Volkswagen Jetta Complaints (2006)

580 consumer complaints on file.

#10328237April 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326903April 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2.0T ENGINE WITH DSG TRIPTRONIC TRANSMISSION. I'VE NOTICED, THIS OCCURS WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR (GIVE OR TAKE) AND IT HAPPENS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THIS OCCURS USUALLY DURING A STOP LIGHT/STOP SIGN OR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. AS YOU HAVE COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO START MOVING (IN OTHER WORDS NO PEDAL BEING PRESSED) THE CAR TENDS SHIFT/JERK BEFORE YOU PRESS THE ACCELERATOR. IN MANY OCCASIONS, YOU NEED TO SLAM THE BRAKES SO THE CAR DOESN'T LAUNCH ITSELF TO HIT A CAR/TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF YOU. THIS "ACCELERATION/LAUNCH/TRANS JERK" LAST ABOUT 1-3 SECONDS AT THAT POINT YOU HEAR SOME "METAL CLUNK OR SOME TYPE OF METAL HITTING NOISE". IN ONE INSTANCE, THE CAR'S SHIFT INDICATOR WENT BLANK AND THE CAR DIDN'T RESPOND IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. PULLED TO THE SIDE, AND CAR WAS NORMAL AGAIN. THERE IS SERIOUS ACCIDENT POTENTIAL WITH THIS PROBLEM. I SEE THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION FROM OTHER OWNERS (FROM SEEING COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE) INCLUDING A NEIGHBOR 2006 JETTA WITH DSG TRANSMISSION & FRIEND WHO HAS A 2007 GTI WITH A 2.0T ENGINE & DSG TRANS-BOTH HAVE SAME PROBLEM. I REALLY HOPE SOMEONE DOES AND FINALLY LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM AND HELP US CONSUMERS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, BEFORE SOMEONE BECOMES HURT. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER, HOWEVER, THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325442April 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BRITTLE WIRING INSULATION LOCATED IN THE DOORS. WIRING ON A 2006 VW JETTA, AFTER 50,000 MILES THE USE OF ELECTRONICS AND LIGHTS ON DRIVERS DOOR FAILED. INSPECTION OF THE WIRING HARNESS SHOWED CRACKED WIRING INSULATION, CHAFFED WIRING AND BROKEN WIRES WHERE THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS WERE SUBJECT TO MOVEMENT FROM THE DOOR OPERATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324115April 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
AT 72K OUR 2006 VW JETTA TDI BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD INTERMITTENT RATTLE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER SAYS THE FLYWHEEL FAILED IT IS A DUAL-MASS FLYWHEEL THAT I SEE SOMETIMES FRAGMENTS, DAMAGING THE HOUSING OR EVEN THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAD NO FRAGMENTING BUT CONSIDER FLYWHEEL FAILURE A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. VW DEALER WANTS TO INSTALL A NEW DMF! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323009March 31, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, WHEN AN OPPOSING VEHICLE CAUSED A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED; HOWEVER, THE SEAT BELT WAS WORN DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,201. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,201.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10319973March 15, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A NEARBY TRUCK CAUSING THE CONTACTS VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER, HOWEVER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING OR AFTER THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10317473March 7, 2010
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG EXPERIENCES A COMPUTER FAULT EVERY 3 MONTHS OR SO, NEEDING TO BE RESET. INDICATOR LIGHT FOR PASSENGER AIRBAG SHOW AIRBAG IS NOT FUNCTIONING WHILE AIRBAG FAULT IS REGISTERING AND UNTIL RESET AT DEALER. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. IT COSTS ~$200 TO FIX EACH TIME. VW NOW OFFERS A "SUGGESTED" SOFTWARE FIX THAT COSTS $200. THE COSTS OF THESE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUES SHOULD BE FIXED AT COST TO VW. THE DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE SEEN MANY CARS WITH THIS ISSUE AND HOPES A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED? SHOULDN'T THERE BE A LAW REQUIRING DEALERS TO REPORT TRENDS THEY SEE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317045March 5, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROX 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO NOT ACCELERATE, ALTHOUGH SHE WOULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE PAST 55 MPH. SHE ACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THEN THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN 6TH GEAR BUT MANUALLY SHIFTED DOWN TO 4TH GEAR. SHE TOOK IT OUT OF THE AUTOMATIC SHIFT AND SWITCHED TO MANUAL SHIFT AND DOWNSHIFTED TO LOWER THE RPMS. THE AVERAGE SPEED WAS 30 MPH BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT MOVE ANY FASTER. IT STALLED TWICE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE OR AFTER. SHE CALLED A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HER TO LET THE VEHICLE COOL DOWN. WHEN SHE DID THAT AND WAS ABLE TOR RESTART, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ABOUT 15 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AGAIN. SHE WAITED AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART. WHEN DRIVING DOWN HILLS, SHE SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS JERKING. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO HER DESTINATION AND THEN TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTICS TEST BUT COULD NOT PINPOINT THE CAUSE FOR FAILURE. SHE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND LEFT A MESSAGE; SHE WAS CURRENTLY AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,993. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,000-BK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314784February 27, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2006 JETTA TDI 2/ 68K BEGAN SHUDDERING AT STOP LIGHTS. DEALER CLAIMS THE TWO-PIECE FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IS A WEAK DESIGN. OWNER REPORTS ONLINE CLAIM LOSS OF CLUTCH (PEDAL FALLING TO FLOOR) WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR WILL NOT BE OPERATED UNTIL REPAIRED FOR THE SAKE OF SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314157February 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SEVERAL WIRES IN THE WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND DRIVER DOOR HAVE FAILED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPERATE WINDOWS, DOOR LOCKS, RELEASE FUEL DOOR, AND RELEASE TRUNK FROM DRIVER DOOR. THERE IS NO MANUAL RELEASE FOR THE FUEL DOOR. THE FAILED WIRING ALSO RESULTS IN A CONSTANT DOOR AJAR INDICATION ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ILLUMINATION OF THE FRONT DOME AND ENTRY LAMPS. THE WIRE INSULATION AND STRANDS APPEARED TO BE BRITTLE, WHICH RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT OTHER WIRING IN THE VEHICLE. THIS WIRING WAS INSIDE A PROTECTIVE RUBBER BOOT, INTEGRAL TO THE HARNESS, BETWEEN THE CABIN AND DOOR. THERE WAS NO MOISTURE OR DEBRIS WITHIN THE BOOT WHEN IT WAS OPENED TO INSPECT THE WIRING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312000February 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SHE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF HER VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RE-START. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO OR AFTER THE FAILURE. A LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE DUAL MASK FLY WHEEL (CONNECTED TO THE CRANKSHAFT ON THE ENGINE) HAD A LARGE HOLE (SIZE OF A SILVER DOLLAR) IN IT. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE MECHANIC. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,990. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,750.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310440February 15, 2010
STEERING
WHENEVER THE OUTSIDE TEMP REACHES 82 OR ABOVE AND I AM STUCK IN TRAFFIC, I LOSE MY POWERSTEERING (ELECTRIC). THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE DAY 1 WHEN I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE ON 11/1/2006. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES. EACH TIME THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE COMPUTER SHOWS THE FAILURE BUT WILL NOT REMEDY THE CONDITION UNLESS THE IDIOT LIGHT IS ON WHEN I ARRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308903February 12, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306717February 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305359February 4, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303659February 1, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10301877January 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300457January 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10300320January 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298823January 9, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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