Volkswagen GTI Complaints

1,407 consumer complaints on file.

#10372176December 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
OWNER OF A 2006 VW GTI, THREW ENGINE CODE FOR KNOWN TSB REGARDING CAM FOLLOWER AND CAM SHAFT WEAR AT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. MECHANIC INSPECTED SITE AND DISCOVERED THAT CAM SHAFT WEAR/ DAMAGE WAS EXTREME AND WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, CAM SHAFT, AND CAM FOLLOWER ALL OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE SOME EXTENSION ON FACTORY WARRANTIES FROM VW OF AMERICA INSTEAD OF EXPECTING OWNERS TO PONY UP $1600-2400 IN REPAIR COSTS WHEN IT INEVITABLY FAILS. FOR NOTE OF KNOWN ISSUE, SEE VW TSB #2013147/8. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371595December 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN
CAME TO COMPLETE STOP. PRESSED ON GAS PEDAL TO MOVE FORWARD INTO INTERSECTION. AFTER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO 2ND, THE CAR LOSS ALL ENGAGEMENT AND FELT AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL FURTHER AND AFTER 5 SECONDS, THE ENGINE RPM"S INCREASED AND THE TRANSMISSION LUNGED FORWARD. I AM UNSURE IF IT WAS THE DSG TRANSMISSION SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL, OR A THROTTLE ISSUE. DEALER REPLACED MECHATRONIC UNIT WHICH DID NOT ALLEVIATE THIS FREQUENT PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368086November 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
JERKY, HALTING TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT /DISENGAGEMENT IN FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. CAUSED A REAR-END ACCIDENT WITH ONLY 343 MILES ON THE CAR. I THOUGHT IT WAS ME BUT I HAVE READ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365560November 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE 2010 GTI WITH DSG DRIVING IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AFTER AND HOUR AND HALF . STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AT 7:00 PM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361239October 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2010 VW GTI WITH DSG HAS STALLED OUT TWICE FOR ME IN TRAFFIC. THE CAR WILL START TO IDLE ROUGHLY THEN STALL OUT. THIS USUALLY OCCURS AFTER BEING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AFTER AND HOUR OR SO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361242October 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2010 VW GTI WITH DSG HAS STALLED OUT TWICE FOR ME IN TRAFFIC. THE CAR WILL START TO IDLE ROUGHLY THEN STALL OUT. THIS USUALLY OCCURS AFTER BEING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AFTER AND HOUR OR SO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360806October 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VW GTI 2010 DSG AUTO TRANSMISSION LOSS OF POWER. 8 MONTHS WITH VEHICLE, HAD 5 EMERGENCIES ON INTERSECTION CROSS, THE GTI WILL INCREASE ENGINE REVOLUTION BUT THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE FOR ABOUT 4 SECONDS, THEN IT WILL LAUNCH ALMOST BURNING TIRES. NOW THE CAR STARTED TO ACT THE SAME WAY WHEN YOU ARE SHIFTING DOWN FROM 5 TO 4 OR FROM 4 TO 3RD GEAR, IT LOOSES POWER FOR ABOUT 4 SECONDS BEFORE IT PICKS UP POWER AGAIN. THIS SITUATION HAS PUT ME AND FAMILY INTO SERIOUS HAZARD IN A HIGHWAY. HOPE VW WILL RESOLVE THIS ISSUE SOON. CARS IS NOW (10/16/2010) ON A DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME FOR TECHNICIANS TO CHECK IT AGAIN. PS.: CAR PRESENTED THE SAME PROBLEM ON 1ST GEAR SINCE DAY ONE WITH 10 MILES OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356972September 22, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. HE COULD HEAR A BUZZING NOISE BETWEEN 2000 RPM AND 3000 RPM WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED AND THE NOISE CONTINUES ALL DURING DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN NUMEROUS TIMES TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS TOLD THAT WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO MAKE NOISE AND THAT IS PART OF THE DESIGN TO ENHANCE THE SOUND WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THE SAME INFORMATION, STATING THAT THE SOUND WAS NORMAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,800. UPDATED 11/16/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED VW DID ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIX IS ONLY TEMPORARY AND THERE IS STILL A RATTLE IN THE ENGINE. UPDATED 11/24/10 THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TECHNICAL BULLETIN PERFORMED. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR FIVE DAYS. HE STATED, AT FIRST IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE NOISE HAD ALL BUT DISAPPEARED, BUT IT ONLY LASTED A COUPLE OF DAYS. UPDATED 01/13/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356744September 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY CAR, AN AUTOMATIC DSG TRANSMISSION FROM VW, GOT STUCK IN 6TH GEAR ON NORTHBOUND 1-15, ALMOST CAUSING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AND A CODE WAS "THROWN," BUT THE EVENT WAS DISMISSED AS A POTENTIAL ISSUE WITH THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR. SINCE THEN, I HAVE EXPERIENCED EXTREMELY HARD SHIFTS AND UNRELIABLE ACCELERATION WITH MY VEHICLE. ESPECIALLY ON HILLS. THE MECHATRONICS UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME AS "GOOD TO GO." I DROVE THE CAR ONE MILE, THE ISSUE PERSISTED, AND I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER. THERE IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM WITH THE MECHATRONICS UNIT AND THE CLUTCHES, BUT THE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THEM CORRECTLY (UNDER WARRANTY). EACH TIME I AM TOLD MY CAR IS "FIXED," I PICK IT UP, DRIVE IT AND IT STILL HAS THE SHIFTING ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353600September 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN GTI THAT HAS A DSG TRANSMISSION THAT SLIPS,CLUNKS,AND HAS A POWER LOSS. THERE HAS BEEN 53000 OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS RECALLED. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER THREE TIMES. THEY OFFER NO SOLUTION. I FEAR THAT IT WILL BREAK DOWN AND POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I WRITING YOU FOR HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353227September 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2008 VW GTI DSG--AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM: THE CAR "JUMPS" RANDOMLY WHEN RELEASING FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AT A RED LIGHT, OR WHEN ENGAGING FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND RELEASING BRAKE. MANY "CLOSE CALLS" TO CRASHING AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE DUE TO KNOWN ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WHEN PARALLEL PARKED ON STREET: I.E. CAR JUMPING FORWARD OR BACKWARD POTENTIALLY DAMAGING PARKED CARS AROUND OR, EVEN WORSE, "JUMPING" INTO THE TRAFFIC LANES. DEALERSHIP DEFLECTS THE ISSUE, CLAIMING IT TO BE "NORMAL" OPERATION OF THE TRANSMISSION. WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 10YR/100,000MILE, THOUGH NOT IN RESPONSE TO THIS ISSUE, ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352515August 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AUG 11TH I TURNED A CORNER IN MY 2008 VW GTI WITH ~29,8XX MILES ON THE ODOMETER, ACCELERATED BRISKLY IN 2ND GEAR AT APPROX 4000 RPM THE CAR BUCKED AND SHUDDERED AND LOST POWER. WHEN THE RPM'S DROPPED ABOUT 500RPM THE MOTOR REGAINED POWER UNTIL ABOUT 4000 RPM AND THEN THE CAR BUCKED, SHUDDERED AND LOST POWER AGAIN. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN AS LONG AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDDLE WAS DEPRESSED. THIS HAPPENED IN EVERY GEAR. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED ON A LONG FREEWAY ENTRANCE RAMP PRIOR TO MY ATTEMPT TO MERGE WITH FREEWAY TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE ECU HAD A LOW FUEL PRESSURE CODE. THIS APPARENTLY IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THEY REPLACED THE CAM, HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND CAM FOLLOWER. APPARENTLY THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IS DRIVEN OFF THE CAM AND OVER TIME PUNCHES A HOLE IN THE CAM FOLLOWER AND THEN RIDES DIRECTLY ON THE CAM SHAFT CAUSING SCORING AND RESULTING IN THE FAILURE I EXPERIENCED. I SPECIFICALLY ASKED TO SEE THE OLD PARTS AS I WANTED TO ASCERTAIN THE AMOUNT OF METAL SHAVINGS THAT WERE NOW FLOATING AROUND IN MY ENGINE. FOR WHATEVER REASON THEY DID NOT SAVE THE PARTS AND SENT THEM BACK TO VW SINCE THIS REPAIR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351722August 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CARS ELECTRONICS WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, A FEW TIMES THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE ALTERNATOR THE VOLKSWAGEN PUTS ON THE AUTOMATIC GTIS ARE TOO SMALL TO POWER EVERYTHING IN THE CAR. THEY PUT A 90AMP ON THE CAR, WHEN IT NEEDS SOMETHING BIGGER, AUTO PART STORES SELL A 120 AMP. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE VW DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM, AND THE GUY THAT SOLD ME THE CAR TOLD ME "THERE IS NO ONE HERE THAT CARES ABOUT YOUR PROBLEM" SO I WENT HOME AND CALLED VW NATIONAL OFFICE, THEY TOOK ALL MY INFORMATION AND SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT. DURING THE TIME THEY WERE LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM MY BATTERY WOULDN'T STAYED CHARGED, SO I BOUGHT THE 120 AMP ALTERNATOR AND A NEW BATTERY AND JUST REPLACED THEM MYSELF. I AGREE WITH THE OTHER PERSON THAT COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS, ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT GETS REALLY HOTT OUTSIDE AND YOU HAVE TO RUN YOUR AC AT A HIGHER SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349906August 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, TIRES
HARSH SHIFTING DURING ACCELERATION IN 2008 VOLKSWAGEN GTI WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349268August 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN GTI . WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45 TO 85 MPH, THE VEHICLE RESPONDED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL GEAR AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE CAM FOLLOWER THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAM FOLLOWER WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78770.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347827August 6, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2010 VW GTI WITH 6700 MILES, FUEL PUMP DIED WHILE DRIVING, CAR STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344806July 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FAULTY COMPONENT: GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP DEFECT SUMMARY: ON MY 2000 GTI GLX, THE FUEL PUMP NIPPLES THAT CONNECTS THE FUEL LINES ARE CRACKED, THIS TENSION ON THE FUEL SUPPLY LINES ARE CAUSING A SEVERE LEAK INSIDE MY CAR. BECAUSE OF THE SEVERE LEAKING FUEL, MY SAFETY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED DUE TO PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAUSED BY THE ELECTRICAL PLUGS OF THE FUEL PUMP, THIS MAY CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND CAUSE A FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340783June 30, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 VOLSWAGEN GTI. HE STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY LOSING SPEED TO 30 MPH AND THEN RE-GAIN NORMAL SPEED AFTER 10 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE CAMSHAFT WAS INOPERABLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 118,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339413June 21, 2010
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON, THE DEALER WANTS $105.00 TO DIAGNOSE WHY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339164June 19, 2010
TIRES
HAVE POTENZA G 019 GRID TIRES MADE BY BRIDGESTONE,,,AS THEY WEAR THEY KEEP GETTING LOUDER AN LOUDER,,,I HAVE DONE EVERY THING BY HERE TIRE BOOK,,,AND STILL THEY ARE LOUD,,,READ SOME OF THE REVIEWS ON TIRE RACK.COM ITS CRAZY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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