2006 Volkswagen Jetta transmission problems
114 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2006 Volkswagen Jetta, which is 14% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 114 14% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 109 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 16 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 12 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 19 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 27 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 19 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 10 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 109 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 67,000 miles, and 43% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
The volkwagen tdi 1.9l engine when coupled to the DSG( direct shift gear) transmission has an extremely high failure rate of the dmf (dual mass flywheel). Failures have occurred between 10k and 100k miles. The internal construction of the flywheel is improper and will separate leading to the total failure of the unit. When the unit fails it causes a very specific and potentially deadly set of circumstances. The dmf can separate and then fracture into large shrapnel type pieces.
2006 volkswagen jetta 54000 miles 5 speed manual transmission. I was driving and while exiting a freeway offramp I depressed the clutch to disengage the transmission. Clutch pedal went to the floor and would not come back up and it did not disengage the transmission. The car would not stop, as I could not put the car in neutral. Very dangerous!
Other problems reported for the 2006 Volkswagen Jetta
- Drivetrain & axles 140 complaints
- Electrical system 114 complaints
- Engine 89 complaints
- Air bags 65 complaints
- Lighting 35 complaints
- Brakes 32 complaints
- Seats 25 complaints
- Body & structure 25 complaints