Volkswagen Jetta Complaints (2006)

580 consumer complaints on file.

#10251699December 13, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL FAILED AT 70,000 MILES. GREASE LEAKED OUT OF FLYWHEEL AND WAS ALL OVER BELL HOUSING. WAS UNABLE TO ROTATE FLYWHEEL ACCESS HOLES TO GET ACCESS TO RETAINING BOLTS AND HAD TO CUT FLYWHEEL OFF. THE CLUTCH FRICTION PLATE HAD PLENTY OF USABLE SURFACE LEFT AND (BASED ON COMPARISON WITH NEW REPLACEMENT) COULD HAVE GONE ABOUT DOUBLE THE MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250937December 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TOOK MY 06 JETTA TDI W/ DSG TRANSMISSION TO MY VW DEALER DUE TO VIBRATION AND NOISE ISSUE. DEALER DIAGNOSED DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHICH PUNCTURED TRANSMISSION HOUSING. DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $7500. MILEAGE IS 82K. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250721December 4, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY 2006 VW JETTA WITH TDI DIESEL ENGINE HAS CLUTCH SLIPPING AFTER ONLY 48,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM IS A DEFECTIVE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL LEADS TO PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE. THIS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BY VOLKSWAGEN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, AND IS DOCUMENTED BY MANY CASES. MY VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE DEALER IS NOT AGREEING TO COVER THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. HE SAYS THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. IN MANY CASES THIS DEFECT HAS LED TO SUDDEN COMPLETE CLUTCH FAILURE. I'M CONCERNED THE CAR MAY FAIL AT ANY MOMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250543December 2, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR HAD A DEFECTIVE FLYWHEEL, A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF FAILURE WERE TO HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS! OTHER COUNTRY HAS RECALLED SAME PROBLEM! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249586November 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI 5 SPEED MANUAL WITH 42K MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON AN EXIT RAMP AND ATTEMPTING TO DOWNSHIFT, THE CLUTCH FAILED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AND WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO ENGAGE ANY GEAR. THE CAR WAS NOT SHOWING ANY SIGNS OF FAILURE BEFORE THIS. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248216November 10, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, BUT ONLY AFTER CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ON A TWO YEAR OLD CAR. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE EXHAUST CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT FAILED THE DAY AFTER I PICKED IT UP. I TOOK IT BACK, THEY REPLACED IT AND IT FAILED AGAIN. I AM NOW ON MY FOURTH ONE. VW SAYS THEY KNOW IT'S A PROBLEM, BUT STILL MADE ME PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247766November 5, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE REAR BRAKES PREMATURELY WORE OUT ON MY 2006 VW JETTA TDI. THIS OCCURRED AT 27,000 MILES AND THE BRAKES WERE DOWN TO METAL WITH NO BRAKE MATERIAL LEFT ON THE PADS WHICH IN TURN RUINED THE ROTORS. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE PADS AND ROTORS AT A COST OF $341 TO ME PLUS TAX. SINCE FRONT BRAKES DO 70-80% OF THE WORK THE REAR BRAKES SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN OUT THIS EARLY, CERTAINLY NOT BEFORE THE FRONT BRAKES. THIS INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BRAKES THAT THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE. I COULD SEE THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE REAR BRAKES OR INCREASED BRAKING FORCE ON THE REAR BRAKES BEING THE POTENTIAL CAUSE FOR AN ACCIDENT AND POTENTIALLY INJURY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247539November 3, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
THE VOLKWAGEN TDI 1.9L ENGINE WHEN COUPLED TO THE DSG( DIRECT SHIFT GEAR) TRANSMISSION HAS AN EXTREMELY HIGH FAILURE RATE OF THE DMF (DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL). FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN 10K AND 100K MILES. THE INTERNAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE FLYWHEEL IS IMPROPER AND WILL SEPARATE LEADING TO THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE UNIT. WHEN THE UNIT FAILS IT CAUSES A VERY SPECIFIC AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES. THE DMF CAN SEPARATE AND THEN FRACTURE INTO LARGE SHRAPNEL TYPE PIECES. THIS SHRAPNEL WILL THE CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION AND POSSIBLY THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. WHEN THE SEIZURE OCCURS IS CAUSES THE FRONT TIRES TO LOCK AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN POSSIBLE INJURY OR DEATH. THE SHRAPNEL CAN ALSO CAUSE THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION CASE RESULTING IT THE LOSS OF PRESSURIZED TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS FLUID CAN CONTACT THE TURBOCHARGER AND RESULT IN AN UNDER HOOD FIRE. CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE IS COMMON AS WELL. VWA(VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA) IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS REDESIGNED THE DMF. THE NEW DESIGN HAS NOT FAILED. THE DMF HAS BEEN RECALLED IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AS A SAFETY CONCERN . VWA HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN NOT COVERING THIS REPAIR UNDER EVEN IT'S STANDARD WARRANTY. NO VOLUNTARY RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. I CURRENTLY HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF THE FAILED PART AVAILABLE. THIS MODEL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH ON A LARGE SCALE IF NOT ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247088October 28, 2008
PARKING BRAKE
VEHICLE IS A 2006 VW JETTA WITH A SAFETY ISSUE WITH BRAKES THE VEHICLE REAR BRAKES WEAR OUT AT ABOUT 25,000 TO 30,000 MILES DO TO GRABBING FROM THE E BRAKE DESIGN VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A CENSOR OR A METAL TAB ON THE BRAKE PADS TO INDICATE BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246676October 24, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
A 2006 VOLKWAGEN JETTA 1.9 TDI MODEL WHICH I CURRENTLY OWN IS NOW DISABLED DUE TO AN OVERSIGHT IN TORQUE MANAGEMENT IN THE CLUTCH/ DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL DESIGN ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR A LESS POWERFUL POWERPLANTS. IN MY PARTICULAR INSTANCE THE FLYWHEEL HAS DISINTEGRATED SHATTERING THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING/CASING. THIS ALONE IS A SERIOUS DANGER DUE TO THE HIGH RATE OF SPEED OF THESE FLYING CAST ALUMINUM FRAGMENTS LET ALONE THE COMPLETE LOSS OF VEHICLE MOVEMENT ON POSSIBLE BUSY ROUTES. CURRENTLY I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR DUE TO OWNER ABUSE! MY JETTA HAS NEVER BEEN MODIFIED AS LONG AS I HAVE OWNED IT OR BEEN DRIVEN IRRESPONSIBLY. THIS VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN THIRTYONE THOUSAND MILES LOGGED AND HAS SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC DRIVE LINE FAILURE DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING, NO I'VE BEEN TOLD VW'S MIS ENGINEERING IS MY"THE CONSUMERS" RESPONSIBILITY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246363October 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL (DMF) FAILURE AT 28,000 MILES. SYMPTOM: VERY ROUGH VIBRATION WHEN LETTING CLUTCH OUT AND WHEN SHIFTING. CLUTCH DOES NOT SHOW ANY ABNORMAL SLIPPAGE. WIFE IS SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH OUR KIDS AFTER READING ABOUT RELATED FAILURES AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER WON'T COVER COST. PRIVATE REPAIR FACILITY DIAGNOSED THIS AND SAID MINIMUM $1,800 TO DO THE REPAIR, AND THAT VW HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE ISSUE FOR A WHILE. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE STILL DRIVES WELL WHEN CLUTCH IS ENGAGED, SO I GUESS I'LL CONTINUE TO TAKE MY CHANCES FOR A WHILE LONGER UNTIL SOMETHING MORE CATASTROPHIC HAPPENS AND WE'RE FORCED TO MAKE THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246106October 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY 2006 TDI, VW JETTA: ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO I BEGAN HEARING CLUNKING NOISE RELATED TO TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH. ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35E CLUTCH FAILED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE HAS 67,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245698October 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 VW JETTA TDI (TURBODEISEL) WITH DSG TRANSMISSION: WHEN CAR IS PARKED ON INCLINED SURFACE WITH FRONT END LOWER THAN REAR END, CAR WILL NOT SMOOTHLY ENGAGE REVERSE GEAR. VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WILL EITHER NOT ENGAGE REVERSE GEAR AT ALL, OR WITHOUT ANY WARNING WILL ABRUPTLY ENGAGE AND CATAPULT VEHICLE IN REVERSE 4 TO 5 FEET EVEN WHEN GRADUALLY INCREASING ENGINE REVS. THIS IS DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN BACKING OUT INTO PARKING LOT LANES WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ALSO, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ROLL FORWARD OR REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES DEPENDING ON INCLINE WHEN PLACED IN PARK POSITION AND AFTER BRAKE RELEASED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245491October 14, 2008
POWER TRAIN
ON A RETURN TRIP FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE TO CONNECTICUT ON INTERSTATE 91 IN MY 2006 VW JETTA TDI, I DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH AND THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK AT THE FLOOR. I WORKED TO FREE IT, BUT BEING UNABLE TO DO SO, COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WITH NO ABILITY TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR, WE (MYSELF AND MY FAMILY) WERE STUCK IN A DANGEROUS LOCATION. I WAS ABLE TO FREE THE PEDAL, BUT THE CLUTCH NO LONGER WORKED AND WE HAD TO WAIT THERE FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THOUGH THERE WAS LITTLE WEAR ON THE CLUTCH SURFACE. WITH SOME INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY VW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242338September 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAD A 2006 VW JETTA TDI. MY WIFE WAS ON HER WAY TO WORK WHEN SHE WENT TO TAKE OFF FROM A STOP SIGN AND THE CLUTCH STUCK TO THE FLOOR AS THE CAR SAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. AS ALL THE REST OF THE COMPLAINTS GO WITH THIS CAR THE DEALER PAID FOR THE PARTS AND I HAD TO PAY $1000 DOLLARS OF LABOR. WITHIN THE 2 WEEKS OUR CAR WAS IN THIS DEALER 3 OTHER 2006 JETTA TDI CAME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WASN'T A WALK IN THE PARK TO HAVE VW PAY FOR AT LEAST HALF. ALSO IT TOOK THE DEALER 2 WEEKS TO GET THIS JOB DONE. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT VOLKSWAGEN NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF. ANOTHER THING I WAS TOLD BY VW OF AMERICA WAS THAT THIS IS A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM AND NOT PART OF THE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. IF A PART HAS ANY MOVEMENT ON A CAR IT GOES THROUGH WEAR AND TEAR. SO IF A PISTON RING BREAKS AND LOCKS THE MOTOR UP IS THAT COVERED OR IS THAT WEAR AND TEAR. WE HAVE LEARNED OUR LESSON AND WILL NEVER BUY VOLKSWAGEN EVER AGAIN. BY THE WAY ONLY 50,000 MILES ON CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242037September 13, 2008
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
AT 23,000 MILES, WITHOUT WARNING, NO INITIAL SIGNS OF CONCERN, CLUTCH FAILS, DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO RETURN. MY MISFORTUNE HAPPENED EXACTLY HOW THE OTHER NUMEROUS COMPLAINANTS DID. FOUND VW TECHNICAL BULLETIN #2016615 DATED 11/05/07 DESCRIBED AS 'CLUTCH, FRICTION MATERIAL FLAW' (SACHS MANUFACTURED ONLY) NOTES ONLY SACHS CLUTCH PLATES ARE AFFECTED BY THIS FLAW AND THEREFORE ONLY ISSUES WITH THE SACHS CLUTCH PLATE WILL BE COVERED UNDER THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN. THERE ARE NO KNOWN FRICTION MATERIAL FLAWS WITH LUK CLUTCH PLATE OR PRESSURE PLATE.' BULLETIN EXTENDS THE WARRANTY ON THESE PARTS AN EXTRA 4 YEARS / 50000 MILES. MY CLUTCH PLATE HAPPENS TO BE A LUK...AFTER READING THE SCORES OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT CLUTCHES GOING OUT AT 10-50K MILES, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S TRUE ANYMORE...MY SUSPICION IS THAT MAYBE THE PROBLEM IS REALLY WITH THE LUK MANUFACTURED CLUTCH PLATE AND THAT THE TECHNICAL BULLETIN WAS ISSUED COVERING THE SACHS BRAND TO AVOID HAVING TO WARRANT THE LUK BRAND. *TR UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241999September 12, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
STEERING WHEEL IS FAILING ELECTRICALLY. AIR BAG FAULT IN PASSENGER SIDE, NO HORN OR OTHER WHEEL CONTROLS. REAL/UNREALIZED SAFETY HAZARD(S) DUE TO NON WORKING ELECTRONICS IN STEERING WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238733August 18, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2006 JETTA 2.5 HAS AN INTERMITTENT ACCELERATOR HESITATION. IT CAN OCCUR WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD OR HOT. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN IT IS ROLLING FREE AT NEAR 5 TO 10 MPH, AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED NOTHING HAPPENS FOR A SECOND OR TWO. THEN IT CATCHES AND GOES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238352August 15, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2006 JETTA 2.5 HAS AN INTERMITTENT ACCELERATOR HESITATION. IT CAN OCCUR WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD OR HOT. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN IT IS ROLLING FREE AT NEAR 5 TO 10 MPH, AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED NOTHING HAPPENS FOR A SECOND OR TWO. THEN IT CATCHES AND GOES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236906August 4, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF RESULTING IN A DEAD BATTERY AND A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION WHILE DRIVING. I DROVE FOR A HALF A DAY WITHOUT KNOWING THE LIGHT WAS STAYING ON. A COUPLE OF PEOPLE HONKED AT ME, BUT I DID NOT KNOW WHY. I ALSO COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY MY CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK. I FIGURED OUT THE BRAKELIGHT SWITCH WAS NOT WORKING WHEN I CAME OUT OF HOME DEPOT AFTER DARK AND I THOUGHT I LEFT MY LIGHTS ON. IT TURNED OUT IT WAS THE BRAKELIGHT SWITCH. I CALLED A VOLKSWAGON REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY. WHEN I CALLED VOLKSWAGEN DEALER SERVICE TO REPAIR IT, THEY DENIED ANY RECALL. I DID A LITTLE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND I NOW SEE THEY HAVE A HISTORY OF BRAKELIGHT SWITCH FAILURES ON JETTAS AND BEETLES. THEY TOLD ME MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY ALSO AS IT HAS 59,400 MILES ON IT AND IT IS A 2006 JETTA TDI. I BOUGHT THIS CAR THINKING IT WILL GO 250,000 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS AND AM SADDENED BY THIS TYPE OF TREATMENT FOR A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH THEY HAVE A HISTORY OF. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY CARS OVER 250,000 MILES WITHOUT A BRAKE SWITCH FAILURE. IT SEEMS VOLKSWAGEN DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO REMEDY THE FAILURES ON THE MEXICAN MADE VEHICLES ON SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WHICH SHOULD BE DESIGNED FOR A NEAR INFINITE LIFE SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS NOT LIKE A FAN SWITCH. I AM PROBABLY ONE OF THE FIRST TO SEE THE FAILURE AS I HAVE PUT ON AN UNUSUALLY HIGH AMOUNT OF MILES, BUT MOST OF THEM ARE HIGHWAY MILES. WHEN I GET IT REPAIRED, I CAN GET THE OLD PART. I HOPE TO GET IT REPAIRED TOMORROW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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