Volkswagen GTI Complaints

1,407 consumer complaints on file.

#10630640September 4, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIRBAG FAULT INDICATOR IS ERRONEOUSLY PRESENT. NOW THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT ACTIVE EVEN WITH PASSENGERS ONBOARD. DEALERSHIP US ASKING ME TO PAY THE 55 DOLLARS TO GET THE LIGHT RESET FOR THE AIRBAGS TO WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630714September 4, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND AS A RESULT A FLUSH NEEDED TO PERFORM. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629810September 1, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ABS , TRACTION LIGHT, AND BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON DURING DRIVING. MANY 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTIS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. ITS KNOWN AN KOABS MODULE AND PUMP DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629745August 31, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
FAULTY ABS CONTROL MODULE FOR 2009 MODELS OF THE VOLKSWAGEN GTI. AS A RESULT OF THE FAULTY ABS CONTROL MODULE, IT CAUSES ALL KINDS OF OTHER ERRORS IN MY CAR, SHOWN IN THE DASHBOARD. SOME ARE ABS DISABLED, TRACTION CONTROL/ESP DISABLED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED , EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, HYDRAULIC STEERING GONE, SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO 0 (CAN'T TELL WHAT HOW FAST I'M DRIVING ANYMORE), ETC. WITH ALL THESE PROBLEMS HAPPENING AS A RESULT OF A FAULTY ABS CONTROL MODULE, HOW IS THIS ISSUE NOT ADDRESSED YET? WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PUT OUT YET? THIS WILL DEFINITELY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT EITHER FOR ME, OR ONE OF THE MANY OTHERS WHO OWN 2009 VW GTI MODELS IN THE FUTURE, AND I HOPE THAT IT WILL NOT HAVE TO COME TO THIS BEFORE VW DOES A RECALL ON THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629801August 31, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY CAR AT HIGH SPEEDS (50MPH - 65MPH) THE GAS PEDAL "DIES" OR LOOSES AUTHORITY AND BECOMES UN-RESPONSIVE. AT TIMES AS THE GAS PEDAL GOES DEAD THE CAR ALSO SHUTS OFF AT 65 MPH CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION NOT ONLY FOR MY SELF BUT CARS AROUND ME. I HAVE TAKE MY CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC BUT CAN NOT FIGURE OUT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. MULTIPLE PARTS AND SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND INSPECTED WITH OUT A SOLUTION. THIS IS MY ONLY CAR THEREFORE I CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY CAR WITH HOPES THAT AN ACCIDENT DOES NOT OCCUR. I HAVE TAKEN THE ALL THE STEPS WITHIN MY CONTROL TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM BUT HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. I HAVE NOT HEARD A RESPONDS FROM VOLKSWAGEN. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628237August 25, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING ON THE CANYON AND WENT INTO A TURN AT 40MPH. I HEARD A BEEP AND MY ABS, BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALL WENT ON AT ONCE. THE LIGHTS STAYED ON BUT THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT FLASHED. THE CAR FELT WEIRD WHILE DRIVING AND I WAS AFRAID TO KEEP DRIVING SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER CHECKING THE CODES THROUGH MY VAGCOM CABLE I HAD A 01130 - ABS OPERATION CODE. THE LIGHTS WENT AWAY AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON BUT THIS SAME ISSUE KEPT HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE CANYON UNTIL I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION. I STOPPED PULLING OVER AND JUST DROVE WITH THE LIGHTS CAREFULLY ALL THE WAY HOME. THE ABS SEEMS TO BE TURNED OFF AS THIS MALFUNCTION OCCURS. THIS IS DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY ON WET ROADS AND ON CANYONS. I TRIED CONTACTING VW OF AMERICA AND THEY SAID THEY DO NOT COVER THIS PROBLEM. THEY WANTED $2000+ FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. I THINK THIS IS NOT FAIR AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS ISSUE IS KNOWN FOR ALL 2009 VW GTI'S. MANY 2009 GTI'S HAVE FAULTY ABS UNITS. I HOPE THIS WILL BE LOOKED INTO AND HOPEFULLY VWOA WILL START A RECALL CAMPAIGN. THANK YOU FOR READING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627798August 23, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WAS DRIVING AND HIT A PATCH OF SNOW AS I BRAKE AND MY CAR SLID A LITTLE AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGED AND I JUST KEPT SLIDING ALMOST HITTING A CAR AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH TURNED AND THERE WAS A LOUD BEEPING SOUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627693August 23, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
ON 8/8/2014, I TURNED ON MY CAR TO GO WORK. ONCE I TURNED ON THE IGNITION/ENGINE, ALL WARNING LIGHTS (POWER STEERING, ENGINE, ELECTRONICS, ABS, ESP AND BRAKING) CAME ON OR FLASHING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS (3 TIMES) TO RESTART THE CAR, THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY. WITH A LAST RESTARTING ATTEMPT THAT MORNING, ALL WARNINGS LIGHTS WENT AWAY AND I DROVE OFF TO WORK. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WAY, ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AGAIN. THIS TIME, POWER STEERING, ABS, SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, ETC. ALL MALFUNCTIONED PERIODICALLY DURING MY DRIVE. DURING THE DRIVE, I HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST I WAS DRIVING OR HOW MUCH GAS I REALLY HAD AND WITH NO POWER STEERING AND ABS ETC. I DID ARRIVE AT WORK SAFELY BUT NOT WITHOUT SOME SERIOUS AND PERHAPS DANGEROUS MANEUVERS WITH A NONWORKING POWER STEERING, ABS, AND OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS. I TOOK THE CAR TO A VW DEALERSHIP IN BRAINTREE MA THE NEXT MORNING. AFTER A WEEKEND OF DIAGNOSIS AND A RANDOM REPAIR TO THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS THE ABS CONTROL MODULE FAULT AND IT NEEDED A REPLACEMENT. SINCE THAT VW DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO GIVE ME A PRECISE DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT REPAIRING RANDOM PARTS OF MY CAR AND HAD ME PAID FOR IT, I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER VW DEALERSHIP IN DANVERS MA. AFTER HOURS OF DIAGNOSIS, I GOT THE SAME RESULT THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE IS AT FAULT. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE AND PAID THOUSANDS FOR THE REPAIR. NOW THE CAR IS RUNNING FINE. BUT KNOWING THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE FAULT IS VERY COMMON AMONG MY MODEL OF THE CAR AT ALL MILEAGE FROM RESEARCH AND TALKING WITH LOCAL MECHANICS, I WANT TO MAKE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE DANGERS BEHIND A RANDOM FAILURE IN THE ABS CONTROL MODULE THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF BOTH ELECTRONIC AND MECHANIC COMPONENTS IN THE CAR WHICH CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS, INJURIES, OR EVEN DEATHS WITHOUT SLIGHTEST WARNING ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621410August 11, 2014
ENGINE
WHEN THE ENGINE IS RESTARTED AFTER IT HAS BEEN STOPPED, BUT BEFORE IT HAS FULLY COOLED DOWN, THE ENGINE OFTEN STALLS DIRECTLY AFTER AN ENGINE START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621263August 10, 2014
ENGINE
I DROVE 4 MILES AND NOTICE MY COOLANT LIGHT COME ON AND DECIDE TO PARK MY VEHICLE. THE VERY NEXT DAY I NOTICE COOLANT WAS VERY LOW AND HAD BIG LEAK. I JACKED THE CAR UP AND NOTICE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM ENGINE AND NOT THE RADIATOR. HAVING MUCH EXPERIENCE WORKING ON CARS. I DISSEMBLE THE ENTIRE FRONT TO MY ENGINE AND NOTICE THE WATER PUMP/THERMOSTAT HOUSING PROFUSELY LEAKING. IT WAS NOT A GASKET JOB, BUT A WARP AND HAIRLINE FRACTURE COMING FROM UNDER THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING. I PURCHASE A NEW WATER PUMP/THERMOSTAT HOUSING FOR $317 AT THE DEALER ALTHOUGH IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. IT WAS VERY METICULOUS WORK AND DID NOT WANT THE DEALER (TEDDY VOLKSWAGEN) TO DO A SLOPPING JOB. THEY ALREADY DID A SLOPPY JOB ON PREVIOUS RADIATOR INSPECTION. I DEMAND A REFUND AND THE SERVICE LADY ( [XXX]) STATED THEY HAVE TO DO THE WORK. I SAID FORGET IT AND STORM OUT OF THE DEALER. I AM 100% SURE THIS WILL OCCUR AGAIN, IT IS A BAD DESIGN TO USE PLASTIC IN A HIGH HEAT AREA IN THE BELLY OF A TURBO ENGINE THAT WARPS AND CRACKS THE PLASTIC HOUSING -- METAL DESIGN WITHSTAND THE HEAT MUCH BETTER!!!!! BAD ENGINEERING!! WHY PLASTIC ????? THIS NEEDS INVESTIGATION AND RECALL ASAP ON VOLKSWAGEN BEHALF! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620775August 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN I START MY CAR I GET A WARNING SAYING MULTIPLE LIGHTS (I.E. HEADLIGHT,TAILLIGHT,FOG LIGHTS) ARE BURNT OUT. THE AFFECTED LIGHT EVENTUALLY TURNS ON. THE FUSE FOR MY LIGHTS WAS BLOWN AND SCORCHED AND MY LOCAL DEALER SAID IT WAS A FAULTY FUSE BOX WHICH IS THE SAME BOX FROM THE TIGUAN WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617058July 29, 2014
ENGINE
MY 2011 VW GTI WITH ONLY 38000 MILES LOST FIRST IGNITION COIL. THERE ARE MULTIPLE RECALL FROM VW FOR THIS PART, BUT NOT FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. AS RESULT, VEHICLE LOOSING POWER DURING DRIVING. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615178July 21, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ABOUT A MONTH AFTER BUYING THE CAR DURING ONE OF THE LARGER SNOW STORMS THIS YEAR IN VA. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND WAS STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN I GET "CHRISTMAS LIGHTS," ON MY DASH, BEEPING THREE TIMES AND FLASHING ECS, AS WELL AS ABS. I DROVE TO WORK WITHOUT HUGE INCIDENT KNOWING MY ABS AND ECS WERE TURNED OFF AT THIS POINT, AND PARKED TO SEE IF TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF WOULD RESET THE LIGHTS. I DIDN'T WORRY UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING WHEN ON MY HOME AFTER A 12 HOUR NIGHT SHIFT WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME I WAS MOVING AND TRYING TO SLOW DOWN ON ICE AFTER THE NIGHT OF SNOW, AS SOON AS I HIT THE BRAKE THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AGAIN, CAUSING ME TO SLIDE INTO A CURB, ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER CAR. I THEN DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND IT TO BE A FAULTY OR BAD ABS CONTROL MODULE, I THEN TOOK MY CAR INTO VW A FEW WEEKS LATER TO GET SERVICED FOR THE ISSUE, AND THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SINCE SHIPPED THE CAR TO SPAIN WHILE I AM HERE FOR A COUPLE YEARS AND HAVE REPRODUCED THE PROBLEM WITHOUT ICE, SNOW, OR EVEN WATER, TWICE IN A WEEK PERIOD. NOW SINCE MY CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER A CERTIFIED PRE OWNED WARRANTY WHILE IN SPAIN I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO GET IT FIXED, SOMETHING THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE! HERE IS A LINK TO OTHERS WHO'VE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.GOLFMKV.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=151505 AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS S PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN FIXED WITH A NEW PART. MAKING THIS A PRETTY GOOD REASON TO BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614567July 18, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER IT HAD SAT FOR A WEEK WITHOUT STARTING, WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED FOR ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND BRAKES. I DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK TO TEST THINGS OUT, AND THINGS SEEMED TO BE RUNNING PRETTY MUCH LIKE NORMAL, SO I DROVE IT TO A MECHANIC. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC, AND 8 CODES CAME UP, ALL HAVING TO DO WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I DIDN'T WANT TO DO THE REPAIRS AT THAT MECHANIC, SO THEY TOLD ME I COULD DRIVE THE CAR, BUT THAT I WOULDN'T HAVE ABS OR TRACTION CONTROL. UPON DRIVING IT A FEW MILES, THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF, AND EVERYTHING WAS FUNCTIONING AS NORMAL. WHEN I STARTED IT THE NEXT DAY, THE LIGHTS WERE BACK ON, BUT I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT TO WORK, BASED ON WHAT THE MECHANIC HAD TOLD ME. ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, AND THE CAR THEN BEGAN TO CHANGE GEARS AT RANDOM, WHICH PRESENTED AN ALL NEW SAFETY RISK. AT THIS POINT I ALSO LOST POWER STEERING. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN, JUST THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON, SO I DECIDED TO DRIVE HOME, CONSIDERING I WAS ONLY ABOUT A MILE AWAY. EVERYTHING WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY ON THAT DRIVE. MY COMPLAINT MOSTLY HAS TO DO WITH THE ABS CONTROL MODULE, AS IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A RELATIVELY COMMON ISSUE FOR THIS MODEL YEAR, AND IT DEFINITELY PUTS PEOPLE AT RISK, ESPECIALLY IF IT IS AFFECTING OTHER SYSTEMS, AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614610July 18, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES
ABS LIGHT ON AND BRAKE LIGHT BLINKING WITHOUT ANY REASON (SOMETIMES IT DISAPPEAR), DEALER SAID I HAVE TO CHANGE ABS MODULE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610570July 15, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES
ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILS, CAUSING ESP AND ABS SYSTEM TO BE DISABLED UNTIL IGNITION IS RESTARTED. HAPPENED OVER A DOZEN TIMES DURING THE WINTER. FAULT IS NOTICEABLE BY BLINKING LIGHTS THAT DO NOT TURN OFF UNTIL IGNITION IS RESTARTED. I WOULD USUALLY DO THIS WHILE ROLLING ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH IS NOT DIFFICULT WITH A MANUAL. DEALER FIXED THIS SAYING IT WAS A WIRING ISSUE BY CLEANING THE MODULE AND RE-ATTACHING IT IN THE SPRING FOR FREE. THE ISSUE STARTED AGAIN IN MAY, AND THE DEALER DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE ABS SENSOR FAULTS WERE RELATED. I STARTED TO GET THE WINTER BLINKING LIGHT FAULTS AGAIN. I PAID OUT OF POCKET $600 FOR THE PART, AND ABOUT $500 FOR LABOR TO GET THE REVISED MODULE INSTALLED, WHICH I SAW WAS THE PROPER FIX OTHER DEALERS WERE DOING FOR PEOPLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608492July 7, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING AS I DO 5 NIGHTS A WEEK TO WORK. TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH WHEN SUDDENLY, MY GTI EQUIPPED WITH A DSG TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO WHAT I BELIEVE WAS 1ST GEAR. THE REVS SUDDENLY WERE VERY HIGH. THE VEHICLES SPEED SEEMED TO DRASTICALLY LOWER TO 20MPH. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY MULTIPLE CARS BEHIND ME. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO LEAVE THE MIDDLE LANE AND GET ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY. ONCE I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, MY PRNDS ON THE DASH WERE FLASHING. I TURNED THE CAR OVER AND STILL FLASHING. I CHECKED EVERY GEAR AND ON DRIVE I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME SLOWLY. IT SEEMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION ONLY RAN ON 1ST GEAR. REVERSE GEAR IS COMPLETELY GONE. I CAN'T EVEN PROPERLY PARALLEL PARK MY CAR ANY MORE. VW SEEMS TO BE COVERING SOME MODEL YEAR DSG CARS. I HAVE READ SOME PLACES THAT 2008-2010 YEARS ARE COVERED, AND SOME PLACES WHERE FEBRUARY 2007 - 2010 PRODUCTION YEARS ARE COVERED. MINE IS A PRODUCTION YEAR OF JANUARY 2007. THIS DSG ISSUE IS WELL KNOWN FOR ALL YEARS. IT IS KNOWS AS THE "FLASH OF DEATH" OR FLASHING PRNDS. GOOGLE DSG FLASH OF DEATH AND THERE WILL BE MANY LINKS LINKED TO THIS ISSUE. I AM A HUGE VW FAN. I OWN A 2006 GLI 6 SPEED MANUAL AND THIS 2007 GTI WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. MY FATHER OWNS A 99 JETTA AND MY BROTHER AND SISTER BOTH OWN 2007 PASSATS. VWOA SHOULD KNOW THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, THEY SHOULD KNOW THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DSG DEFECT FOR ALL YEARS AND COVER ANY ISSUES RELATING TO IT. I HAVE DONE THE DSG SERVICE TWICE. I CALLED VWOA AND THEY SAID MY CAR HAS NO RECALLS RELATING TO THE DSG. I HAVE SCANNED THE CAR AND HAVE COME UP WITH THESE CODES, P0751= SHIFT SOLENOID 1 (N88). P1746= TRANS. SOLENOID POWER RELAY AND P2723 = PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID 5. VW HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN A FAILURE TO YOUR TRANSMISSION WITH NO WARNINGS? WHAT IF I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT AND SOMEONE OR MY SELF WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURER DEFECT? *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605867June 25, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT BUCKLE PART (1Y1858471G - "FCN BUCKLE") HAD FAILED. THIS PART ALSO FAILED 7/06 AT 45,900 MILES ALONG WITH THE COMPARABLE PART FOR THE PASSENGER'S SEAT. THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE WHEN THIS PART DOES NOT FUNCTION. IN 8/06 VW MADE A PARTIAL, GOODWILL WARRANTY ADJUSTMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605299June 23, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIR BAG LIGHT AND SYMBOL LIGHT IS ON WITH AN INTERNAL CODE STORED. UNCERTAIN IF AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY; POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN AFTER FINDING SEVERAL HUNDRED + PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF SIMILAR PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED THAT A SERVICE NOTICE WAS SENT OUT; HOWEVER I DID NOT RECEIVE FOREMENTIONED NOTICE NOR ANY PRIOR OR SUBSEQUENT RECALL NOTICES OR BULLETINS FROM VOLKSWAGEN. APPARENTLY THE SERVICE BULLETIN EXPIRED JAN 2013 AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR "OBVIOUS SYSTEMIC PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH ALL 2006 MODEL YEAR VOLKSWAGENS". PEOPLE ARE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AND THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST NOTED FROM SEVERAL POSTS INDICATE THAT IT IS AN $1800+ REPAIR, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AND NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON ALL 2006 VOLKSWAGEN AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT ISSUES TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY IF VEHICLE IS IN AN ACCIDENT. VW REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THE AIR BAG "MAY" OR "MAY NOT" DEPLOY. HOW MANY HOW MANY INJURIES OR FATALITIES HAVE TO OCCUR BEFORE YOU MAKE THEM TAKE ACTION? MY SON DRIVES THIS OCCASIONALLY AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT HIS SAFETY. NO PARENT SHOULD HAVE TO BURY A CHILD. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND IT HAD AND STILL HAS EXTREMELY LOW MILEAGE AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR SUSTAINED DAMAGE OF ANY TYPE. JUST TYPE IN 2006 VW OR VOLKSWAGEN GTI AIR BAG LIGHT OR VW AIR BAG FAULT OR VW AIR BAG FAIL LIGHT IN ANY WEB BROWSER AND YOU WILL SEE JUST HOW LARGE OF A PROBLEM THIS HAS BEEN AND STILL IS. SERVICE BULLETIN NO.: SB-69-11-01 COMPONENT(S): AIR BAGS NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10038665 VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL/MODEL AND YEAR(S) ?VOLKSWAGENBEETLE2004-2008 ?VOLKSWAGENEOS2007-2008 ?VOLKSWAGENGTI2006-2008 ?VOLKSWAGENJETTA2005-2008 ?VOLKSWAGENPASSAT2006-2008 ?VOLKSWAGENR322006-2008 ?VOLKSWAGENRABBIT2006-2008 I HAVE HAD MY SON RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM AND I HAVE PROVIDED YOU HIS EMAIL AND TEL #. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598888June 17, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE CAR STALLED AND LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. NO POWER AND NO TIME TO ALLOW SAFELY TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER. ALMOST CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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