2006 Volkswagen Jetta

THE CAR LOOSES POWER/ ACCELERATION WHILE IM DRIVING, THE PRNDS LIGHT AND OTHERS START GOING ON AND FLASHING ON DASH. ITS IN THE DEALERSHIP AS OF MARCH 12, 2012 AND THEY ARE CHARGING ME FOR CHANGING THE METATRONIC UNIT IN THE TRANSMISSION. VW HAD A RECALL DONE ON THE 2008-2010 VW'S WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSIONS BUT NOT THE EARLIER ONES LIKE MINE 2006. I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AS THE OTHERS HAVE AND AM WONDERING WHY IS MY CAR/ YEAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE THE SAME BAD TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR THAT THEY PRODUCED IN THE LATER YEARS. I NEED TO GET MY CAR FIXED, THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE TO ME AND MY FAMILY. *KB

2006 JETTA TDI SERIOUS CLATTER COMING FROM UNDERNEATH CLOSE TO TRANSMISSION. SOUNDS LIKE TIN CAN CLATTERING WHILE IN PARK OR IDLING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD IT WAS A NORMAL DIESEL CLATTER. AFTER RESEARCH AND GETTING MUCH WORSE FOUND IT IS A DEFECTIVE DSG FLYWHEEL HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOUND ONLINE ABOUT THIS. VW HAS NOW REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE FLYWHEEL WITH A NEW ONE. BUT HAS NOT RECALLED THIS PART! *TR

THE CAR DEVELOPED A RATTLE AROUND 80000 MILES, AFTER SEARCHES ON THE INTERNET I WAS SURE THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL (DMF)WAS FAILING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS THE DMF. THEY ALSO CONFIRMED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND VOLKS REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING IF CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. OTHER COUNTRIES ARE ALREADY MAKING VOLKS RECALL THESES CARS AND REPLACE THE DMF. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR IS $1800. THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS ABOUT 30% OF CARS AND CAN CAUSE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHICH WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER $4200 DOLLAR REPAIR. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO GET HELP IN GETTING VOLKS TO HELP WITH THIS REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS VIBRATING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FLYWHEEL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED FOR THE FLYWHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AT INTERSTATE SPEED, I HEARD A BANG AND THE DSG TRANSMISSION DROPPED INTO FIRST GEAR. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY OTHER MOTORISTS DUE TO THE SUDDEN DECELERATION, BUT WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. ALL TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE ICON . I WAS ABLE TO LIMP HOME WITH ONLY FIRST GEAR AVAILABLE! FAULT CODE ANALYSIS SHOWS A MECHATRONIC MODULE FAILURE INSIDE THE DSG. DEALER SAID THERE WERE MANY DSG UNITS RECALLED LAST SUMMER, BUT MINE WAS NOT ON THE LIST. :( *TR

I OWN A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI DIESEL (BRM ENGINE CODE). THIS CAR HAS DIED ON ME 4 TIMES NOW, 3 THREE TIMES ON THE EXPRESSWAY. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN THE ENGINE GETS TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND WHEN I COME TO A STOP. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ANY OTHER TIME. BY THE WAY IT ACTS, I ASSUMED IT WAS SOME SORT OF FUEL PROBLEM. DUE TO THE MILD WINTER HERE IN SOUTHERN INDIANA THE FUEL IS NOT GELLING. CODE READER DISPLAYS "NO CODES". I CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER. THEN THE FUEL PUMP RELAY, AND TODAY I INSTALLED A NEW FUEL PUMP. I STARTED THE CAR AND LET IT WARM UP FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. I DROVE IT DOWN THE ROAD, SLOWED TO A STOP AND IT DIED. IT WILL START BACK UP AFTER THE ENGINE COOLS DOWN SOME. THIS CAR WAS AT OUR LOCAL VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP FOR 3 DAYS. EVEN AFTER THEY CONSULTED WITH VW TECH'S THEY COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS WHEN THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

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

I WAS INFORMED BY NIELLO VOLKSWAGEN WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE SERVICED FOR 2 RECALLS THAT I HAD A MAJOR OIL LEAK. I THEN BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN TO SACRAMENTO EUROPEAN ON 2/1/12 FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF MY OIL LEAK. I WAS INFORMED BY THEM THAT I DID NOT HAVE AN OIL LEAK, BUT A TRANSMISSION LEAK. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT THE SEAL THAT JOINS THE 2 TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS IS LEAKING. CLEARLY SINCE THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSIONS THAT THEY HAVE IN THESE VOLKSWAGEN CARS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHEN IT SHIFTS INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEARS AND ALSO WHEN I BRAKE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, SHE HEARD A NOISE SIMILAR TO SOMETHING MOVING INSIDE THE ENGINE AFTER THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND JERKING. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR, THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD ALSO INCREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS CAREFULLY DRIVEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DUAL MASS FLY WHEEL HAD A HOLE IN IT WHICH CAUSED THE METAL TO FRACTURE THE BELL HOUSING AND DAMAGE THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FLY WHEEL AND INFORMED HER TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.