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vehicle
2006 / volkswagen / jetta
known issues
7 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
580 on file (2005-11-10 → 2023-07-15)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
93 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
DSG/mechatronic transmission failure and hard shiftingPOWER TRAIN57 complaints2012-03 → 2023-07jetta-2006-dsg-mechatronic-transmission
10872930 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES
10465878 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. HE PULLED OVER AND WAITED UNTIL THE VEHICLE COOLED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS
10492864 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION POSITION LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES
Driver-side door wiring harness failureELECTRICAL SYSTEM39 complaints2012-04 → 2020-07jetta-2006-driver-door-wiring-harness
11218932 JETTA DRIVER SIDE DOOR WIRING HARNESS ISSUES CREATING THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: DRIVER WINDOW SWITCH INOPERATIVE, FUEL DOOR SWITCH INOPERATIVE, DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS ON, DOOR LACK SWITCH INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE IS PARKED WHEN THIS PROBLEMS ARE PRESENT
10616381 THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WIRING HARNESS HAS FAILED AND WITH IT THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROLS DO NOT WORK. THE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK, THE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN, THE GAS CAP RELEASE DOES NOT WORK AND THE TRUNK RELEASE DOES NOT WORK
10533046 ALL ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS IN DRIVERS DOOR CEASED TO FUNCTION. AUTO DOOR LOCK, DRIVER'S WINDOW, GAS LATCH. COULD NOT OPEN DRIVER'S WINDOW. APPARENTLY THE ORIGINAL DESIGN OF WIRE HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE IN THAT IT WAS 80 MM TOO SHORT
TDI camshaft and lifter failureENGINE25 complaints2012-03 → 2016-08jetta-2006-tdi-camshaft-lifter-failure
10898366 MY CAMSHAFT AND LIFTERS WENT BAD AND WERE REPLACED IN 2015. IT WAS JUST AROUND 100,000 MILES. THEN I FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THEY WERE BAD AGAIN. MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE MECHANIC IS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM
10664036 THIS CAR HAD A DEFECTIVE CAMSHAFT AND LIFTERS. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY 2 YEARS AGO, NOW ITS GETTING WORST AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT
10512239 ENTIRE CAMSHAFT HAS TO BE REPLACED, CAR IS INOPERABLE. THIS IS APPARENTLY A KNOWN ISSUE BUT VW OF AMERICA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS OR HELP WITH THE REPLACEMENT COST, WHICH IS SUBSTANTIAL
Headliner fabric separation from roof pillarsSTRUCTURE9 complaints2012-09 → 2017-08jetta-2006-headliner-separation
10533666 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLINER UPHOLSTERY NEAR THE REAR WINDOW WAS SPLITTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UPHOLSTERY CENTER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE ENTIRE UPHOLSTERY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED
10574441 THE HEADLINER BEGAN SEPARATING ABOVE THE REAR RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT. I LIVE ALONE AND NO ONE EVER EVEN RIDES IN THE BACK SEAT. CANNOT BE REPAIRED WITHOUT INSTALLING A WHOLE NEW HEADLINER
10668211 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2006 SAGGING HEADLINER FABRIC FROM HEADLINER. THE SEPARATED HEADLINER FABRIC CREATES A VISIBILITY OBSTRUCTION AND POSSIBLY A DANGER TO THE DRIVERS VISIBILITY. IT SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE
11438500 The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that brake fluid had leaked from her vehicle as the check engine light illuminated the instrument panel
10881587 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES CONSTANTLY LOSS PRESSURE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES EACH TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHOUT WARNING
10543305 AT MY CARS 20K SERVICE THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. AT THE 50K THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. WEAR THIS RAPID IS DISCONCERTING AND DANGEROUS
Air bag warning light illumination and crash nondeploymentAIR BAGS28 complaints2012-03 → 2020-01jetta-2006-airbag-warning-nondeploy
10725964 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT FELL ASLEEP AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD AND MOUTH INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED
10480582 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A CAT AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
10736150 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE MODIFIED
Power seat movement and seat heater overheatingSEATS13 complaints2012-11 → 2019-01jetta-2006-power-seat-heater-overheat
11166187 THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER OVER HEATED AND MELTED THE SEAT AND CLOTHING OF THE DRIVER. NO BURNS WERE NOTICED ON THE DRIVERS BODY, BUT COULD FEEL THE INTENSE HEAT FROM THE HEATER
11162988 WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, MY DRIVERS SEAT BEGAN MOVING ON IT'S OWN. THE TOP PART OF THE SEAT PUSHED ME UP AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE THE BOTTOM HALF PULLED ME BACK SO I COULDN'T REACH THE PEDALS
10664120 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN IOWA AND TO MY HORROR, MY CAR SEAT STARTED MOVING BACK BY ITSELF. I COULD NOT REACH THE PEDALS IN THE CAR AND HAD TO HOLD THE ELECTRIC SEAT BUTTON AND FIGHT IT TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING BACK
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.
Wrench.Pro (2026). 2006 Volkswagen Jetta vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2006/volkswagen/jetta
@misc{wrenchpro_2006_volkswagen_jetta_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2006 Volkswagen Jetta},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2006/volkswagen/jetta}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
