2006 Volkswagen GTI Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2006 Volkswagen GTI addresses a 2-door hatchback in Base trim, powered by a turbocharged 2.0L inline-four of 121 cubic inches. The engine has double overhead camshafts and runs on gasoline. Turbocharging brings its own demands on the fuel, cooling and ignition systems, and the manual answers with specifications, torque values and diagnostics for those systems and for the transmission, brakes, suspension and steering.

Engines covered

• 2.0L inline-four (121 cu in) — DOHC, turbocharged, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 2-door hatchback

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 2006 GTI. The federal record holds 2 recalls for the 2006 GTI. The first recalled certain 2006 GTI vehicles because a headlamp aiming screw might lack its required cap, or carry a cap it should not have had, leaving the low beams hard to aim; dealers inspected the caps and, where needed, added or removed them. The second involved certain 2006 GTI vehicles, with or without cruise control, whose brake light switch, if fitted wrongly, could leave the brake lights dead or stuck on; a redesigned switch was installed. Owners filed 43 complaints, led by power train (11), air bags (7) and the gasoline fuel system (7); 3 complaints reported a fire, 1 a crash and 1 an injury. Lighting and brake diagnostics apply.