2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

AFTER ABOUT 22,000 MILES THE ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER, AND THE CLUTCH STARTED MAKING NOISES AND VIBRATIONS UPON ENGAGING/DISENGAGING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WE WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, SO THE LOSS OF POWER WAS REALLY DANGEROUS. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WHOLE FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. *AK

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 VW JETTA TDI ON FREEWAY DOING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN I NEEDED TO DOWN SHIFT FROM TRAFFIC AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH IT STUCK TO THE FLOOR MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD CALLED DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM. THEN TOLD ME TO TRY TO PULL UP THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND IF SO TRY PUMPING THE CLUTCH AND IF FEELS GOOD THEN GIVE IT A TRY. SO I DID ,THE PEDAL CAM UP, I PUMPED IT FELT OK I JUST STARTED THE CAR , SLOWLY RELEASED THE CLUTCH THE CAR SHOT FORWARD AND DIED WITH A CLUNK. SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER ( NOT MINE ). TALKING TO THE SERVICE REP HE TOLD ME THEIR HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THESE CLUTCHES AND THEY HAD DONE EIGHT OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL UNDER WARRANTY . I CALLED TO SEE IF IT WAS READY THEY TOLD ME IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THE CAR WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP AND I OWED THEM $2700.00 FOR THE REPAIRS IE; NEW CLUTCH, PRESSURE PLATE, FLYWHEEL AND BEARING. I COMPLAINED TO NO AVAIL. MY CAR HAS 20,000 MILES AND OTHER PROBLEMS THEY HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT YET. *TR

AROUND 12-13K MI A LOT OF STRANGE VIBRATION APPEARED ON THE CLUTCH PEDALS, A LOT OF PULSATION DURING TAKE OFFS AND SHIFTS, SLIGHT GRINDING NOICE DURING SHIFTS, VIBRATION FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE SHIFT LEAVERAGE AT AROUND 2K RPM. MAKES IT EASY TO STALL ESPECIALY DURING HOT DAYS. DEALER IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AS THE FAILING DMF AND THROW-OUT BEARING AND POSSIBLY A SPRING/PRESSURE PLATE. THE CLUTCH DISK ITSELF WAS NOT SLIPPING.

AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WITH AN INTERMITTENT AIRBAG FAULT. 3RD TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUAL PROBLEM SINCE JULY 2006. ONLY 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. *AK

I WAS DRIVING ON I-80, I MOVED TO THE OFF RAMP , AND WHEN I PUSHED THE CLUTCH, IT WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE 2006 JETTA TDI WITH 26 000 MILES NOW NEEDED A NEW CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL, $1700 REPAIR BILL. THE NEW CLUTCHA ND FLYWHEEL WERE NOT THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE BEEN UPGRADED BY VOLKWAGEN, WHY? MAYBE THE ORIGINAL CLUTCH WAS DEFECTIVE. OR VOLKSWAGEN DID NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE ADDED TORQUE OF THE NEW PD ENGINE. VERY ANNOYING. *AK

GRINDING SOUND WHEN CLUTCH PEDELAL IS DEESSED, SHUDDERING AT TAKE OFF. DEALER AND VW WILL NOT WARRANTY AT 29000 MILES COST OF A NEW CLUTCH $2500. *AK

CLUTCH HAS FAILED TWICE WHILE DRIVING. FIRST TIME MARCH 2007 AT 8,000 MILES. CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL REPLACED AND FAILED AGAIN MAY 2007 AT 10,000 MILES. *TR

THE CAR JUMPS INTO GEAR AND LURCHES BECAUSE OF A HYDRAULIC BRAKE SWITCH IN THE MASTER CYLINDER THAT APPEARS TO TICK OR BE DELAYED IN TRANSMITTING THE ON /FF SIGNAL TO THE ACCELERATOR CIRCUIT WHICH DURING THE DELAY APPEARS UNRESPONSIVE AS IT IS DESIGNED NOT TO ALOW ACCELLERATING IN GEAR WHILE THE BRAKE IS ON. WHEN THE BRAKE SWITCH TURNS OFF , DELAYED UP TO 5 SECONDS, THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AS THE DRIVER EXPECTS THAT THE ACCELERATOR IS NOT WORKING AND KEEPS PREASSING ON THE GAS. THIS LURCH IS VERY UNSAGFE AND CAUSED BY A STICKY OR DELAYED BRAKE SWITCH. I HAVE HAD THE SWITCH REPLACED ONCE ALREADY BUT ALL OF THE SWITCHES APPEAR TO BEHAVE IN THE SAME UNSAFE, DELAYED MANNER.*AK TO REPRODUCE THE DELAY, PUT AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2006 JETTA TDI INTO DRIVE AND WATCH THE "FOOT ON BRAKE" INDICATOR ON THE DASHBORAD TURN OFF 1-5 SECONDS AFTER THE FOOT IS TAKEN OFF THE BRAKE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE FELT THE VEHICLE'S CLUTCH SLIPPING WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED THE CLUTCH SLIPPING, DIFFICULTY SWITCHING GEARS, AND THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 33,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

OUR 2006 VOLKSWAGEN TDI WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AGAIN YESTERDAY FOR CLUTCH PROBLEMS. AT 2 MONTHS WITH 5,000 MILES THE CLUTCH WOULD INTERMITTENTLY NOT ENGAGE. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO DEALER , AND DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER, BLEED SYSTEM AND REASSEMBLED. AT 6 MONTHS, WITH 15,000 MILES THE CLUTCH FAILED, STRANDING US ALONG THE HIGHWAY. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO REMOVED THE TRANSMISSION, AND INSPECTED DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL. SLIPPED THROW OUT, BEARING CAME APART, THE FORK FOR BEARING SLID INTO PRESSURE PLATE. REPLACED FLYWHEEL, CLUTCH PLATE, PRESSURE THROW OUT BEARING FORK AND SPRING. - AT 9 MONTHS WITH 20,000 MILES TRANSMISSION WHINED IN THIRD GEAR AND HAD A HARSH SHIFT IN ALL GEARS. WHILE DRIVING TO DEALER THE CAR POPPED OUT OF GEAR. DEALER FOUND TRANSMISSION LEAKING FLUID FROM BELL HOUSING. CALLED VOLKSWAGEN, AND WAS TOLD TO CHECK FOR CRACKS IN CASE. REMOVED CASE ,AND INSPECTED FOR CRACKS. HAD HAIRLINE CRACKS. REMOVED AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION, AND REASSEMBLED AND ADDED FLUID." THIS REPAIR TOOK THE LONGEST AS THE DEALER HAS TO WAIT FOR PARTS. THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALER THIS TIME FOR OVER THREE WEEKS. 4- 10 MONTHS WITH 22,000 MILES THREE WEEKS AFTER LAST REPAIR WE WERE AGAIN STRANDED AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AT A STOP SIGN DEPRESSED CLUTCH, PUT CAR IN FIRST, STARTED TO MOVE AND CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE AND CLUTCH WAS DEAD AGAIN. TOWED TO DEALER ,AND WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR AGAIN FROM THEM. BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING STICK SHIFT FOR OVER 20 YEARS EACH. OUR DEALER HAS NEVER SUGGESTED THAT WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A STICK SHIFT ALTHOUGH I HAVE SEEN ONLINE THIS WAS OFTEN SAID AS SOON AS THE CLUTCH WENT OUT. EVERYTHING SO FAR HAS BEEN REPLACED AT NO COST TO US. THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION WAS VERY UNRELIABLE, AND IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IT COULD EASILY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. LUCKILY, WHILE WE DRIVE MANY MILES IT WAS MOSTLY COUNTRY HIGHWAYS. *AK