2006 Volkswagen Jetta

VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2006 SAGGING HEADLINER FABRIC FROM HEADLINER. THE SEPARATED HEADLINER FABRIC CREATES A VISIBILITY OBSTRUCTION AND POSSIBLY A DANGER TO THE DRIVERS VISIBILITY. IT SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT WAS TOLD THAT WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, REPAIR WOULD BE UP TO ME. COST TO FIX IT AT THE DEALER IS HOWEVER OVER $1000. *TR

FIRST NOTICED THAT THE SUNROOF ON MY '06 JETTA TDI WOULD INTERMITTENTLY OPEN AND (SOMETIMES) CLOSE ON IT'S OWN. SINCE THEN MY DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER FUNCTION ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT AND REAR DOORS. I CANNOT USE THE KEY TO LOCK ALL OF THE DOORS AND ACTIVATE THE CAR ALARM. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR NEVER LOCKS EVEN WITH THE KEY AND CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE BY THE PASSENGER. THE ALARM SYSTEM WILL NOT ENGAGE AND THE REAR WINDOWS WILL ONLY OPERATE FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR. INITIALLY THESE ISSUES WOULD COME AND GO BUT HAVE NOW BECOME A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. THE CAR CANNOT BE SECURED. THESE ISSUES POSE A SAFETY HAZARD TO MY FAMILY AND MY PERSONAL PROPERTY. I WAS PLANNING ON PASSING THE CAR DOWN TO MY SON WHEN HE BECOMES OLD ENOUGH TO DRIVE (IN 2 YEARS) HOWEVER WITH THESE ISSUES I DO NOT TRUST THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. AFTER RESEARCHING THE COMPLAINTS IN THIS DATABASE I AM SHOCKED THAT VW HAS NOT BEEN MADE TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER A RECALL. THIS IS A COMMON, RECURRING PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSES BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE SOMETIMES ARE INOPERATIVE. THIS CAN BE BECAUSE OF WIRES INSIDE THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ARE TOO SHORT. CAN BE A PROBLEM IF IN AN EMERGENCY MY WINDOW MUST BE ROLLED DOWN. IF I'M TRAPPED, WHAT HAPPENS IF I CAN'T ROLL DOWN MY WINDOW TO GET OUT! ALSO, CEILING HEADLINER IS COMING DOWN. CAN NO LONGER SEE THROUGH MY REARVIEW MIRROR! THE HEADLINER LINER WAS CUT TOO SHORT SO I CAN'T FIX IT. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU SO MUCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER, SHE WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDOW DEFROSTER AND THIRD BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

THE HEADLINER BEGAN TO PULL AWAY FROM THE INSIDE ROOF AROUND THE BACK GLASS, THE VANITY LIGHTS IN BOTH THE BACK AND FRONT, AND IS NOW HANGING DOWN OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW FROM THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. VW SERVICE MANAGER CHECKED TO SEE IF VW WOULD COVER COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AS THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY WHEN IT BEGAN TO COME DOWN, AND THEY REFUSED. IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AS THE SERVICE MANAGER DID SUGGEST I CONTACT VW MYSELF BECAUSE HE HAD SEEN THIS SAME THING IN QUITE A FEW OF THE SAME MODEL CARS. THE DEFECT IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE BLOCKING OF THE DRIVER'S VIEW. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. THE LOCKS, WINDOWS, MIRRORS, TRUNK LATCH, GAS TANK LATCH, MIRROR DEFROSTER ET AL. IN SPEAKING THE VW SERVICE REPS THEY KNEW RIGHT AWAY THAT THE ISSUE WAS A BROKEN HARNESS. THEY INDICATED IT HAD FAILED IN MANY OTHER VEHICLES. HOWEVER, IN SPEAKING WITH VW CUSTOMER CARE THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE KNOWN ISSUE. I WILL LET THE SAFETY EXPERTS DETERMINE THE SEVERITY OF THIS DESIGN FAILURE BUT THE DOORS CAN NOT BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED, THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT REMAINS ON AND DINGS ALL THE TIME, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE ON NIGHT AND DAY MAKING VISIBILITY AT NIGHT DIFFICULT AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE WINDOWS CANNOT BE PUT DOWN. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS AS VW DOES NOT APPEAR WILLING AND THIS ISSUE IS EVERYWHERE WITH THIS MODEL YEAR AND MAKE. THANKS!

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED AFTER BEING STUCK TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE MOTOR DID NOT HAVE TIME TO BURN OUT AS IT WAS INSTANTANEOUS WHEN I ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE WAND WHEN STARTING THE CAR. IT SEEMS AS IF THE WIPERS SEIZED IMMEDIATELY WHEN EXPERIENCING THE RESISTANCE FROM THE ICE. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE ICE, IN FACT, I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO SCRAPE THE WINDSHIELD. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS I WAS PREPARING TO DRIVE HOME DURING A SNOW STORM. THE MECHANISM SHOULD BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND MORE RESISTANCE. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED, LOW MILEAGE 2006 VW JETTA AND SOON AFTER I NOTICED THE HEADLINER BEGAN TO BUBBLE, SAG, AND TEAR AWAY FROM THE C-PILLARS I KNEW THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL FOR A FOUR-YEAR-OLD CAR AND THAT THIS COULD QUICKLY TURN INTO A SAFETY HAZARD IF LEFT IGNORED. SHOULD THE HEADLINER CONTINUE TO BUBBLE AND SAG INTO THE DRIVER'S LINE OF SIGHT THIS COULD BECOME A SERIOUS MOTOR VEHICLE HAZARD. I BEGAN TO READ AROUND ONLINE AND DISCOVERED, TO MY SHOCK, NEWS ABOUT THE COMMONALITY OF THIS ISSUE TO HUNDREDS OF OWNERS. SO, SURELY VOLKSWAGEN IS ALREADY AWARE THAT THIS IS A MASS ISSUE AND WOULD CERTAINLY WANT TO TAKE ACTION TO CORRECT IT, RIGHT? I AM WRITING BECAUSE I GENUINELY LOVE THIS CAR, BUT FEEL THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS MOTOR VEHICLE DEFECT WITHIN THE HEADLINER ASSEMBLY, GLUE OR THE WAY THE FABRIC LINER WAS CUT, POSSIBLY TOO SHORT. I WANT TO GET MY HEADLINER REPAIRED, BUT HONESTLY DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR LOW QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP PUT INTO THE HEADLINER OF A FOUR YEAR OLD VEHICLE. I'D LIKE FOR VOLKSWAGEN TO PETITION TO HAVE THIS ITEM RECALLED CITING THE POTENTIAL SAFE HAZARDS IT CAN CAUSE DUE TO LOSS OF SIGHT WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO CONTACT ME IN ORDER TO MAKE THE PROPER ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE MINE REPLACED. I AM ALSO SENDING THIS LETTER TO VOLKSWAGEN'S CONSUMER COMPLAINTS DEPARTMENT, CONSUMER AFFAIRS, AND THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE CONSUMER STATED WITHIN ONE WEEK OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WAS DETERMINED THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SOON AFTER, THE RADIO AND WINDOW BUTTONS BEGAN TO PEEL AS IF THEY HAD BEEN SITTING OUT IN HEAT. UPDATED IVOQ 12/22/10*JB *TR THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE WIRING IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE EXTERIOR SIDE MIRROR TURN SIGNALS DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE WIRING HARNESS INSIDE THE BOOT OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR SHOWED SIGNS OF WEAR. THE CONSUMER STATED 2 OUT OF THE 11 WIRES WERE BROKEN, INCLUDING THE GROUND WIRE. UPDATED 06/

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VARIOUS RECURRING FAILURES SINCE THE DATE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, THROTTLE VALVES WERE CLEANED, THE RECIRCULATION VALVE WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE FAN CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED, THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, THE CRANK CASE BREEDER VALVE WAS REPLACED, THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, AND THE CAM SHAFT FOLLOWER WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL 09V164000, POWER TRAIN DRIVELINE, DRIVESHAFT AND HAD THE SUNROOF DRAINED DUE TO WATER LEAKAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,257 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE GLASS OF THE REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR AND WINDSHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER HE ADDED THAT NO REPLACEMENTS PARTS WERE AVAILABLE BECAUSE THE COMPONENT WAS REDESIGNED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,230.