2006 Volkswagen Jetta Body & Structure Problems

THE TRUNK DID NOT LATCH WHEN FIRST CLOSED. I THEN WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUNK TO LATCH AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE IT. HOWEVER, THE TRUNK CAME OPEN LATER ON IN MY TRIP. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAVE HAD TROUBLE CLOSING THE TRUNK, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT IT HAS POPPED OPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOORS FAILED TO OPEN AND THE PASSENGERS WERE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE USING THE REAR DOORS. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,550. UPDATED 9/18/14*CN

THE HEADLINER BEGAN SEPARATING ABOVE THE REAR RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT. I LIVE ALONE AND NO ONE EVER EVEN RIDES IN THE BACK SEAT. CANNOT BE REPAIRED WITHOUT INSTALLING A WHOLE NEW HEADLINER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLINER UPHOLSTERY NEAR THE REAR WINDOW WAS SPLITTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UPHOLSTERY CENTER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE ENTIRE UPHOLSTERY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

THE HEADLINER IS PULLING AWAY FROM THE REAR PILLARS. BEING THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE I DO NOT SPEND TIME IN THE BACK SEAT. MY DAUGHTER IS CURRENTLY LEARNING TO DRIVE SO ON A RECENT ERRAND I WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT AND LOOKED UP TO SEE THE HEADLINER COMPLETELY PULLING AWAY AND COMING DOWN FROM THE ROOF OF THE CAR AND DOME LIGHT. WHEN I GOT BACK HOME, I DID SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND FOUND A MULTITUDE OF WEBSITES, FORUMS, ETC. WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE ADDRESSES THAT I FOUND: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/VOLKSWAGEN/JETTA/2006/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/HEADLINER_SEPARATING_FROM_CEILING.SHTML HTTP://RICH-BLOG.BLOGSPOT.COM/2010/10/2006-VOLKSWAGEN-JETTA-TDI-HEADLINER-PROBLEMS.HTML HTTP://FORUMS.VOLKSWAGENVORTEX.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?5104886-SAGGING-FALLING-HEADLINER-WARRANTY-SUCCESS-STORIES-PLEASE HTTP://WWW.CARS-GUIDE.COM/VOLKSWAGEN-FORUM/2006-VOLKSWAGEN-JETTA-HEADLINER-T4941.HTML ADDITIONALLY, I PERSONALLY KNOW ANOTHER 2006 JETTA OWNER IN SCHENECTADY, NY WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. AS THE HEADLINER FALLS, IT IS CREATING A VISUAL DISTRACTION AS WELL AS IMPAIRING MY FIELD OF VISION TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH HEADLINER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WITHIN IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, HE NOTICED THE HEADLINER WAS PULLING AWAY FROM THE REAR PILLARS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TRUNK WOULD NOT REMAIN LOCKED AND WOULD PERIODICALLY FLY OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE TRUNK OF MY 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TURBO WILL RANDOMLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING AND/OR PARKED. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON SEVERAL OCCASION BLOCKING THE VISIBILITY FROM MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. THE TRUNK WILL ALSO CLOSE, HOWEVER, THE CAR/DASHBOARD RECOGNIZES THE TRUNK AS BEING OPEN; DISABLING THE ABILITY TO OPENING THE TRUNK WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY AND WITHIN THE CAR. I NOTICE THIS ISSUE USUALLY OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLDER. *TR

THE 2006 JETTA GLI HEADLINER FABRIC IS HAVING SHRINKAGE AND FALLING OFF. THE CAR INTERIOR LOOKS UGLY THE VW DEALER IS CHARGING $1100.00 TO CHANGE THE WHOLE HEADLINER. *TR

FABRIC HEADLINER ON INTERIOR ROOF OF 2006 VW JETTA IS SEPARATING, SAGGING DOWN SO THAT I CANNOT SEE OUT OF REARVIEW MIRROR. APPARENTLY THIS IS COMMON DEFECT W/THE CAR- THE GLUE SEPARATES AFTER ONLY A FEW YEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S DOOR WHERE THE HINGES WERE LOCATED EXHIBITS DEFECTIVE ENGINEERING WITHIN THE WIRING HARNESS. SEVERAL OF THE WIRES WERE BROKEN BETWEEN THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE AND THE DOOR. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DID NOT OPERATE AND THE POWER DOOR LOCKS DID NOT FUNCTION DUE TO THE BROKEN WIRES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIR EXPENSES SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER VALID. THE CONTACT WAS CERTAIN THAT REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS WOULD NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE SINCE THE WIRING HARNESS WAS BEING DAMAGED BY THE OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE DOOR. HE WROTE THE MANUFACTURER BUT RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE THERE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000.

2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, ALL BUTTONS ON THE RADIO ARE DEFECTIVE, THE PLASTIC BUTTONS ARE BUBBLING AND DEFORMING AND PEELING. *TR