2006 Volkswagen Jetta

REGISTERED PRIOR TO AN ACCIDENT: 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA HEADLIGHT SYSTEM : THE LOW BEAMS AND THE HIGH BEAMS ARE NOT INDEPENDENTLY ADJUSTABLE. WHILE THE LOW BEAMS ARE NORMAL TO GOOD QUALITY WHILE ILLUMINATING THE ROADWAY, THE HIGH BEAMS ARE SET TOO HIGH. THE HIGH BEAMS ARE NOT USABLE FOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING IN ''OPEN RANGE'' COUNTRY. THEY DO NOT ILLUMINATE ANYTHING ON THE ROADWAY AND ARE ESSENTIALLY USELESS. AN ESTIMATE IS AT ABOUT 100 FT DISTANCE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE THE CENTER OF THE HIGH BEAM IS ABOUT 10 FT ABOVE THE ROADWAY. TO SEE A PERSON OR ANIMAL ON THE ROADWAY AT A DISTANCE OF 500 FT IS IMPOSSIBLE. THE VW DEALER SAID THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO LOWER THE HIGH BEAM AIM POINT. THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE IN 50 YEARS OF DRIVING THAT I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH. *NM

THE HIGH BEAM HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES ON MY 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI ARE DESIGNED IN A MANNER THAT I FEEL IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE DESIGN OF THESE HEADLAMPS IS SUCH THAT THE HIGH BEAMS CANNOT BE ADJUSTED INDEPENDENTLY OF THE LOW BEAMS. WHEN THE LOW BEAMS ARE AIMED CORRECTLY, THE HIGH BEAMS ARE AIMED FAR TOO HIGH TO BE EFFECTIVE. THIS HEADLAMP DESIGN COULD MOST DEFINITELY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THEY ARE EVEN CONSISTENT WITH THE DOT LIGHTING CODE. *NM

THE STANDARD (NON-XENON) HIGHBEAMS ON 2005 AND 2006 JETTAS ARE DEFECTIVE. DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW, THEY DO NOT ADD ANY USEFUL LIGHT TO THE ROAD SURFACE, BUT ONLY ILLUMINATE THE TOPS OF TREES. THERE IS NO SEPARATE ADJUSTMENT FOR THE HIGHBEAM; THE HIGH AND LOW BEAMS MOVE AS A UNIT. IF YOU LOWER THE HIGHBEAM TO MAKE IT USEFUL, THE LOW BEAM BECOMES TOO LOW. *NM

IT HAS COME TO THE NOTICE OF SEVERAL VW 2006 JETTA TDI OWNERS THAT THE REARVIEW MIRROR DOES NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY WHEN FLIPPED FOR NIGHTTIME USE. THE MIRROR OVER ADJUST AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO OBSCURE THE DRIVERS ABILITY TO SEE OUT THE BACK WINDOW. AN INFORMAL DISCUSSION OF OTHERS NOTICING THIS DESIGN FLAW CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTP://FORUMS.TDICLUB.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=155017. *NM

I LEASED MY 2006 JETTA 2.0 IN JANUARY 2006. CURRENTLY THE CAR HAS STALLED ON ME 4 TIMES AND I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS FAILED STARTS. THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START WHEN I USE THE MAIN KEY AND THE VALET KEY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME PRETTY CONSISTENT NOW THAT I HAVE PUT MORE MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I AM NOW AT 20K AND ITS BEEN A HEADACHE ALL THE WAY. I CAN ONLY BE THANKFUL THAT WHEN THE CAR STALLED ON ME ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THAT I WAS NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THEY CAN NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. SUPPOSEDLY, THE CAR STARTS WITHOUT A PROBLEM WHEN IT IS IN THEIR SERVICE BAY. IN ADDITION, WHEN I FIRST GOT THE VEHICLE, MY BACK SEAT LATCHES WERE BROKEN CAUSING THE BACK SEAT TO LUNGE FORWARD DURING HARD STOPS AND TURNS. THIS MADE MY JETTA A TWO PASSENGER VEHICLE! ALSO, THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND SWITCHES WERE MALFUNCTIONING. THE FRONT SUSPENSION OR THE BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE OR THEY HAVE A LOOSE FEEL, I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO PUT MY FINGER ON IT YET. IM TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN TOMORROW! MY STEERING COLUMN MAKE A FAINT SQUEAKING NOISE DURING TURNS, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT PROBLEMS IS. IN THE MORNING AFTER I CAN GET THE CAR STARTED THE ENGINE IS LOUD FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES. THE DEALER FIXED THE LATCH PROBLEMS BUT THE OTHER PROBLEMS GO UNFIXED AND REMAIN A HUGE MYSTERY. *JB

TRAVELING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON AN UPGRADE TOWARD GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE. I STEPPED ON CLUTCH TO SHIFT BUT COULD NOT. THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS NAILED TO THE FLOOR. I COASTED INTO A GAS STATION AND TURNED OFF ENGINE. THE SMELL OF CLUTCH BURNING WAS VERY PRONOUNCED. THE VW ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WOULD NOT TOW ME ANYWHERE BUT TO THE NEAREST DEALER OR ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER UNLESS UNDER 15 MILES. I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY TOWING BEYOND THAT. THE CAR WAS ULTIMATELY TOWED TO THE DEALER FROM WHOM THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. VWOA COVERED THE REPLACEMENT CLUTCH ONLY AS A COURTESY ONE TIME. THEY SAID THE CLUTCH WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I HAD THE CAR FOR ONE WEEK. IT HAD 289 MILES TOTAL! I AM CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT ACTUALLY FIXED AND THAT VWOA KNOWS THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IS INADEQUATE FOR THE CAR. THE OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AS FAR AS I KNOW. I AM NOT SURE AT THIS TIME WHAT PARTS OTHER THAN THE CLUTCH PLATE AND FLYWHEEL WERE REPLACED. *JB