2006 Volkswagen Jetta Engine cooling Problems

“The overhead cam on my 06 vw Jetta tdi failed causing extensive engine damage. This is a common occurrence with this year and model vehicle. The manufacture does not acknowledge a problem. I changed the engine oil per the owners manual at 10k intervals using only vw 505.01 spec engine oil, acquired from the dealership.”

“My car began leaking oil after last change at bert smith Volkswagen in st. Petersburg florida. Checked underneath car and found transmission casing and flywheel housing cracked. Took pictures but according to bert smith Volkswagen this is just dirt and grease stains, they cannot show me another car with the same stains .”

“We have had several incidents with our 2006 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 where we would lose power and the vehicle stalls out. Our 2006 Jetta is a gasoline 5-cylinder with automatic transmission and has only 45,000 miles. In june of 2010 we first noticed the stalling issue when driving home and it stalled out while pulling into the driveway. After sitting for about 10 minutes we were able to pull it into the garage. …”

“I have a 2006 Jetta tdi, failure occurred on interstate I - 65 on 7/1/09 I heard a pop as if something fail out from under the car , all the oil dropped out of the vehicle all over the interstate for approximately 1 to 2 miles. Nothing has been done to correct the failure.”

“The check engine light came on, but only after causing serious damage to the engine, which was not covered under warranty on a two year old car. I pulled over immediately and had the car towed to the dealer. The exhaust converter had to be replaced. It failed the day after I picked it up. I took it back, they replaced it and it failed again. I am now on my fourth one. Vw says they know it's a problem, but still made me pay to have it replaced.”