5.6

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
16,000 miles

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problem #2

Apr 112008

Jetta 4-cyl Diesel

  • Automatic transmission
  • 10,000 miles
Rear brakes wear unevenly (driver side rear pads have worn at an incredible rate) rear brakes also lock up easily while braking on loose pavement or gravel.

- Surprise, AZ, USA

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problem #1

Nov 212007

Jetta 5-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 22,000 miles
My 2006 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5L started making strange noises from my rear brakes at 23,000 total vehicle miles. When I removed the rear brake pads, they were already worn to the studs and etching the rear brake discs. Braking effort and stopping distances were increasing. I have never owned a car with brakes that wore out in 20,000 miles, and if I did not know what to do, I would have destroyed the brakes entirely and/or had a failure. Apparently, this is a common problem on these cars because the hand brake is not fully released.

- Monroe, GA, USA

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