Volkswagen GTI Complaints (2019)

179 consumer complaints on file.

#11197069April 17, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2019 VW GOLF GTI RABBIT EDITION MANUAL 6-SPEED ON JANUARY 14, 2019 AND HAD IT DIE OUT ALMOST LIKE A "PUTTER" UNTIL THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT TODAY APRIL 17, 2019. HAPPENED WHEN I WAS COMING TO A STOP WITH THE CLUTCH IN AND IN FIRST GEAR. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR USING THE PUSH IGNITION I THEN HAD IT DIE ON ME TWICE MORE. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS NEARLY HOME... I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY GET THE CAR STARTED AND REV THE ENGINE JUST ENOUGH TO GET BACK ON MY WAY BUT THEN HAD IT DIE ON ME AGAIN WHEN PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT HOME. THE CAR STILL HAS LESS THAN 800 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN PROPERLY DRIVEN SINCE TAKEN OFF THE CAR DEALER'S LOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11196003April 13, 2019
ENGINE
VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTOFF AT VERY LOW SPEED, STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. EACH TIME THE CLUTCH WAS FULLY ENGAGED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195779April 12, 2019
ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. USUALLY WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE THEN COMING TO A STOP IN NEUTRAL WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY ENGAGED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195887April 12, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT. MANUAL TRANSMISSION, CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED AND THE CAR STALLS. CAR ALSO STALLS ON RESTART OF THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS NOT FOUND A CAUSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195547April 11, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR HAS 43 MILES ON IT AND IS STALLING WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IT'S STALLING WHEN STATIONARY IN NEUTRAL WITH THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED. IT'S ALSO STALLING IN GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH PRESSED (AT A STOP SIGN, CAR IN FIRST GEAR, FOOT ON CLUTCH, RPMS DROP TO ZERO AND CAR QUIETLY JUST TURNS OFF). IT DOESN'T RUMBLE LIKE A NORMAL MOTOR STALL WOULD, IT JUST SHUTS OFF (LIKE AUTO ON/OFF WOULD ON A AUTOMATIC).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195387April 10, 2019
ENGINE
~3000 MILES ON 6 SPEED MANUAL 2019 VW GTI. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS (~10) THE VEHICLE QUIETLY STALLED WHILE DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR AS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE REPEATEDLY STALLED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION BACK ON OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195398April 10, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
2019 GTI SE 6MT. CAR SOFT STALLS - RPM DROPS TO ZERO (WITHOUT JERKING MOTION) AT RANDOM INTERVALS WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH CLUTCH PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED. PRESSING THE START/STOP BUTTON STARTS THE ENGINE AGAIN AND THE CAR OPERATES AS NORMAL. CAR IS AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE, AMBIENT OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70 DEGREES. BEHAVIOR IS NOT READILY REPRODUCIBLE. CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 350 MILES ON THE ODOMETER WITH A BUILD DATE OF 1/19.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195459April 10, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED THE ENGINE WILL STALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195492April 10, 2019
POWER TRAIN
CAR WILL SOFTLY STALL OUT WHEN I COME TO A STOP WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED OR THE STICK OUT OF GEAR. STARTED HAPPENING WITH LESS THAN 200 MILES ON THE CAR. HAPPENED THREE SEPERATE OCCASIONS BEFORE 420 MILES. CAR WILL RESTART RIGHT AWAY IN EVERY INSTANCE EXCEPT FOR THE ONE RIGHT BEFORE 420 MILES. THAT INSTANCE THE CAR STALLED, I HIT THE START BUTTON, STARTED AGAIN, THEN STALLED IMMEDIATELY. STARTED AGAIN, STALLED AGAIN. STARTED AGAIN, STAYED IDLE AND I STARTED MOVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195497April 10, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2019 RABBIT DSG GTI IS STALLING WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IT HAPPENS USUALLY WHEN THE CAR IS ALREADY WARM. WHEN IT STARTS HAPPENING, THE ISSUE COMES UP SEVERAL TIMES IN THE FOLLOWING STOPS. I HAVE TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO P MODE TO TURN THE CAR ON, HAVING THE CAR STOPPED FOR A WHILE. ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. ATTACHED IS A VIDEO OF IT HAPPENING (FILMED ON A PRIVATE PARKING GARAGE). HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=6DCGEOXYJDI
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194966April 9, 2019
ENGINE
MY CAR HAS ONLY 800 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND NO AUTO STOP/START SYSTEM. WHEN SLOWING DOWN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, I PUSH THE CLUTCH IN AND MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER TO NEUTRAL. DURING THE LAST 5MPH OR SO, THE CAR WILL QUIETLY STALL. I ONLY NOTICE IT STALLED WHEN I TRY TO GET MOVING AGAIN AND REALIZE I HAVE TO START THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. I WANT TO NOTE THAT I HAVE FOUND REPORTS OF THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH OTHER 2019 VW GTI OWNERS ON SEVERAL CAR FORUMS. MANY OF THE OWNERS MENTION BRINGING THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATING THEY "CANNOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE." I'M RELUCTANT TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER AS THE ISSUE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO REPRODUCE AND SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT RANDOM. I ALSO CAN'T AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT MY CAR FOR A DAY OR TWO WHILE THEY ATTEMPT TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WITH NO RESULTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195009April 9, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2019 GTI RABBIT EDITION WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WILL STALL OUT AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE COMING TO A ROLLING STOP WHILE THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN ON A WARMED UP ENGINE. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN I COME TO A ROLLING STOP. IT'S A VERY QUIET STALL AND SOMETIMES YOU DON'T EVEN REALIZE IT STALLED OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195290April 9, 2019
ENGINE
CAR STALLS WHEN COASTING TO (OR JUST ARRIVED AT) STANDSTILL WITH CLUTCH PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED. CAR IS 6SPD MANUAL TRANSMISSION. TWO OCCURRENCES OF STALLING IN FIRST 500 MILES OF OWNERSHIP. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART FAIL FOR TWO TO THREE TRIES (CAR IDLES ROUGH AND RE-STALLS), THEN IT WILL RUN PROPERLY AND I CAN DRIVE AWAY. NO OTHER OBVIOUS ISSUES DURING NORMAL DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194587April 8, 2019
ENGINE
WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE CAR DIES OCASSIONALLY. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY WHEN THE CAR DIES AT A STOP. AND I CANNOT MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT RESTARTING THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED 10+ TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194472April 7, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE THE 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHILE COMMUTING HOME ON SURFACE STREETS AND STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT WITH THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE CLUTCH OUT, THE CAR RANDOMLY STALLS. THIS ONLY HAS HAPPENED WHILE IDLING AT A STOPLIGHT/STOP SIGN. I HAVE PLENTY OF GAS AND NO CEL COMES UP. THE ENGINE IS WARM. IT HAPPENS WITHIN 1-2 SECONDS AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES BUT THEN EASILY STARTS AGAIN. IT'S A VERY GENTLE STALL AND ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE CAR HAS AUTO STOP/START, WHICH MY CAR DOES NOT. FORTUNATELY, THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO RECREATE THE STALLING. THEY EVEN CONTACTED AND WORKED WITH VWOA BUT WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR CLOSE TO 2 WEEKS TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT FIXES, BUT NONE WORKED. SO WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, THEY DID A 'CAPACITIVE HARD REBOOT' OF THE SYSTEM AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE FIXED. HOWEVER, AFTER I PICKED THE CAR UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP, IT STALLED TWICE ON MY DRIVE HOME. NOW, IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS SINCE THEN AND IT HASN'T STALLED SINCE, BUT IT DOESN'T GIVE ME MUCH CONFIDENCE THAT IT WON'T RETURN IF THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE REBOOT DID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194315April 6, 2019
ENGINE
THE FIRST TIME WAS A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED OUT AS I WAS PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN IN 2ND GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED. I WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE BACK UP AND CONTINUE OPERATING AFTERWARDS. THE SECOND TIME WAS JUST LAST THURSDAY WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, AGAIN WITH THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194331April 6, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED A 2019 GTI S ON MARCH 30TH 2019 AND IN ONE WEEK'S TIME I STALLED OUT 7 TIMES. 3 OF THOSE 7 TIMES WERE WHEN I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, IN NEUTRAL WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE ONLY (NOT ON THE CLUTCH). THE OTHER 4 TIMES WERE IN 2ND GEAR AT LOW SPEEDS BETWEEN 8 AND 10 MPH WHEN I WAS EITHER PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY OR GOING OVER A LONG BUT LOW AND NOT AGGRESSIVE SPEED BUMP. THE STALL WOULD HAPPEN WHEN I WOULD DEPRESS THE CLUTCH, NOT ON THE RELEASE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193831April 4, 2019
POWER TRAIN
ENGINE SHUTS OFF/STALLS WHEN BRAKING TO A STOP IN A 6MT URANO GREY GOLF GTI RABBIT EDITION. ON DOZENS OF OCCASIONS AT THIS POINT, WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ENGINE CODES BEING DROPPED. I WILL BE IN NEUTRAL OR WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY ENGAGED, USUALLY COMING TO A STOP BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN ROLLING SLOWLY, AND THE CAR WILL STALL OUT. IT HAS BEEN SO GENTLE THAT I DON'T EVEN NOTICE UNTIL I PRESS THE GAS AND START MOVING AND NOTHING HAPPENS. IT HAS OCCURRED DURING HEAVY BRAKING AND LIGHT BRAKING, USUALLY AFTER A LONGER DRIVE. TENDS TO OCCUR IN BURSTS, I'VE GONE TWO WEEKS WITH NO INCIDENTS AND THEN ON A SINGLE DRIVE (AFTER ABOUT 3 HOURS ON THE HIGHWAY) IT WILL OCCUR MULTIPLE TIMES IN RAPID SUCCESSION, BUT WON'T BE CONSISTENT. I AM NOT STALLING THE CAR BY HAVING THE CLUTCH PARTIALLY ENGAGED OR ANYTHING, I WILL BE IN FULL NEUTRAL OR WITH THE CLUTCH TO THE FLOOR AND FOOT OFF THE GAS. I HAVE HAD THE ISSUE WHEN SLOWING TO AN INTERSECTION PREPARING FOR A TURN, OR WHEN BRAKING TO A STOP TRAVELING STRAIGHT. HAVE ALSO HAD THE ISSUE WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC SPEEDS. ITS VERY DIFFICULT TO PIN DOWN, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF USUALLY AFTER EXTENSIVE DRIVING, HAVEN'T HAD IT HAPPEN AFTER A <10 MIN DRIVE YET THAT I CAN REMEMBER. CURRENTLY BEING ENCOUNTERED BY SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS, AND WE'RE TRYING TO CONSOLIDATE WHAT WE KNOW: HTTPS://WWW.REDDIT.COM/R/GOLFGTI/COMMENTS/B9CPB7/POSSIBLE_2019_6MT_STALL_ISSUE_YOUR_FEEDBACK/ HTTPS://WWW.GOLFMK7.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?P=776852#POST776852 HTTPS://WWW.REDDIT.COM/R/GOLFGTI/COMMENTS/AMH7H0/GOLF_GTI_MK75_STALLING_COMING_TO_STOP_WITH_CLUTCH/ THE LATEST TIMES IN ATL TRAFFIC WHEN I WAS PREPARING TO MERGE FROM A STOP INTO TRAFFIC AND IT STALLED OUT WHILE MOVING SLOWLY, ITS GETTING DANGEROUS TO LOSE POWER WHEN YOU'RE IN TRAFFIC AND NEEDING IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193967April 4, 2019
ENGINE
THE CAR WILL STALL WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP IN NEUTRAL, THEN WILL REQUIRE RESTARTING. PROBLEM IS MORE PERSISTENT IN WARMER TEMPERATURE AND ALSO WHEN THE OIL TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 220 DEGREES. HOWEVER DOES NOT CAUSE CEL OR THROW ANY CODES. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION BECAUSE I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR WHICH CAN PUT ME IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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