2006 Volkswagen Jetta vehicle speed control problems
18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2006 Volkswagen Jetta — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“So inside of my vehicle I am unable to open my trunk by flipping the trunk switch. My left passenger door is unable to function properly. The windows won't toll down, the door is unable to lock and it's stressful because my car got broken into because of it. My right mirror turn signal doesn't…”
filed Nov 20, 2018
“Throttle lag either in start or moving from 1st to 2nd to 3rd to 4th to 5th to 6th. Felt more strong when using the tiptronic transmission in automatic. Also felt in manual but not as strongly, vehicle does not move when pedal depressed until approximately 10 to 20 seconds after applying pressure…”
filed May 10, 2017
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Jetta years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Jetta | 1 | 4% |
| 2024 Jetta | 2 | 5% |
| 2023 Jetta | 3 | 7% |
| 2022 Jetta | 2 | 5% |
| 2020 Jetta | 3 | 6% |
| 2019 Jetta | 16 | 3% |
| 2017 Jetta | 7 | 4% |
| 2016 Jetta | 12 | 8% |
| 2015 Jetta | 4 | 2% |
| 2014 Jetta | 11 | 3% |
| 2013 Jetta | 16 | 3% |
| 2012 Jetta | 14 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2006 Volkswagen Jetta
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.