Volkswagen GTI Complaints

1,407 consumer complaints on file.

#10032937August 16, 2003
WHEELS
2002 GTI-337 25 ANNIV MODEL ALLOY WHEELS DEFFECTIVE EXCESSIVE CORROSION FORMING AROUND SPOKES ON THE WHEELS. BLACK SPOTS FROM EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST IS IMBEDDED INTO THE FINISH, DESPITE WEEKLY CLEANING BY HAND.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032944August 16, 2003
WHEELS:RIM
I OWN A 2002 VW GTI 337. THIS WAS A SPECIAL EDITION VW THAT WAS PRODUCED. THERE WERE 1500 MADE FOR THE USA AND 250 MADE FOR CANADA. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDED FROM THE FACTORY IN THIS VEHICLE. TWO OF THOSE SPECIAL FEATURES WERE 18INCH BBS RC RIMS, AS WELL AS UPGRADED BRAKES. THIS IS WHERE THE PROBLEM LIES.THE RIMS CAME WITH THE CAR HAVE A SPECIAL LOOK TO THEM. ITS CALLED BALL-PEENED WHICH THEN IS CLEAR COATED OVER TOP TO PROTECT THE RIMS MANY COMPANYS C;EAR COAT RIMS AS A WAY TO GIVE THEM A SHINY FINISH AND TO PROTECT FROM WEAR AND TEAR BETTER. THIS IS WHERE THE PROBLEM ARISES. THE RIMS THAT WERE PUT ON THE CAR ARE PITTING AND GETTING VERY ROUGH LIKE A SANDPAPER FEELING TO THEM AS WELL AS IN CERTAIN SPOTS SOME SORT OF WHIT SPOTS. THE COMPOSITION OF THE BRAKE PADS SEEM TO BE EATING THRU THE FINISH OF THE WHEELS WHICH LEAVES YOU WITH THE ROUGH FEELING ANS WELL AS BLACK BRAKE DUST SPECS EMBEDDED IN THE RIM. AS A CAR ENTHUSIAST MY CAR IS WASHED AT LEAST ONCE PER WEEK BY HAND IT HAS NEVER BEEN TO AN AUTOMATED CAR WAS EITHER. NOW I LIVE IN THE NORTHEAST SO THE ARGUMENT ABOUT SALT SAND AND ARE WINTERS COULD BE BROUGHT UP AS THE REASON THE RIMS HAVE TURNED OUT THIS WAY. HOWEVER MY CAR IS PUT INTO STORAGE BEFORE THE WINTER AND IS NOT TAKEN OUT UNTIL SPRING TIME THERE FOR NEVER SEEING ANY HARSH CLIMATES OR CHEMICALS. I WASH THE RIMS BY HAND WITH ONLY SOAP AND WATER. MY CAR HAS ONLY 5800 MILES ON IT BUT THE RIMS HAVE THE LOOK AND TEXTURE OF ONE THAT HAS HAD A MUCH LONGER LIFE. THER ARE APPROXIMATELY 200+ PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS RIGHT NOW THAT ARE HAVING IDENTICAL PROBLEMS THAT I AM HAVING. I KNOW OF THIS MANY PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THE SITE VWVORTEX.COM ON THAT WEBSITE THERE ARE A SERIES OF FORUMS, UNDER THE VOLKSWAGEN FORUM HEAD IS A SUB FORUM CALLED 337/20TH ANNIVERSARY WHICH IN THAT FORUM THERE IS A THREAD TITLED VW WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH BBS RIMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032948August 16, 2003
WHEELS
THE FINISH OF THE BBS RC WHEELS THAT CAME WITH MY 2002 VW GTI 337 IS PITTING AND CORRODING AWAY. THERE ARE OVER 200 OTHER GTI 337 OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. DESPITE FREQUENT CLEANING WITH APPROVED CHEMICALS, EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST IS PITTING INTO THE SPECIAL FINISH OF THE SAID WHEELS AND CAUSING DISCOLORATION AND/OR PEELING OF THE CLEAR COAT ON THE WHEELS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032837August 14, 2003
WHEELS:RIM
OEM RIMS ARE PITTING AND CORRODING EVEN THOUGH I TAKE VERY METICULOUS CARE OF THEM. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM IT SEEMS THAT ALMOST ALL VW GTI 337 EDITION OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032721August 13, 2003
WHEELS
WHEELS ARE CORRODING AND VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA WILL NOT ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IN ANY WAY. WHEELS ARE CORRODING ON APPROX. 300 2002 GTI 337 EDITION VEHICLES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032720August 13, 2003
WHEELS
2002 GTI-337 25 ANNIV MODEL ALLOY WHEELS DEFFECTIVE EXCESSIVE CORROSION FORMING AROUND SPOKES ON THE WHEELS. THE CLEAR COATING IS PEELING OFF AT CENTER HUB. BLACK SPOTS FROM EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST IS IMBEDDED INTO THE FINISH, DESPITE WEEKLY CLEANING BY HAND.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032768August 13, 2003
WHEELS
2002 GTI-337 25 ANNIV MODEL ALLOY WHEELS DEFFECTIVE EXCESSIVE CORROSION FORMING AROUND SPOKES ON THE WHEELS. THE CLEAR COATING IS PEELING OFF AT CENTER HUB. BLACK SPOTS FROM EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST IS IMBEDDED INTO THE FINISH, DESPITE WEEKLY CLEANING BY HAND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032774August 13, 2003
WHEELS
OEM WHEELS HAVE BEGUN TO CORRODE. PRESENCE OF BLACK, ROUGH SPOTTING AND WHITE PEELING ON FINISH OF WHEELS. BELIEVE TO BE DUE TO BRAKE PAD DUST EVEN THOUGH WHEELS HAVE BEEN CLEANED BY HAND AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS OF THIS ONE PARTICULAR LIMITED EDITION VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030279July 28, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH, POSSIBLE COIL PACK IN IGNITION FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028831July 22, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
#1 - 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF, WITHOUT RETAINING ANY FAULT CODE OR INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROBLEM. PREVIOUS OWNER HAD SAME PROBLEM; PROBABLY HAPPENING MOST OF VEHICLE'S LIFE. #2 - CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK AT ALL, AND DIDN'T WORK FOR PREVIOUS OWNER EITHER FOR MANY YEARS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028659July 20, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
YESTERDAY, WHEN I WENT TO RAISE THE (ELECTRIC) WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY 2000 VOLKSWAGEN GTI, THE WINDOW FELL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR! FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR WASN'T MOVING. I HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I HAD BEEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I DISCOVERED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY VW OWNER WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT VOLKSWAGEN HAS REDESIGNED THE WINDOW MECHANISM ON SUBSEQUENT MODELS. (MY PASSENGER-SIDE WINDOW HAS BEEN STUCK CLOSED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.)LAST YEAR, VOLKSWAGEN OFFERED A SEVEN-YEAR-FROM-PURCHASE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOWS ON MY CAR. THEY DID NOT SPECIFY WHAT THE PROBLEMS WERE. I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! PLEASE INVESTIVATE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028454July 16, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BRAKE LIGHTS COMPLETELY FAILED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023440June 20, 2003
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 VW GTI VR6 ON A SEMI-ROUGH SECTION OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY IN ALASKA AT APPROX. 30-35 MPH WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. THE ROAD WAS NO WORSE THAN A MAINTAINED GRAVEL ROAD, THERE WAS NO "CRASH" OR ACCIDENT, AND I DIDN'T HIT A POTHOLE. THE DEALER LOOKED AT MY OTHERWISE MINT CONDITION AND UNDAMAGED CAR AND SAID THAT THE COMPUTER HAD "CRASH DATA" AND POSSIBLE GRAVEL DINGS ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE (WHICH COULD HAVE OCCURRED AT ANYTIME IN THE PAST 10 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE AS I FREQUENTLY DRIVE ON MAINTAINED GRAVEL ROADS). IT WAS THE TECHNICIAN'S BELIEF THAT THESE MINOR GRAVEL DINGS ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE SHOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO RELEASE AND THAT THE AIRBAG REPLACEMENTS WOULD MOST LIKELY BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT IT WAS VW'S ULTIMATE DECISION. MY INSURANCE ADJUSTOR SAID BASICALLY THE SAME THING AS MINOR DINGS TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE ARE EXPECTED AS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY WERE STRETCHING IT WHEN THEY CAME UP WITH A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION. VW HEADQUARTERS CAME BACK AND SAID SINCE THERE IS "CRASH DATA" IN THE COMPUTER AND THE CAR HAS SMALL DINGS ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS IT WAS A CRASH. I THINK VW IS MISSING THE POINT BY SAYING THAT SINCE THERE IS "CRASH DATA" IN THE COMPUTER, THE AIRBAGS ARE MY PROBLEM. THE REAL QUESTION IS SHOULD THE AIRBAGS HAVE DEPLOYED UNDER THESE CONDITIONS? THE DEALER TECHS SAY NO, MY PASSENGER AND I SAY NO, AND MY INSURANCE AND THEIR INVESTIGATOR SAYS NO. THIS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND RESULTED IN MY PASSENGER BEING BRUISED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10022889June 11, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL CAUSING A RIP AND TEAR UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE'S GAS TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022890June 11, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY REAR PASSENGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018676May 14, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
1998 VOLKSWAGEN GTI VR6. ELECTRIC WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. SAW THIS SITE ON WWW.VWVORTEX.COM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019417May 8, 2003
AIR BAGS
AFTER HITTING A MINOR POTHOLE THE FRONT AIR BAG UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017928May 1, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE VEHICLES DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF IN THE CONSUMERS HAND. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014390April 14, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2001 VR6 IGNITION COIL FAILURE, HAD PART REPLACED TODAY FOR $550, MADE IT 1/4 MILE DOWN THE ROAD, LITERALLY TO THE FIRST STOP SIGN AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN, MISFIRING, LOSS OF POWER, CEL LIGHT CAME BACK ON, I AM DRIVING A LOANER RIGHT NOW. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015311April 7, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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