2006 Volkswagen Jetta fuel system problems
24 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2006 Volkswagen Jetta, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 24 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 84,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 23 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 84,000 miles, and 39% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the fuel system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Filled up my 2006 jetta tdi and diesel fuel came out all over the car and the ground. The fuel filler design will not accommodate the larger diameter truck diesel nozzle, but that's all there was available at the service station (and at most service stations along the interstate). The previous generation fuel filler did accommodate the larger diameter diesel nozzles so I don't know what VW was thinking. VW needs to issue a recall and fix this asap. It is a safety issue due to spilled diesel fuel.
Bought new VW jetta sedan on 08/17/06. On 05/13/10 took the car to the dealer because of car decelerating while driving I.e. Dropping in seconds from 60 miles to 20 miles. It was taken to the dealer multiple times for the same problem. Dealer answer "unable to replicate problem" until warranty of four years expired. The problem continues even after the carbon accumulated on the throttle was cleaned and the fuel pump was replaced. Due to unsafe to drive, requested for the dealer to buy the car back as a lemon.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Volkswagen Jetta
- Drivetrain & axles 140 complaints
- Electrical system 114 complaints
- Transmission 114 complaints
- Engine 89 complaints
- Air bags 65 complaints
- Lighting 35 complaints
- Brakes 32 complaints
- Seats 25 complaints