Volkswagen GTI Complaints

1,407 consumer complaints on file.

#10300486January 20, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2006 VW GTI HAS BEEN SERVICED EVERY 5000 MILES BY A VW DEALER. I PURCHASED THE CAR UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT IT WOULD BE IN GOOD CONDITION SINCE THE DEALER WAS THE ONE WHO PERFORMED ALL SERVICE. I TOOK THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP OFF TO CHECK THE CONDITION OF THE CAMSHAFT FOLLOWER. THE CAMSHAFT FOLLOWER WAS COMPLETELY MISSING THE TOP, THE HPFP WAS COMPLETELY MISSING IT'S TIP AND THE CAMSHAFT HAS LARGE GOUGES IN THE METAL. THIS IS AN AWFUL DESIGN, AND SHOULD BE RECTIFIED BY VOLKSWAGEN. *TR
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#10299738January 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2009. SHE STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE THE GEAR WOULD SLIP INTO NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR AS IT SHOULD. SHE HAD REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE TWICE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER, 09V333000, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE THAN THREE TIMES. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO ACTUALLY CORRECT THE FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 13,055.
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#10297890January 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONDITIONS: 20 DEGREES, SUNNY, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. VEHICLE: 2010 VW GTI 4-DR W/DSG TRANSMISSION. CURRENTLY 263 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. BACKED OUT OF MY GARAGE, PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE (D), AND PROCEEDED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY. BEGAN DRIVING OUT MY SUBDIVISION AND NOTICED THE ENGINE RPMS WERE GETTING LOUDER AND THE CAR APPEARED TO BE STUCK IN 1ST GEAR. I PUT THE DSG TRANSMISSION IN BOTH MANUAL MODE AND SPORT MODE, TRIED TO MANUALLY SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER GEAR, BUT HAD NO SUCCESS. STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED IT OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, STARTED THE CAR, STARTED DRIVING AGAIN. SAME BEHAVIOR... THE CAR WOULD ONLY RUN IN 1ST GEAR. PROCEEDED TO TURN AROUND TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK TO MY HOUSE ONLY TO LEARN THAT REVERSE WAS NOT WORKING. CONTACTED VW ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD THEM TOW THE CAR TO THE LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP. SERVICE IS CLOSED UNTIL MONDAY, 1/4/2010, SO WILL NOT KNOW NEXT STEPS UNTIL THEN. CONFIRMED MANUFACTURE DATE OF THIS 2010 VW GTI WAS 07/2009 (APPARENTLY WITHIN THE TIME FRAME VW HAS INDICATED THERE WERE MANUFACTURING ISSUES WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION). THE SYMPTOM OF THE FAILURE I EXPERIENCED IS FAR DIFFERENT THAN THE CURRENT RECALL FROM VW (CARS SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL). IN THIS CASE, MY CAR SIMPLY WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR AND ALSO WOULD NOT WORK IN REVERSE). BELIEVE THE VW DSG TRANSMISSION ISSUE IS ONLY GOING TO EXPAND. WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE NHTSA FURTHER INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER WITH VW TO ENSURE ALL AFFECTED TRANSMISSIONS ARE REPLACED. *TR REGARDS, BRIAN PEARSON
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#10296444December 19, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN GTI AND AM HAVING MANUAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, THREE MONTHS OF OWNING THE CAR MY FIRST GEAR SCYNRO HAS GONE OUT,(DISINTEGRATED) THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. AND NOW HAS GONE OUT A SECOND AND A THIRD TIME. THE SECOND TIME SAME DEALER SAME WARRANTY REPAIR. FOR THE THIRD REPAIR THE DEALER HAS DENIED MY WARRANTY FOR THE PART IN QUESTION. I'M CURRENTLY TRYING TO GET A HOLD OF VW IN GERMANY, BECAUSE VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE IS NOT WILLING TO HELP ME. *TR
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#10294674December 6, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CAR LURCHES WHEN MOVING FROM A STOP. THIS IS A BIG ISSUE IN TRAFFIC DUE TO THE LAG THAT EXISTS IN APPLICATION OF THROTTLE TO ACTUAL MOVEMENT. WHAT ALSO HAPPENS IS A MOMENTARY NEUTRAL WHEN YOU APPLY FULL THROTTLE WHEN MOVING. THIS IS NOT LIKE A NORMAL KICKDOWN, THE CAR DOES NOTHING AT FIRST THEN ROCKETS FORWARD , TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CLOSE CALL IN THIS CAR AS A RESULT OF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT PATTERNS. THESE ARE ALL PRESENT AFTER DRIVING THE CAR 20+ MILES TO WORK IN TRAFFIC. *TR
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#10293922November 29, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ABS SYSTEM. THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF AT TIMES AND STAYS OFF FOR A WHILE. THE COMPUTER SCAN DEDUCED THAT ONE OF THE ABS SENSORS WAS FAULTY. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSIST. NOW COMPUTER SCAN DEDUCES THAT ABS MODULE IS FAULTY. THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT'S DISABLING THE ABS SYSTEM AND ASR (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM)SYSTEM FROM THIS SPECIFIC MODEL. ALSO THE DOOR LOCKS AND ALARM SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY, IT NEVER HAS. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR DON'T LOCK THE DOOR WHEN THE ALARM SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED. IN OTHER WORDS, ANYBODY CAN BREAK IN THE CAR WITHOUT ACTIVATING THE ALARM HTTP://FORUMS.VWVORTEX.COM/ZEROTHREAD?ID=1542461 PLEASE CHECK THE LINK FOR MORE DETAILED INFO. ALSO THE HAZARD SWITCH ON THIS CAR WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND THE PROBLEM PERSIST. THE HAZARD LIGHTS WILL ONLY WORK FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THERE SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS ALL THE DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WORK SOMETIMES, OTHER TIMES IT JUST WON'T. PEOPLE IN THE VOLKSWAGEN COMMUNITY REFERS TO THIS AS GREMLINS WHICH ONLY AFFECT THE EARLY PRODUCTION OF VOLKSWAGEN GTI/GOLF/JETTA BETWEEN 1999.5 TO 2002. THIS ELECTRICAL GLITCH IS A REAL PAIN IN BACK BECAUSE IT TRIGGERS MANY DIFFERENT PROBLEMS THAT AFFECT THE NORMAL OPERATION OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR
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#10293537November 25, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2007 VOLKSWAGEN GTI HAS A DSG TRANSMISSION. IT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING "LURCHING" OR "JUMPING" WHILE THE CAR IS STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR IDLING AND THIS KICKS UP THE RPM'S AND MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE THE CAR IS EITHER GOING TO MOVE ON IT'S OWN OR IT MAKES IT FEEL AS IF YOU'VE BEEN HIT FROM THE REAR? I WILL TAKE THIS COMPLAINT TO VOLKSWAGEN AS WELL, SO WE SHALL SEE WHAT THEY SAY AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, DO. *TR
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#10293213November 23, 2009
POWER TRAIN
EXPERIENCING SEVERAL SAFETY ISSUES WITH VW DSG TRANSMISSION IN MY 2009 GTI. FIRST, SHIFTING INTO PARK. WHEN SHIFTING FROM EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE INTO PARK ON A HILL, VEHICLE ROLLS 3 FEET AND THEN HITS A HARD "STOP". SECOND, VERY HARD DOWNSHIFTING/ENGINE BRAKING IN AUTOMATIC MODE WHEN SLOWING DOWN. THIS HAPPENS AT 20 MPH AND THEN AGAIN AT 10 MPH. IF YOU ARE APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN THIS ENGINE BRAKING HAPPENS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP AT A DESIRED POINT. YOU CAN BE SMOOTHLY APPLYING THE BRAKE AND THEN WHEN YOU SLOW TO 20 MPH THE ENGINE BRAKING DRASTICALLY SLOWS THE VEHICLE EVEN MORE. IT'S LIKE SHIFTING INTO A LOWER GEAR AT TOO HIGH A SPEED WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY APPLYING THE BRAKES. VERY DANGEROUS! THIRD, LURCH/SURGE WHEN STARTING ON A HILL. WHEN BACKING OUT OF A SPOT ON A HILL OR STARTING FORWARD ON A HILL HAVING JUST PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE THE ENGINE REVS FOR 3 SECONDS AS IF IT IS NOT IN GEAR AND THEN LURCHES SUDDENLY FORWARD. *TR
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#10293056November 20, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY CAR (2008 VW GTI W/DSG) RUNS VERY CHOPPY AT LOW SPEEDS AND IN REVERSE. OFTEN TIMES AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR WOULD SHIFT VERY HARD INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN I LET GO OF THE BRAKE. *TR
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#10291280November 6, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED THE CAR IN THE BEGINNING OF JULY 2009, NOTICED WEIRD SHIFTING BUT FIGURED IT WAS PART OF CAR BREAK IN PROCESS. NOW I NOTICE IT HAPPEN ALMOST DAILY. THE CAR SHIFTS HARSHLY DURING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. IT JERKS FORWARD A LOT DURING BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. LATELY THE CAR WILL HESITATE WHEN GOING FROM COMPLETE STOP TO FORWARD THEN "BUCK" FORWARD. *TR
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#10290599November 2, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2007 VW GTI WITH DSG TRANSMISSION IS VERY HARD TO SHIFT INTO 1ST AND 2ND PLUS OTHER GEARS. CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON BUSY ROAD (DANGEROUS!!!) AND "P R N D S" DISPLAY STARTED FLASHING. FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILURE I HAD WAS SIMILAR EXPECT I DIDN'T GET THE FLASHING ICONS. TOOK CAR IN AND THEY REPLACED THE MECHATRON UNIT (25,000 MILES). NOW ITS IN THE SHOP AGAIN FOR THE SAME UNIT AND SYMPTOMS ABOVE. (58,000 MILES). *TR
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#10290389October 30, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
NORMAL ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR ROLLING, THE DSG TRANSMISSION WILL HESITATE AND PRODUCE A VERY ROUGH SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR. THIS IS INTERMITTENT BUT ALMOST DAILY. CAR IS NOW IN THE VW DEALERS REPAIR SHOP. *TR
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#10287449October 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2008 VW GTI DSG TRANSMISSION, DRIVING APPROX 30-40KM/H, TRANSMISSION LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. *TR
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#10287044October 11, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. DSG "PRNDS" LAMPS FLASHING ON FREEWAY 2. MY WIFE HAS HAD IT LIKE 5~6 TIMES SINCE SHE BOUGHT THIS CAR 3. PULLED OVER HER CAR AND TURNED IT OFF AND TURN IT ON AGAIN. *TR
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#10284780September 21, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAVING SEVERE DOWNSHIFT BUCKING ISSUES WITH A 2006 VW GTI WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION, CANNOT GET DEALER TO FIX ISSUES WITH THE DOWNSHIFTING. CAUSES UPON DOWN SHIFT OF THE 3RD TO 2ND GEAR THE CAR TO DO A BUCKING MOTION UPON SLOWING DOWN. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN COMING TO A STOP ON A WET OR ICY ROAD. IT OCCURS REGULARLY ENOUGH THAT I CAN ALMOST GET IT TO DUPLICATE IT WHEN CAR IS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE NOTICE/ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUES BUT CANT FIGURE IT OUT OR DO ANY REPAIRS. I HAVE SUGGESTED SEVERAL OPTIONS I HAVE READ ABOUT BUT THEY WILL TAKE NONE OF THEM INTO CONSIDERATION. *TR
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#10284789September 21, 2009
POWER TRAIN
2007 VW GTI WITH DSG TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY SLAMS INTO A GEAR OCCASIONAL FEELING OF SLIPPING CLUTCH NOISE FROM TRANS AFTER STARTUP, DIAGNOSED AS "NOISY", BUT NOT FAULTY SOLENOID. *TR
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#10283554September 10, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2008 VW MKV GTI WITH DSG TRANSMISSION, AND I HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS. 1. AFTER A 700 MILE DRIVE, I NOTICED THAT THE PRDNS DISPLAY WAS FLASHING, AND THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS LOCKED IN 2ND GEAR, NO OTHER GEARS COULD BE USED INCLUDING REVERSE AFTER SHUTTING DOWN MY CAR, AND LETTING IT SIT FOR 20 MINUTES, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT WAS BEHAVING NORMAL AGAIN, AND THE FLASHING OF THE PRDNS DISPLAY WAS GONE. 2. FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS NOW I HAVE EXPERIENCED A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR OF MY DSG TRANSMISSION, WHEN COMING TO A STOP IT JERKS AND SURGES FORWARD IN 1ST GEAR, THE SAME HAPPENS WHEN TAKING OF FROM A STOP IT JERKS AND SURGES, WHICH MAKES IT FOR THE DRIVER IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL/MODULATE THE SPEED WITH WHICH THE CAR WILL MOVE FORWARD, I HAVE TO KEEP A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE FROM THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME TO NOT HIT THEM BY ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SURGING BEHAVIOR OF MY TRANSMISSION THIS SURGING AND JERKY BEHAVIOR IS ONLY IN 1ST GEAR AND REVERSE, AND HAPPENS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS BACK INTO 1ST OR WHEN YOU TAKE OFF FROM 1ST OR REVERSE. CURRENTLY DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUES, BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE ISSUES DUE TO PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE AT THE TIME I CALLED. *TR
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#10282844September 4, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. PROBLEM - ROUGH UP AND DOWNSHIFTS IN D, MANUAL/TIPTRONIC MODE, AND S MODES (ALL MODES AVAILABLE IN THE CAR). 2. WHEN MANUALLY DOWNSHIFTING/UPSHIFTING THE CAR OR WHEN ALLOWING THE CAR TO DO SO ON ITS OWN, YOU OFTEN GET A SLIGHT TO SEVERE JERK. PROBLEM OCCURS ON 90% OF ALL SHIFTS. 3. BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES, HAVE DROPPED THE CAR OFF 3 TIMES. FIRST TWO TIMES THEY HAD DONE SOFTWARE RESET AND THEN A SOFTWARE UPDATE. NEITHER FIXED THE ISSUE ALTHOUGH THEY TOLD ME THE CAR WAS 'RUNNING FINE' OR THE 'JERKS ARE NORMAL'. THIS THIRD TIME, THE MECHATRONIC UNIT (WHAT I FEEL IS THE CULPRIT AND HAVE BEEN PUSHING) IS SUPPOSEDLY BEING REPLACED. UNCERTAIN IF THIS WILL RESOLVE THE ISSUE 100%. STILL DO NOT HAVE THE CAR. *TR
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#10282884September 4, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DSG TRANSMISSION. THE CAR LURCHES FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP. THIS ISSUE WAS REPORTED TO CARDINALE VW IN CORONA BUT THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM YET I EXPERIENCE IT DAILY. *TR
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#10282720September 3, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION WITH A TRAFFIC LIGHT, WAITING TO TURN LEFT. AS SOON AS THERE WAS A SAFE AND REASONABLE GAP BETWEEN ONCOMING CARS, I HIT THE GAS AT APPROXIMATELY 1/4 THROTTLE TO MAKE THE TURN. HOWEVER, THE CAR MOVED FOR A BIT AND THEN IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGED ANYMORE. THE CAR WAS BASICALLY MOVING BY MOMENTUM AND NOT BY ENGINE POWER. I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE SEEMS TO BE REVVING FREELY, AS THERE IS NO CORRELATION BETWEEN MY THROTTLE INPUT AND THE MOVEMENT OF THE CAR. IN FACT, WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING BY ENGINE POWER, I INSTINCTIVELY PUT MORE THROTTLE TO MORE THAN 1/2. IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE AND THAT WAS HOW I KNEW THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGED. IF IT WAS TRACTION CONTROL, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT REV SINCE TRACTION CONTROL WOULD CUT THE FUEL. HENCE, IT IS MOST LIKELY THE TRANSMISSION, SPECIFICALLY, THE DSG TRANSMISSION. MY CAR COASTED TO SAFETY WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT, AND A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE CAR WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE HAD THIS EXPERIENCE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AND IT SCARED ME EVERY TIME BECAUSE I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN HIT BY THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC, IF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SEE ME OR CANNOT STOP IN TIME. I MENTIONED THIS TO THE DEALER SERVICE THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, BUT THEY SAID THEY CANNOT REPLICATE IT AND THUS, THEY CAN'T AND WON'T DO ANYTHING. BUT, FOR ME, IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, WHETHER THEY CAN REPLICATE IT OR NOT. I JUST WANT THE VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR UNRELIABLE/ FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR
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