Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-06-25 | 07V284000 |
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 58,900 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | So it appears to be fine until about 30/45 mins drive time Then it starts shifting/slamming real hard and hesitates to … |
| 2022-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The windshield wiper broke the window, brakes need replaced to soon, fuel system car has trouble fueling and after fuel… |
| 2021-05-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the transmission shuddere… |
| 2020-11-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ON INDICATING REPAIR IS NEEDED. |
| 2020-07-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED BACK TO A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS IN THE DOOR HINGE. THI… |
| 2020-06-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2006 JETTA THAT I JUST GOT FROM A FRIEND, THEY STATED THAT IT NEEDED SOME SENSORS LIKE THE MAF REPLACED. I SPE… |
| 2020-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THERE IS VACUUM PUMP DEFECT, MECHANICAL ENGINE MOUNTING BRACKETS, BREAKS, HOSES/PUMPS, WINDSHIELD FLUID MOUNTED HOUSES … |
| 2020-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE HAS BEEN TAMPERING DONE TO MY VEHICLE HOW DO I ASSURE SAFETY AND HAVE IT INVESTIGATED AND HAVE A REPAIR MAN LOOK … |
| 2020-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that brake fluid had leaked from her vehicle as the check … |
| 2020-01-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG/SEATBELT LIGHT CAME ON RANDOMLY WHILE CAR WAS OCCUPIED AND IN PARK. NO ACCIDENTS. |
| 2020-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THERE ARE SOME MOUNTING BRACKETS, SUSPENSION BRACKETS, NUTS AND BOLTS ASSOCIATED TO THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE THAT H… |
| 2019-11-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF - KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION WHEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. HAVE TO PUSH THE STEERING WHEEL IN FORC… |
| 2019-10-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION GOES INTO LIMP MODE ONCE VEHICLE REACHES NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. CODES ARE P1689 AND P0746. WHEN THI… |
| 2019-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG DRIVER IS NO WOKS..THE AIR BAG IS ON CHECK ALL TIME. |
| 2019-05-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND I CANNOT TURN OFF THE ENGINE |
| 2019-05-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND THE CHECK … |
| 2019-05-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL IGNITION SWITCH WAS LOCKED. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHEN TURNING KEY IT WOULDN'T TURN. CAR WAS IN PARK… |
| 2019-04-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR CAN SPUTTER ON FREEWAY AT TIMES AND CAN STALL OUT WHEN DECELERATING FROM FREEWAY CRUISING SPEED. FUEL LINES ARE EMP… |
| 2019-04-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | APRIL 12, 2019 AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SERVICE CENTER OF THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP CAR WAS PURCHA… |
| 2019-03-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE TRUNK DID NOT LATCH WHEN FIRST CLOSED. I THEN WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUNK TO LATCH AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE I… |
| 2019-03-18 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 3 YEARS, MY REAR WINDSHIELD HAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE… |
| 2018-12-20 | SEATS | No | 0 | 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 A… |
| 2018-12-14 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER OVER HEATED AND MELTED THE SEAT AND CLOTHING OF THE DRIVER. NO BURNS WERE NOTICED ON THE D… |
| 2018-11-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES WI… |
| 2018-11-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SO INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE I AM UNABLE TO OPEN MY TRUNK BY FLIPPING THE TRUNK SWITCH. MY LEFT PASSENGER DOOR IS UNABLE TO … |
| 2018-10-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WITH MY CAR IN MOTION EVERY TIME I TURN MY CAR ON, I HAVE MULTIPLE WARNINGS THAT COME ON DUE TO A FAULT IN SENSORS CAUS… |
| 2018-09-05 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SEAT ADJUSTMENT AUTOMATICALLY MOVES SEAT WHILE DRIVING. IF YOU ARE TALL, THE SEAT MOVES YOU INTO THE STEERING W… |
| 2018-07-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION NOR SHIFTING PROPERLY(AUTOMATIC). CREATES SAFETY ISSUES PARTICULARLY ON HIGHWAY. |
| 2018-07-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE DRIVER SEAT STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD ON ITS OWN TOWARDS THE STEERI… |
| 2018-06-05 | SEATS | No | 0 | ABOUT A WEEK AGO, I NOTICED MY DRIVER'S SEAT WAS TOO FAR FORWARD, SO I USED THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT CONTROLS TO MOVE IT BAC… |
| 2018-04-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT IS LITE. REPAIR GARAGE INDICATES PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT TENSIONER IGNITOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. |
| 2018-04-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMIN… |
| 2018-01-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL HARNESS IN DRIVER'S DOOR MANUFACTURED 2 INCHES TOO SHORT WIRES BROKEN NO WAY TO ADJUST DRIVER'S MIRROR PASSE… |
| 2018-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO PASS EMISSIONS INSPECT… |
| 2018-01-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VW JETTA TDI 2.5L 2006 - PLASTIC ENGINE COVER TAPPED A HOLE INTO FUEL RAIL. DIESEL FUEL LEAKED ALL OVER ENGINE AND ENGI… |
| 2017-11-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A SUPERMARKET PARKING LOT. RETURNED TO MY CAR AND THE CAR WASN'T MOVEABLE, THE BRAKES, STEERING W… |
| 2017-09-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR SEEMINGLY POPS OUT OF GEAR (GOES FROM 50 MPH TO 10 MPH OR LESS WITH NO WARNING). IT WILL NOT ACC… |
| 2017-09-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION GET STUCK IN 4TH GEAR WHILE DRIVING. |
| 2017-08-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THERE IS A DEFECT ON THE HEADLINER THAT THE FABRIC WILL START FALLING OFF AND SAGGING AND THE CAR WAS MADE IN 2006 IT S… |
| 2017-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | JETTA DRIVER SIDE DOOR WIRING HARNESS ISSUES CREATING THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: DRIVER WINDOW SWITCH INOPERATIVE, FUEL DO… |
| 2017-03-04 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING ON A SPEED LIMIT OF 35MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE SHIFTED DOWN TO FIRST GEAR AND MY PRNDS INDICA… |
| 2017-01-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS REMAINED IL… |
| 2016-11-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL SHOULD HAVE A SAFETY RECALL ALSO THE MECHATRONICS UNITS ARE FAILING AND CAUSING MAJOR TRAN… |
| 2016-11-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAS A LONG HISTORY OF THE THROTTLE BECOMING INOPERATIVE RESULTING IN NO-POWER (IDLE POWER STRICTLY SPEAKING… |
| 2016-11-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 VW JETTA THE DRIVERS POWER SEAT STARTED TO MOVE BY ITSELF FORWARD THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES… |
| 2016-11-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION WHEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. |
| 2016-10-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | 2016 AUTO ACCIDENT, ALL VEHICLE.AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY INCLUDING DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS WITH EXTENSIVE CRUMBLE ZONE AND … |
| 2016-08-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS SOME SHIFTING PROBLEMS WHEN IN MOTION.MY CAR HAS A JERKING MOTION THAT IT DOES WHEN GOING INTO GEARS AND WHE… |
| 2016-08-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAMSHAFT AND LIFTERS WENT BAD AND WERE REPLACED IN 2015. IT WAS JUST AROUND 100,000 MILES. THEN I FOUND OUT TODAY … |
| 2016-08-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON , I PAID $1,110.00 , TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. IN LESS THAN A WEEK THE DRIVER… |