Volkswagen GTI Complaints (2019)

179 consumer complaints on file.

#11242736August 9, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE DRIVING FROM HIGHWAY TO CITY TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE THE CLUTCH WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COCHRAN VOLKSWAGEN OF NORTH HILLS (11750 US-19, WEXFORD, PA 15090, (412) 245-4620) WHERE THEY RE-FLASHED THE ACU THREE TIMES WITH SOME DIFFICULTY ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163. *BF *AS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241008August 1, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED AND SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP. THE FAILURE SPECIFICALLY OCCURRED WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GENE LANGAN VOLKSWAGEN (816 NEW LONDON TURNPIKE, GLASTONBURY, CT 06033, (860) 633-0261) WHERE THE SOFTWARE AND THROTTLE BODY ADAPTATION SETTINGS WERE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND A LOANER VEHICLE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED BY A NEW WARRANTY WITH IT BEING PURCHASED ON JULY 21, 2019. THE MANUFACTURER GAVE THE CONTACT A CASE NUMBER AND ASSIGNED A CASE MANAGER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241144August 1, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER WITH THE CLUTCH PEDAL DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO HAMILTON VOLKSWAGEN (2200 NJ-33, HAMILTON SQUARE, NJ 08690, (609) 587-7600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ADAPTATION ECM NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND A LOANER VEHICLE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 190628328, AND STARTED AN INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234932July 25, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WHEN AT IDLE OR COMING TO A STOP, WITH THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL NOT ENGAGED THE VEHICLE WILL SOFT STALL AND REQUIRE A KEY TURN TO START THE MOTOR AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. 6SPD MANUAL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234523July 24, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED A 2019 GTI RABBIT EDITION 6MT. CAR STALLS WHILE COMING TO A STOP IN NEUTRAL. ALSO STALLS STARTING FROM A STOP WHILE IN 1ST GEAR WITH CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED. CAR SHUTS OFF QUIETLY, DOESN'T SOUND/FEEL LIKE NORMAL STALLING. HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE FIRST DAY I BROUGHT THE CAR HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND KNOW OF MANY OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234663July 24, 2019
ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLS UNPREDICTABLY, USUALLY WHEN APPROACHING A STOP BUT SOMETIMES JUST WHEN SLOWING DOWN. ISSUE OCCURS WITH VEHICLE IN GEAR WITH CLUTCH DEPRESSED OR IN NEUTRAL, OR WITH BOTH. HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE CAR WAS BRAND NEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233885July 22, 2019
ENGINE
THE ENGINE STALLED AFTER COMING TO A STOP WITH THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233964July 22, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN COMING TO A STOP, AND PRESSING ON CLUTCH PEDAL, CAR INTERMITTENTLY CUTS OFF POWER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234013July 22, 2019
ENGINE
I HAVE ENCOUNTERED A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH MY 2019 VOLKSWAGEN GTI THAT I PURCHASED IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR. THE CAR STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED WHILE COASTING LOW SPEEDS, GENERALLY WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT/SIGN OR SOMETIMES EVEN WHILE IN NEUTRAL. THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE THAT STARTED LAST WEEK WHEN THE CAR HAD ~980 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT I AM NOT IN THE LEAST COMFORTABLE WITH AS THIS HAS HAPPENED IN AN INTERSECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232667July 17, 2019
ENGINE
CAR STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN CLUTCH DEPRESSED WHILE COASTING AT LOW SPEEDS, GENERALLY APPROACHING A STOP (E.G. TRAFFIC LIGHT). RECURRING ISSUE. CAR ALSO STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IN NEUTRAL WITH CLUTCH RELEASED WHEN COASTING AT LOW SPEEDS. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR ENGINE TO TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232286July 16, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THE CAR STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP- 0 MPH AND AT IDLE WITH CLUTCH IN OR IN NEUTRAL. THIS IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN AND SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232214July 16, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE ENGINE STALLS WHEN APPROACHING A STOP DESPITE BEING IN NEUTRAL. THE STALL IS GENTLE (NOT SUDDEN). EACH TIME, THE COOLANT AND OIL TEMPERATURE WERE AT REGULAR OPERATING TEMPERATURES (WARMED UP, NOT COLD). THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES THUS FAR, AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES, 120 MILES, AND 500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THIS CAR IS WITH THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232232July 16, 2019
ENGINE
ENGINE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP SPECIFICALLY IN WARMER WEATHER, THE CAR CAN BE IN FIRST OR NEUTRAL WHEN IT STALLS. IT FEELS LIKE THE 'AUTO STOP' FEATURE IN SOME AUTOMATIC CARS. MY MODEL IS A MANUAL. THE SPEEDOMETER SAYS ANYWHERE FROM 0-8 MPH WHEN IT LOOSES POWER. IT IS VERY SUBTLE AND AT FIRST, I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE UNTIL I STARTED TO ACCELERATE AT A GREEN LIGHT. I HAVE A 15 MILE COMMUTE. THE FIRST 10 MILES CONSIST OF SOME CITY DRIVING TO GET TO THE HIGHWAY--NO PROBLEMS THERE. AFTER GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY, EVERY STOP I MADE (APPROXIMATELY 10), THE CAR STALLED. IT DOES IMMEDIATELY RESTART WITH THE START BUTTON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231926July 15, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231256July 12, 2019
ENGINE
THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND WHEN MOVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS IN NUTREAL AND CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED 100%. THIS IS A SOFT SHUT OFF AND NOT THE SAME AS STALLING THE VEHICLE. MY CAR IS A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231403July 12, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE GEAR INDICATOR OFTEN SHOWS THE WRONG GEAR THAN THE CAR IS PHYSICALLY IN, ON A 6 SPEED MANUEL TRANSMISSION. THIS COULD BE RELATED TO THE OTHER ISSUE OF THE VEHICLE STALLING WITH THE CLUTCH PUSHED ALL THE WAY IN. MOSTLY HAPPENS WHEN SLOWING DOWN, OR COMING UP TO A STOPLIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231433July 12, 2019
ENGINE
ENGINE STALLED AND STOPPED RUNNING WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN 2ND GEAR WITH CLUTCH PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT. DASH REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND ENGINE WAS RESTARTED WITH START/STOP BUTTON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231456July 12, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR STALLS WHEN EITHER DRIVING VERY SLOWLY OR STOPPED. I BOUGHT IT WEDNESDAY, JULY 10TH. IT FIRST STALLED YESTERDAY, WHILE I WAS IN NEUTRAL AT A STOP LIGHT. TODAY IT STALLED FOUR MORE TIMES. THREE TIMES IN A PARKING LOT AND ONCE AT A STOP LIGHT. THE CAR HAD NORMAL ENGINE TEMPERATURE. WHEN IT STALLS IT'S SO QUIET AND SUBTLE THAT IT'S DIFFICULT TO NOTICE. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND IN NEUTRAL. I ENTERED SEVERAL ISSUES, AS I'M UNSURE WHAT IS ACTUALLY AFFECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230896July 10, 2019
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE FREQUENTLY STALLS WHILE COMING TO A STOP, WITH CLUTCH DEPRESSED, OR IN NEUTRAL GEAR. ENGINE SPUTTERS AND RPMS DROP TO 0. CAR HAS TO BE MANUALLY RESTARTED. NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR ON SCREEN. SEEMS TO HAPPEN IN GROUPS. AFTER THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENS IT REPEATS THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230583July 9, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BOUGHT A NEW 2019 VW GTI 'S' IN 6 SPEED MANUAL. THE VEHICLE STALLS AND HAS STALLED AT LEAST 10 TIMES AND I'VE HAD IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK. ITS VERY CONCERNING. I'VE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE IT IN TOMORROW, AND I'VE CALLED VW CUSTOMER CARE TO LET THEM KNOW. IT HAPPENS WHILE COMING TO A STOP, HAS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I SEE MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE BUT VW IS CURRENTLY UNWILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. SOUNDS LIKE MANY DIFFERENT PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOR VARIOUS CONSUMERS TO NO AVAIL. MOST STORIES I'VE READ HAVE ENDED IN VW BUYING BACK THE LEMONS...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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