2006 Volkswagen Jetta

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING THE 2006 VOLKSWAGEN TDI DIESEL AND COMING TO A STOP SHE PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL ABOUT 4-6 INCHES FURTHER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM, IF SOMEONE WERE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IT COULD HIT HIM/HER. THIS WAS NOTICED AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO ADJUSTMENT TO BE MADE ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP CALLED WALLACE VOLKSWAGEN IN TENNESSEE. HE STATED THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS WAITING FOR A VOLKSWAGEN REPRESENTATIVE TO COME IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE HIM LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. THE SALES MANAGER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40 MILES AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,800.*AK CONSUMER STATES WHILE GETTING OIL CHANGE THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM BY ADJUSTING CABLE ON GEAR SHIFT BUT TO NO AVAIL THE PROBLEM IS STILL YET TO BE FIXED. 4/23/07*TR

THE HIGH BEAM HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES ON MY 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI ARE DESIGNED IN A MANNER THAT I FEEL IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE DESIGN OF THESE HEADLAMPS IS SUCH THAT THE HIGH BEAMS CANNOT BE ADJUSTED INDEPENDENTLY OF THE LOW BEAMS. WHEN THE LOW BEAMS ARE AIMED CORRECTLY, THE HIGH BEAMS ARE AIMED FAR TOO HIGH TO BE EFFECTIVE. THIS HEADLAMP DESIGN COULD MOST DEFINITELY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THEY ARE EVEN CONSISTENT WITH THE DOT LIGHTING CODE. *JB

CLUTCH FLYWHEEL PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 JETTA TDI. LEFT ME STRANDED ON HIGHWAY WITH ONLY 37 K MILES ON IT. DEALER SAYS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS WEAR AND TEAR, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN 1 YEAR. WE WERE EXITING OFF OF A HIGHWAY AND THE CLUTCH STAYED DEPRESSED STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT WORKING. *NM

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 2006 VW JETTA, THE REAR PADS WEAR OUT BEFORE THE FRONT PADS. I CONSIDER THIS A MAJOR DESIGN DEFECT ESPECIALLY SINCE THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT DESIGNED TO BE THE PRIMARY BRAKE LOAD CARRIER, AT LEAST BASED ON THE SIZE AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROTORS: A) FRONT ROTORS ARE 25MM VENTILATED B) REAR ROTORS ARE 12MM UNVENTILATED THE REAR BRAKES WEARING OUT BEFORE THE FRONTS FOR THE VW JETTA IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. SEARCH THE VW FORUMS AND YOU WILL FIND MANY CASES OF THIS. 3) VW WILL BE REPLACING BOTH REAR ROTORS AND PADS UNDER WARRANTY; NOT SURE ABOUT KEEPING THE OLD PARTS SINCE THE WORK WILL BE DONE UNDER VW WARRANTY. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PARTS IS GOOD BUT I'M NOT SURE IF THIS SOLVES THE ULTIMATE ISSUE OF THE REAR BRAKE BIASING WHICH IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE. EITHER THE ENTIRE VW JETTA BRAKE SYSTEM AND/OR THE BRAKE PROPORTIONING VALVE NEEDS FURTHER INVESTIGATION. *NM

I NOTICED HIGH BEAMS WERE VERY HIGH RIGHT AFTER I TOOK DELIVERY IN NOV. 2005. BECAUSE, AT THE TIME, I DID VERY LITTLE NIGHT DRIVING, IT DIDN'T BOTHER ME. IT WASN'T UNTIL ABOUT OCTOBER,2006, WHEN I HAD SOME NIGHT LOCAL DRIVING TO DO, THAT I NOTICED HOW THE HIGH-BEAMS SO NICELY LIT UP MY NEIGHBORS SECOND STORY WINDOWS. I QUICKLY LEARNED TO USE 'LOW-BEAMS ONLY" IN OUR DEVELOPMENT!!! I CALLED TON BUSH MOTORS IN JACKSONVILLE TO ASK IF THEY HAD FOUND A CURE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAID THE SERVICE MGR SAID HE THOUGHT HE COULD TAKE CARE OF IT. AS I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THESE COMPLAINTS FOR A WHILE ON THE 'NET, MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS "OH, SURE." ON 12/20/06, I LEFT THE CAR WITH THE SERVICE PEOPLE. WITHIN 30 MINUTES THEY PAGED ME, SAYING THAT IT'S ALL SET. THAT NIGHT, I DROVE THE CAR ALL THRU' THE DEVELOPMENT....... NOT A SINGLE CASE OF SECOND STORY LIGHTING !!! AND THE LOW-BEAMS GIVE ADEQUATE COVERAGE. I DROVE ONTO FLORIDA A1A THE NEXT NIGHT SOUTH TO ST AUGUSTINE, AND HAD GREAT VISIBILITY THE WHOLE WAY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT "TECH 336" DID, BUT MY LIGHTS ARE NOW FINE. *JB