Volkswagen GTI Complaints (2019)

179 consumer complaints on file.

#11309570February 16, 2020
ENGINE
CAR STALLED TWICE SITTING IN NEUTRAL AT A STOP SIGN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308781February 12, 2020
ENGINE
NEW VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 1000 MILES, STALLS AT LOW SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. MUST RESTART CAR TO GET IT MOVING AGAIN. HAPPENS VERY OFTEN WITH CLUTCH DEPRESSED/NOT DEPRESSED, WHETHER IN GEAR OR IN NEUTRAL. HAPPENS IN AN INTERSECTION WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO ACCIDENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308507February 11, 2020
ENGINE
CAR STALLED WHEN IN NEUTRAL AT A STOPLIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11306864February 3, 2020
ENGINE
I PURCHASED THE CAR AS NEW IN TAMPA, FL ON JANUARY 17, 2020. THE TRIM LEVEL IS AUTOBAHN, AND ITS TRANSMISSION IS A SIX SPEED MANUAL. ON THREE OCCASIONS, WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP, WITH BOTH CLUTCH PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE HAS DIED. IN TWO OF THESE INCIDENTS THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART ON FIRST ATTEMPT, BUT ONLY ON THE SECOND TRY. THE CURRENT ODOMETER READING IS JUST UNDER 400 MILES. THE TIME BETWEEN THESE INCIDENTS WAS 2 TO 10 DAYS APART. NONE OF THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED ON A THOROUGHFARE. ONE WAS ON MY DRIVEWAY, WHEREAS THE OTHER TWO WERE IN A STORE OR RESTAURANT PARKING AREA. ASIDE FROM THESE THREE EPISODES, THE CAR DRIVES PERFECTLY. TWO DATE FROM THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF JANUARY, 2020, WHEREAS THE THIRD WAS ON FEBRUARY 1, 2020.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297514January 6, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO PERIODICALLY STALL WHEN I'M TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS IN PARKING LOTS, OR SLOWING DOWN TO TAKE A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. IT HAS RECURRED ENOUGH (~4 TIMES IN 220 MILES) TO KNOW IT IS NOT DRIVER ERROR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292359December 31, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY BRAND NEW 2019 GOLF GTI S 6MT HAS STALLED ABOUT 4 TIMES SINCE THE PURCHASE OF 12/30/19 THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 86 MILES ON IT ODOMETER. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER THE CAR IS IN GEAR OR NEUTRAL, WHILE THE CLUTCH IS DOWN, THE CAR SLOWLY TURNS OFF THE ENGINE BY ITSELF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292166December 30, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY 2019 VW GTI RABBIT DSG IS THROWING CEL LIGHT AND INTERMITTENTLY STALLING ASKING ME TO MANUALLY START THE ENGINE. BEEN INTO THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR P050A CEL AND STALLING. VW SAYS THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO THE MANUALS, NOT THE DSG. THE CEL LIGHT FOR P050A COMES ON RANDOMLY BUT THE STALLING HAPPENS MOST AFTER THE CAR COMES TO A STOP. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE START STOP SYSTEM BUT THE CAR ASKS FOR IT TO BE RESTARTED RANDOMLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11290661December 21, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS FULLY STOPPED AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION DURING RUSH HOUR IN LOS ANGELES (SANTA MONICA BLVD AND SEPULVEDA). THE AUTO STOP/START FEATURED WAS ON, SO MY ENGINE HAD FLIPPED OFF. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE THE ENGINE IS SUPPOSED TO RE-ENGAGE, BUT INSTEAD MY CAR STALLED (RESULTING IN THE VERY UPSET BMW DRIVER BEHIND ME NEARLY PLOWING INTO MY CAR) AND WON'T MOVE. THE EPK LIGHT AND SOME WARNING POPPED UP ON THE SCREEN, BUT I WAS TOO DISTRACTED BY NOT GETTING KILLED THAT I DIDN'T CATCH WHAT IT SAID. I HAD TO TURN MY CAR FULLY OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN TO GET MY ENGINE TO RESTART. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO THE VW DEALER IN SANTA MONICA. THEY TOOK NEARLY TWO WEEKS AND 150 MILES OF TEST DRIVES TO TRY TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE BUT COULDN'T SO THEY REPLACED THE STARTER. MY EPK LIGHT STILL REGULARLY COMES ON WHEN I START MY CAR, AND I THEN HAVE TO TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN TO GET MY CAR TO START, AND OFF HESITATES FLIPPING OVER IN THE AUTO STOP/START STATES. PLEASE NOTE I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF MY CAR, AND I HAD ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR ABOUT 6 WEEKS AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11290019December 19, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ENGINE STALLING WHEN SLOWING OR COMING TO A STOP AT CITY SPEEDS WITH TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL. ENGINE SHUTS OFF SMOOTHLY (SIMILAR TO IGNITION SWITCH OFF) AND RESTARTS EASILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287839December 9, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAD TAKING MY 2019 VOLKSWAGEN GTI TO THE DEALER ABOUT NOW 4 TIMES REGARDING HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TWO FRONT DOORS THEY MAKE A SQUEAK NOISE AND DOORS RATTLING WHEN ENTERING EXITING DRIVEWAYS AND WELL DRIVING ON FREEWAYS AND STREETS THE DEALERS SOLUTION WAS TO ADD A LUBRICANT AROUND MY DOORS AND THAT DIDN'T WORK. SECOND SOLUTION THEY DID WAS TO ADD A VINYL AROUND THE DOORS AND THAT DO NOT WORK. CAR IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY NEED TO WAIT FOR A VOLKSWAGEN SPECIALIST TO SEE WHAT ELSE THEY CAN DO TO MINIMIZE THE PROBLEM. SO NOW I'M WAITING FOR THAT PERSON TO BE AVAILABLE AND SEE WHAT ELSE THEY COULD DO TO THE CAR. I ASKED VOLKSWAGEN TO BUY THE CAR BACK BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID NO YEAH THEY'RE GOING BY THE MANUFACTURING WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286504December 2, 2019
ENGINE
THE ENGINE CUTS OUT/STALLS WHEN THE CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. NO SOUNDS, NO SIGNS, THE ENGINE JUST DIES. CLUTCH PEDAL IS FULLY DEPRESSED. IT'S SPORADIC AND HAS HAPPENED 7 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR ON 11/29. MOST RECENTLY HAPPENED BEFORE MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC. I AM UNABLE TO PINPOINT ANY FACTORS THAT LEAD TO THIS HAPPENING(ON A HILL, FLAT, OIL TEMP, STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, IN GEAR VS IN NEUTRAL). I'VE BEEN DRIVING MANUAL TRANSMISSION SINCE 1995. IT IS NOT DRIVER ERROR. CAR WAS MANUFACTURED ON 08/19
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11283033November 30, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AS I SLOW DOWN GETTING READY TO COME TO A COMPETE STOP. GOING FROM 3RD TO SECOND GEAR THE CARS GEAR INDICATOR STILL SAYS THAT I AM IN 3RD WHEN PHYSICAL THE GEAR MODULE IS IN THE SECOND POSITION THE MINUTE THE VEHICLE COMES A COMPLETE STOP EVEN IN MUTUAL. THE CAR ENGINE WILL JUST SHUT OFF. ISSUE CONSISTENT WHEN CAR ELECTRIC COMPONENTS THINKS THE CAR IS IN A PARTICULAR GEAR THAN WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282728November 27, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND COMING TO A STOP, THE ENGINE MAY SPUTTER AS IF IT ISN'T GETTING THE CORRECT AIR/FUEL MIXTURE AND SHUTS OFF. THIS IS AN S TRIM VOLKSWAGEN GTI WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND DRIVER ASSISTANCE PACKAGE. THE INCIDENT(S) OCCURRED WHILE IN NEUTRAL ON THE THREE OCCASIONS IT HAS HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE HAS 700 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE AN ENGINE/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11281246November 20, 2019
ENGINE
RE: NHTSA ACTION NUMBER DP19003. I HAVE A 2019 GTI SE 6MT. AT LOW SPEEDS, COMING TO A STOP, WITH CLUTCH ENGAGED, THE CAR WILL STALL. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR NOTICEABLE SOUNDS APPEAR, BUT THE ENGINE JUST TURNS OFF. SOMETIMES YOU DON'T KNOW IT'S OFF UNTIL YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE. A COUPLE OF TIMES THE ENGINE WOULD QUIETLY SHUT OFF WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION WITH CLUTCH ENGAGED AND GEAR IN NEUTRAL. THE FREQUENCY OF THIS OCCURENCE IS HIGHER WHEN IM IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I PURCHASED MY CAR BRAND NEW YESTERDAY, 11/18/2019, WITH LESS THAN 30 MILES. THE STALLING OCCURRED THE NEXT DAY ON 11/19/2019 IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. TO PROIVDE CONTEXT, I'VE BEEN DRIVING MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS 13 YEARS, WITH MY PREVIOUS CAR BEING A 6MT 2013 GTI, AND NEVER ENCOUNTERED THIS TYPE OF ISSUE BEFORE. TO TEST WHETHER IT'S HUMAN ERROR, I CONCIOUSLY PRESSED DOWN ON THE CLUTCH AS HARD AS I COULD AND KEPT IT ENGAGED UNTIL FULL STOP TO ENSURE I WASN'T RELEADING TOO EARLY, BUT THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTED. I'VE STALLED OVER 10 TIMES IN A DAY, WHICH APPEARS TO OCCUR AT RANDOM, BUT MORESO DURING LOW SPEED, STOP AND GO DRIVING. BECAUSE OF THE SUBTLE ENGINE SHUTOFF, LEFT TURNS FROM A STANDSTILL CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DUE TO STALLING ON ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITHOUT KNOWING YOUR ENGINE IS OFF, AMONGST THE OTHER DANGEROUS IMPLICATIONS OF THIS ISSUE. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS ISSUE, WHICH APPEARS TO BE IMPACTING MANY OTHER 2019 GTI 6MT OWNERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280955November 18, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY 2019 GOLF GTI 6 SPEED MANUAL FREQUENTLY AND SEEMINGLY RANDOMLY STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. SOME DAYS THE CAR WILL NOT STALL AT ALL OTHER TIMES THE CAR WILL STALL EVERYTIME IT COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT HAPPENS AFTER THE CAR HAS FULLY WARMED UP AND WILL HAPPEN AT THE MOST UNEXPECTED TIMES. THE CAR STALLS VERY GENTLY, NO LURCHING OR BUCKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280332November 15, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH PEDAL. ALSO, THE GEAR SHIFT DISPLAYED THE WRONG GEAR POSITION INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LEITH VOLKSWAGEN OF CARY (2300 AUTO PARK BLVD, CARY, NC 27511, (919) 297-1640) TO HAVE THE SOFTWARE UPDATED, BUT THE UPDATE FAILED TO PRODUCE ANY RESULTS. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE DEFECT WAS CURRENTLY PART OF NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP19003 (ENGINE, POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279741November 13, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN FIRST GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE AND THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED FAULKNER VOLKSWAGEN MECHANICSBURG (6631 CARLISLE PIKE, MECHANICSBURG, PA 17050, (717) 590-5230) AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 190854945. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279570November 12, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,030. *DT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278970October 31, 2019
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PURCHASED FROM RIVERSIDE VW METRO AUTO GROUP, A NEW 2019 VW GOLF GTI (WITH 465 MILES) EQUIPPED WITH A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION STALLS EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE TYPICALLY NEEDS TO WARM UP (OIL TEMP ABOVE 210F) PRIOR TO SEEING THIS EXCESSIVE STALLING ISSUE. THE STALLING IS APPARENT WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING AS CAR SLOWS TO A STOP OR WHEN PREPARING TO MAKE A TURNS AT INTERSECTIONS. THIS TRANSPIRES WITH THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED FULLY AND ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL AND CLUTCH OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 18 TIMES I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 4 DAYS AGO. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO ADDRESS AND THEY HAVE STATED THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE EVENT AND ARE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL. CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 615 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270752October 22, 2019
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE STALLS AT STOPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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