2006 Volkswagen Jetta Unknown Or Other Problems
- 13
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Unknown Or Other
Key gets stuck in ignition and i cannot turn off the engine
ODI 11210583
Unknown Or Other
Takata recall ignition switch was locked. Vehicle was stationary and when turning key it wouldn't turn. Car was in park and foot on brakes and turn of the stirring wheel didn't get it to turn. Had to get towed and the full ignition switch replaced.
ODI 11205976
Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
Vw jetta tdi 2.5l 2006 - plastic engine cover tapped a hole into fuel rail. Diesel fuel leaked all over engine and engine started smoking. Fire was immanent had i continued to drive. Lost fuel on road and ground. Vw customer service line says my vin does not show a recall for this but the leak issue is posted all over internet and tdi forum sites and youtube. Vw should recall this before someone gets hurt. Hole…
ODI 11057927
Unknown Or Other
The car was parked in a supermarket parking lot. Returned to my car and the car wasn't moveable, the brakes, steering wheel and accelerator were locked. I had starter replaced by a mechanic which was a temporary fix. Last diagnostic was brake vacuum pump and gasket have to be replaced
ODI 11089928
Unknown Or Other
Transmission get stuck in 4th gear while driving.
ODI 11024693
Unknown Or Other
There is a defect on the headliner that the fabric will start falling off and sagging and the car was made in 2006 it shouldn't fall off for awhile longer and it started sagging and it's dangerous to drive with it falling down cuz i can't see as well to turn in a different lane and it was getting on the highway and it was starting to sag but it cut off my vision to see when to get on the highway and i cut someone…
ODI 11013852
Seats · Unknown Or Other
While driving my 2006 vw jetta the drivers power seat started to move by itself forward this has happened several times to the point where my knees where pushed to the dash and my right knee actually turned car off by hitting my keys on key chain occasionally when i have gone out in morning to start the car the seat has been pushed forward and battery has been weakened i feel this is a safety issue especially the…
ODI 10928091
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
Key gets stuck in ignition when turning off the engine.
ODI 10924548
Head Restraint · Unknown Or Other
Volkswagen jetta 2006 headliner fabric failure. Separation of headliner fabric from headliner, creating a visibility obstruction. Possibly a danger to the drivers visibility. Clear manufactures defect due to the amount of research done online. A substantial amount of owners have the same complaint. I have contacted volkswagen directly. They have yet to initiate a mass recall on 2006 volkswagen jetta headliners,…
ODI 10429281
Unknown Or Other
The instrument cluster, gear indicator, odometer, radio, outside temperature, compass, mpg, speed monitor and controls all the lighting features on car has failed. According to the service manager i deal with he told me that he has seen many of these clusters fail in 2005,06 jetta's and passat's. The cost to replace is $650+ i feel this is a known manufacturing defect that vw does not want the public to know about.…
ODI 10425760
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
The flywheel has failed and disabled the vehicle. This is an unsafe and under designed component of the drive train. The flywheel self destructed. In all my years i have never heard or experienced a flywheel self destruction on a car 2 years old with 30k miles. *tr
ODI 10221624
Unknown Or Other
I own a 2006 vw jetta...2-3(under warranty) years or so after buying this car new i had to have the headliner & radio replaced due to rubber used in manufacturing of this vehicle melted causing fabric to come down & buttons on radio to melt. Today march 24, 2015 w/44,000 miles on my car i discovered that rubber used to glue vinyl material to inside door panels had also caused material to come down due to melting. As…
ODI 10702080
Arm · Automatic Transmission · Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc. · Rear Compartment/Trunk · Structure · Unknown Or Other · Wheels
I have a 06' jetta it has 10,000 miles on it and has had several problems. 1. Stero broke after 2 mo. And 6 cd's were stuck in damaged cd player and i still have not recieved them back like i was told after 4 months of being fixed. 2.paint was peeling off front bumper, was repaired. 3. Back center console would not stay in place. 4.steering wheel makes sqeaking noise when turned to the right. 5.hazard button fell…
ODI 10168527