Volkswagen GTI Complaints

1,407 consumer complaints on file.

#10276764July 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN
MY 08 GTI HAS VERY STRANGE ACTIONS WHEN I AM DRIVING MY AUTOMATIC DSG TRANSMISSION. IT WILL EITHER LURCH FORWARD OR SLAM INTO GEARS. AT TIMES IT FEEL LIKE IT STALLS AS THE CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY. I KNOW PEOPLE THAT HAVE CHANGED THEIR MECHATRONI UNITS AND FOUND IT'S JUST A CPU PROBLEM BUT WHEN I TAKE THIS TO THE DEALER THERE IS ISSUES WITH THEM STATING THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS CAUSED ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH SOMEBODY REAR ENDED ME BECAUSE MY CAR SLAMMED INTO 1ST GEAR AS I BRAKED. THIS SCARES ME VERY MUCH WHEN THE VEHICLES GEAR DOESN'T SEEM TO ALWAYS BE IN THE PROPER GEAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276785July 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2008 VW GTI WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION. FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS IT HAS BEEN SURGING WHEN DRIVING AT LOW "PARKING LOT" SPEEDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. THE CAR ALSO SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM 3RD TO 2ND AND THEN TO 1ST GEAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP AND THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS HIGH, AROUND 90 DEGREES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276803July 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2007 VW GTI WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO GEAR WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND THEN ACCELERATING AGAIN, THIS COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENTS AND OR SERIOUS MECHANICAL FAILURE DUE TO THE STRESS ON THE DRIVETRAIN COMPONENTS, BROUGHT IT UP AT A SERVICE APPT AND TECHNICIAN SAID IT WAS NORMAL, I DO NOT BELIEVE HAVING A TRANSMISSION MAKING A LOUD BANG SOUND AND SLAMMING INTO GEAR, JERKING THE CAR FORWARD IS NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276815July 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY VEHICLE (2005 VW GTI) WILL WITH OUT ANY NOTICE TURN ITSELF OFF AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN RESTARTED IT DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR RIGHT AWAY. IT DOES THIS OFTEN. WHEN I SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND THEN SHIFT INTO DRIVE IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF TIME BEFORE MY VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO GEAR CAUSING ME TO STAY IDLE IN ONE PLACE. I HAVE GOTTEN CLOSE TO GETTING INTO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS WITH MY CAR TURNING OFF AND THEN TAKING MORE THEN THE REQUIRED TIME TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT IS MY DSG TRANSMISSION AND HE HAS HEARD THIS PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OF MY TYPE OF CAR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS FOR PEOPLE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH A FAULTY DSG TRANSMISSION. THE COST TO REPLACE THESE TRANSMISSIONS IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND VW SHOULD DO MORE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ITS CAR OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276551July 13, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR SHIFTS VERY ROUGHLY 100 PERCENT OF THE TIME. WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A DEAD STOP THE CAR HESITATES AND THEN JERKS INTO GEAR. SOMETIMES IT SLAMS INTO GEAR VERY HARSHLY WITH EVEN THE LIGHTEST PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL. THIS HAS TAKEN ME BY SURPRISE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ALMOST CAUSING ME TO REAREND THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. IT ALSO DOWNSHIFTS VERY STRANGELY...SOMETIMES SEARCHING FOR GEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276577July 13, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I NOTICED MY "AUTOMATIC" DSG (DIRECT SHIFT GATE) TRANSMISSION TO BE ACTING UP. FROM A STOP UP TO 15 MPH IN 1ST GEAR AND REVERSE THE TRANSMISSION FELT VERY LURCHY AND HAD LOTS OF SURGING ASSOCIATED WITH ACCELERATION. IT COULD BE SIMULATED IN A "NORMAL" CAR BY TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR WHEN STARTING TO DRIVE INSTEAD OF SMOOTHLY PRESSING IT. IT WAS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN THE CAR'S OPERATING TEMPERATURE WAS HOT. IE: THE HOTTER IT WAS THE WORSE THE SYMPTOMS ARE. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR LONG ENOUGH TO HEAT THE CAR UP. IT'S DANGEROUS IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE CAR DOESN'T GO, THEN I GIVE IT MORE GAS AND IT GOES TOO MUCH. I AM AFRAID I WILL REAR-END ANOTHER CAR SOMEDAY. REVERSE GEAR IS EVEN WORSE. I HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN PARKING THAT I DO NOT SMASH INTO ANOTHER CAR. THESE PROBLEMS ARE ALSO FOR SOME REASON AMPLIFIED WHEN ON ANY INCLINE. THE SECOND ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IS THAT MAINLY WHEN THE OPERATING TEMPERATURE IS COLD THE CAR EXPERIENCES TROUBLE WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. NORMALLY UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION, THE CAR CAN'T SEEM TO "FIND" 2ND GEAR. IT WILL SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR AND "HANG" IN A NEUTRAL POSITION WHERE NO POWER IS AVAILABLE TO MOVE THE CAR FORWARD. APPROXIMATELY .5 - 1 SECONDS LATER, IT SHIFTS INTO SECOND GEAR. I WOULD HATE TO BE TRYING TO AVOID A COLLISION AND HAVE NO POWER AVAILABLE IF NEEDED TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. VOLKSWAGEN HAS TOLD ME THESE ISSUES ARE "NORMAL" AND THAT IT IS WORKING AS DESIGNED. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE SINCE THESE SYMPTOMS WERE NOT EVIDENT WHATSOEVER WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW 11 MONTHS AND 13 DAYS AGO. AS VOLKSWAGEN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM, I HOPE THE NHTSA CAN GRASP THEIR ATTENTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276587July 13, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE DSG TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY GOES INTO NEUTRAL. HAPPENED TO ME ON THE HIGHWAY, HAD TO STOP THE CAR, AND TURN IT OFF TO PUT THE CAR BACK IN GEAR. LUCKILY I WAS NEXT TO THE SHOULDER ALREADY SINCE I WAS TAKING THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276306July 10, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2008 VW GTI EQUIPPED WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION. RECENTLY, I HAVE NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND ITS DELIVERY OF POWER FROM THE ENGINE TO THE WHEELS OF MY CAR. WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SMOOTHLY AND PREDICTABLY DELIVER POWER TO THE CAR'S WHEELS. WHEN IN REVERSE, THE PROBLEM IS VERY NOTICEABLE. IT SURGES AND STOPS CONSTANTLY WHILE BACKING UP, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE SPEED AT WHICH YOU ARE BACKING UP. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR BUCKS AND SURGES FORWARD. THIS IS NOT AS DANGEROUS AS WHEN IN REVERSE, BUT IT IS STILL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. THERE ARE SEVERAL INTERNET FORUMS THAT ARE SHARING INFORMATION AND EXPERIENCES ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION AND ITS VARIOUS PROBLEMS. TO DATE, VW DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. I'M ADDING MY COMPLAINT TO THE OTHERS IN THE HOPES THAT SOMEONE WILL PUT PRESSURE ON VW TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS NEED TO BE SERIOUSLY LOOKED AT NATIONWIDE AND PERHAPS A RECALL STARTED IN ORDER TO FIX THE ISSUES WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND UNDERSTANDING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276153July 8, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES. HAVE MAJOR ISSUE WITH DSG AUTOMATIC TRANS OCCASIONALLY GOING INTO NEUTRAL WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND LOW SPEED JERKINESS (LIKE THE TRANS DOESN'T KNOW WHETHER IT SHOULD BE IN NEUTRAL OR 1ST/REVERSE) AFTER AT LEAST 15 MIN OF DRIVING. THE LOW SPEED JERKING ISSUE IS EASILY REPEATABLE BUT THE CAR NEEDS TO BE DRIVEN AT LEAST 15 MINUTES TO NOTICE IT. THE TRANS GOING INTO NEUTRAL ISSUE IS HARD TO REPRODUCE AS IT CAN HAPPEN RANDOMLY WITH UP TO 3-4 WEEKS IN BETWEEN OCCURRENCES, BUT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 8 TIMES. WHEN IT HAPPENS THE CAR ROLLS TO A STOP, USUALLY LIFTING OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL, GIVING IT A FEW SECONDS BEFORE GIVING IT GAS AGAIN SEEMS TO BE ENOUGH FOR IT TO GO INTO GEAR. I'VE BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS. ALMOST GOT HIT BY A GARBAGE TRUCK ON THE WAY TO THE FIRST DEALER, WHEN THE TRANS WENT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE MERGING ONTO A BUSY STREET. LUCKILY IT WENT INTO GEAR JUST IN TIME. 1ST DEALER REPLACED A FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR WHICH FIXED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, BUT HAS NOT FIXED ANY OF THE ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. 2ND DEALER ADMITS IT'S THE TRANSMISSION, BUT SO FAR VW OF AMERICA HAS NOT APPROVED ANY PARTS REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275961July 7, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED MY 2009 VW GTI IN AUGUST OF 2008 AND HAVE BEEN USING IT AS MY DAILY DRIVER SINCE ITS PURCHASE. NOT KNOWING THE TECHNICALITIES AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THE DSG TRANSMISSION I DROVE THE CAR AS USUAL UNTIL AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR 2 OR 3 MONTHS WHEN I WENT TO START THE CAR THE PRNDS WAS FLASHING IN THE DASH AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO UNLOCK (I COULD ATTEMPT TO START IT THOUGH) NOR WOULD IT REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. AFTER 3 FAILED ATTEMPTS TO START IT I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND RETURNED AN HOUR LATER TO START IT AND IT WORKED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY DEALER AND THEY "FIXED THE ISSUE" MY REPLACING A MAGNETIC SENSOR IN THE TRIPTRONIC UNIT. I DROVE THE CAR AS USUAL FOR A FEW MONTHS AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE (OR SO I THOUGHT). I HAD A FRIEND RIDE WITH ME WHO OWNS ANOTHER VW WITH A DSG TRANSMISSION AND HE COMMENTED ON HOW BAD THE SHIFTS WERE AND HOW IT RODE BAD, SO I BEGAN TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUES (THIS BEING THE ONLY DSG CAR I HAVE DRIVEN I DID NOT KNOW MY CAR WAS DRIVING BAD). TURNS OUT THE CAR HAD A FAULTY MECHATRONIC UNIT THAT WAS CAUSING MY CAR TO HAVE ROUGH SHIFTS, "LURCHING" MOTIONS WHILE IN 1ST GEAR AND REVERSE, AND THEN WOULD FEEL AS THOUGH THE CAR WAS GOING TO STALL AND CUT OUT. I HAD BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO DRIVING THE CAR AS SUCH AND HAD TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN PARALLEL PARKING SO MY CAR WOULDN'T "LURCH" AND HIT THE CAR ON EITHER SIDE WHILE PARALLEL PARKING. YOU CAN READ ABOUT MULTIPLE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A LATE MODEL VW GTI (PARTICULARLY 2008 AND 2009) ON A VW ENTHUSIAST FORUM: HTTP://FORUMS.VWVORTEX.COM/ZEROFORUM?ID=988. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275876July 6, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LURCHING AND JERKINESS FROM DEAD STOP IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE WITH A 2008 VW GTI. THIS IS A CONTINUAL PROBLEM PARTICULARLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM AND IN WARMER WEATHER. NO ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE LURCHING, YET, BUT THE INABILITY TO PULL AWAY WHEN A LIGHT TURNS GREEN, AND THE INABILITY TO CONTROL THE ACCELERATION WHEN REVERSING IS LIKELY TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SOON. THE GENERAL CONSENSUS ONLINE IS THAT THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SOME 2008 MECHATRONIC UNITS (ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CAR'S DSG TRANSMISSION), AND THAT REPLACEMENT SOLVES THE PROBLEM. BUT VW HAS, SO FAR, REFUSED TO REPLACE MY MECHATRONIC UNIT, ISSUE A RECALL, OR IN ANY WAY RECTIFY THE SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275084June 27, 2009
AIR BAGS
I GOT INTO A HEAD ON COLLISION AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10273657June 12, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CRUISE CONTROL DASH LIGHT WENT OUT DURING OPERATION WITHOUT WARNING. THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND ON FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THE LIGHT, AT THIS POINT HAD NO EFFECT ON THE FUNCTION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL TO MAINTAIN SPEED, SPEED UP OR SLOW DOWN; THE SPEED REMAINED STEADY EVEN WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING DASH LIGHT. ONE WEEK AFTER THE LIGHT BEGAN TO GO ON AND OFF, THE MALFUNCTION SPREAD TO AFFECT THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE OR FAILED TO WORK COMPLETELY. DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AT 65 MPH AND USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE TO 85 MPH BY ITS SELF WITHOUT PREVIOUSLY SETTING THAT SPEED OR WITHOUT EVEN PHYSICALLY INCITING CHANGE. THE LAST EXPERIENCE WITH USE OF CRUISE CONTROL THE MALFUNCTION CAUSED COMPLETE SHUTDOWN OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM AND SLOWED THE CAR WITHOUT WILL OF THE DRIVE. THE VEHICLE, ON THE HIGHWAY, BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AS THOUGH THE GAS PEDAL HAD BEEN DEPRESSED. IT SHUTS ITS SELF OFF AS IT PLEASES, OR ACCELERATES AS IT PLEASES.THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL HAS SINCE BEEN DISCONTINUED AND WILL NOT BE USED UNTIL FURTHER EVALUATION IS UNDERGONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273490June 10, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS PROBLEM RELATES TO THE VOLKSWAGEN 2009 DSG TRANSMISSION AVAILABLE ON SEVERAL 2009 MODELS. MINE IS A 2009 GTI. IT HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIME SINCE PURCHASE 3 WEEKS AGO. FROM TIME TO TIME THE TRANSMISSION WILL UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THE GEAR SHIFT LIGHTS ON THE DASH FLASH. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHILE STANDING AT A STOP LIGHT OR WHILE AT SPEED. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE LARGELY UNKNOWN BY DEALERS, BUT IS NOW WELL DOCUMENTED BY OWNERS. SOME OWNERS HAVE NOW HAD THE PROBLEM RESOLVED. A DISCUSSION OF THE PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTP://FORUMS.TDICLUB.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=235168&PAGE=9 LIKE MANY OWNERS, I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS. NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. DON HOWSON GRAPEVINE, TX *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272718June 2, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A NEW 2009 VW GTI, DSG, 2-DOOR. I HAD IT JUST OVER A MONTH AND HAS ABOUT 1100 MILES ON IT. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, I PARKED IN MY CONDO AND WAS IN "PARK" AND NOTICED THE GEAR SHIFT LIGHTS ON THE DISPLAY (P-R-N-D-S) WERE FLASHING/BLINKING. I TURNED OFF KEY AND NEXT DAY EVERYTHING WAS FINE. ABOUT 3-4 DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE IN "PARK" AT MY HOUSE. AGAIN, NEXT DAY EVERYTHING WAS FINE. TODAY, I WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN "DRIVE" WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND NOTICED THE GEAR SHIFT LIGHTS ON THE DISPLAY WERE BLINKING AGAIN. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR WAS RUNNING, ALL POWER (RADIO, LIGHTS, ETC) WERE OPERATING FINE, BUT IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. I SHIFTED INTO PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL, THEN DRIVE, AND IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I THEN TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR 5 SECONDS THEN BACK ON AND IT WORKED FINE. I DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND ON MULTIPLE CAR FORUMS, MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM RECENTLY AS WELL. MOST HAVE HAD THEIR MECHATRONIC MODULE REPLACED, SOME HAVE HAD THEIR SHIFTER ASSEMBLY SENSOR REPLACED AND SOME HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE SENSOR REPLACED. THIS COULD POSE A SERIOUS THREAT OF INJURY OR DEATH IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE SOMEONE, INCLUDING MYSELF, ARE TURNING INTO OR FROM AN INTERSECTION AND THE CAR GOES INTO THIS "FALSE NEUTRAL" STAGE WITH NO ACCELERATOR TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ANY TRAFFIC. PLEASE FILE THIS COMPLAINT AND HOPEFULLY VW MIGHT ISSUE A RECALL WHICH IS SERIOUSLY NEEDED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266849April 27, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
COMPLAINANT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN GTI 1.8T. DRIVING HOME THREE DAYS AGO, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR STARTS TO STAGGER AND PUTTER. WEIRD CLICKING NOISE. PARKED CAR IMMEDIATELY, RAN DIAG GOT CODE P0103 WHICH INDICATES CYLINDER MISFIRE. CHECKED INTERNET AND CAME UP WITH MANY MANY OTHER COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND STATING THAT IT IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF VW. CALLED MECHANIC, HE CONFIRMED. CAR DELIVERED TO MECHANIC WHO RECONFIRMED. PAID $500 FOR REPAIR. IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, WHY DOES VW NOT RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266297April 21, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
ON APRIL 4, 2009 I DISCOVERED THAT MY FUEL PUMP, CAM FOLLOWER AND INTAKE CAM LOBE HAVE PREMATURELY WORN AS DESCRIBED IN A JUNE 2007 VW TSB #15 07 04. THE CAM FOLLOWER CAP WORE THROUGH, CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP PLUNGER TIP TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE CAM LOBE, WEARING ALL THREE PARTS TO THE POINT THAT THEY MUST BE REPLACED, AS PER THE TSB, EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS MAINTAINED AT THE DEALER DURING WARRANTY PERIOD PURSUANT TO VW SPECIFICATIONS, AND IN EXCESS OF THE INTERVALS CALLED FOR IN THE MAINTENANCE BOOKLET THAT CAME WITH THE CAR SINCE THE WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRED. BECAUSE MY CAR NEVER DISPLAYED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THE CAM WEAR WAS NEVER CHECKED BY THE SERVICING DEALER SINCE THEY ARE INSTRUCTED IN THE TSB NOT TO PROCEED IN THE ABSENCE OF A WARNING INDICATOR, AND BY THE TIME THE ISSUE WAS FOUND, VW DENIED WARRANTY CLAIMS DUE TO MILEAGE ON THE CAR (80,100 +/- AT THE TIME OF DISCOVERY). IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT THE PARTS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAR TO THE POINT THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND/OR CAM SHAFT MAY FAIL DURING HIGHWAY OPERATION, POSSIBLY CAUSING A COLLISION OR THE RELEASE OF FUEL INTO THE ENGINE BAY THEREBY CAUSING A RISK OF FIRE. THE VW MAINTENANCE BOOKLET MAKES NO MENTION OF THE NECESSITY OF REPLACING OR EVEN CHECKING THESE PARTS FOR WEAR THROUGH 100,000 MILES, AND IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE, THE OWNER MAY HAVE NO WARNING OF AN IMPENDING FAILURE OF THE PARTS. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED ONE CAM FOLLOWER, AND HAVE THE ORIGINAL DAMAGED PART. AN UNSCIENTIFIC REVIEW OF VW OWNER WEBSITES INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE, AND IN SOME INSTANCES HAS OCCURRED IN AS FEW AS 25,000 MILES. I HAVE CONTACTED VW DIRECTLY, AND WHILE THEY HAVE NOT DISPUTED THE FACT THAT THE PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE, THEY REFUSE TO OFFER ANY REPAIR ASSISTANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264477April 8, 2009
SEAT BELTS
DAILY USAGE FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR CAUSED MY VEHICLE'S SEATBELT TO NO LONGER LOCK IN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264213April 6, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
RELEASE HOOD CABLE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262657March 21, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY CLUTCH FAILED PREMATURELY BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL. VW MAINTAINS THAT CLUTCH FAILED AS A RESULT OF POOR DRIVING SKILLS. DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL IN THIS VEHICLE COLLECTS TOO MUCH OIL AND SILICONE DUE TO POOR PRODUCT DESIGN. THIS BUILDUP CAUSES THE CLUTCH TO OVERHEAT AND PREMATURELY WEAR. VW REFUSES TO REPLACE FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH, WHICH THEY STATE IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE FLYWHEEL SHOULD BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF ITS FAULTY DESIGN, AND THE CLUTCH SHOULD BE REPLACED AS A RESULT OF THE POORLY MADE FLYWHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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