Volkswagen Jetta Complaints (2006)

580 consumer complaints on file.

#10281752August 25, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWE A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA THAT I HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORWARD FOR A LICENSED DEALERSHIP REPORTING THAT MY CAR SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. IIT HAVE BEEN DURING THIS ABOUT JUNE 2007 AND IT HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP ABOUT 6 TIMES FOR THIS SAME THING I TOOK IT IN APRIL 2008 AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED A NEW ENGINE AFTER SEVERAL OF MONTHS LETTING THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I AM PAYING CAR NOTE FOR A CAR I CAN NOT DRIVE. I SEEN GOOD MORNING AMERICA AND THEY SAY IT IS ONLY 2009-2010 MODELS WHEN I HAVE A 2006 THEY HAS SHUT OFF ON ME IN TRAFFIC IN BIRMINGHAM, AL , MOBILE, AND MISSISSIPPI. I CALL VOLKSWAGEN THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME BECAUSE OF MY MILEAGE THEY CAN ONLY GIVE ME A 1000 DOLLARS TOWARDS ANOTHER VOLKSWAGEN. I TOLD THEM THAT I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER. AT 1ST THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEED AND O2 SENSOR AND THE NEXT TIME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING UNTIL THEY REPORTED THAT IT WAS MY ENGINE. I FEEL IT IS NOT FAIR FOR ME TO PAY FOR A ENGINE BECAUSE I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THEM ON 5 OCCASION AND I CALL TO REPORT THE CAR SHUT OFF IN MONTGOMERY, AL ON MARCH 19, 2008 AND THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE IT TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP IN MISSISSIPPI WHO WAS FAMILIAR WITH CAR. I WAS STARTING IT FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO TAKE TO DEALER AND THE CAR WE HAYWILD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281329August 21, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DRIVING ON I-95 IN JACKSONVILLE, FL, IT WAS RAINING WITH SOME POUNDING (APPROX. 1 INCH OF WATER) ON THE ROADWAY. I WAS MAINTAINING A SPEED OF 35-45 MPH WHEN THE EPC AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. AT FIRST THE CAR BEHAVED NORMALLY BUT AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES IT LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 1500 RPM. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY TAKE AN EXIT RAMP OFF THE FREEWAY AND COAST INTO A GAS STATION, THE CAR CONTINUING TO REFUSE TO ACCELERATE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I STARTED UP AGAIN AND DROVE AROUND THE GAS STATION AND THINGS SEEMED NORMAL AGAIN, ALTHOUGH THE EPC LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. STOPPED AGAIN AND WAITED ANOTHER 5 MINUTES. UPON STARTING UP AGAIN, BOTH WARNING LIGHTS WERE GONE AND THE CAR BEHAVED AND ACCELERATED NORMALLY. THIS DEFECT COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO GET STOPPED IN TRAFFIC ON A BUSY FREEWAY POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH AND INJURIES. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT IT HAPPENED WHERE IT DID AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281168August 20, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, PARKING BRAKE, EQUIPMENT
THE REAR BRAKE PADS, ON THE VEHICLE SIDE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE ATTACHED, WEAR VERY PREMATURELY. THE DEALER INDICATED THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE HAS FAULTY BRAKE ADJUSTERS. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281171August 20, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSATE DRAIN TUBE IS NOT SECURED FROM THE FACTORY. TUBE WILL POP LOOSE AND FILL VEHICLE CARPET WITH STAGNANT AIR CONDITIONING WATER. DEALER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OBVIOUS FACTORY DEFECT AS NO FASTENER WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE TUBE FASTENER TAB. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281172August 20, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE TRUNK UNLATCHES WHILE VEHICLE IS STANDING OR IN MOTION, WITH OR WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING. ITEMS IN TRUNK MAY SPILL ONTO HIGHWAY, CAUSING ACCIDENT OR INJURY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281169August 20, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION COOLER LEAKS EXHAUST AFTER 50,000 MILES, EXPOSING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS TO EXHAUST GASES. ALTHOUGH THE EGR SYSTEM IS PURELY FOR EMISSIONS CONTROL, THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE PART UNDER THE COVERED EMISSIONS WARRANTY. THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE THE DEATH OF THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281170August 20, 2009
AIR BAGS
THE CAR AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES RANDOMLY. DEALER INDICATES SYSTEM MUST BE RESET FOR A CHARGE OF $80 EACH TIME. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280405August 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
KNOCKING SOUND FROM PASSENGER FRONT, BROUGHT VEHICLE INTO DEALER, THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HEAR ANY KNOCKING. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER IT GOT EXTREMELY WORSE, I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP & WAS TOLD IT WAS SOMETHING SERIOUS & NEEDED TO HAVE DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOOK 2 DAYS TO TELL ME WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AFTER HAVING TO REMOVE ENGINE, I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FLYWHEEL & CLUTCH HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE FLYWHEEL DAMAGED THE CLUTCH. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR & AFTER BEING TOLD ABOUT THIS WEBSITE & SEEING ALL THESE COMPLAINTS I CALLED VW & THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE EVEN WITH ALL THESE COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280044August 10, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SEVERAL TIMES THE TRANSMISSION LOST THE GEAR AND WENT TO NEUTRAL. THE CAR LOST POWER AND HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. TWO TIMES THIS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHERE I HAD TO MAKE AGGRESSIVE MANEUVERS TO AVOID A COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279715August 7, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM MY ENGINE/DRIVETRAIN ALONG WITH SEVERE ENGINE SHAKING. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL "TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS" REGARDING THE FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH IN MY VEHICLE. ALL OF THE BULLETINS ACKNOWLEDGED KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH PARTS. AFTER REMOVING THE TRANSMISSION TO INSPECT THE PROBLEM FURTHER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FLYWHEEL DISINTEGRATED CAUSING $3800 IN DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY THE REPAIR FACILITY AND REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR CHARGES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279366August 4, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MASS FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FAILURE. ANOTHER VOLKSWAGEN CLUTCH PROBLEM TO ADD TO THE LIST. WHY IS THE UNITED STATES NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS LIKE OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE. ARE WE NOT THE MOST CARING COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, I MEAN LOOK HOW MUCH MONEY THIS GOVERNMENT DISHES OUT TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T DESERVE IT. (CAR MANUFACTURERS WHO CANT EVEN MAKE GOOD ON MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. OTHER COUNTRIES ISSUED VW TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. I EVEN READ A LETTER ON THIS WEBSITE THAT THE PROBLEM DID NOT FIND ITS WAY TO THE US BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY IN THE PASSAT. WELL THE JETTA'S, BEETLE'S, GLI'S AND THE GOLF'S ALL HAVE THE SAME TRANSMISSION THAT THEY ARE REFERRING TO IN THE LETTER. I MEAN THE GOVERNMENT IN CHARGE NOW WANTS US TO BE SUPPORTED BY THE GOVERNMENT SO WHY DOES THE GOVERNMENT NOT DO ANYTHING TO PROTECT US. THEY ARE TO MANY CASES LIKE MINE ALL OVER THIS SITE AND THE INTERNET FOR YA'LL NOT TO DO SOMETHING. TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE THEN WAS DROPPED WITH THE 3900.00 DOLLAR REPAIR BILL FOR THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279127August 3, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HI I BOUGHTMY 06 TDI JETTA 2 YRS AGO IT HAD 39,800 MILES ON IT AND NOW I SEE WHY IT WAS TRADED IN AT 40,000 IT NEEDS A 560.00 SERVICE THAT I WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT. MY FAULT FOR NOT READING THE WHOLE MANUAL . I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE DSG WOULD NEED TO BE SERVICED AT 100,000 MILES AND IT WOULD BE GOOD. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR CLATTERING NOISE SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL THE CAR HESITATED OFTEN AND SHIFTED POORLY BUT SINCE IT WAS AT THE DEALER I FIGURED IT WAS NORMAL. THE CLATTER GOT WORSE AND BY THIS TIME IT WAS ABOUT DUE FOR ITS 100000 MILE SERVICE BUT BEFORE I COULD GET IT IN ONE DAY DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IT SOULDED LIKE A BUCKET OR BOLTS FEEL OUT FROM MY CAR THE CLATTER BECAME SEVERE AND SOON AFTER THE CAR LEFT ME SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY.I DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM AND CLATTER NOISE TO THE DEALER AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY KNEW THE PROBLEM EXACTLY. THEY TELL ME ITS PROBABLY THE CLUTCHES AND IT CAN'T BE REBUILT AND THEN THE SERVICE MANAGER AT YOUNG VW LAUGHING A LITTLE TELLS ME THAT I MISSED TWO SERVICES ON THE TRANNY WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 39800 AND THEN THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN SEVERAL TIMES AND NO ONE EVER TOLD ME THEIR MIGHT BE A PROBLEM UNTIL NOW THE CAR SITS AND I NEED 5000.00 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. THIS TRANSMISSION IS A PIECE OF '!@#$%'. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I ALMOST GOT SIDE SWIPED TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC QUICKLY FROM A DEAD STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278876July 31, 2009
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE AIR BAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE MIDDLE CONSOLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY MODULE PRODUCED A FAULTY CODE, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE SEAT, SENSOR PAD, AND MODULE NEEDED TO BE REMOVED. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT NUMEROUS OTHER CONSUMERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. HE BELIEVES THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 08/28/09. *LJ THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A LOW VOLTAGE SIGNAL SENT FROM THE BATTERY THAT CAUSED A MALFUNCTION IN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE. UPDATED 08/31/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278643July 29, 2009
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG DEFAULT- TO MANY TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN 6 TIMES ON 11/06, 1/07, 9/08, 10/08, 12/08 AND 7/09. 5 TIMES TO VW OF HAYWARD AND 1 TIME TO MODESTO VW. I FEEL MY LIFE IS ALWAYS AT RISK NOT KNOWING IF MY AIRBAGS WILL WORK IF I AM IN A CAR ACCIDENT.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278262July 25, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PRIOR TO THE EVENT LISTED BELOW, WE NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT PERFORMING AS IT NORMALLY WOULD. WE WERE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, LIGHT TURNED GREEN PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE, CAR MOVED 10 FEET, RPM WENT HIGH AND IT WAS AS IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO REACH THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PRND WAS LIT UP AND FLASHING AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM SYMBOL HAD ERRATIC FLASHING. TRIED PARK, NEUTRAL, REVERSE NOTHING HAPPENED. PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. RESTARTED ENGINE AND IT ALLOWED US TO DRIVE OFF. WENT APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES DRIVING AT ABOUT 55 MPH, THOUGHT WE SEEN AN ANIMAL AND LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR. UPON TRYING TO ACCELERATE, INCIDENT DESCRIBED ABOVE HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. BEFORE CALLING THE DEALER WE DID A SEARCH AND CAME ACROSS THIS SITE. OUR VEHICLE HAD A DSG TRANSMISSION SERVICE (FOR A COST OF $286.75) AT 43,703 MILES AND THE CAR NOW HAS 71,491 MILES. THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAS A PROBLEM AT TIMES, THAT WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER ON JUNE 5, 2007 AND NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT, ON COLD START UP, PUTTING IT IN GEAR AND HAVING A VERY SEVERE JERKING, ALMOST TO THE POINT THAT IT MIGHT STALL THE ENGINE. THIS IS A 2006 VW JETTA TDI W/DSG TRANSMISSION. THE MODEL SELECTION ON FOLLOWING PAGE ONLY LISTED A GLI FOR SELECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277075July 17, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN I BOUGHT MY 2006 VW JETTA TDI THE DSG TRANSMISSION WORKED FINE. AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAS PROGRESSIVELY BECOME ROUGHER AND ROUGHER AND IS NOW BORDERING ON UNSAFE. WHEN I START MOVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR JERKS BACK AND FORTH MAKING IT FRIGHTENING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. ALSO THE CAR SLAMS INTO THE LOWER GEARS WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. SOMETIMES WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL FROM A STOP THE CAR HESITATES FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE SLAMMING INTO GEAR. WHEN BACKING UP IT IS HARD TO CONTROL BECAUSE OF THE SURGING. UNFORTUNATELY MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO SPEND $3000 TO PAY FOR VW TO FIX THIS KNOW DEFECT IN THE DSG TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276967July 16, 2009
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A JETTA TDI 2006 DSG. THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL RIPPED APART. THIS TOOK OUT THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED THE CAR TO BE INOPERABLE. IT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE WAS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM PRIOR TO FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC. VW REPLACED THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL AND TRANSMISSION. THEY TOLD ME THE OLD PART WAS GOING BACK TO GERMANY FOR INSPECTION. I HAVE NO IDEA OF WHEN IT WILL FAIL AGAIN, NEXT TIME IT MAY CAUSE A CRASH OR DEATH. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT THIS, AND A LOT OF DRIVERS OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE HAVE THIS ISSUE OF THE FLYWHEEL RIPPING APART. A FLYWHEEL RIPPING APART UNDER THE STRESS OF THE DRIVE TRAIN SHOULD BE RARE, BUT IN THIS VEHICLE IT IS NOT. IT SEEMS THE HIGH TORQUE OUTPUT OF THE DIESEL ENGINE IS CAUSING ADDITIONAL STRESS ON THE FLYWHEEL, THUS BREAKING IT APART. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. ALSO, THE DSG TRANSMISSION IS A HYBRID TRANS, IT OPERATES LIKE AN AUTO TRANSMISSION, BUT MECHANICALLY IS MORE LIKE A MANUAL, BUT IT IS NOT THE MANUAL VERSION WHICH IS ALSO OFFERED IN THE JETTA TDI. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276716July 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 VW JETTA TURBODIESEL WITH DSG TRANSMISSION AT 27K MILES SHIFTING UNPREDICTABLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP, MECHANTRONIC FAILURE. FAILED AGAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEED ONE MONTH LATER, CAUSING POTENTIAL INJURY DO TO FAILURE. SIX MONTHS LATER, FLYWHEEL EXPLODES KNOCKING HOLE IN TRANSMISSION AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE LOSE ALL POWER AND THE ENGINE TO DIE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276371July 10, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CLUTCH COMPLETELY FAILED, AS WELL AS FLYWHEEL. NO WARNING, JUST A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. FORTUNATELY, AT A STOP LIGHT, SO NO ONE WAS INJURED. HOWEVER, IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEATH. ALTHOUGH THIS FAILURE IS OCCURRING QUITE FREQUENTLY (IN CARS WITH AS LITTLE AS 400 MILES ON THEM), MANUFACTURER HAS DONE NOTHING TO REMEDY SITUATION, EITHER TO CORRECT IT OR TO COME UP WITH A NEW DESIGN. CURRENTLY AWAITING RESPONSE FROM MANUFACTURER, BUT NO RESOLUTION TO DATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275610July 2, 2009
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL FAILURE ON 2006 VW JETTA TDI WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. RECALLED IN OTHER COUNTRIES. DANGEROUS AND VERY EXPENSIVE SITUATION. WORTHY OF INVESTIGATION AND RECALL. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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