Volkswagen GTI Complaints

1,407 consumer complaints on file.

#11230583July 9, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BOUGHT A NEW 2019 VW GTI 'S' IN 6 SPEED MANUAL. THE VEHICLE STALLS AND HAS STALLED AT LEAST 10 TIMES AND I'VE HAD IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK. ITS VERY CONCERNING. I'VE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE IT IN TOMORROW, AND I'VE CALLED VW CUSTOMER CARE TO LET THEM KNOW. IT HAPPENS WHILE COMING TO A STOP, HAS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I SEE MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE BUT VW IS CURRENTLY UNWILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. SOUNDS LIKE MANY DIFFERENT PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOR VARIOUS CONSUMERS TO NO AVAIL. MOST STORIES I'VE READ HAVE ENDED IN VW BUYING BACK THE LEMONS...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229618July 5, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
LOSS OF POWER CYLINDER 2 MISSFIRES LOSS OF CAM CRANK SYNCHRONIZATION AND LACK OF CAM SIGNAL EVEN AFTER REPLACING BOTH CAM SENSORS IT STILL READS 0 RPM AND HAS BECAME VERY FRUSTRATING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229682July 5, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT A NEW 2019 VW GTI RABBIT EDITION IN 6 SPEED MANUAL. THE VEHICLE STALLS AND HAS STALLED AT LEAST 10 TIMES AND I'VE HAD IT FOR 2 DAYS. ITS VERY CONCERNING. I'VE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE IT IN, AND I'VE CALLED VW CUSTOMER CARE TO LET THEM KNOW. IT HAPPENS WHILE COMING TO A STOP, HAS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229491July 4, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR WILL STALL EVERY OTHER DAY OR SO. MAY ALSO STALL TWICE IN ONE DAY. SEEMS TO BE MORE COMMON WHEN ITS WARMER OUT. IT STALLS IN NEUTRAL OR IN GEAR WITH CLUTCH DEPRESSED WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP. ALREADY HAD IT TO THE DEALER TWICE. STILL STALLS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229362July 3, 2019
ENGINE
VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWICE WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP, WITH CLUTCH FULLY PRESSED IN. THIS HAPPENED TO A 2019 VW GTI RABBIT EDITION CORNFLOWER BLUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229097July 2, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR HAS UNDER 200 MILES. ENGINE REPEATEDLY TURNS OFF ONCE STATIONARY, AT STOPS, SUCH AS INTERSECTIONS, YIELD ZONES, AND FREEWAY ON AND OFF RAMPS WITH TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. THE ENGINE TURNS OFF WITHOUT WARNING OR NOTIFICATIONS, AND HAS TO BE RESTARTED BY DRIVER. UNKNOWN COMPONENTS/SYSTEMS. TAKEN TO VW SERVICE CENTER, WAS ROAD TESTED, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE COMPLAINT AND NOTED VW CORP HAD ADVISED RESETS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229111July 2, 2019
POWER TRAIN
WHEN COMING TO A STOP IN 1ST OR WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT IN NEUTRAL, THE CAR WILL STALL OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228885July 2, 2019
ENGINE
EA888 HAS A KNOWN TIMING CHAIN AND CHAIN TENSIONER ISSUE THAT CAUSES ENGINE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228516June 30, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THE PROBLEM STARTED LESS THAN 24 HOURS FROM TAKING DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE WITH 16 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AT 111 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, 90 DEGREES AMBIENT TEMP, OIL TEMP 210. THE ENGINE DIES WHEN APPROACHING A STOP WITH THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED. DOES IT IN NEUTRAL AND WHEN IN FIRST OR SECOND GEAR. GAUGES REMAIN ON WITH LIGHTING, TACH AT ZERO. AFTER STALLING THE CAR STARTS WITH A PUSH OF THE STARTER BUTTON, FOOT ON BRAKE AND CLUTCH DEPRESSED. IF THE CAR STALLS WHEN PARKING THE GAUGES REMAIN ON WITH LIGHTING, TACH AT ZERO. THE CAR MUST BE RESTARTED AND THEN SHUT OFF WITH THE STARTED BUTTON FOR THE GAUGES AND THE REST OF THE CARS ELECTRICS TO POWER DOWN. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228559June 30, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON STREET ROADS AND HIGHWAYS THE CAR WILL SHIFT DOWN INTO A UNKNOWN GEAR AND ALL LIGHTS START FLASHING PUTTING THE CAR INTO A NEUTRAL THAT DOESN'T FIX UNTIL IT'S RESTARTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11223099June 28, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
COMING TO A STOP, CLUTCH ALL THE WAY IN, THE CAR WILL STALL. IT IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL "JUMPY" DRIVER ERROR STALL, BUT RATHER IT FEELS AS IF THE ENGINE JUST SHUTS DOWN. ITS VERY SUBTLE AND THE ONLY WAY YOU EVEN KNOW ITS HAPPENING IS THAT YOU SEE YOUR RPMS DROP OFF. ALWAYS HAPPENING WHEN COMING TO A STOP. DIFFICULT TO BRING THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT IS DIFFICULT TO REPRODUCE ON COMMAND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222639June 26, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND ACCELERATED SLOWER THAN NORMAL. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE FAILURE REMAINED. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND STATED THAT HE USED VOLKSWAGEN FACTORY SOFTWARE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FOUND FAILURE CODES PERTAINING TO THE LOSS OF CAMSHAFT SYNCHRONIZATION AND FAILURE OF CYLINDER TWO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222603June 25, 2019
ENGINE
CAR HAS MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CAR UNEXPECTEDLY STALLS OUT WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP IN CITY DRIVING. ALTHOUGH RESTARTING THE ENGINE IS NO PROBLEM, IT SOMETIMES WILL STALL REPEATEDLY REQUIRING MULTIPLE RESTARTS. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM, NOR CAN I FORCE IT TO HAPPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221897June 22, 2019
ENGINE
THE CAR SOFT STALLS WHEN I STOP AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THE CLUTCH CAN BE FULL ENGAGED, OR NOT BUT IS NEVER IN GEAR. WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR STALLS AND SHUTS OFF. SOME TIMES THE CARS STALLS SO SOFTLY THAT I CAN'T TELL THE ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF. I WILL HAVE TO START IT AGAIN BEFORE I CAN GET MOVING. I HAVE 1400 MILES ON A NEW BE GTI RABBIT EDITION AND THIS PROBLEM STARTED ROUGHLY 200 MILES AGO BUT HAS GOTTEN MUCH MORE FREQUENT IN THE LAST 50 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221660June 21, 2019
ENGINE
6MT RABBIT EDITION. CAR HAS OCCASIONALLY SOFTLY STALLED/ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE IN NEUTRAL WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR SLOW. HAPPENS WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR CONSISTENCY. CAR WILL RESTART AGAIN WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221546June 20, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM CRESTMONT VW IN NJ ONE MONTH AGO. IT HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND WHEN THE CLUTCH IS ENGAGED AND I'M COMING TO A HALT, THE CAR HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS FIRST HAPPENED WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNING THE CAR, AND NOW OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY OTHER DAY OR SO (SOMETIMES MORE FREQUENTLY). IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN IN NEUTRAL AND WHEN IN SECOND GEAR, THOUGH THE CLUTCH IS ALWAYS IN. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER RIGHT NOW. I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND THE CAR'S COMPUTER WASN'T PRODUCING ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES. INITIALLY THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I THEN SPOKE TO A MANAGER, SHOWED HIM ONLINE FORUMS WHERE CUSTOMERS WERE REPORTING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, AND TO HIS CREDIT HE AGREED TO KEEP THE CAR TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220683June 17, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
UNEXPECTED STALLING VEHICLE STALLS WITH CLUTCH COMPLETELY DEPRESSED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220766June 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WITH AN INTERMITTENT STALL IN THE SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. STALLS OCCURS WHEN DECELERATING WITH THE CLUTCH PEDAL DEPRESSED. SO FAR, THIS HAS OCCURRED ON CITY STREETS AT LOW ROLLING SPEEDS IN THE MIDST OF A LEFT HAND TURN. A FULL STOP (AS WHEN WAITING FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO PASS) DOES NOT OCCUR BEFORE ONSET OF THE STALL, RATHER THE STALL HAS OCCURRED MIDWAY THROUGH THE ROLLING TURN AS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED, THE GEAR SELECTED, AND CLUTCH PEDAL RELEASED. IN EVERY INSTANCE IN WHICH THE STALL HAS INITIALLY OCCURRED, THE POWER LOSS OCCURS WHILE MY VEHICLE IS IN THE LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC, WITH ONLY THE MOMENTUM OF THE CAR PROPELLING ME OUT OF THE LANE. IN THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, THE STALL REPEATED AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITH THE CLUTCH PEDAL DEPRESSED. AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION FULLY OFF, THEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STALL OCCURRED A THIRD TIME. AFTER LETTING THE VEHICLE SIT FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT 20 MINUTES, THE CAR STARTED AND FUNCTIONED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220385June 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
CAR STALLS AFTER COMING TO A STOP. CAR MUST BE RESTARTED. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219993June 14, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE I HAVE PURCHASED STALLS SOFTLY FREQUENTLY. IT USUALLY STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP FROM A LOW SPEED. IT ALSO STALLS WHILE THE GEAR IS IN NEUTRAL AND COMING FROM A STOP. THE STALLING ALSO HAS OCCURRED WHILE THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS FULLY PRESSED. VOLKSWAGEN NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS CONCERN ASAP. THIS AFFECTS THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND THE PEOPLE AROUND ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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