general problems of the 2006 Volkswagen Jetta

The windshield wiper broke the window, brakes need replaced to soon, fuel system car has trouble fueling and after fueling and engine over heating due to engine cooling malfunction. None of these have been repaired yet it shows 0 unprepared recalls.

The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that brake fluid had leaked from her vehicle as the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic where she was informed that the brake master cylinder needed to be replaced. Soon after repair, the failure returned. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA campaign number: 20e064000 (service brakes, hydraulic) which she linked to the failure. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed her that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

While traveling in rain at 70 mph with cruise control engaged the speedometer dropped to zero, the brake and abs/esp warning light came on and there where three chimes. A second later all went back to normal. This happened 6 times that day, and has happened at irregular intervals since at least 7 times. There is no correlation anymore between wet and dry conditions, cruise control does not have to be engaged, I do not have to be traveling at a constant speed. There are no trouble codes stored in the vehicles computer, and the local dealership is unable to help.

The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Jetta tdi. The contact was driving 25 mph when he applied the brakes and they did not respond. The vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy until after the crash had already occurred. The contact sustained abrasions from the air bag deployment. In addition, the air bags fractured the front windshield. A police report was available. Also, the air bags cracked the windshield. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileage was approximately 96,000.

2006 vw Jetta 2. 5l value edition my car is at 60,000 miles and I have changed the brakes 3 times already. Now the brake pad warning light is on again. I have already spent 1,000 dollars in fixing the brakes. Checking different web forums, and a lot of Jetta owners are complaining about the same problem.

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. Had I not taken my car in for regular service this could have lead to a serious issue. I do not use my brakes heavily. Most of my driving is non-highway driving, mostly just traffic light to traffic light. I consistently use the parking brake when parking.

Driving on I-95 in jacksonville, FL, it was raining with some pounding (approx. 1 inch of water) on the roadway. I was maintaining a speed of 35-45 mph when the epc and traction control warning lights illuminated on the dashboard. At first the car behaved normally but after about 5 minutes it lost power and would not accelerate above 1500 rpm. Fortunately I was able to quickly take an exit ramp off the freeway and coast into a gas station, the car continuing to refuse to accelerate. I turned the car off and waited for about 5 minutes. I started up again and drove around the gas station and things seemed normal again, although the epc light was still illuminated. Stopped again and waited another 5 minutes. Upon starting up again, both warning lights were gone and the car behaved and accelerated normally. This defect could have caused me to get stopped in traffic on a busy freeway possibly causing a crash and injuries. I was very lucky that it happened where it did and I was able to pull off to safety.

My 2006 vw Jetta 2. 5l required a brake and rotor change at only 20,000 miles. The next brake change had to be done again at 36,000 miles. I have checked a lot of forums and other Jetta owners are complaining the same. Vw dealers keep on saying that there is nothing wrong with the brakes and its my own driving style that causes this.

Brakes need to be replaced every 20,000 miles. Vw claims this is normal.

2006 vw Jetta has brake problem - off road at dealer>30 days. Dealer told us to pick up the car & that they were "done" with the car. Vw brought to two other ase mechanics who checked the brakes and found them defective.