2006 Volkswagen Jetta electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 114 complaints for the 2006 Volkswagen Jetta, 14% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 114 14% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 101 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 15 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 18 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 22 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 9 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 101 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 23% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 3 fires, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
I was accelerating from a stop sign and I heard a notification "beep" on my car's dashboard. I looked down to see what was wrong and suddenly my steering locked up on me. Having no control of my car, I drifted into a car parked on the right side of the street, causing my car to flip over.
Passenger, driver door and sunroof wiring harness short. Affects windows and locks, window will intermittently not roll up or down and the door locks will not lock. Jiggling the wiring harness gasket seems to resolve the issue each time it occurs. Sunroof will open to vent automatically without any buttons being pushed.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Volkswagen Jetta
- Drivetrain & axles 140 complaints
- Transmission 114 complaints
- Engine 89 complaints
- Air bags 65 complaints
- Lighting 35 complaints
- Brakes 32 complaints
- Seats 25 complaints
- Body & structure 25 complaints