Volkswagen GTI Complaints

1,407 consumer complaints on file.

#11204916May 1, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE CAR HAS A SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND OCCASIONALLY STALLS WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED, THE TRANSMISSION IN GEAR, AND VEHICLE SPEED BELOW 5MPH, FOR INSTANCE WHEN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. PRESSING THE CAR'S START BUTTON UPON REACHING A FULL STOP RE-STARTS THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11205109May 1, 2019
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2019 RABBIT EDITION GTI 6-SPEED MANUAL STALLS WHEN IT'S STATIONARY AT A STOP SIGN OR A STOPLIGHT WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY PRESSED IN. IT HAPPENS WHILE IN 1ST GEAR AND IF THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL. THE CAR ALSO FAILS TO TURN ON AFTER STALLING SOMETIMES AND IMMEDIATELY SHUTS OFF AFTER RESTARTING. MY CAR HAS STALLED 5 TIMES WHILE IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. THIS VEHICLE IS BRAND NEW AND CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF IT'S NOT FIXED. I HAVE CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN BUT THEY'RE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. THIS IS AN ISSUE A LOT OF CUSTOMERS WITH THE BRAND NEW 2019 RABBIT EDITION GTI'S ARE HAVING AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. HERE IS A LINK TO THE FORUMS OF EVIDENCE THAT IT AS HAPPENED TO MULTIPLE VEHICLES: HTTPS://WWW.GOLFMK7.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?P=778941
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11204856April 30, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE DIED WHEN STOPPING AT RED LIGHT IN EVENING RUSH HOUR. THERE WAS NO SHUTTER WITH THE ENGINE SHUTOFF. DID NOT NOTICE ENGINE WAS OFF AND WHEN ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STAND STILL, I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS OFF. THIS HAPPENED HALF A MILE LATER AT AN ADDITIONAL STOP LIGHT. THERE WERE NO WARNING OR LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11204630April 29, 2019
ENGINE
WHILE COMING TO A STOP WITH THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED THE ENGINE CUTS OUT. THE ENGINE HAS ALSO CUT OUT A FEW SECONDS AFTER COMING TO A FULL STOP WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES, ALWAYS WHILE BRAKING OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER BRAKING WHILE STATIONARY. I AM ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR MANUALLY AFTER THIS BEHAVIOR. THE CAR IS NEW WITH 250 MILES DRIVEN. THE CAR DOES NOT REGISTER A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR OTHERWISE INDICATE ANY PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203843April 26, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I AM CONCERNED WHEN COMING TO A STOP UNEXPECTEDLY MY CAR WILL START TO IDLE ROUGH AND THEN STALL. I'M CONCERNED IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING AND THAT I COULD BE HIT. CURRENTLY IT HAPPENS AT LOW SPEED WHEN STOPPING AND I CANNOT KEEP THE CAR RUNNING WHEN I START IT UP AGAIN. I AM HAVING TO REV THE ENGINE TO KEEP IT RUNNING AND MOVE OFF THE ROAD. MY CAR HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND THE CLUTCH IS FULLY PRESSED DOWN WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I HAVE MORE THAN 3/4 TANK OF GAS WHEN THIS HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203884April 26, 2019
ENGINE
2019 GTI RABBIT EDITION, 6M, URANO GREY. I HAVE EXPIERINCING FREQUENT ENGINE STALLS COMING UP TO A STOP, CLUTCH ALL THE WAY DEPRESSED, IN MY 2,000 MILES SINCE BUYING NEW IN FEB. SEEMS LIKE IT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF HAPPENS IN MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTION. THE STALLS NOW ARE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENT. HOPE THIS PROBLEM GETS SORTED SOON BY VW. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ALREADY FILED WITH NHTSA AS WELL AS THE VW GTI FORUMS. (GOLFMK7.COM) IT SEEMS BY READING OTHER SAME COMPLAINTS, ALWAYS HAPPENS WHILE COMING TO A STOP AND WITH THE 6 SPEED MANUALS. (CLUTCH ALWAYS FULLY DEPRESSED)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11204031April 26, 2019
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE ENGINE STALLS WHEN YOU HAVE THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE CAR IS COMING TO A STOP WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE. TODAY IT HAPPEN 5 TIMES AND THE DEALERSHIP IS. CLUELESS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203366April 24, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. MOST OF THE OCCURRENCES HAVE BEEN WHEN COMING TO A STOP ON CITY STREETS. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE CLUTCH IS PRESSED ALL THE WAY IN, OR IF VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL. IT IS A VERY QUIET STALL, NO DASH LIGHTS COME ON, AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE STARTED AGAIN, AS IF IT WAS NEVER RUNNING. IT IS UNKNOWN WHAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203470April 24, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY ENGINE KEEPS HAVING A SOFT STALL. I HAVE A MANUAL RABBIT UNDER 1K MILES. IT DOES THIS WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS IS THE SECOND ISSUE I HAVE WITH THE CAR ALREADY. THE FIRST WAS A SENSOR, WHICH WAS TAKEN CARE OF WITH EASE. NOW THIS ONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11197284April 19, 2019
POWER TRAIN
WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE PUTS ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL WAS TOLD NOTHING CAN BE DONE UNLESS IT'S ABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPLICATED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON EARLIER MODELS THAT RESULTED IN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO THE SAFETY CONCERNS. DID CONTACT DEALER AND VOA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11202558April 19, 2019
ENGINE
NOTICED BURNING COOLANT SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER THE VEHICLE REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND THE CAR WAS STOPPED. COULD HEAR A SIZZLING NOISE WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND THE HOOD OPEN. THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS AT THE MINIMUM LINE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED A LEAKING THERMOSTAT HOUSING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART UNDER WARRANTY. THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AT 34,655 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11202564April 19, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AT AROUND 28,000 MILES, WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS NEAR FREEZING AND THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING OVERNIGHT, I NOTICED A ROTATIONAL SQUEAKING/CHIRPING NOISE WHEN THE INTERIOR FAN SPEED WAS ON THE LOWER SETTINGS. THE FREQUENCY WOULD CHANGE WHEN THE FAN SPEED CHANGED. THE ISSUE GOT WORSE WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. ONCE THE CAR WARMED UP, THE NOISE WOULD GO AWAY. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES WITH AUDIO AND VIDEO OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AND TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE PART UNTIL THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT THEMSELVES. I WAS CONTACTED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR ONCE I REDUCED MY RATING FOR THEM ON GOOGLE REVIEWS. THE MANAGER STATED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR THEY INSTALLED WAS AN UPDATED PART. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED AT APPROXIMATELY 35,900 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11202575April 19, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE STALLING IN LOW SPEED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11197189April 18, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHITE 2019 RABBIT EDITION 6MT, BUILD DATE OF 10/18, PURCHASED 4/6/19. ISSUE BEGAN THE DAY OF PURCHASE WITH LESS THAN 100 MILES ON THE CAR. THE VEHICLE WILL FREQUENTLY STALL WHEN THE CLUTCH IS FULLY DEPRESSED SHORTLY BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE STALL IS UNCHARACTERISTIC OF OTHER STALLS DUE TO DRIVER ERROR, AS IT CAN BARELY BE FELT THROUGH THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR IS BOTH IN GEAR AND OUT OF GEAR WHILE THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED. ONCE THE CAR STALLS, IT MUST BE RESTARTED BY PRESSING THE IGNITION BUTTON AGAIN. AFTER THE ENGINE IS RESTARTED, THE CAR WILL RESUME NORMAL DRIVING OPERATION UNTIL IT STALLS WHILE COMING TO A STOP AGAIN. THE STALLING ONLY SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN THE CAR IS AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS TWICE, BOTH TIMES HAVING NO RESULTS. A VW TECH WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND ITS SOURCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11197069April 17, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2019 VW GOLF GTI RABBIT EDITION MANUAL 6-SPEED ON JANUARY 14, 2019 AND HAD IT DIE OUT ALMOST LIKE A "PUTTER" UNTIL THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT TODAY APRIL 17, 2019. HAPPENED WHEN I WAS COMING TO A STOP WITH THE CLUTCH IN AND IN FIRST GEAR. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR USING THE PUSH IGNITION I THEN HAD IT DIE ON ME TWICE MORE. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS NEARLY HOME... I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY GET THE CAR STARTED AND REV THE ENGINE JUST ENOUGH TO GET BACK ON MY WAY BUT THEN HAD IT DIE ON ME AGAIN WHEN PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT HOME. THE CAR STILL HAS LESS THAN 800 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN PROPERLY DRIVEN SINCE TAKEN OFF THE CAR DEALER'S LOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11196003April 13, 2019
ENGINE
VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTOFF AT VERY LOW SPEED, STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. EACH TIME THE CLUTCH WAS FULLY ENGAGED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195779April 12, 2019
ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. USUALLY WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE THEN COMING TO A STOP IN NEUTRAL WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY ENGAGED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195887April 12, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT. MANUAL TRANSMISSION, CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED AND THE CAR STALLS. CAR ALSO STALLS ON RESTART OF THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS NOT FOUND A CAUSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195660April 11, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PEELING TRIM BETWEEN THE CENTER CONSOLE AND SHIFTER IS RAZOR SHARP AND HAS CUT MY SKIN MULTIPLE TIMES. IN THE PICTURE IT IS THE CHROME PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11195675April 11, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS IN MOTION WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. PARKED THE CAR IN MAY OF 2017 AND HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT SINCE. VW HAS REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, EVEN THOUGH I'VE BROUGHT THE ISSUE OF THE VEHICLE HAVING TROUBLE SWITCHING TO REVERSE FROM A PARKED POSITION WHILE I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. HAVE RECEIVED MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE THE ABS/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. REPEATEDLY TAKING IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO NO AVAIL. ** NOTE: VW HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THE ISSUES "FREE OF CHARGE" AS STATED. THAT I'D HAVE TO PAY FOR INSPECTION BY A DEALERSHIP AND SINCE I'M 'OUT OF WARRANTY', I'M SURE THEY'D CHARGE ME FOR THE SERVICE AS WELL. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS NO 'OPEN INSPECTIONS' DONE TO LOOK INTO THE RECALL BEFORE MY PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE AS A PRE-OWNED CERTIFIED CAR FROM THE VW DEALERSHIP. THIS WAS IN DEC. 2010. ** TRIED SUBMITTING THIS BEFORE, WHICH CAUSED AN ERROR AND FAIL. IT ERASED ALL MY DATA. PLEASE REVIEW MY ATTACHED DOCUMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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