One problem related to automatic transmission gear indicator has been reported for the 2006 Volkswagen GLI. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Prior to the event listed below, we noticed that the car was not performing as it normally would. We were stopped at a traffic signal, light turned green proceeded to accelerate, car moved 10 feet, rpm went high and it was as if the car was in neutral. Had enough momentum to reach the side of the road. Prnd was lit up and flashing and the power steering system symbol had erratic flashing. Tried park, neutral, reverse nothing happened. Put the car in park and shut off engine. Restarted engine and it allowed us to drive off. Went approximately 10 miles driving at about 55 mph, thought we seen an animal and let off the accelerator. Upon trying to accelerate, incident described above happened again, this time a check engine light appeared. Before calling the dealer we did a search and came across this site. Our vehicle had a dsg transmission service (for a cost of $286. 75) at 43,703 miles and the car now has 71,491 miles. This vehicle also has a problem at times, that was reported to the dealer on June 5, 2007 and nothing was done about it, on cold start up, putting it in gear and having a very severe jerking, almost to the point that it might stall the engine. This is a 2006 vw jetta tdi w/dsg transmission. The model selection on following page only listed a Gli for selection.