2006 Volkswagen Jetta Frontal Problems
- 4
- 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 4 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Frontal
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen jetta. The contact was driving approximately 15 mph, when an opposing vehicle caused a head on collision. The air bags did not deploy upon impact. The contact was injured; however, the seat belt was worn during the crash. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a collision center. The failure mileage was 125,201. The current mileage was 125,201.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10323009
Frontal
The battery current was low in my 2006 volkswagen jetta and it caused a fault code. The dealer is saying 3,500 dollars to fix this. The fault code is making my airbags not work. *tr
ODI 10274074
Electrical System · Frontal · Steering
Steering wheel is failing electrically. Air bag fault in passenger side, no horn or other wheel controls. Real/unrealized safety hazard(s) due to non working electronics in steering wheel. *tr
ODI 10241999
Frontal
The airbag light on my 2006 vw jetta came on during 2006. I never received notification from vw of a defect but when bringing my car in for maintenance, the dealer said there was a "notice" of a defect in the underseat sensor and/or wiring. On 6/27/06 my car had a driver side front in crash. The air bags did not go off. The body shop said that there was probably not enough damage to set off the airbags. Shortly…
Crash reported
ODI 10305359