Volkswagen GTI Complaints (2001)

74 consumer complaints on file.

#10107926January 26, 2005
AIR BAGS
TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER AFTER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS TOLD THE ON BOARD COMPUTER SAYS FAULT CODE 00591 FOR DRIVER'S BELT SWITCH RESISTANCE BEING TOO HIGH, WHICH IS DUE TO BROKEN WIRING IN BELT SWITCH HARNESS IN DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE. I WAS TOLD THIS COULD LEAD TO AIRBAG NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY IN THE CASE OF A COLLISION. I BELIEVE FAILURE OF THE WIRING IN THE BELT SWITCH HARNESS IS PROBABLY DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW/MANUFACTURING FAULT SINCE IT IS A RELATIVELY NEW CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097150October 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
FIVE OF THE 6 ENGINE CYLINDERS WERE MISFIRING SO THE VEHICLE FAILED THE STATE EMISSION TEST. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE IGNITION COILS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY DIDN'T INDICATE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE COILS. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THERE A RECALL ON THIS PART ON THIS MODEL BUT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE RECALL.(NOT FOUND IN ARTEMIS). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090758September 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE. I DROVE MY 2001 VW GTI INTO WORK ON WED SEPTEMBER 8, 2004 WITHOUTH ANY PROBLEMS. IN THE AFTERNOON WHEN I WAS GOING OUT TO GET LUNCH (ABOUT NOON) I TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR AND I COULDN'T PUT THE CAR IN GEAR. IF I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE THE GEARS WOULD GRIND AND SCREECH AND IF I TRIED TO PUT IT IN ANY OTHER GEAR (1-5) I WAS NOT ABLE TO. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE VW DEALERSHIP AND AM NOW FACED WITH A $1,900 BILL TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH. THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 30,000 MILES ON IT AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE A CLUTH NOW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090585September 7, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
IGNITION COIL FAILED ON MY 2001 VW GTI VR6. THIS FAILURE ALSO TRIGGED OXYGEN SENSOR, COOLANT SENSOR, MAF SENSOR AND ECU TO FAIL. AS MENTIONED ABOVE ENGINE MISFIRES, A FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, REDUCED POWER AND BUCKING ARE ALL SYMPTOMS OF A FAILED IGNITION COIL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088252August 20, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EQUIPMENT
I BOUGHT A VOLKSWAGEN GTI 1.8T IN 2001. IT HAD NUMEROUS FAILURES ON ME. IGNITION COIL FAILURE, WINDOW COLLAPSED SUDENTLY, SHIFT IS STUCK IN PARKING, CATALYST CONVERTER FAILURE, REAR BRAKE PADS WORNED OUT VERY FAST WHILE THE FRONT PAD WAS LIKE NEW. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN VOLKSWAGEN. THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS HORRIBLE. ALLLTHEIR RESPONSES WERE THIS IS NOT UNDER THE WARRANTY, IT'S NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ETC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078677June 23, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
PREMATURE BRAKE SWITCH FAILURE: AFTER 41K MILES THE BRAKE SWITCH STARTED TO FAIL AND BURNED OUT MY BRAKE LIGHTS. A COLLEGUE SAW THAT I WAS DRIVING WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS AND WARNED ME. VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER SERVICE HAD NO RECALL IN THE COMPUTER EVEN I KNOW THAT THE BEETLE HAS ONE GOING ON AND IS USING THE SAME PART. NO INJURIES, NO CRASHES BUT I FEEL THAT DRIVING WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS ENDANGERED ME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075367June 14, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY COLLISION OR REASON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10076007June 9, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A WIRE BURNT OUT FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE WIRE. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064173March 30, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION COIL FAILED AT 30 MONTHS. $636 REPAIR TERMED NORMAL MAINTENANCE BY VOLKSWAGEN. MASSIVE REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM IN PROCESS FOR FAILED COILS ON OTHER MODEL YEAR GTIS AND SAME MODEL YEAR WITH DIFFERENT ENGINE, NONE OF WHICH HELPS YOU IF YOU OWN A 2001 GTI VR6. CAR HAS ALSO SUFFERED MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR FAILURE, 2 POWER WINDOW FAILURES, 2 BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURES WITH RELATED INOPERABLE CRUISE CONTROL, BODY WEATHER STRIPPING QUICKLY DEVELOPED HOLES, FAILED GLOVE COMPARTMENT LIGHT MODULE, REAR CUPHOLDER FAILURE. I'VE LOST COUNT OF DEALER SERVICE VISITS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059908February 27, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE/ABNORMAL WEAR WITH JUST 36972 MILES ON MY 2001 VW GTI.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050029December 4, 2003
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE'S HEATER CORE FAILED. AS A RESULT VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO STALLING, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE STARTED LOOSING POWER. THERE'S A RECALL FOR THE HEATER CORE 92V05000 BUT VIN # IS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE, BECAUSE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF HEATER CORE WAS USED, PER THE MANUFACTURER. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048713November 26, 2003
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TWO PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT THE CONSUMER HITTING OR RUNNING OVER ANYTHING. THE CONSUMER USUALLY HAS THREE CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE, LUCKILY NONE WERE IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NLM *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048686November 25, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION. THE DEALER DETERMINED ONE OF THE IGNITION COILS MUST BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045785November 9, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WHILE DRIVING 2001 VOLKSWANGEN GTI RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW SUDDENLY DROPPED INTO INSIDE DOOR PANEL WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS ALMOST CAUSED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045783November 8, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WHILE DRIVING 2001 VOLKSWANGEN GTI RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER'S WINDOW DROPPED INTO INSIDE DOOR PANEL WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS ALMOST CAUSED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037429September 8, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
MY BLINKER LIGHTS DON'T WORK PROPERLY. WHEN I PUT THE TURN SIGNAL THEY WILL BLINK A FEW TIME AND THEN GO OFF. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL VW DEALER AND A MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE ALL FOUR TURN SIGNAL LIGHTBULB. I DID AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK PLEASE HAVE VW LOOK INTO THIS AS GENERAL MOTORS JUST HAD A RECALL FOR A FAULTY TURN SIGNAL RELATED ISSUES.
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
#10014099April 7, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
MY BLINKERS STOPPED WORKING IN AUGUST 2002. DEALER REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. JANUARY 2003 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR OFF WARRANTY; TURBO CUT OFF VALVE REPLACED AND COOLANT TEMP SENSOR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON A COUPLE WEEKS LATER. TOOK GTI TO DEALER AGAIN. DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP RELAY. NOW, 3 DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008020February 24, 2003
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AFTER HITTING POT HOLE... NO DAMAGE TO EXTERIOR OF CAR TIRE WAS BUBBLED SLIGHTLY...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005570February 9, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ABOUT EVERY MONTH. EACH TIME THERE IS A DIFFERENT REASON FOR IT COMING ON. IT''S BEEN REALLY ANNOYING DRIVING TO THE DEALER EVERY MONTH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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