2006 Volkswagen Jetta

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE PIPING HAD BECOME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY APPLYING A RUBBER GUARD HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE DUEL MASS FLYWHEEL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING HOME AND SUDDENLY MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND MADE A "KNOCKING" SOUND, WITHOUT ANY WARNING (I.E. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT). WE WERE CLOSE TO HOME AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE ON; HOWEVER, IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MILES, THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED, STILL WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY INDICATION OF WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, WHILE PARKED ON A SECURED PREMISE, I STARTED THE CAR UP AND IT HAD AN ERRATIC LOPING SOUND. I PROCEEDED TO CALL A NEARBY VOLKSWAGEN DEALER AND SPOKE TO TWO CERTIFIED VW MECHANICS, WHO FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATION BEFORE THE CAR STARTED TO ACT UP AND SAID TO BRING IT IN TO SWAP OUT THE ENGINE AT APPROX. $7500; THEY DISMISSED THE PROBLEM AS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR". I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND IT LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAM, WHICH I HAD CONFIRMED BY AN AUTO-MECHANIC AFTER TOWING THE CAR IN. HE TOLD ME THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS WARPED DUE TO THE CAM GOING OUT. OTHER 2006 VW JETTA TDI OWNERS HAVE COMMENTED ON THE SAME ISSUES, WHICH AT THIS POINT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT IT IS NOT "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR", BUT A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 VW JETTA SD W/ 93,000 MILES. I USE THIS VEHICLE FOR WORK. THE AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS. I INITIALLY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DAVID MAUS VW IN SOUTH ORLANDO. I WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR REP KEVIN IT WOULD COST $400 TO REPAIR THE CONNECTOR LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT THAT RELATE TO THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. SINCE MY CAR WAS OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD, I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO BEAR THIS COST. I ASKED [XXX] HOW THE CONNECTORS WOULD BECOME FAULTY SINCE THERE IS NOTHING EVER STORED UNDER MY DRIVER SEAT AND NO ONE GOES UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT. [XXX] SAID THAT ??IT JUST HAPPENS.?? I TOLD HIM I WAS DISAPPOINTED VW HAD MADE SUCH A FAULTY CAR BECAUSE OF THE MANY PRIOR PROBLEMS I HAD THAT FORTUNATELY WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, E.G., ESP LIGHT CONTINUALLY ON; IGNITION COILS RECALLED/REPLACED; ASR LIGHT CONTINUALLY LIT; TRUNK LATCH REPLACED, AIR CONDITIONING VENTS BROKE, DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK/UNLOCK; AND DRIVER SIDE BUTTON STOPPED WORKING. AFTER THE WARRANTY ENDED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I PAID TO REPLACE THE BUTTON FOR THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS BECAUSE IT BROKE OFF. [XXX] TOLD ME THE BUTTON WAS CHEAP AND THEY ALWAYS BREAK. A RECALL FOR THE SIDE AIR BAG HARNESS ON SEATS WERE REPAIRED ON BOTH SIDES ON 3/30/11. IN OCTOBER, 2011 I TOLD [XXX] I DID NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF THE AIR BAG LIGHT AS I BELIEVED IT WAS A DEFECT ON VW PART. I COULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THE LIGHT TO COME ON BY DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I WAS INFORMED BY [XXX] THAT WITHOUT THIS REPAIR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS CONSIDERED TO BE INOPERABLE AND UNSAFE. AFTER REVIEW OF THE NHTSA COMPLAINTS AND AN INTERNET SEARCH, THIS AIRBAG ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A KNOWN ONE FOR SOME TIME. VW HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL BECAUSE THEY DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS A LARGE CONCERN. I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED DUE TO THE OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FIRST, VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC LOCKS STOP RESPONDING TO DEPRESSES FROM BOTH REMOTES. REPLACE THE BATTERIES TO THE REMOTE AND STILL THE CAR WILL NOT RESPOND. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR IS BY MANUALLY INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE, WHICH IS THE ONLY MANUAL KEYHOLE, AND TURNING LEFT TWICE. ONCE TURN UNLOCKS THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, ANOTHER TURN UNLOCKS THE PASSENGER DOORS. AFTER SOME TIME PASSENGER DOORS STOP RESPONDING TO SECOND TURN. PASSENGER DOORS DO NO LOCK WHEN MANUALLY TURNING KEY THE RIGHT FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, WHICH IS THE ONLY MANUAL KEYHOLE. THE PASSENGER DOORS THAT DO NOT LOCK CAUSE THE ALARM TO GO OFF WHEN OPENED. DEPRESSING THE SILENCE ALARM BUTTON ON KEY FOB DOES NOT SILENCE ALARM. THE ONLY WAY TO SILENCE ALARM IS BY CLOSING PASSENGER DOOR, CLOSING DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND TURNING KEY RIGHT ONCE TO LOCK AND LEFT TO UNLOCK. DOING SO ONLY CONTROL DRIVER SIDE DOOR. AFTER SOME TIME DASHBOARD SHOWS "DOOR OPEN" SYMBOL EVEN WHEN ALL DOORS ARE SECURELY CLOSED AND INDICATOR LIGHT ON DOOR IS OFF. DOME LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING AS IF THE DOORS ARE INDEED OPEN EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE SECURELY CLOSED. AT THIS STAGE THE ALARM SYSTEM NO LONGER WORKS EITHER BY KEY FOB DEPRESS NOR BY MANUALLY TURNING THE LOCK IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AS DESCRIBED EARLIER. DOORS MUST BE LOCKED BY OPENING EACH ONE MANUALLY AND PRESSING THE LOCK DOOR BUTTON LOCATED ON EACH PASSENGER DOOR. PRESSING THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK DOES NOT LOCK PASSENGER DOORS. ALL FUSES ARE INTACT AND NO ELECTRICAL ISSUES REPORTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION POSITION LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. A DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE SYMPTOMS AND STATED THEY KNEW THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V164000 (POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 4 AT 65 MPH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT FROM DRIVE TO SECOND GEAR BY ITSELF EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN DRIVE, NEARLY PUTTING ME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD HAD I NOT HAD MY SEAT BELT ON. I MANAGED TO GET ONTO THE BURM OF THE HIGHWAY AND STOP. AT THIS POINT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DUMPING ALL OVER THE ROAD AND THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER MOVE AND THE DIGITAL GEAR SELECTION LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON AND OFF CONTINUOUS(PRND). HAD IT TOWED TO MY VW MECHANIC AND THEY FOUND THAT THE ELECTRONIC VALVE ASSEMBLY HAD QUIT WORKING AND THAT THE MECH TRONIC CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS DESTROYED BY IT GOING FROM DRIVE TO 2ND . AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT VW HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS SENT OUT LETTERS TO CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE 2007-2010 VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME TRANSMISSION THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THEIR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OR RE-IMBURSE THEM FOR REPAIRS IF DONE PRIOR TO THIS LETTER UP TO 100000 MILES. I CONTACTED VW USA AND ASKED ABOUT MY CAR AND WAS TOLD BECAUSE MY CAR WAS A 2006 IT WASN'T COVERED EVEN THOUGH I GOT THEM TO ADMIT THAT IT WAS THE SAME TRANSMISSION THAT WAS USED FOR 2005.5 THROUGH 2010. *TR

2006 VW JETTA, DRIVING DOWN STREET 11/09/12 DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON, I STOP TO CLOSE DOORS AND LIGHT GOES OFF. I PULL INTO WORK PARKING LOT AND GET OUT OF CAR AS I CLICK THE KEY TO LOCK THE CAR, NOTHING. I THEN PROCEED TO CHECK THE CAR.. NOTHING IS WORKING. CANNOT ACCESS GAS CAP TO PUT GAS IN CAR, SOME LIGHTS MAY NOT BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, AIRBAG LIGHT NOT ON, DOOR WILL NOT LOCK, WINDOW WILL NOT RESPOND, NO CAR ALARM. DRIVERS SIDE OF CAR HAS NO POWER AT ALL. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS AND IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. ALTHOUGH I DID LOOK ONLINE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH REGARD TO A "BROWN WIRE OR WIRES TOO SHORT INSIDE THE BOOT TO THE BODY CONNECTOR". MOST PEOPLE REPORT THAT EVEN AFTER A VW FIX, PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED. CAR NOT ACTING PROPERLY AND WITH ELECTRICAL AND HAVING BEEN IN A VW CAR FIRE DO NOT WISH TO REPEAT THIS SCENARIO. I CONTACTED VW CUSTOMER CARE WHO POLITELY TOLD ME THIS IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO ESCALATE TO A MANAGER. SINCE THIS JUST HAPPENED TODAY I HAVE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY FOR VW TO LOOK AT IT, BUT WILL TOMORROW AS I HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO PUT GAS IN CAR AND SEE IF THEY FEEL AUTO IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I DON'T.. *TR

I WAS ON A FREEWAY THAT WAS MERGING WITH ANOTHER FREEWAY, AND THE GEAR LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, THE TRANSMISSION QUIT, AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF OTHER VEHICLES WAY. I WAS DOING 10 MPH, AND I HAD TO CROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC DOING 65 MPH. NOWHERE TO GO BUT THAT. I WAS SO SCARED AND WAS REALLY LUCKY THAT NO ONE HIT ME, ALTHOUGH THEY DID HAVE TO HIT THEIR BRAKES HARD AND SWERVE TO AVOID ME. THIS IS SOMETHING I'VE SEEN ON DIFFERENT FORUMS NOW, AND EVERYONE SAYS IT IS A MECHATRONIC UNIT GONE BAD. *TR