT. I DROVE ON THE TIRE THAT HAD LOW TIRE PRESSURE. BUT THE TWO OTHER TIRES HAVE NOT HAD ANY COMPROMISING SITUATIONS. EACH TIRE HAD LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON IT. CONTINENTAL TIRE WARRANTY IS A JOKE, THEY HAVE BEEN NO ASSISTANCE. I HAVE NEVER HAD TIRES FAIL ME, I HAVE ALWAYS JUST WORN THEM OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE. SHE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

I HAVE A 2006 VW JETTA TDI WITH AN AUTOMATIC. THE SPEEDOMETER READS 5 MPH FAST AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR