With my car in motion every time I turn my car on, I have multiple warnings that come on due to a fault in sensors causing my car to have the engine light on. I have asked the dealership if there were any recalls for air emission on my car or air bag recalls on my car and there answer was no. The driver side door handle has broken off to where you cannot properly close the door (I have krazy glued it back on once already) and it just is becoming a big issue. Every time I fix one issue, another one rises up causing me more headaches and stress due to no one having answers for me.
2006 Volkswagen Jetta: doors won't lock, open or latch
22 of the 580 complaints about the 2006 Volkswagen Jetta describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 22
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- typical mileage
- 105,898
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced multiple electrical failures that included the headlights shutting off while driving, the door sensors erroneously indicating the doors were opened (which also caused an audible warning chime to activate), and the floor lights illuminated while driving. In addition, the driver side door locks and windows would not operate, the turn signals would no longer operate, and the air bag sensor illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failures. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 175,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen jetta. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact fell asleep and crashed into a pole. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained head and mouth injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle sustained extensive front end damage and was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000. Updated 8/6/15*cn the consumer also experienced a problem with the windows and door locks. Updated 08/11/15
First noticed that the sunroof on my '06 jetta tdi would intermittently open and (sometimes) close on it's own. Since then my door locks no longer function on the drivers side front and rear doors. I cannot use the key to lock all of the doors and activate the car alarm. The rear driver side door never locks even with the key and cannot be opened from the inside by the passenger. The alarm system will not engage and the rear windows will only operate from the driver's door. Initially these issues would come and go but have now become a continuous problem. The car cannot be secured. These issues pose a safety hazard to my family and my personal property. I was planning on passing the car down to my son when he becomes old enough to drive (in 2 years) however with these issues I do not trust the safety of this vehicle. After researching the complaints in this database I am shocked that vw has not been made to fix the problem under a recall. This is a common, recurring problem that needs to be addresses by the manufacturer.
Electrical problems have been abundant in this vehicle starting in 2012. Driver side door locks work randomly. The car responds to the keys randomly even with a new battery. Alarm will sound when it fails to respond to key. Over the last year lights go out monthly. Shifter electronics failed. Repaired in june 2014. Mechanic had no idea why it would go out which was cause for my concern.
Passenger, driver door and sunroof wiring harness short. Affects windows and locks, window will intermittently not roll up or down and the door locks will not lock. Jiggling the wiring harness gasket seems to resolve the issue each time it occurs. Sunroof will open to vent automatically without any buttons being pushed.
The driver side door wiring harness has failed and with it the driver side controls do not work. The door will not lock, the window will not roll down, the gas cap release does not work and the trunk release does not work. It also seems to have caused a short the rear driver side door as the window is stuck down and will not roll up. The airbag light also came on. I have checked all fuses and have found no problems.
The driver side door wiring harness has failed and with it the driver side controls do not work. The door will not lock, the window will not roll down, the gas cap release does not work and the trunk release does not work. The airbag light also came on. I have checked all fuses and have found no problems. After I had a certified mechanic check the vehicle, it was discovered all the wires in the driver side wiring harness are all broken.
The driver side door wiring harness has failed and with it the driver side controls do not work. The door will not lock, the window will not roll down, the gas cap release does not work and the trunk release does not work. It also seems to have caused a short the rear driver side door as the window is stuck down and will not roll up. The airbag light also came on. I have checked all fuses and have found no problems.
Driver's rear door lock stopped responding to the buttons on it, and on the main control, and on the remote. It intermittently worked for a month or so and is now dead. The car cannot be locked and that is a safety issue.
Driver's rear door lock stopped responding to the buttons on it, and on the main control, and on the remote. It intermittently worked until march and is now dead. The car cannot be locked and that is a safety issue.
After using the fob to lock the doors we noticed the rear doors would not lock. If the car is just sitting the rear locks will not lock leaving the door open to children or would be thieves. We also noticed the rear doors would show they were locked once we were moving, but were actually unlocked allowing the rear passenger to be able to open the doors at highway speeds. Extreme safety issue! Volkswagen needs to address this issue asap.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2006 Volkswagen Jetta door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 2006 Volkswagen Jetta?
22 of 580 owner complaints about the 2006 Volkswagen Jetta (4%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 2010.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2006 Volkswagen Jetta?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2006 Volkswagen Jetta
Stalling 35Airbag light 33Loss of power 30Headlights 24Jerking 23Check engine light 22Transmission failure 22Slipping 17Harsh shifting 15Won't shift 14No deployment 12Engine failure 12Hesitation 11Fuel pump 10Grinding brakes 9Won't start 8Knocking 7Power windows 7Adaptive cruise 6Fire or smoke 6Seat belt 6Shudder 6Wipers 6Misfire 5Premature wear 5
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