2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

PURCHASED A "PRE-OWNED CERTIFIED" 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA AFTER HITTING 90,000 MILES THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND CV BOOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

THE OIL PAN IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED VECHILE THAT I OWN HAD TO BE CHANGED DUE TO A DESIGN PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAD PUT A ALUMINUM PAN WITH A STEEL BOLT. THE STEEL BOLT OVER THE YEARS CORRODED THE PAN NECESSIATING A REPLACEMENT OF THE PAN. FITZGERALD AUTOMALL (410-224-3480) IN ANNAPOLIS MD REPLACED THE PAN FREE OF LABOR BUT CHARGED ME FOR THE OIL PAN. THEY DID INFORM ME THAT IT WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT VW HAS SINCE RECTIFIED IN THE NEWER MODELS AND THAT I HAD TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER FOR REIMBURSEMENT. WHEN I CONTACTED VW, THEY REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY INFORMED IT WAS UNDER THEIR DISCRETION TO RECTIFY THE DEFECT IN NEWER MODELS AND WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR OLDER MODELS. IN MY OPINION VW SHOULD REIMBURSE ME AND ALSO RECALL ALL THEIR VEHICLES WITH THIS ISSUE TO BE...

WE WERE DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOR HOOD AT ABOUT 25MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AS IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND PARK. THE CAR WENT INTO FAIL SAFE MODE (WHICH I NOW KNOW). ABOUT 5 DIFFERENT ERROR LIGHTS WERE ON AS WELL AS THE GEAR LIGHTS FLASHING. PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, LET IT REST AND THEN PROCEEDED TO RESTART WITH THE SAME ENGINE ERROR. THE CAR WOULDN'T REVERSE OR GO OVER 2ND GEAR. I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY IT HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AT MY LOCAL VW DEALER ON TIME AND IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. PRIOR TO THIS SPECIFIC ENGINE FAILURE, I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEM WITH MY GLI, FROM INTERIOR, ELECTRICAL, TO THE TURBO. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS VERY EARLY ON WITH THIS CAR, SOME WERE...

THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL ( DMF ) FAILED AT 90,801 MILES. *TR

DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL(DMF) DETACHED ITSELF,CAUSING ENORMOUS DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION(DSG).INITIALLY,I HAVE TO REPLACE DMF,THEN CRANKSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR,CRANKSHAFT SEAL AND BEARING.THIS REPAIR COST ME $1,700.00. *TR AFTER TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CAR,THE MECHANIC FOUND OUT THAT,BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGESDMF HAS CAUSED TO THE TRANSMISSION,THE TRANSMISSION IS NOW LEAKING OIL.A PIECES OF THE DMF CUT INTO THE CASING OF THE TRANSMISSION AND CREATED A NUMBER OF HOLES.AS A RESULT OF ALL THIS,THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED,AS MY ONLY SOLUTION,TO REBUILT TRANSMISSION,WHICH COST AN ADDITIONAL $ 3,300.00. VW OF AMERICA,DENIED ANY REIMBURSEMENT,BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN JANUARY 2011.THEY CAN NOT EXPLAIN WHY DMF FAILD.THEY JUST LOST ONE CUSTOMER.

THIS VEHICLE IS A 2006 TURBO DIESEL VW JETTA. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ENGINE FAILED, NO WARNING LIGHTS. EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER, ROUGH IDLING, VALVE TRAIN NOISE AND TRANSMISSION NOISE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO CERTIFIED MECHANIC. MECHANIC FOUND COMPLETE LOSS OF COMPRESSION ON ONE PISTON AND SCORED LIFTERS. ALSO DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL WAS MAKING LOUD NOISE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP QUOTED EST 1800 DOLLARS FOR PARTS AND LABOR FOR FLYWHEEL AND CERTIFIED MECHANIC RECOMMENDS REBUILT ENGINE FOR APPX 5000 DOLLARS PLUS LABOR TO INSTALL. ESTIMATE WILL BE COMPLETE NEXT WEEK. TOTAL WILL EST AROUND 9 TO 10,000 DOLLARS FOR TOWING, INSPECTING VEHICLE TO FIND ISSUES, PARTS AND LABOR. SPOKE WITH VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA CONSUMER ADVOCATE WHO OFFERED US $750 OFF A NEW VW. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR WITH APPROPRIATE OIL CHANGES USING VW APPROVED OIL. MOST OF THE MILEAGE WAS OBTAINED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS VIBRATING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FLYWHEEL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED FOR THE FLYWHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS INFORMED BY NIELLO VOLKSWAGEN WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE SERVICED FOR 2 RECALLS THAT I HAD A MAJOR OIL LEAK. I THEN BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN TO SACRAMENTO EUROPEAN ON 2/1/12 FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF MY OIL LEAK. I WAS INFORMED BY THEM THAT I DID NOT HAVE AN OIL LEAK, BUT A TRANSMISSION LEAK. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT THE SEAL THAT JOINS THE 2 TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS IS LEAKING. CLEARLY SINCE THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSIONS THAT THEY HAVE IN THESE VOLKSWAGEN CARS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHEN IT SHIFTS INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEARS AND ALSO WHEN I BRAKE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, SHE HEARD A NOISE SIMILAR TO SOMETHING MOVING INSIDE THE ENGINE AFTER THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND JERKING. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR, THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD ALSO INCREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS CAREFULLY DRIVEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DUAL MASS FLY WHEEL HAD A HOLE IN IT WHICH CAUSED THE METAL TO FRACTURE THE BELL HOUSING AND DAMAGE THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FLY WHEEL AND INFORMED HER TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

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. THE DEALER REFUSES BECAUSE THE FOUR YR WARRANTY IS OVER. OTHER PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH THIS VEHICLE DURING THIS PERIOD: AIR BAGS LIGHTS GOING OFF, AIR BAG COVER FALLING OFF, TRUNK OPENING ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING, RAIN WATER LEAKING INSIDE THE LINING OF THE CAR, SCREWS COMING OFF A DOOR PANEL, DOORS FALLING OFF THE HINGES, EMERGENCY SWITCH FALLING...

THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BETWEEN 3 AND 4 GEAR AND BETWEEN 4 AND 5 GEAR. *TR

AT 64K MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY ENGINE STARTED STRUGGLING TO DRIVE EVEN AT A SNAILS PACE. THE TIMING CHAIN WAS THE ISSUE AND WAS REPLACED FOR APPROXIMATELY $2500. APPROXIMATELY 10 MONTHS LATER, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, SAME ISSUE. ONCE AGAIN, IT WAS REPLACED (THIS TIME UNDER WARRANTY). *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE HOOD AREA. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THE DUAL MASS FLY WHEEL COULD POSSIBLY BE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT, BUT DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN 2007. COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CAR - WHEN SHIFTING IT WOULD EXCEL AND JERK AFTER SHIFTING. THEN AS TIME WENT ON I WOULD BE DRIVING AND THE JETTA WOULD HESITATE AS IF A FUEL WAS NOT GETTING TO THE ENGINE. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA AND DRIVE JUST HIGHWAY MILES AND HAVE APPROX. 121,000 MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED THIS VW AS I ANTICIPATED IT TO LAST A LOT LONGER THAN A REGULAR VEHICLE. WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR THE LAST OIL CHANGE AND THE INTERMITTENT HESITATION WAS REALLY BAD I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ME ANYWHERE FROM $7500 TO $8000 TO FIX. AND I STILL OWED $9000! I ASKED IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. OF COURSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN JULY...BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND ALL THE PREVIOUS TIMES I HAD...

THE ENGINE IN OUR 2006 TDI DSG BEGAN TO EXHIBIT ROUGH IDLING. AT A CERTAIN POINT IT BECAME EVIDENT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED BY A VW DEALERSHIP AT THE SPECIFIED INTERVALS (I CALL THEM THE $400 OIL CHANGES). I COULD HEAR WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN INTAKE VALVE POPPING AND COULD FEEL A PULSATION IN THE TURBO INTAKE HOSE. I CHECKED ON SOME OF THE FORUMS AND WAS SHOCKED TO LEARN OF THE EARLY CAMSHAFT FAILURE PROBLEM COMMON TO THE PD ENGINES. IT SEEMS THAT VW NARROWED UP THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST CAM LOBES BY ABOUT 30% TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE INJECTOR LOBE, AND TRIED TO COMPENSATE FOR THIS INADEQUATE DESIGN BY MANDATING "SPECIAL" OIL (WHICH I CAN ONLY HOPE OUR DEALER USED EACH TIME THE OIL WAS CHANGED). IT TURNS OUT THOUGH, THAT A CRITICAL CAN WEAR ADDITIVE IN THIS OIL, ZDDP, IN SUFFICIENT...

I TOOK MY 2006 VW JETTA TDI, 5 SP, 40K MILES TO THE VW DEALERSHIP FOR ITS 40K SERVICE ON 5/27/11. AFTER THE SERVICE WAS COMPLETED, I STARTED THE CAR AND NOTICED IT WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH (THE CAR WASN'T RUNNING ROUGH WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF FOR SERVICE). MY SERVICE REP TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WHO CHECKED ALL THE FILTERS AND RE-BLED THE FUEL FILTER TO REMOVE ANY AIR BUBBLES THAT MAY HAVE BEEN TRAPPED, WHICH DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOOK THE COVER OFF THE ENGINE AND IDENTIFIED THE THAT THE CAMSHAFT IS WEARING. MAINTENANCE ON THIS CAR IS COMPLETED EVERY 5K MILES AND SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS PURCHASED FROM.

VW HAS CHANGED THE DIESEL ENGINES (TDI) STARTING WITH APPROXIMATE YEAR 2004 UNTIL 2007, WHEN THEY STOPPED SELLING TDI TO MEET EMISSION REQUIREMENTS. TO SAVE MONEY AND LICENSING FEES TO BOSCH THEY HAVE CHANGED FROM COMMON RAIL SYSTEM MADE BY BOSCH (FEEDS THE DIESEL FUEL TO ENGINE WITH VERY HIGH PRESSURE) TO VW SYSTEM CALLED TDI PD: PUMP DUSE (OR PUMP-NOZZLE INJECTION). TO ACCOMMODATE THE INJECTORS INSIDE THE ENGINE, THEY HAVE CHANGED THE SPECS AND DIMENSIONS OF MANY PARTS, INCLUDING THE CAMSHAFT. THE CAMSHAFT INSIDE THIS ENGINE HAS THE ADDED ROLE TO DRIVE THE PD LIFTERS, APART FROM VALVE LIFTING AND CLOSING. I OWN THIS TYPE OF CAR VW JETTA 2006 TDI, AND THE CAMSHAFT WORE OFF AT 80,000 MILES, AND YES IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT COSTS $3000. APART FROM THE COSTS, WHICH ACCRUES TO APROX $3000 PER 50,000 TO 80,000 MILES RENDERING THIS CAR A LIABILITY...

VIBRATING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM MOTOR AT IDLE AND WOULD STOP UNDER ACCELERATION. STOPPED VEHICLE AND MOTOR RATTLED LOUD. TURNED MOTOR OFF AND IT WOULD NOT START. BROKEN SPRINGS WERE NOTED LAYING ON UNDERCOVER.

AT 83,000 MILES OUR VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI 2006 UTTERLY FAILED WITH A CAM SHAFT AND LIFTERS FAILURE. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE JETTA. - VW REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. WITHIN 3000 MILES OF THE REPAIR THE TURBO WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED - MOST LIKELY FROM METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE OIL FROM THE CAM LIFTER PROBLEM. THEY DID NOTHING TO CLEAN THE SYSTEM WITH THE FIRST REPAIR - WHICH CLEARLY LED TO THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE ON THE SECOND REPAIR. AGAIN VW REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODES P0302/P2293 INTAKE CAMSHAFT, CAM FOLLOWER, HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, LOW PRESSURE FUEL SENSOR, AIR INTAKE HOSE, SPARKS PLUGS. *TR

2006 VW JETTA TDI HAS EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE CAMSHAFT WITH 96,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VARIOUS RECURRING FAILURES SINCE THE DATE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, THROTTLE VALVES WERE CLEANED, THE RECIRCULATION VALVE WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE FAN CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED, THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, THE CRANK CASE BREEDER VALVE WAS REPLACED, THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, AND THE CAM SHAFT FOLLOWER WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL 09V164000, POWER TRAIN DRIVELINE, DRIVESHAFT AND HAD THE SUNROOF DRAINED DUE TO WATER LEAKAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,257 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROX 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO NOT ACCELERATE, ALTHOUGH SHE WOULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE PAST 55 MPH. SHE ACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THEN THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN 6TH GEAR BUT MANUALLY SHIFTED DOWN TO 4TH GEAR. SHE TOOK IT OUT OF THE AUTOMATIC SHIFT AND SWITCHED TO MANUAL SHIFT AND DOWNSHIFTED TO LOWER THE RPMS. THE AVERAGE SPEED WAS 30 MPH BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT MOVE ANY FASTER. IT STALLED TWICE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE OR AFTER. SHE CALLED A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HER TO LET THE VEHICLE COOL DOWN. WHEN SHE DID THAT AND WAS ABLE TOR RESTART, THE CHECK ENGINE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SHE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF HER VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RE-START. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO OR AFTER THE FAILURE. A LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE DUAL MASK FLY WHEEL (CONNECTED TO THE CRANKSHAFT ON THE ENGINE) HAD A LARGE HOLE (SIZE OF A SILVER DOLLAR) IN IT. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE MECHANIC. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,990. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,750.

ON MY 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT THE CAM FOLLOWER HAS WORN THROUGH AND DAMAGED THE CAM SHAFT LOBE THAT DRIVES THE PUMP. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT HAS AFFECTED MANY VW PASSATS. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL THERE FOR IF A PERSON IS IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC IT COULD CAUSE A CRASH TO OCCUR. VOLKSWAGEN HAS ISSUED A TSB ON THE ISSUE BUT WILL ONLY PERFORM THIS SERVICE IF THE COMPUTER SHOWS A SPECIFIC CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ONLY IF STILL UNDER THE MANUFACTURES WARRANTY. VOLKSWAGEN SHOULD AT THE LEAST BE REQUIRED TO INFORM PEOPLE THAT THE CAM FOLLOWER SHOULD BE CHECKED FOR WEAR AT A REGULAR INTERVALS TO PREVENT A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. *TR

I OWE A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA THAT I HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORWARD FOR A LICENSED DEALERSHIP REPORTING THAT MY CAR SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. IIT HAVE BEEN DURING THIS ABOUT JUNE 2007 AND IT HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP ABOUT 6 TIMES FOR THIS SAME THING I TOOK IT IN APRIL 2008 AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED A NEW ENGINE AFTER SEVERAL OF MONTHS LETTING THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I AM PAYING CAR NOTE FOR A CAR I CAN NOT DRIVE. I SEEN GOOD MORNING AMERICA AND THEY SAY IT IS ONLY 2009-2010 MODELS WHEN I HAVE A 2006 THEY HAS SHUT OFF ON ME IN TRAFFIC IN BIRMINGHAM, AL , MOBILE, AND MISSISSIPPI. I CALL VOLKSWAGEN THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME BECAUSE OF MY MILEAGE THEY CAN ONLY GIVE ME A 1000 DOLLARS TOWARDS ANOTHER VOLKSWAGEN. I TOLD THEM THAT I WILL NOT...

AFTER ABOUT 22,000 MILES THE ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER, AND THE CLUTCH STARTED MAKING NOISES AND VIBRATIONS UPON ENGAGING/DISENGAGING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WE WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, SO THE LOSS OF POWER WAS REALLY DANGEROUS. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WHOLE FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. *AK

I WAS DRIVING ON I-80, I MOVED TO THE OFF RAMP , AND WHEN I PUSHED THE CLUTCH, IT WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE 2006 JETTA TDI WITH 26 000 MILES NOW NEEDED A NEW CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL, $1700 REPAIR BILL. THE NEW CLUTCHA ND FLYWHEEL WERE NOT THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE BEEN UPGRADED BY VOLKWAGEN, WHY? MAYBE THE ORIGINAL CLUTCH WAS DEFECTIVE. OR VOLKSWAGEN DID NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE ADDED TORQUE OF THE NEW PD ENGINE. VERY ANNOYING. *AK