Volkswagen GTI Complaints

1,407 consumer complaints on file.

#11217417June 2, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SE (W/ EXPERIENCE PACKAGE), GREAT FALLS GREEN METALLIC, DSG IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES SO FAR AND I CAN'T REALLY REPLICATE IT BUT WHEN IT HAPPENED I COME TO A PRETTY NORMAL STOP, AND IT FEELS LIKE IT DOES THE AUTO START-STOP FUNCTION BUT THE CENTER CONSOLE WILL SAY "MANUAL RESTART REQUIRED" OR SOME SUCH THING. SURE ENOUGH ONCE I LET GO OF THE BREAK IT DOESN'T START BACK UP. I HAVE TO PUT IT IN PART AND START IT LIKE NORMAL. SO THE CAR JUST KIND OF STALLS RANDOMLY WHEN STOPPING.JUST NORMAL STOPS TOO. ALSO, EVERY SO OFTEN INSTEAD OF STALLING IT WILL KIND OF STUTTER TO A STOP. LIKE YOU'RE QUICKLY TAPPING ON THE BREAKS OR IT'S JUST HAVING TROUBLE TRYING TO STOP SMOOTHLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217294June 1, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON 5/27/19. VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 1000 MILES. ISSUE FIRST STARTED DAY AFTER THE PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL AFTER COMING TO A STOP. THE NATURE OF THE STALL IS SUBTLE, NOT JERKY. ALMOST LIKE A AUTO START/STOP FEATURE ON A VEHICLE WITH AN AUTO TRANSMISSION (MY GTI HAS A 6-SPEED MANUAL). THIS HAS HAPPENED 10 TIMES NOW. IVE HAD IT HAPPEN WITH THE CLUTCH PEDAL PRESSED (CLUTCH DISENGAGED) AND THE VEHICLE GEAR SHIFTER IN NEUTRAL AND ALSO IN GEAR. IVE ALSO HAD IT HAPPEN WITH THE CLUTCH PEDAL NOT PRESSED (CLUTCH ENGAGED) AND THE GEAR SHIFTER IN NEUTRAL. CAR RESTARTS FINE, BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217100May 31, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
NUMEROUS CRACKS APPEARED IN THE SUNROOF FRAME OF THE 2017 VW GTI CAUSING LEAKING AND INSTABILITY OF PANORAMIC SUNROOF. VW ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN TO PREVENT CRACKING IN PANORAMIC SUNROOFS. THIS SERVICE BULLETIN WAS PERFORMED WITHIN THE FIRST 1000 MILES AND NOT ONLY FAILED TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM, BUT THE CRACKS ACTUALLY FORMED IN THE VERY PLACES WHERE THE TAPE AND SEALANT WERE APPLIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217139May 31, 2019
ENGINE
2019 VW GTI S WITH THE 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN WHITE. THE CAR STALLS OUT. IT HAPPENS WHEN IT'S IN NEUTRAL, AS I COME TO A STOP (NOT IN GEAR, AND THE CLUTCH IS NOT DEPRESSED). IT STALLS OUT THE WAY A CAR WOULD STALL WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP WHEN YOU ARE IN GEAR. THE CAR WAS JUST PURCHASED 7 DAYS AGO. IT CURRENTLY HAS 105 MILES ON IT AND THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 DIFFERENT TIMES. BUILD DATE OF 3/19
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217174May 31, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP, OR A FEW SECONDS AFTER STOPPING, EITHER IN GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED OR IN NEUTRAL. THE BEHAVIOR IS NOT CONSISTENT BUT CAN BE REPRODUCED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217178May 31, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR STALLING AT LOW SPEED. NEEDS TO BE RESTARTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217209May 31, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR KEEPS SHUTTING OFF WHEN COMING TO A STOP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217000May 30, 2019
ENGINE
THE ENGINE STALL COMING UP ON A STOP. THE CLUTCH IS FULLY DEPRESSED AND GEAR IN NEUTRAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ALMOST EVERY DAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210563May 29, 2019
ENGINE
BRAND NEW CAR 6SP MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE CAR DIED WHEN ROLLING TO A STOP IN NEUTRAL TWICE. THIS WAS ON MY FIRST EXTENDED DRIVE IN THE CAR AFTER PURCHASING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210623May 29, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH ONLY 600 MILES ON IT AND HAVE HAD IT FOR 3 DAYS. IT IS A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND NOT THE FIRST MANUAL I HAVE EVER HAD. WHEN COMING TO A STOP, IF THE CLUTCH IS ENGAGED FULLY, THE CAR WILL SOFT STALL LEAVING ME TO HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR TO GET MOVING. THE STALL IS SO SUBTLE THAT EVERY TIME IT HAS HAPPENED I DIDN'T REALIZE IT UNTIL I PRESSED THE GAS AND THE CAR DID NOTHING.THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT VW IS FAILING TO RECOGNIZE. FOR EXAMPLE, IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS SLOWING DOWN IN THE TURNING LANE TO TAKE A LEFT TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC. WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED I DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR AND BEGAN TO TURN ACROSS THE ONCOMING LANE. AS I BEGAN TO APPLY THROTTLE AND RELEASE THE CLUTCH I NOTICED THE CAR HAD STALLED AND WAS FORCED TO RESTART THE CAR. THIS ALL HAPPENED WHILE I WAS SITTING IN THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC WHICH COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF THERE HAD BEEN CARS COMING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS MY DOING SO I SPENT SOME TIME TRYING TO RECREATE THE ISSUE. ABOUT 1 IN EVERY 5 STOPS WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY ENGAGED, WHETHER IN GEAR OR IN NEUTRAL, THE CAR WILL STALL WHEN IT COMES TO A STOP. THIS IS NOT NORMAL BEHAVIOR OR DUE TO INEXPERIENCE. I HAVE NEVER HAD A MANUAL VEHICLE WHERE THE ENGINE WOULD EVER STALL WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY ENGAGED. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH ONLINE THIS IS APPARENTLY A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE THAT IS AFFECTING BRAND NEW 2019 GTI'S WITH THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION. VW IS FAILING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THIS NEGLIGENCE WILL ULTIMATELY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD COST SOMEBODY THEIR LIFE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210543May 29, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR IS RANDOMLY STALLING WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SO FAR SINCE TAKING DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE ON 5/24. EACH TIME SO FAR IT HAS HAPPENED IN PARKING LOTS, IT IS SO SUBTLE ITS LIKE THE AUTO START/STOP TECHNOLOGY SOME CARS HAVE ALTHOUGH THIS ONE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH THAT. EACH TIME I HAD THE CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210239May 28, 2019
ENGINE
THE ISSUE PRESENTS ITSELF SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP, WHERE THE ENGINE WILL SOFT STALL AND REQUIRE RESTARTING. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED AND ALSO WHEN THE THE TRANSMISSION IS IN NEUTRAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210314May 28, 2019
ENGINE
CAR STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE CLUTCH IS FULLY ENGAGED. SOFT SHUTDOWN ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE AUTO START/STOP ON AUTOMATIC MODELS.. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES THIS MORNING WHILE COMING ONTO A MILITARY BASE WHERE THERE IS TYPICALLY STOP AND START TRAFFIC. NO CEL OR ERRORS ON DASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210407May 28, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE COMING TO A STOP IN AN EMPTY PARKING LOT, THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE THE CLUTCH WAS FULLY DEPRESSED AND THE CAR WAS IN 1ST GEAR. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE CAR STALLED AGAIN AS IT WAS COMING TO A STOP WHILE THE CLUTCH WAS FULLY DEPRESSED AND THE CAR WAS IN FIRST GEAR. BOTH TIMES THE CAR WAS GOING NO FASTER THAN 5 MPH. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER THE CAR LEFT THE PARKING LOT AND WENT ONTO A ROAD AND UPON COMING UP TO THE RED LIGHT AND SLOWING DOWN, THE CAR STALLED WHILE THE CLUTCH WAS FULLY DEPRESSED AND THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE THREE EXAMPLES MENTIONED ABOVE OF THE CAR STALLING, ALL HAPPENED ON THE EXACT SAME DAY THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW WITH ABOUT 33 MILES ON IT. THE THREE STALLING INCIDENTS ALL HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR REACHED ABOUT 50-60 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210201May 27, 2019
POWER TRAIN
ON 4/12/19, WE PURCHASED A NEW 2019 URANO GRAY GTI RABBIT EDITION MANUAL TRANSMISSION FROM A VW DEALERSHIP WITH 36 MILES. ON 5/14/19, AT 732 MILES THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT ON A MAJOR STREET WITH THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. AT THE NEXT RED LIGHT THE CAR STALLED WHILE STOPPING IN NEUTRAL. THE CAR STALLED ABOUT SIX TIMES WHILE TRYING TO RESTART IT AT THE RED LIGHT - THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL WITH THE CLUTCH DOWN. I CALLED TO NOTIFY A VW DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR AND WAS ADVISED TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL (IT WAS FULL). ON 5/27/19, AT 965 MILES THE CAR STALLED WHILE IN FIRST GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH DOWN AT A STOP SIGN. WE THEN TOOK A VIDEO OF THE VEHICLE STALLING AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE WITH THE CLUTCH TO THE FLOOR. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CAR STALLED TWICE ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE THE CLUTCH WAS DOWN AT A RED LIGHT. THIS IS A SERIOUS VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUE AS A STALLED VEHICLE CAN BE REAR ENDED CAUSING SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209610May 24, 2019
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP. AS OF 5/23, THE CAR HAS 1,030 MILES ON IT. IT HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AT ABOUT 400-500 MILES AND THEN IT WENT AWAY, BUT RECENTLY IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING A FEW TIMES A DAY. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE COMING TO A STOP EITHER ALREADY IN NEUTRAL, AND IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE ROLLING TO A STOP WITH THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED. IT IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL STALL, THERE IS NO JERKINESS AND THE ENGINE JUST SILENTLY SHUTS DOWN. WOULD BE HARD TO NOTICE IF EYES ARE NOT ON THE RPM, IT JUST DIES AND HITS 0 RPM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209734May 24, 2019
ENGINE
STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS, E.G. COMING TO A STOP WITH CLUTCH PEDAL DEPRESSED. HAS HAPPENED 3X (SO FAR) IN THE FIRST 800 MILES OF DRIVING. CAR IS A 6MT. CAR HAS 900 MILES ON IT AS OF 5/24/2019.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209531May 23, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 5 DAYS. I HAVE A 2019 VOLKSWAGEN GTI RABBIT EDITION WITH A 6 SPEED MANUAL THAT WAS MANUFACTURED 12/18. WHEN I ROLL TO A STOP IN NEUTRAL, THE CAR HAS STALLED. TODAY WAS THE FIRST TIME IT STALLED WHILE BEING IN 1ST GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH ALL THE WAY DOWN AND COMING TO A STOP. ONCE I AM COMPLETELY STOPPED, THE ENGINE STALLS. THERE IS NO SHUTTERING, THE ENGINE JUST TURNS OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209581May 23, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
MY 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION GTI SE STALLS AFTER I COME TO A STOP WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. IT HAS HAPPENED ~8 TIMES SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE (FOR 3 WEEKS). THERE ARE 650 MILES ON THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209037May 21, 2019
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DURING PRE-PURCHASE TEST DRIVE OF VEHICLE (2019 GTI SE, MANUAL WITH ~30 MILES ON ODOMETER), THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES INTO THE TEST DRIVE. CLUTCH WAS IN, VEHICLE WAS IN FIRST GEAR, SPEED WAS LESS THAN 1MPH. CAR HAD TO BE RESTARTED. I DID NOT PURCHASE THAT CAR BUT THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO SELL IT AS NEW. I HAD 2 WITNESSES PRESENT. THIS WAS THE 3RD BRAND NEW 2019 GTI I HAVE TESTED THAT UNEXPECTED STALLS LIKE THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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