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Great Car
pglauninger, 04/19/2013
2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 4dr Sedan (1.9L 4cyl Turbodiesel 5M)
10 of 14 people found this review helpful
so alot of people have been complaining about the cam and dual mass flywheel problems on this car, frankly ive had none of those issues. i purchased mine second hand with low mileage, im not at 170,000k and the only problem ive had was a rad hose broke roughly about 6 months ago. frankly i got the extended warranty with the car and never had to use it, actually never had to use my warranty on any of my past VW's. i keep coming back to the brand (4th one now) because frankly dollar for dollar you cant find anything quite comparable from ford, hyundai, nissan, mazda... ect. i love this car and all of my previous Vw's never had any problem and i swear by these cars. truly an amazing brand.
Dissapointed #1
Ed, 01/04/2016
2006 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 PZEV 4dr Sedan (2.5L 5cyl 5M)
10 of 14 people found this review helpful
If it has not happen by now the headliner will come off the cd will stop working properly and you will hear a fan noise when the car is started. I have a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 and a 1988 Nissan Pathfinder and this never happen. I wonder what is coming next and I don't what to keep this car any longer. That is my last VW that I would own.
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Horrible experience
rachelnoli, 04/19/2013
2006 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 4dr Sedan (2.5L 5cyl 6A)
8 of 11 people found this review helpful
I owned a 2001 Jetta that ran like a dream, never had any problems even though it was 6 years old when I bought it. I bought my 2006 in 2009 with 28k on it. Right around 50k miles the check engine light started coming on and no amount of money would fix it. I took it to 3 different mechanics but as soon as I fixed one thing another problem would arise. Do your research before you buy a VW! If you find a good one, they are great cars. Otherwise it'll be a nightmare.
VW RIPOFF 2006 tdi RUN AWAY AS FAST AS YOU CAN
john brown, 08/14/2017
updated 02/19/2018
2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 4dr Sedan (1.9L 4cyl Turbodiesel 5M)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
I bought this car new all maintenance and oil and filter changes done since I bought it. I have had to replace radiator, air cond compressor, alternator, anti shudder valve, egr cooler clutch, now at 188000 miles the cam needs to be replaced plus the tappets and the vacuum pump I have spent over $7000 dollars so far on repairs not counting what this is going to cost my suggestion STAY AWAY FROM VOLKSWAGON. Had a check engine lite come on spent another $ 125.00 dollars on diagnostic tests and which I paid for and replaced another $1800.00 in parts and labor not counting the recommended parts I replaced and the check engine lite is still on the dealership will not give me the codes that the diagnostic test said was the problem. I want to take it to another dealership but they want to do another diagnostic test. Also the headliner is falling down the master door lock control has failed the passenger master door lock control switch and the rear upper brake lite has failed the noise suppressor on the inside of the hood has fallen down the resister for the heater fan has failed. The real name for dealership should be STEALERSHIP. VOLKSWAGON just does not seem to care what their dealers do.
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True cost of all that mileage
dfurdock, 01/12/2012
2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 4dr Sedan (1.9L 4cyl Turbodiesel 6AM)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
2006 Jetta TDI package 2. 183,000 miles. Maintenance costs are high, approx $400 DSG trans fluid service every 40,000 miles. Timing belt every 80,000 miles approx. $1,100. Syn. oil changes about $80. My dual mass flywheel just failed over $1,500. Also turbo failing approx $2,000. I am repairing all of the above because the car gets more mpg than most hybrids. I just hope that the dreaded camshaft failure doesn't occur. I will drive this one for a bit longer, buy a new TDI and hope for better luck. In spite of all the above I still love to drive my TDI.