2006 Volkswagen Jetta

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

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

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

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

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

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

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