2006 Volkswagen Jetta owner complaints

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 fo

69,000 mile clutch failure seems to be common place but no recall or offer to assist in the cost of repairs. *tr

There are acknowledged transmission failures in the 2003-2008 vw jettas. They hard shift from 1/2 and 2/3. This causes the vehicle to be unpredictable during acceleration, especially during merging which is extremely dangerous. Vw sent notices of "warranty extensions" to 7 years or 100,000 miles. However, this does not cover a majority of effected vehicles. 2003's would already be over 7 years old and an average mileage. Owner-[xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

Defective dual mass flywheel should have a safety recall also the mechatronics units are failing and causing major transmission problems. Dropping out of gear while driving, dropping into a lower gear while driving causing major issues and vw knows about it! Their claim is that there is no recall so nothing is being done!!!!! Please help, had transmission problems when in warranty and nothing was done. *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,

2006 vw jetta tdi with dsg automatic transmission, dual mass flywheel failing, vw dealers keep in stock because high number of failures, mechatronic unit failing when driving, vehicle will reach 3rd gear then suddenly downshift to 1st gear. Resulting in a hard jerk. Gear shift indicators on dash will start to flash, shutting off vehicle and restarting will reset unit but as soon as you get to 3rd gear problem reoccurs. Known issue with 2007 -2009 dsg transmissions vw extended warranty to 10 years or 100,000 miles on these transmissions but fail to acknowledge the issue with 2006, contacting vw will respond with only we're sorry. Also expect long delays in getting a mechatronic unit.

While driving the transmission slips or will not change gears while the gas pedal is being stepped on also after a stop it will not engage at times it stays on 5 gear while moving slowly and will not down shift. *tr

My 2006 tdi seems to have had a clutch failure at 8950 miles. I was sitting in traffic and the engine started smoking and giving off a large amount of noxious fumes and wouldn't accelerate. I waited for towing outside on the freeway in sub-zero temperature. It was a saturday so waited until monday for it to go to the shop. The dealer says they were unable to re-create the problem and sent me off with the fail-prone car. I am very unhappy with Volkswagen, if this is their idea of customer satisfaction. *jb

Went to start car was misfiring check engine light came on towed to a shop the told me my timing chain jumped and it was 2500 dollars to fix. *tr

Was getting head aches when driving the car and sitting in traffic or at a stop light. Smelled a sulfur like smell from the engine compartment. Could hear loud blowing sounds on acceleration. Dealership found an exhaust leak in the back of the diesel motor from the EGR cooler assembly. The engine was blowing soot in to the engine compartment and it could be heard and smelled through the firewall. This is a diesel so the exhaust contains carcinogenic chemicals. Diesel exhaust contains a number of potentially toxicologically relevant organic compounds according to the epa that have human health hazards associated with exposure. The EGR cooler is not covered under the 8 year 80k federal exhaust emission warranty even though it is a mandated part of the exhaust system as part of the exhaust ga

Bought new vw jetta sedan on 08/17/06. On 05/13/10 took the car to the dealer because of car decelerating while driving I.e. Dropping in seconds from 60 miles to 20 miles. It was taken to the dealer multiple times for the same problem. Dealer answer "unable to replicate problem" until warranty of four years expired. The problem continues even after the carbon accumulated on the throttle was cleaned and the fuel pump was replaced. Due to unsafe to drive, requested for the dealer to buy the car back as a lemon. The dealer refuses because the four yr warranty is over. Other problems experienced with this vehicle during this period: air bags lights going off, air bag cover falling off, trunk opening on its own while driving, rain water leaking inside the lining of the car, screws coming off a

My vw jetta has had issues losing electronic power steering on and off, typically when it rains or the roads have been salted and it is slushy or snowing. This last week I was driving and I lost traction control, cruise control, tachometer, ABS brakes and oil pressure. The car would not idle. Researching the issue, I found there may be an issue with the wiring harness. I inspected the harness and discovered that several wires have been chafed by the plastic loom and worn through the insulation, exposing the wires. I also discovered that the positive cable to the starter had chafed and worn through the ground wire insulation creating a potential hazard to short the battery.

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 se

I am continuing to have a problem on my new model 2005 jetta. The airbag light has been on 3 times since august 2005. I am in the process of applying to the lemon law program in ct. I have spoke to the att generals office and this falls under the safety category and feels I should follow through with this. I am frustrated and concerned not knowing for sure if the airbag has been fixed or not since this past week was the third attempt of them fixing the problem. *nm

Passenger side air bag light came on. Had repaired. Then driver side air bag light came on.

Anti-lock brake light on indicating repair is needed.

Volkswagen jetta 2006 sagging headliner fabric from headliner. The separated headliner fabric creates a visibility obstruction and possibly a danger to the drivers visibility. It should be a safety issue. I contacted Volkswagen customer service but was told that warranty had expired, repair would be up to me. Cost to fix it at the dealer is however over $1000. *tr

While driving 70 MPH on the freeway, my drivers seat began moving on it's own. The top part of the seat pushed me up against the steering wheel while the bottom half pulled me back so I couldn't reach the pedals. I had my 2 yr old grandchild in the backseat and barely made it off of the freeway. The seat continues to move even while the car is off. The tow truck refused to help because of legal reasons and the vw dealer wants to charge me $140 just to look at it because it's no longer under warranty. This is a very dangerous defect that can cause a very serious accident. Vw should be held responsible for any defective parts regardless of the year of the car and should not be charging anyone to fix this.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the rear trunk would not remain locked and would periodically fly open. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact that there were no recalls and offered no further assistance. The failure mileage was 60,000.

Continental conti pro tire failure. Between 12,000 and 30,000 all 4 of our conti pro tires have failed. All they say is sorry we cant help. Someone needs to get continental n/a attention and have them recall these tires before someone dies or is injured for life. We have tired several times to reason with continental to no avail, and even vw has tired, with no luck. Please take a look at all your tires. *tr