2006 Volkswagen Jetta

12-31-09 ODI 2006 VW JETTA TDIDSG MECHATRONICS MALFUNCTION MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2009 VOLKSWAGEN 2006 VW JETTATDI DSG WENT TO SAFE MODE (FELT LIKE NEUTRAL) WHILE ACCELERATING ON STREET (JUST EXITED K-96 IN WICHITA, A 65 MPH 4-LANE AND WAS ACCELERATING FOLLOWING RIGHT TURN FROM COMPLETE STOP). SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASHING. WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF ROAD AND MANUALLY DOWNSHIFT TO 1ST GEAR. LIMPED HOME AT 15 MPH. COULD NOT PLACE VEHICLE IN REVERSE UNTIL SYMPTOMS RESET (SHIFT INDICATOR NO LONGER FLASHING). TEST DROVE AFTER RESET. RECURRED AS TURNED AND APPLIED BRAKES TO PARK. LET IT SIT. IT RESET. DROVE BACK HOME. RECURRED WHILE TURNING RIGHT NEAR HOME. QUERIED "JUST ASK." TUESDAY, NOV 3RD CALLED VW LOYALTY CARE, FILED REPORT, AND THEN WITH ENGINE COLD, DROVE TO 4.6 MILES TO AUTOZONE FOR DIAGNOSIS SCAN. AT 3.5 MILES, THE DSG MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. SAME SYMPTOMS. SCANNED. LET IT SIT. DID NOT RESET. LIMPED 1 MILE TOWARD VW DEALERSHIP. CALLED FOR TOW. UPDATED VW LOYALTY CARE FILE. MILEAGE IN: 85,198 WITH SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASHING. MATCHES DESCRIPTION OF DSG TRANS SOFTWARE UPDATE RECALL ('09-'10). ALSO MATCHES THE VW MECHATRONICS UNIT SYMPTOMS FOR SOME 45,000 VW 2007+ MODELS (REPLACED AT NO CHARGE AND WARRANTY EXTENDED ON DSG TO 100,000). PROBLEM AREA: NUMEROUS DSG TEMPERATURE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS AND THINKS INCORRECTLY THAT THE DSG OIL IS OVERHEATING AND PLACES TRANSMISSION IN SAFE MODE. DIAGNOSIS: REPLACED MECHATRONICS UNIT AT $2,433.48 NOTE: FILED WITH VW LOYALTY CENTER ON NOV 3, TOWED AND REPAIRED AT LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP NOV 3-12. UPDATED VW LOYALTY CENTER FILE ON DEC 16, 2009 AND REQUESTED VW TO ADVISE IF THIS LATE YEAR '06 PRODUCTION OVERLAPPED WITH THOSE 2007'S WITH SAME PROBLEM AND GIVEN EXTENDED WARRANTY/REPAIR AT NO COST/REIMBURSEMENT. HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM VW. VEHICLE WAS ONE OF THE LAST 2006 TDI'S TO BE DELIVERED TO THE US UNTIL THE 2009 MODELS WERE ALLOWED BACK IN. *TR

MY 2006 JETTA TDI HAS 69K MILES ON IT. I BRING IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE ROUTINELY AND BABY THE CAR. IT SPENDS NEARLY NO TIME IN TRAFFIC AND HAS RUN WELL UNTIL LAST WEEK. LAST WEEK I HEARD A FUNNY SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER. LONG STORY SHORT, THE FLYWHEEL HAD CRACKED AND IT WILL BE OVER $2K FOR THE FLYWHEEL. VW KNOWS ABOUT THIS BEING A FAULTY PART AND I'VE HEARD THEY'VE HAD A FULL RECALL IN OTHER COUNTRIES. I CALLED VW OF AMERICA AND THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE THE CAR IS SLIGHTLY OUT OF WARRANTY. IT IS BEING REPAIRED IN THE SHOP BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT A CAR. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT, BECAUSE IF I HADN'T BROUGHT THE CAR IMMEDIATELY IN IT COULD HAVE STALLED THE CAR AT HIGH SPEEDS (FREEWAY) AND RUINED THE ENTIRE DRIVETRAIN, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AGAIN, VW KNEW THIS PART HAS BEEN FAULTY. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT. *TR

AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1.9L TDI AUTOMATIC DSG WITH 87,000 MILES. A VIDEO OF IT IN ACTION: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=7LSEX_-B_O0 WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL AND ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL COME ON WITH DIFFERENT SOUNDS. CHANGING THE SHIFTER INTO P, N, D, R, S (SPORTMODE) DOES NOTHING. CHANGING INTO THE TIPTRONIC MODE DOES NOTHING. THIS IS ONE INCIDENT OF A SERIES OF INCIDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING SPORADICALLY FOR THE PAST YEAR, BUT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF SINCE BEFORE THANKSGIVING 2009. WE'VE BEEN ON THE PHONE WITH VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA AND THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION. THE DEALERSHIP (PARADISE VOLKSWAGEN 760-200-4000) HAS DONE NUMEROUS "REPAIRS" TO THE CAR INCLUDING: MISC DIAGNOSIS 12/28-?? NEW STEERING RACK 12/6-12/22 SENSOR AND ELECTRICAL MODULE 12/1-12/16 MISC DIAGNOSIS ON 11/16-11/20 WE FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THE CAR - WHAT IF IT HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY? *TR

2006.5 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI EXPERIENCING SLOW GEAR CHANGES FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR PARK TO FIRST GEAR TAKING OVER 30 SECONDS TO SELECT GEAR ELECTRONICALLY. SHIFTING FROM LOWER GEAR TO HIGHER GEAR RESULTS IN ENGINE REVVING HIGH BEFORE SHIFT IS ACTUALLY MADE RESULTING IN JERKING VEHICLE MOTION OR A STALLED MOTOR CONDITION. SLOW SPEED MANEUVERING SUCH AS SLOW TURNS AND PARTIAL STOPS RESULTS IN THE VEHICLE LOSING FORWARD POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE THE ENGINE REVS HIGH AGAIN AND SHIFTS INTO GEAR. AT 30 MPH VEHICLE HAS DROPPED OUT OF GEAR RESULTING IN VEHICLE NEEDING TO BE GUIDED TO THE SHOULDER AND POWERED OFF AND BACK ON BEFORE FORWARD MOTION CAN BE RESUMED. VEHICLE ALSO WILL DISPLAY FLASHING PRNDS DISPLAY ON DASHBOARD ON RESUMING FORWARD MOTION RESULTING IN THE TRANSMISSION TO DISENGAGE AND REQUIRES THE VEHICLE TO BE STOPPED, SHUT OFF, AND THEN POWERED BACK ON. VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING NO MECHANICAL NOISE, SMELL, OR ERROR CODES IN THE COMPUTER. DEALER HAS CONFIRMED THERE IS A MALFUNCTIONING MECHATRONIC UNIT AND VWOA HAS CONFIRMED THEY WILL NOT COVER UNDER THEIR RECALL CAMPAIGN DESPITE THESE SYMPTOMS LEADING TO THE CAMPAIGN IN QUESTION. VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS DENIED A FURTHER INQUIRY INTO THE MANUFACTURING DATES OF THE MECHATRONICS UNITS AND THEIR TECHNICAL REVISIONS, ONLY GOING OFF VEHICLE MODEL YEARS AND BUILD DATES DESPITE OTHER 2006 OWNERS REPORTING IDENTICAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THEIR VEHICLES. TECHNICIANS ADVISED AGAINST FURTHER DRIVING OF THE VEHICLE AS THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FAILURE THAT MAY LEAVE THE VEHICLE IMMOBILE IN TRAFFIC. TECHNICIANS WERE ALSO ABLE TO READILY RECONSTRUCT THE ISSUE ON THEIR OWN PROVING THIS IS NOT CAUSED BY DRIVING STYLE. REPAIR COST OF OVER $4000 TO REPLACE FAULTY PART WILL NEED TO BE COVERED BY THE OWNER IN ORDER TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 54000 MILES 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I WAS DRIVING AND WHILE EXITING A FREEWAY OFFRAMP I DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH TO DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. CLUTCH PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP AND IT DID NOT DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP, AS I COULD NOT PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

ON MY 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT THE CAM FOLLOWER HAS WORN THROUGH AND DAMAGED THE CAM SHAFT LOBE THAT DRIVES THE PUMP. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT HAS AFFECTED MANY VW PASSATS. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL THERE FOR IF A PERSON IS IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC IT COULD CAUSE A CRASH TO OCCUR. VOLKSWAGEN HAS ISSUED A TSB ON THE ISSUE BUT WILL ONLY PERFORM THIS SERVICE IF THE COMPUTER SHOWS A SPECIFIC CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ONLY IF STILL UNDER THE MANUFACTURES WARRANTY. VOLKSWAGEN SHOULD AT THE LEAST BE REQUIRED TO INFORM PEOPLE THAT THE CAM FOLLOWER SHOULD BE CHECKED FOR WEAR AT A REGULAR INTERVALS TO PREVENT A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. *TR

1ST COMPLAINT ODI #10278262 FILED ON 7/24/09 FOR 2006 JETTA TDI: "PRIOR TO THE EVENT LISTED BELOW, WE NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT PERFORMING AS IT NORMALLY WOULD. WE WERE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE, LIGHT TURNED GREEN PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE, CAR MOVED 10 FEET, RPM WENT HIGH AND IT WAS AS IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO REACH THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PRND WAS LIT UP AND FLASHING AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM SYMBOL HAD ERRATIC FLASHING. TRIED PARK, NEUTRAL, REVERSE NOTHING HAPPENED. PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. RESTARTED ENGINE AND IT ALLOWED US TO DRIVE OFF. WENT APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES DRIVING AT ABOUT 55 MPH, THOUGHT WE SEEN AN ANIMAL AND LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR. UPON TRYING TO ACCELERATE, INCIDENT DESCRIBED ABOVE HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. BEFORE CALLING THE DEALER WE DID A SEARCH AND CAME ACROSS THIS SITE. OUR VEHICLE HAD A DSG TRANSMISSION SERVICE (FOR A COST OF $286.75) AT 43,703 MILES AND THE CAR NOW HAS 71,491 MILES. THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAS A PROBLEM AT TIMES, THAT WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER ON JUNE 5, 2007 AND NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT, ON COLD START UP, PUTTING IT IN GEAR AND HAVING A VERY SEVERE JERKING, ALMOST TO THE POINT THAT IT MIGHT STALL THE ENGINE." UPDATE 10-3-09: FOR FEAR OF HAVING ANOTHER OCCURRENCE, THE CAR WAS TOWED (70+ MILES) TO DEALER IN LATE AUGUST, DIAGNOSIS WAS IT NEEDED A NEW MECHATRONICS UNIT. DELIVERY TIME FOR PART WAS OVER A MONTH. TALKED TO MECHANIC AT VW, HE RECOMMENDED TO NOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR SAFETY REASONS. LATE SEPTEMBER WAS NOTIFIED PART WAS IN, TOWED CAR A SECOND TIME (70+ MILES) TO DEALER WHERE MECHATRON UNIT WAS REPLACED, AT A COST TO ME OF $1,826.10. SOME REPAIR COST WAS PICKED UP BY VW. SO FAR 100+ MILES SINCE REPAIR - SEEMS TO BE FINE. THIS HAS NOT BEEN A VERY PLEASANT EXPERIENCE. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND WE JUST HOPE THIS RESOLVED THE ISSUE. *TR

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.