2006 Volkswagen Jetta

I WENT TO STOP AT A LIGHT PUSHED IN MY CLUTCH AND WHEN IT GOT TO THE FLOOR IT CLICKED EVER SO QUIETLY AND WOULDN'T RETURN TO ENGAGED POSITION. I PULLED THE CLUTCH PEDAL BACK UP OFF THE FLOOR AND NOW IT CAN'T BE PUSHED MORE THAN 3/4 OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IF YOU TRY WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING YOU GET AN AWFUL GRINDING NOISE. CLUTCH PLATE FLEW APART. *JB

VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT BATTERY CHARGE. OWNER OBSERVED BRAKE LIGHTS INCLUDING CHMSL WOULD COME ON INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SHUT OFF, AND UNOCCUPIED WITH NO BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION. NO OTHER LIGHTS WERE ON AT THE SAME TIME INTERIOR, HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS WERE ON. THIS WAS PRESUMABLY THE CAUSE OF THE BATTERY DRAIN ISSUE. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AFTER JUMP STARTING THE VEHICLE OWNER OBSERVED LOSS OF POWER WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE. INPUT TO THE ACCELERATOR WAS MOMENTARILY INEFFECTIVE AND HAD TROUBLE MAINTAINING HIGHWAY SPEED. THE ENGINE DID NOT STALL AND NO FAULT CODES WERE GENERATED. POWER WAS RESTORED AFTER A FEW SECONDS, BUT THE SYMPTOMS WOULD OCCUR SEVERAL TIMES DURING A DRIVE. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP SERVICE FACILITY (LINDSAY VW IN STERLING, VA) ON 7/13/2007. THE OWNER DESCRIBED THE ABOVE SYMPTOMS TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR. THE OWNER WAS CALLED LATER ON THE SAME DATE AND TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT VERIFY THE CLAIM AND THAT NO REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. TOOK CAR TO A DIFFERENT DEALER (FAIRFAX VW) WHO CORRECTLY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE REPAIR PART IS THE SAME PART USED IN THE RECALL. THE CAR WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE REPAIR INVOICE EVEN STATES "RECALL" ON IT BUT THE DEALER SAYS MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION.

AT 65 MPH THERE WAS A BRIEF LOCKUP OF THE FRONT WHEELS, STALLING OF THE ENGINE FOLLOWED BY A LOUD MECHANICAL GRINDING NOISE. STOPPED VEHICLE, POPPED HOOD, NOTED ENGINE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY TO THE EXTENT THAT THE OIL DIPSTICK CAME LOOSE. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. INFORMED BY SERVICE THAT FAILURE IS DUE TO DISINTEGRATION OF THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL LOCATED BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. DEBRIS FROM THE FLYWHEEL LEAD TO DESTRUCTION OF THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING. LATER, WHEN TALKING TO A MECHANIC, FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS THE SECOND JETTA WITH THE DSG AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT HAD A DMF FAILURE IN ADDITION TO THREE CATASTROPHIC DMF FAILURES ON MANUAL TRANSMISSION JETTAS). AS THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO LEAD TO COMPLETE LOCKUP OF THE FRONT WHEELS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH POTENTIALLY DIRE CONSEQUENCES, I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY RELEVANT ISSUE THAT MIGHT WARRANT BEING ADDRESSED BY NHTSA. *AK

CONTIPRO TIRES. THREE OF THE TIRES ON MY NEW CAR HAVE HAD SIDEWALLS BULGES. THE FIRST I FEEL WAS MY FAULT. I DROVE ON THE TIRE THAT HAD LOW TIRE PRESSURE. BUT THE TWO OTHER TIRES HAVE NOT HAD ANY COMPROMISING SITUATIONS. EACH TIRE HAD LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON IT. CONTINENTAL TIRE WARRANTY IS A JOKE, THEY HAVE BEEN NO ASSISTANCE. I HAVE NEVER HAD TIRES FAIL ME, I HAVE ALWAYS JUST WORN THEM OUT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 VW JETTA TDI ON FREEWAY DOING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN I NEEDED TO DOWN SHIFT FROM TRAFFIC AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH IT STUCK TO THE FLOOR MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD CALLED DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM. THEN TOLD ME TO TRY TO PULL UP THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND IF SO TRY PUMPING THE CLUTCH AND IF FEELS GOOD THEN GIVE IT A TRY. SO I DID ,THE PEDAL CAM UP, I PUMPED IT FELT OK I JUST STARTED THE CAR , SLOWLY RELEASED THE CLUTCH THE CAR SHOT FORWARD AND DIED WITH A CLUNK. SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER ( NOT MINE ). TALKING TO THE SERVICE REP HE TOLD ME THEIR HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THESE CLUTCHES AND THEY HAD DONE EIGHT OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL UNDER WARRANTY . I CALLED TO SEE IF IT WAS READY THEY TOLD ME IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THE CAR WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP AND I OWED THEM $2700.00 FOR THE REPAIRS IE; NEW CLUTCH, PRESSURE PLATE, FLYWHEEL AND BEARING. I COMPLAINED TO NO AVAIL. MY CAR HAS 20,000 MILES AND OTHER PROBLEMS THEY HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT YET. *TR

AROUND 12-13K MI A LOT OF STRANGE VIBRATION APPEARED ON THE CLUTCH PEDALS, A LOT OF PULSATION DURING TAKE OFFS AND SHIFTS, SLIGHT GRINDING NOICE DURING SHIFTS, VIBRATION FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE SHIFT LEAVERAGE AT AROUND 2K RPM. MAKES IT EASY TO STALL ESPECIALY DURING HOT DAYS. DEALER IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AS THE FAILING DMF AND THROW-OUT BEARING AND POSSIBLY A SPRING/PRESSURE PLATE. THE CLUTCH DISK ITSELF WAS NOT SLIPPING.