Volkswagen GTI Complaints

1,407 consumer complaints on file.

#11220008June 14, 2019
POWER TRAIN
MY 2019 S MODEL PRODUCED IN 9/2018 WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS WITH CLUTCH FULLY ENGAGED. IT HAPPENS IN FIRST OR SECOND GEAR USUALLY WHEN EITHER TRYING TO COME TO A STOP OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC COASTING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS WITH CLUTCH IN. THE CAR DOES NOT LURCH. IT SIMPLY JUST SHUTS OFF QUIETLY. IT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR ON AN OFF RAMP, IN TRAFFIC, AND PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 3 DAYS AGO ON TUESDAY, JUNE 11TH WITH ONLY A FEW HUNDRED MILES ON IT. IT STARTED HAPPENING THE DAY AFTER I BOUGHT IT. IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE ON THAT DAY, BUT HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES YESTERDAY. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS USER ERROR UNTIL I GOOGLED IT AND SAW AT LEAST 80 PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER HAD A MANUAL CAR STALL IN LOWER GEARS WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY ENGAGED. IT IS NOT NORMAL OR SAFE IN MY OPINION. I PLAN ON TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER AS SOON AS I CAN SO THEY CAN INVESTIGATE FURTHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220223June 14, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
2019 MANUAL TRANSMISSION GTI STALLING WHEN COMING TO A STOP WITH FOOT ON CLUTCH. STARTED HAPPENING TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE ON 6/02/2019, AFTER APPROXIMATELY 600 MILES ON VEHICLE I DID NOT EXPERIENCE STALLING. VEHICLE NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 2100 MILES, AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE STALLING MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS. IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN AFTER DRIVING THE CAR SPIRITEDLY, AND I CAN CONSISTENTLY GET THE CAR TO HAVE THE ISSUE WHEN DRIVING SPIRITEDLY. HAPPENS AT RANDOM DURING NORMAL DRIVING. VEHICLE ALSO LOSES ELECTRONICALLY ASSISTED POWER STEERING DURING FAULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219875June 13, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE STALLED OUT WHILE COASTING IN NEUTRAL TO A STOP <5MPH AND STALLED OUT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER RESTARTING IGNITION 4 TIMES UNTIL I GAVE IT GAS AND HELD IT ABOVE 1500 RPM. VEHICLE IS A RABBIT EDITION 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION -- STALL WAS 100% NOT DRIVER ERROR AND WAS IN NEUTRAL. 891 MILES ON THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219913June 13, 2019
ENGINE
THE ENGINE WOULD STALL WHEN APPROACHING A STOP. SOMETIMES ENGINE WOULD ALSO STALL AT LOW SPEEDS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219422June 12, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR STALLS RANDOMLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP IN 2ND GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED. THE ENGINE IDLES CORRECTLY AS I'M COMING TO A STOP, I DEPRESS THE CLUTCH FULLY, IDLE REMAINS STABLE, WHEN THE CAR COMES TO A FULL STOP, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. THE CAR IS 4 DAYS OLD AND HAS 360 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219522June 12, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THIS IS A 2019 GTI RABBIT IN CORNFLOWER BLUE. THE CAR STALLS OUT WHEN IN FIRST GEAR WHEN EITHER SITTING IN TRAFFIC OR COMING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT OR SIGN. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME, BUT HAPPENED 5 TIMES OVER THE PERIOD OF A COUPLE HOURS YESTERDAY, 6/11. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED ON MANY OTHER DAYS, RANGING FROM WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE A MONTH AGO WITH 329 MILES ON IT, UNTIL NOW WHEN IT HAS ABOUT 1,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219277June 11, 2019
ENGINE
HAS BEEN STALLING OUT AT LOW SPEED TO LOW RPMS. WHEN COMING TO A STOP HOLD THE CLUTCH IN WHILE IN GEAR WILL SOFTLY STALL OR WHILE OUT OF GEAR AND CLUTCH IS NOT PRESSED IN IT WILL STALL OUT AS WELL. HAPPENED 6 TIMES IN A 10 MILE TRIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218851June 10, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE ENGINE WILL FREQUENTLY STALL WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, REQUIRING ME TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK, RESTART THE CAR, AND THEN PUT IT BACK INTO GEAR. I HAVE THE DSG TRANSMISSION AND THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED BOTH WITH THE AUTO START/STOP ON AND WITH IT OFF. I SOMETIMES DON'T REALIZE THE ENGINE HAS STALLED UNTIL I HAVE TO START MOVING AGAIN, AT A RED LIGHT FOR INSTANCE, WHICH CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218796June 9, 2019
ENGINE
THE CAR SHUTS OFF THE ENGINE AT VERY LOW SPEED. THERE WAS NO JERKINESS. THE ENGINE SIMPLE STOPPED. ONE TIME IT WAS AT A PARKING LOT WHEN PULLING TO THE PARKING SPOT. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. ANOTHER TIME THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING AFTER COMING TO A FULL STOP AT A STOP SIGN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218707June 8, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE CAR WILL STALL WHILE IN NEUTRAL OR WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED IN 1ST GEAR WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. IT HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT WHILE COASTING IN NEUTRAL TO A STOP. IT THEN HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN RANDOMLY; THERE IS NOTHING SPECIFICALLY THAT SEEMS TO TRIGGER IT OR PREVENT IT. THE CAR WILL SIMPLY CUT OUT AND DIE WHILE OUT OF GEAR AND SLOWING TO A STOP BELOW 10MPH. CLEARLY STALLING RANDOMLY IN TRAFFIC IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MYSELF AND THOSE AROUND ME AND VOLKSWAGEN NEEDS TO ADDRESS IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218442June 7, 2019
ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLS SPORADICALLY WHEN MOVING SLOW OR AT A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCES ROUGH IDLE SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE SO FAR HAS ONLY STALLED WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED. THE ROUGH IDLE HAPPENS BOTH WHEN THE CAR IS COLD AND WARMED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD 40 MILES AND HAD CONTINUED NOW THAT THE VEHICLE HAS 2000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218069June 5, 2019
ENGINE
AFTER THE ENGINE HAS WARMED UP, CAR WILL OCCASIONALLY STALL EVEN WITH CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED AND COMING TO A STOP. THE STALL IS GENTLE, LIKE THE ENGINE IS JUST SWITCHED OFF. THE CAR DOES NOT LURCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218076June 5, 2019
ENGINE
TIMING CHAIN OR TENSIONER FAILS WITHOUT WARNING LEAVING MOTORIST IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING IN METROPOLITAN TRAFFIC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218180June 5, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHETHER THE CAR IS IN GEAR OR NOT THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT. WHEN VEHICLE IS IN GEAR AND CLUTCH IS FULLY DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. DOES NOT MATTER IF IT IS 1ST GEAR OR REVERSE THE SAME WILL HAPPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217835June 4, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR STALL ON ME THREE TIMES WHILE MOVING AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE IN FIRST GEAR, SPECIFICALLY WHEN PARKING AND WE STARTING TO MOVE AGAIN FROM A STOP AT A LIGHT. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF ALMOST AS IF THE ENGINE'S START/STOP FEATURE ENGAGED, NOT LIKE A TYPICAL STALL. THE CAR IS BRAND NEW WITH 350 MILES AS OF TODAY WHEN IT HAPPENED FOR THE THIRD TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217847June 4, 2019
POWER TRAIN
CAR HAS 67000 MILES, DRIVING HOME ON A ~300 MILE TRIP, RECEIVED A WARNING THAT OIL WAS LOW. DROVE 8-10 MILES TO THE CLOSEST GAS STATION TO CHECK. OIL WAS LEAKING RAPIDLY. PUT IN MORE TO GET TO MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED REAR MAIN WAS LEAKING, WAS UNWILLING TO DO REPAIRS. DROVE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WILLING TO DO REPAIRS, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR MAIN SEAL/PCV VALVE HAD FAILED. THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN AND COMMON ISSUE IN 2.0 TSI ENGINES ACROSS VW AND AUDI.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217909June 4, 2019
ENGINE
WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP AND I HAVE THE CAR OUT OF GEAR, THE ENGINE WILL SOFT STALL AND REQUIRE RESTARTING. THIS HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC AND IS VERY DISORIENTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217664June 3, 2019
ENGINE
CAR ENGINE HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE PULLING UP TO A STOP. CAR IS A SIX SPEED MANUAL AND WAS OUT OF GEAR AT THE TIME THE STALL OCCURRED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217360June 2, 2019
ENGINE
FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE OWNING MY CAR, I WAS DRIVING AND THE ENGINE FAILED. WITHOUT ANY OTHER PREVIOUS WARNING LIGHTS OR INDICATORS COMING ON, WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY, MY CAR SLOWED, THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED, AND THEN THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE SHOULDER. BECAUSE THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, I SUSPECTED THE OIL WAS RUNNING LOW. WE REFILLED IT, AND THE CAR DID START, AND NOW DRIVES AGAIN WITHOUT ISSUE. I JUST HAD MY CAR SERVICED TWO MONTHS PRIOR, AND THEY TOLD ME TO FILL MY OIL AGAIN AT 39,000 MILES OR AT THE END OF JUNE, WHICHEVER CAME FIRST. I WAS ONLY AT 37K MILES AND IT IS JUNE 1. WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED, I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD A "PROTECTIVE FEATURE" TO TURN OFF WHEN THE OIL WAS LOW TO MAKE SURE THE ENGINE WASN'T DAMAGED. WITHOUT AN OIL LIGHT INDICATING THAT IT IS LOW, HOW CAN DYING WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING BE A PROTECTIVE FEATURE? I'M LUCKY I DIDN'T GET HIT BY ANOTHER CAR ON THE FREEWAY, OR CAUSE A PILEUP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217367June 2, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
DURING STREET AND HIGHWAY DRIVING, THE ENGINE STALLS AFTER THE VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH CLUTCH DEPRESSED AND/OR TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL. OCCURS WITH ENGINE AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE IRRESPECTIVE OF INITIAL SPEED OR ENGAGED GEAR PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF BRAKING AND DECELERATION. IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE STALL, THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH OR SEEMS TO BE MISFIRING FOR ONE OR TWO SECONDS. ONCE THE FIRST EVENT OCCURS, IT WILL THEN REPEAT 25-50% OF THE TIME THE VEHICLE IS DECELERATED TO A STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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