2006 Volkswagen Jetta Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems
- 15
- 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.
Among these 15 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake pads · 8 records
- rear brake · 5 records
- brake failure · 5 records
- failure repairs · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 9 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
While traveling in rain at 70 mph with cruise control engaged the speedometer dropped to zero, the brake and abs/esp warning light came on and there where three chimes. A second later all went back to normal. This happened 6 times that day, and has happened at irregular intervals since at least 7 times. There is no correlation anymore between wet and dry conditions, cruise control does not have to be engaged, i do…
ODI 10443991
Air Bags · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen jetta tdi. The contact was driving 25 mph when he applied the brakes and they did not respond. The vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy until after the crash had already occurred. The contact sustained abrasions from the air bag deployment. In addition, the air bags fractured the front windshield. A police report was available. Also, the air…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10359699
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2006 vw jetta 2.5l value edition my car is at 60,000 miles and i have changed the brakes 3 times already. Now the brake pad warning light is on again. I have already spent 1,000 dollars in fixing the brakes. Checking different web forums, and a lot of jetta owners are complaining about the same problem. *tr
ODI 10335246
Electrical System · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Driving on i-95 in jacksonville, fl, it was raining with some pounding (approx. 1 inch of water) on the roadway. I was maintaining a speed of 35-45 mph when the epc and traction control warning lights illuminated on the dashboard. At first the car behaved normally but after about 5 minutes it lost power and would not accelerate above 1500 rpm. Fortunately i was able to quickly take an exit ramp off the freeway and…
ODI 10281329
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
This letter is to express my dissatisfaction with rear brake performance on my 2007 jetta. The summary is extremely rapid rear pad wear, while then front, which have the wear sensor, remain unscathed. This is a known issue and the dealer admits its part of a ?safe braking? Design that tries to make the car squat rather than dive. The problem is, this is an unconventional method of brake application (rear biased when…
ODI 10267962
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Total brake failure. Vehicle has issue draining batteries--2006 car--currently on 3rd battery. When battery is close to failure, vehicle has strange electrical problems such as trunk releasing and brakes not working. Last incident was coming to a stop sign. When the brake petal was pushed, no response. Luckily there was no car was in front of me and i went through the stop sign. Incidents have been reported to two…
ODI 10253425
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
My 2006 vw jetta 2.5l required a brake and rotor change at only 20,000 miles. The next brake change had to be done again at 36,000 miles. I have checked a lot of forums and other jetta owners are complaining the same. Vw dealers keep on saying that there is nothing wrong with the brakes and its my own driving style that causes this. *tr
ODI 10255540
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
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…
ODI 10247766
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Brakes need to be replaced every 20,000 miles. Vw claims this is normal. *tr
ODI 10229355
Pads · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
My 2006 volkswagen jetta 2.5l started making strange noises from my rear brakes at 23,000 total vehicle miles. When i removed the rear brake pads, they were already worn to the studs and etching the rear brake discs. Braking effort and stopping distances were increasing. I have never owned a car with brakes that wore out in 20,000 miles, and if i did not know what to do, i would have destroyed the brakes entirely…
ODI 10209688
Equipment · Parking Brake · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
The rear brake pads, on the vehicle side with the emergency brake cable attached, wear very prematurely. The dealer indicated this type of vehicle has faulty brake adjusters. They would not replace under warranty. This is a severe safety hazard. *tr
ODI 10281168
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1) vehicle is a 2006 vw jetta, package 1 manual transmission; driving vehicle normally; no abnormal braking incidents or accidents whatsoever. 2) rear brake pads on driver's side worn down to rivets at around 11k miles; this resulted in scored rear driver's side rotor; passenger side rear pads also worn down but no damage to rotor yet; front brake pads still in excellent condition for both sides. Apparently for the…
ODI 10177839
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2006 vw jetta has brake problem - off road at dealer>30 days. Dealer told us to pick up the car & that they were "done" with the car. Vw brought to two other ase mechanics who checked the brakes and found them defective. *jb
ODI 10178023
Gasoline · Seats · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Suspension
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…
ODI 10170469
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Purch new vehicle - vw jetta 2006 (10/10/05). Brake failure at 10k mi. (repairs at vw dlrship 12/05). Replaced brake pads & rotors. Brake failure at 20k mi. (repairs at vw dlrship 2/06). Replaced brake pads & calipers. Brake failure at 30k mi (repairs at vw dlrship 4/06), replaced brake pads & abs. Brake failure at 50k mi (repairs crrnt at vw dlrship 8/06), sched'd to replace master cylinder & brake pads. *nm
ODI 10165526
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