Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 2006
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007110994 | Incident Date: Jul, 02 2007 |
| Consumer's City: FARGO | Consumer's State: ND |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: JETTA | Model Year: 2006 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWST71K26M | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 06 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: At 65 mph there was a brief lockup of the front wheels, stalling of the engine followed by a loud mechanical grinding noise. stopped vehicle, popped hood, noted engine to shake violently to the extent that the oil dipstick came loose. brought vehicle to dealership. informed by service that failure is due to disintegration of the dual mass flywheel located between the engine and the automatic transmission. debris from the flywheel lead to destruction of the transmission housing. later, when talking to a mechanic, found out that this is the second jetta with the dsg automatic transmission that had a dmf failure in addition to three catastrophic dmf failures on manual transmission jettas). as this has the potential to lead to complete lockup of the front wheels at highway speeds with potentially dire consequences, i believe that this is a safety relevant issue that might warrant being addressed by nhtsa. *ak |