Volkswagen Jetta Complaints (2006)

580 consumer complaints on file.

#10872930June 7, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870315May 23, 2016
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFTING WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF VEHICLE START. LOUD CLUNK NOISE THRU 4 GEARS. CAR IN GARAGE. OST 50-75 DEGREES. AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WITH WIRING EXTENSION COMPLETED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865770May 19, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
ORIGINALLY, THE TURBO WOULD LOSE BOOST AND THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER. AFTER SOME TIME, PARTICULARLY DURING WET WEATHER, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY VIBRATE, JOLT, AND THEN THE ENGINE WARNING CHIME SOUNDS. THE TACHOMETER DROPS TO ZERO, THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON, THE STABILITY CONTROL SHUTS OFF, THE GLOW PLUG LIGHTS FLASH, REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WILL NOT WORK, CRUISE CONTROL WONT WORK, AND IF THE CAR IS SHUT OFF IT WILL NOT RESTART. THIS IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS DURING SNOW OR RAIN, AS THE CAR LOSES TRACTION CONTROL DURING WEATHER IN WHICH IT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO HAVE. ALSO, IF THE CAR DIES AND IS ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, DURING RAIN OR SNOW, THERE IS POOR VISIBILITY AND IT INCREASES THE RISK OF SOMEONE HITTING THE DISABLED CAR. I HAVE SEEN MANY MENTIONS OF THIS SAME EFFECT HAPPENING ON OTHER 2006 TDI MODELS, AND IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL AND ENGINE TYPE. THE ROOT CAUSE APPEARS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL HARNESS THAT RUNS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CHAFING OVER TIME, WHICH HAPPENS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD, BUT CAUSES SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERNS WITH ITS FAILURE MODE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846282March 12, 2016
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND SOMETIMES FAIL TO SHIFT. THE IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846098March 11, 2016
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT SHUT OFF THE FUEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A DESIGN BY THE MANUFACTURER AS A SAFETY FEATURE, AND THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT ADDRESSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. ...UPDATED 04/12/16 *BF UPDATED 04/13/16.*JB *JS *JS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837147February 19, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PARKING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FUEL TANK LEAKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821486January 21, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE HAS HAD PREVIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES AS THEY PERTAIN TO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND WINDOW AND ITS CONNECTION TO ITS POWER DRAW AND BATTERY. IN 2014, THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PLACED ON MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE FOR REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR OF THE WINDOW/DOOR MOTOR MECHANICS AND WIRING HARNESS. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING RECURRING ISSUES AND MY BRAND NEW BATTERY'S CHARGE WILL NOT HOLD - OFTEN BEYOND 24 HOURS AS A FAILURE IS CAUSING A POWER DRAW TO DRAIN THE CAR'S BATTERY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816855December 29, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
MY VW JETTA HAS HAD ISSUES LOSING ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ON AND OFF, TYPICALLY WHEN IT RAINS OR THE ROADS HAVE BEEN SALTED AND IT IS SLUSHY OR SNOWING. THIS LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING AND I LOST TRACTION CONTROL, CRUISE CONTROL, TACHOMETER, ABS BRAKES AND OIL PRESSURE. THE CAR WOULD NOT IDLE. RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I FOUND THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH THE WIRING HARNESS. I INSPECTED THE HARNESS AND DISCOVERED THAT SEVERAL WIRES HAVE BEEN CHAFED BY THE PLASTIC LOOM AND WORN THROUGH THE INSULATION, EXPOSING THE WIRES. I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE POSITIVE CABLE TO THE STARTER HAD CHAFED AND WORN THROUGH THE GROUND WIRE INSULATION CREATING A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SHORT THE BATTERY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809336December 9, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG SENSORS - DEFECTIVE. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE SENSORS IN THIS VEHICLE TWICE IN THE LAST 2 YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807586November 30, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
CAMSHAFT FAILURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR ON A VEHICLE WITH 160,000 MILES DESPITE USING VW RECOMMENDED 505.01 SPECIFICATION OIL AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE. ENGINE DEVELOPED A RATTLING NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEED, DECREASED PERFORMANCE, EXCESSIVE BLACK SMOKE COMING OUT OF TAIL PIPE, AND $1500 REPAIR BILL. DUAL MASS TRANSMISSION FLYWHEEL FAILURE ON A VEHICLE WITH 120,000 MILES RESULTED IN RATTLING NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION, VIBRATION OF THE WHOLE VEHICLE AND $1200 REPAIR BILL. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES ARE WIDESPREAD. MULTIPLE OWNERS OF THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL HAVE EXPERIENCED THESE EXACT SAME ISSUES DUE TO POOR QUALITY PARTS ORIGINALLY INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL THE AFFECTED VEHICLES AND FIX THESE ISSUES DUE TO THEM BEING WIDESPREAD. THERE ARE NUMEROUS DISCUSSIONS ON PUBLIC FORUMS OF THESE ISSUES AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789697November 10, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO ,I TOOK MY JETTA TO THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALER IN REGARD TO FRONT AIRBAGS RECALL. THE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF. THEY REPAIRED IT, BUT AFTER A YEAR THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON. WHEN I CALL THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR AN INSPECTION OF THE CAR BEFORE THEY CAN DETERMINE IF IT IS DEFECTIVE OR NOT. IT SEEMS TO ME THEY DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. ALSO MY HORN WANT OFF, ONE DAY, AND THE ONLY WAY I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT , WAS TO PULL THE FUSE OUT. WHEN I PUT THE FUSE BACK , THE HORN WOULD NOT WORK. NOTHING WRONG WITH THE FUSE. . MY YELLOW ENGINE LIGHT KEEP COMING ON , ESPECIALLY WHEN I USE MY A/C AND THERE IS A VERY STRANGE SMELL IN THE CAR. I ONLY HAVE 55000 MILES ON THIS CAR. AND TO TOP IT ALL, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, I GOT A ICON LIGHTING UP IN REGARD TO MY COOLANT. THE LITTLE BLACK TUBE THAT CONNECTS TO THE RESERVOIR HAD SLIPPED OFF AND ALL THE ANTIFREEZE FELL OUT OF IT ONTO THE ENGINE. OWNING A VOLKSWAGEN IS A REAL NIGHTMARE, HAD HONDA BEFORE, PUT OVER 130000 MILES ON IT AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEM.WILL DEFINITELY NEVER BUY VOLKSWAGEN AGAIN AND WILL NOT RECOMMEND IT. TO ANYONE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747292August 9, 2015
SEATS
WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY (HUTCHINSON RIVER PARKWAY, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY), MY POWER DRIVER'S SEAT STARTED MOVING FORWARD (TOWARDS THE WHEEL) ON ITS OWN. I STOPPED IT BY PUSHING BACK ON THE SWITCH. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE MORE WITHIN THE NEXT 5 MINUTES AND AGAIN OVERNIGHT (LAST NIGHT) WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED (I CAME TO IT THIS MORNING AND FOUND THE SEAT WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY FORWARD). OBVIOUSLY, A DRIVER'S SEAT WITH A MIND OF ITS OWN COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. THE SEAT MOVING WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED MEANS IT MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO BE STOPPED EVEN BY SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. AT 6FT2, I WOULD BE CRUSHED IF I WERE UNABLE TO STOP THE SEAT FROM MOVING UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746503August 5, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
TDI ENGINE WIRING HARNESS CHAFED INSIDE THE WIRE LOOM CAUSE NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES. INCLUDING ABS, STEERING MODULE, AIRBAG, ENGINE SPEED SENSOR, TEMPERATURE GAUGE, AND STABILITY CONTROL. VERY DIFFICULT AND COSTLY TO DIAGNOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10736150July 23, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE MODIFIED. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER CHARGED $125.00 FOR THE REPAIR AND STATED THAT A NEW AIR BAG MAY BE NEEDED AT THE COST OF APPROXIMATELY $750.00. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734736July 17, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734037July 14, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPEED DECREASED TO 20 MPH AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WHEN SHIFTING INTO A GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK. THE FAILURES RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE MODULE AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732809July 8, 2015
AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED, BUT BEGAN TO JOLT AND MOVE SLOWLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY "GEORGIA FUEL" AND THAT THE FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAR WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REWIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731609July 1, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT CONTROLLING AT ANY NOMINAL CRUISING SPEED, OR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. SAFETY CONCERN. CAR WAS SHIFTING WHEN IT DIDN'T NEED TO SHIFT, I.E. OUT OF 6TH AT HIGH SPEEDS WHEN THE TERRAIN AND SPEED HADN'T CHANGED. IT WOULD SHIFT OUT OF GEAR THE WAY YOU DO IN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, BUT INSTEAD OF SHIFTING BACK IN IMMEDIATELY, IT WOULD HESITATE (RPMS DROP SIGNIFICANTLY) SO THAT THE CAR WAS ESSENTIALLY IDLING BETWEEN GEARS. THEN IT WOULD SHIFT BACK IN TO A GEAR FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND THEN SHIFT AGAIN INAPPROPRIATELY WITH THE SAME HESITATION. WHEN IT WOULD SHIFT BACK IN SOMETIMES IT WOULD DO THE HARD SHIFT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT TIMES BUT NOT ALWAYS. THE CAR COULDN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT GEAR IT NEEDED TO BE IN, AND IT KEPT SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF THE HIGHER GEARS EVEN THOUGH THE DRIVER HADN'T CHANGED THE SPEED AND THE TERRAIN WAS THE SAME. IT WAS MUCH WORSE DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY. WHEREAS THE PROBLEM IS HARDLY PERCEPTIBLE AT NIGHT. STILL IT SEEMED TO BE SHIFTING BETWEEN 6TH DOWN TO 5TH WHEN IT DIDN'T NEED TO. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO REPEAT OVER AND OVER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT SOME POINT, BUT WAS NOT ON THIS MORNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725964June 18, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT FELL ASLEEP AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD AND MOUTH INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. UPDATED 8/6/15*CN THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS. UPDATED 08/11/15*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10725245June 15, 2015
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED BY IT-SELF AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE ENGINE'S ACCELERATION COMMANDS. SINCE THAN IS HAS BEEN MORE OFTEN, AND HAS CAUSED FEAR AND ANXIETY. THERE IS NO WARNING SIGNS ON THE DASHBOARD TO NOTIFY THE DRIVER OF ANY PROBLEMS. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE MODEL 2007 AND NEW-ER. THE 2006 MODEL IS NOT FOR SOME REASON INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN AND IT WAS JUST A WASTE OF TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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