Clutch Bell Housing Problems of Volkswagen Jetta

Dual mass flywheel failed catastrophically and without warning while driving on the freeway. Flywheel failure sent metal shrapnel into transmission, cracking the bell housing and the transmission to shift erratically. The car was mechanically totaled and Volkswagen of America refused to take any responsibility for the premature failure of the vehicle, despite it being a documented and known issue. Others have reported that this part was recalled in australia but not the united states. Cost of repair was beyond value of vehicle and car was deemed a total mechanical loss.

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2006 Volkswagen Jetta tdi dual mass flywheel is failing. Sound from bell housing getting louder. Other owners report drivetrain lockup when failing. Problem appears to be higher than normal incident rate.

Dual mass flywheel failed at 70,000 miles. Grease leaked out of flywheel and was all over bell housing. Was unable to rotate flywheel access holes to get access to retaining bolts and had to cut flywheel off. The clutch friction plate had plenty of usable surface left and (based on comparison with new replacement) could have gone about double the miles.

Our 2006 Volkswagen tdi was towed to the dealer again yesterday for clutch problems. At 2 months with 5,000 miles the clutch would intermittently not engage. Was able to drive it to dealer , and dealer replaced master cylinder, bleed system and reassembled. At 6 months, with 15,000 miles the clutch failed, stranding us along the highway. Had it towed to the dealer, who removed the transmission, and inspected dual mass flywheel. Slipped throw out, bearing came apart, the fork for bearing slid into pressure plate. Replaced flywheel, clutch plate, pressure throw out bearing fork and spring. - at 9 months with 20,000 miles transmission whined in third gear and had a harsh shift in all gears. While driving to dealer the car popped out of gear. Dealer found transmission leaking fluid from bell housing. Called Volkswagen, and was told to check for cracks in case. Removed case ,and inspected for cracks. Had hairline cracks. Removed and replaced transmission, and reassembled and added fluid. " this repair took the longest as the dealer has to wait for parts. The car was at the dealer this time for over three weeks. 4- 10 months with 22,000 miles three weeks after last repair we were again stranded at the side of the road. At a stop sign depressed clutch, put car in first, started to move and car made a loud noise and clutch was dead again. Towed to dealer ,and we are waiting to hear again from them. Both my husband and I have been driving stick shift for over 20 years each. Our dealer has never suggested that we don't know how to drive a stick shift although I have seen online this was often said as soon as the clutch went out. Everything so far has been replaced at no cost to us. The manual transmission was very unreliable, and in heavy traffic it could easily lead to an accident. Luckily, while we drive many miles it was mostly country highways.

The entire clutch assembly in my 2000 Jetta 2. 0l needed to be replaced after 2 years of owning the new vehicle at 17,000 miles. It was replaced but I had to pay the dealer $1,700. 00 was not covered under warranty because dealer said it was abuse and it was aware item. Today at 24,000 miles the clutch assembly blew out again and I still have not herd from the dealer.

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