Volkswagen GTI Complaints

1,407 consumer complaints on file.

#10282647September 2, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ISSUE WITH MY CAR SUDDENLY SWITCHING ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL EVEN THOUGH PHYSICALLY THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. I WAS ON A BUSY STREET GOING 60MPH WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, WHEN MY CAR SWITCHED TO NEUTRAL. THIS CAUSED MY CAR TO GO FROM 60MPH TO 20MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS IN WHICH CASE THE CAR BEYOND ME GOING 60MPH+ NEARLY REAR ENDED ME. *TR
Crash:
No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282219August 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR WILL JERK BETWEEN DOWNSHIFTS WHILE COMING TO A LIGHT, ALSO WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR WILL PAUSE BEFORE SHIFTING AND ALMOST FORGET WHAT IT WAS DOING. IT WILL LOSE ALL POWER AND JUST HANG THERE CAUSING MY CAR TO JUST DIE OUT IN TRAFFIC. ALSO SEEMS TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL FOR NO REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282088August 28, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
JERKING WHEN GOING IN REVERSE OR WHEN TAKING OF FROM A STAND STILL. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10281611August 24, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR LUNGES AND/OR IS VERY JERKY (EXTREMELY SUDDEN STARTS AND STOPS). IF THE CAR IS ON A HILL THE CAR ROLLS BACK VERY QUICKLY AND TAKES A WHILE TO START MOVING FORWARD, IF THE VEHICLE BEHIND IS TOO CLOSE ITS POSSIBLE TO ACCIDENTALLY HIT THEM. DURING CONGESTED TRAFFIC ITS UNPREDICTABLE WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY LUNGE, IN THE EVENT OF GETTING CUT OFF BY ANOTHER CAR ITS VERY POSSIBLE TO ACCIDENTALLY DRIVE INTO THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281607August 24, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE MECHATRONIC UNIT IN MY DSG TRANSMISSION WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. IT WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO SHUDDER AND JERK BACK AND FORTH WHEN STARTING FROM A DEAD STOP. IT WOULD ALSO DO THE SAME THING WHILE IN REVERSE. *TR
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281409August 22, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR ~20 MINUTES, THEN SAT FOR ~45 MINUTES, AND THEN WAS DRIVEN FOR AN ADDITIONAL 20 MINUTES BEFORE THE EVENT OCCURRED, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WERE BOTH UP TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXITING A RIGHT HAND TURN AND ACCELERATING WHEN THE ENGINE REV'S SHOT UP TO REDLINE AND THERE WAS NO POWER GOING TO THE WHEELS, ONLY FORWARD MOMENTUM KEPT THE CAR GOING. IT WAS AS IF THE CAR WAS SUDDENLY PUT INTO NEUTRAL. THE INDICATOR ON THE DISPLAY WAS STILL INDICATING THAT THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. THE CAR WAS THEN PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND WHILE STILL IN DRIVE, WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED ONLY THE REV'S SHOT UP WITH NO POWER TO THE WHEELS, EXACTLY AS IT WOULD IN NEUTRAL. THE IGNITION WAS SWITCHED OFF AND BACK ON, AND THE CAR THEN OPERATED NORMALLY. THIS WAS A BRAND NEW CAR WITH LESS THAN 200 MILES ON IT. IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONE TIME. WE ARE CURRENTLY NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS CONSIDERED A AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL TRANSMISSION, BUT IT WAS A DSG TRANSMISSION. I WILL SUBMIT IT AS AUTOMATIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281356August 21, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2006 VW GTI WITH A DSG TRANSMISSION WORKED FLAWLESSLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 10K MILES. STARTING AT ABOUT 12K MILES AND UP UNTIL NOW AT 16K MILES I AM EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS INCLUDES DELAYS AT SHIFT POINTS, CAUSING ERRATIC SHIFTING, JERKING, LONG STALL PAUSES, CLUTCH SLIPPING, SURGING IN FORWARD AND REVERSE, ETC. TYPICALLY WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM A PARKING LOT FOR EXAMPLE THERE IS A LONG 2 SEC PAUSE BETWEEN 1 AND 2. THIS IS DISTURBING CONSIDERING APPROACHING TRAFFIC AND WAITING FOR 2ND GEAR TO ENGAGE WITH POWER. ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS NOTICEABLE JERKING WHEN SHIFTING AT LOW SPEEDS TYPICALLY FROM 1-2 ALMOST FEELING LIKE A BUMP FROM ANOTHER CAR. IN ADDITION I HAVE EXPERIENCED NO GEAR ENGAGEMENT WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. EVEN THOUGH IT SAYS REVERSE IT ACTS LIKE NEUTRAL. I HAVE QUERIED THE DEALER IN REGARD TO ISSUES AND EVEN TAKEN IT IN. BECAUSE THERE WERE NO FAULT CODES THEIR RESPONSE WAS IT IS OPERATING AS NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280533August 15, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY CAR WAS PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO. I FIRST NOTICED AN ISSUE DURING THE FIRST WEEK WHEN AROUND 20 MINUTES INTO MY JOURNEY ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE AT 70 MPH WHERE MY GTI'S RPM'S SUDDENLY SWUNG AROUND TO THE TOP FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS, I DID NOT NOTICE A LOSS OF POWER DUE TO THE TIME. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN THE FOLLOWING WEEK AT EXACTLY THE SAME SPOT! MY HUSBAND WAS THEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE 2 DAYS LATER (THE DATE LISTED AS INCIDENT DATE), WE WERE IN TRAFFIC WITH FOOT ON BRAKE WHEN CAR JUMPED AND DASHBOARD PRNDS LIGHTS ALL FLASHED AROUND 5-6 TIMES. THE FOLLOWING DAY, ABOUT 20 MINUTES INTO JOURNEY AT 40 MPH, THE CAR DISENGAGED GEARS AND RPM COUNTER WENT UP TO TOP AGAIN - PERHAPS 2-3 SECONDS. WE DECIDED TO TAKE CAR TO DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY (MONDAY AUG 10), (THE CAR DID THE SAME THING AGAIN ON THE WAY). WE WERE CALLED THAT DAY TO SAY THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE NEXT DAY, WE WERE TOLD THAT AN INQUIRY WAS OPEN WITH VW TECH AND CALLED LATER TO SAY IT WAS A SENSOR ISSUE AND WOULD BE 2-3 DAYS. ON THE THURSDAY EVENING, I WAS CALLED TO SAY IT WAS A MEGATRONIC UNIT AND WOULD BE 30 DAYS - I REQUESTED A NEW CAR AS I HAD ONLY HAD THIS FOR 3 WEEKS AND WAS TOLD A MANAGER WOULD CALL ME ON FRIDAY. THE SAME SERVICE CONSULTANT CALLED ME ON FRIDAY AND SAID THEY HAD WORKED LATE WITH VW TECH AND DECIDED THAT IT WAS NOT MEGATRONIC BUT A TEMPERATURE SENSOR. THE CAR REMAINS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT SHOULD BE READY NEXT FRIDAY. I AM NOT SURE THAT THE DEALERSHIP OR VW TECH ARE SURE THEMSELVES WHAT THIS PROBLEM IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280175August 12, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I'VE NOTICED STARTING THIS SUMMER MY CAR HAS BEEN REALLY JERKY, EVEN SURGING FORWARD WHEN STOPPED OCCASIONALLY. A FEW DAYS AGO IT ACTUALLY LOST POWER WHILE I WAS AT SPEED ON THE FREEWAY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER TIME WITH ICY CONDITIONS WHERE I LIVE. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I'VE NOTICED I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE IT COSTS SOMEONE THEIR LIFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280181August 12, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CAR TAKES OFF VERY ROUGH IN DRIVE AND IN REVERSE. ITS NOT SMOOTH AT ALL FROM A STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280266August 12, 2009
VISIBILITY
WHEN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ON IN THE SLOW CONSTANT (AKA 'LOW' OR IN THE VW OWNERS MANUAL "POSITION 2") AND I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE WIPERS STOP AND GO TO A LONG DELAY INTERVAL. ONCE I START MOVING AGAIN, THEY GO BACK TO 'NORMAL'. I FIND THIS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN IT IS RAINING HARD AS IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD WHEN AT STOPLIGHT, INTERSECTION ETC. IF I TURN THE WIPERS ON TO "HIGH" LEVER POSITION 3 THEY WILL WIPE CONSTANTLY, ALBEIT SLOWLY. THIS OCCURS ALL THE TIME. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER WHO SAYS THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THIS AND I HAVE CONTACTED VW WHO SAYS IT IS NORMAL AND CANNOT BE CHANGED. I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND HOW SEMI-FUNCTIONAL WIPERS FOR A WINDSHIELD EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE ISN'T MOVING COULD BE CONSIDERED NORMAL. HOW ELSE AM I TO MAKE SURE THERE ISN'T ANYTHING, OR ANYONE IN FRONT OF ME BEFORE I MOVE FORWARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280167August 11, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
I WILL START WITH THE MOST SERIOUS INCIDENT FIRST. AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO A SIDE STREET. I STOPPED TO WAIT FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR, WHEN TRAFFIC CLEARED I LET OFF THE BRAKE AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR SLOWLY STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD AS I APPROACHED THE MIDDLE OF THE ONCOMING LANE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE RPM'S CLIMBED. WE STARTED TO ROLL BACK SLIGHTLY. I PRESSED THE GAS HARDER AND THE CAR ROLLED BACK FOR A SECOND, THEN SLAMMED INTO THE FORWARD GEAR AND I MADE IT ACROSS THE INTERSECTION, WITHOUT BEING HIT BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. MY GIRLFRIEND WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS. EARLIER THAT EVENING WE EXITED A DRIVEWAY IN REVERSE, THEN PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE. THE CAR ROLLED BACK AND STALLED. I GOT THE CAR STARTED AND WE RESUMED OUR TRIP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO FAULT CODES AND SAID EVERYTHING IS FINE. YESTERDAY (AUG 10TH 2009) I WAS EXITING A PARKING LOT, MAKING A LEFT TURN AND AGAIN HALFWAY THROUGH THE TURN THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, THE CAR THEN SLAMMED BACK INTO GEAR AND RESUMED FORWARD MOTION. IN ADDITION TO THESE INCIDENTS THE VEHICLE SLAMS INTO FORWARD GEAR FROM ALMOST EVERY STOP. AND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS WHILE STOPPING THERE IS A STRONG JERKY MOTION. ALSO IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE BUCKS AS IF IS GOING IN AND OUT OF THE REVERSE GEAR. ALL INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN NORMAL "D" DRIVING MODE, FOR THE FORWARD INCIDENTS, OR "R" GEAR FOR THE REVERSE INCIDENTS. THESE JERKY MOTIONS ARE DAILY OCCURRENCES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279631August 6, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES IN MODERATE TRAFFIC ON A CITY STREET. I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT NB AT A BUSY 5 WAY INTERSECTION ON A CURVE. THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN D. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I APPLIED THE GAS PEDAL LIGHTLY AND THE CAR DID NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED BUT THE CAR MADE NO FORWARD PROGRESS. I THEN ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO DRIVE. ALSO I PUT THE CAR INTO S AND TIPTRONIC MODES AS WELL. NONE OF THESE ACTIONS PRODUCED ANY EFFECT. THE ONLY CHANGE THAT I NOTICED WAS THAT THE LIGHTED GEAR INDICATORS NEXT TO THE SHIFTER FLASHED "PRNDS". BECAUSE I WAS ON A CURVE TRAFFIC APPROACHING FROM THE REAR WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE ME. AS A RESULT I ACTIVATED THE HAZARD FLASHERS. CARS WERE HAVING TO DRIVE AROUND ME BUT FORTUNATELY A MAN IN A PICKUP PARKED BEHIND ME AND HELPED ME PUSH MY CAR OUT OF THE LANE OF TRAFFIC. AFTER GETTING THE CAR INTO A SAFE SPOT I TURNED IT OFF AND UPON RESTARTING THE CAR IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279118August 3, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WELL I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN I WENT TO GO IT REDLINE AND DIDNT GO ANYWHERE I WAS IN 1 GEAR IN DSG MODE I HAD TO PUT IT INTO PARK AND THAN BACK TO GEAR THEN THEIR WAS A DELAY THEN IT WENT . THIER ALSO TIMES THAT MY POWER PLUS ATES, ALSO GETTING ON TO THE FREEWAY IT SLIPS OUT OF POWER U GO TO SHIFT AND THIER NO POWER AT ALL, WHEN I LET THE CAR DOWN SHIFT IT IS REALLY HARD LIKE IT SHOCKS THE HOLE CARE BACK ITS SO ROUGH IT DOES IT MORE FROM 3 TO 2 BUT NOW LATLEY ITS BEEN 4 TO 3 AND 3 TO 2. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279087August 2, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN DRIVE AT 65 MILES AN HOUR. THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR SYMBOLS STARTED TO FLASH AND THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE IN NEUTRAL. STEP ON THE GAS AND THE RPM'S GO UP BUT I WAS NOT MOVING. I ALMOST GOT HIT FROM BEHIND BY A TRACTOR TRAILER THAT WAS MOVING AT CONSTANT SPEED WHILE I WAS QUICKLY DECELERATING WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, BEFORE I COULD GET THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. EVEN THAN IT RAN ROUGH AND NOT LIKE IT DID BEFORE. THE SAME THING HAPPENED THE NIGHT BEFORE BUT I WAS ON A SIDE ROAD GOING 40 MILES AN HOUR. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY A MONTH OLD AND HAS 1300 MILES. TODAY IS SUNDAY UNABLE TO CONTACT DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279106August 2, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
-WHEN I LIFT MY FOOT OF THE BRAKE AND APPLY GAS AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THE CAR WILL HESITATE AND THEN VIOLENTLY LURCH FORWARD AS IT SHIFTS INTO GEAR, THIS IS EXTREMELY BOTHERSOME WHEN IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC SITUATIONS, WHEN I HAVE MANY TIMES LIFTED MY FOOT OF THE BRAKE, APPLIED NO PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR, AND THE CAR PROCEEDED TO VIOLENTLY LURCH FORWARD 6 FEET OR SO, NEARLY INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. IT SEEMS AS THOUGHT THE TRANSMISSION CAN NOT SLOWLY MOVE INTO 1ST GEAR. -THERE IS OFTEN A DELAY IN POWER WHEN "GETTING ON IT", THIS IS ESPECIALLY TROUBLESOME WHEN MAKING A MERGE ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN I NEED TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE. I WILL LITERALLY PUT THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WILL EITHER REV AND NOT MOVE, OR SIMPLY STUTTER FOR 2-4 SECONDS. I AM SURPRISED I HAVEN'T BEEN REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THIS ALREADY. -BOTH IN DRIVE AND REVERSE THE CAR MAKES A BUCKING MOTION WHEN A CONSISTENT LIGHT AMOUNT OF PRESSURE IS PUT ON THE ACCELERATOR. ALTHOUGH MY FOOT DOES NOT MOVE, THE ENGINE GOES INTO A CYCLE OF POWER SURGES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278851July 31, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED A NEW 2008 VW GTI WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION. AFTER 3 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, I NOTICED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM: WHEN VEHICLE STARTS TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, VEHICLE SURGES BACK AND FORTH (JERKS) CONSTANTLY UNTIL YOU PICK UP SPEED THEN CONDITION GOES AWAY. THIS IS MORE PREVALENT WHEN ENGINE/TRANS IS HOT. ALSO CONDITION IS WORST WHEN VEHICLE STARTS TO MOVE WHEN GOING UPHILL OR INCLINES, IT WILL SURGE HARD AS IF TRYING TO DECIDE ON 1ST OR 2ND GEAR. I WANT TO REPORT THIS, BECAUSE ON SEVERAL INSTANCES, SPECIALLY WHEN SLOWLY APPLYING THE GAS TO CREEP UPHILL ALONG WITH TRAFFIC, MY VEHICLE HAS SURGED FORWARD HARD ENOUGH THAT I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME IF I HAD NOT AND REACTED QUICKLY TO THE JERKING SURGE. CONDITION ALSO PRESENTS WHEN DRIVING ON A LEVEL ROAD, BUT ITS MORE CONTROLLABLE THAN IN AN INCLINE. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN CREEPING OF GOING SLOWLY BELOW 1200RPM. I HAVE READ THAT THIS CONDITION AFFECTS THE DSG TRANSMISSION AND ITS MECHATRONICS UNIT IS PRONE TO FAILURE CAUSING THE SYMPTOMS I HAVE DESCRIBED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278703July 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WITH ABOUT 4,000 MILES ON MY CAR I WAS PARKED ON A HILL GOING UPWARDS, I TURNED THE CAR ON ONLY TO FIND THAT IT WOULD GO INTO D, BUT NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVE AND I WOULD JUST DRIFT BACKWARDS. THEN I NOTICED "PRNDS" WAS FLASHING WHERE THE GEARS USUALLY ARE LOCATED ON THE MFD. I SHUT THE CAR OF AND TURNED IT BACK ON, EVERYTHING WORKED OUT FINE. THIS HAS OCCURRED ONE OTHER TIME, SAME EXACT SCENARIO, AT 15,000 MILES. ALSO, WHEN STARTING OUT OR SLOWING DOWN, NO MATTER WHAT GEAR I'M IN, MY CAR WILL SHUTTER VERY ROUGHLY. I TOOK A FEW PEOPLE FOR A RIDE, THEIR REACTION WAS "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?: AND "IS THAT NORMAL?" NOW I HAVE HAD MY CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP TWICE ABOUT THIS, AND ALL THEY TELL ME IS THAT IT'S "NORMAL FOR THE DSG" AND I DON'T NEED TO WORRY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278706July 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DSG TRANSMISSION JUMPING OUT OF GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO SLOW DRAMATICALLY. WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP THERE IS A DELAY BETWEEN THROTTLE INPUT AND ACTUAL MOVEMENT. THE CAR WILL REV, AND THEN "LURCH" HEAVILY AND SUDDENLY FORWARD. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS DUE TO THESE TWO PROBLEMS. SLOW SPEED "PARKING" MANEUVERS ARE ALSO DANGEROUS DUE TO A "SURGING" IN ACCELERATION, AND OCCASIONAL LAG IN GEAR SELECTION. THESE ISSUES ONLY APPEAR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS WARM. I HAVE REPORTED THE ISSUES TO VOLKSWAGEN ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS ONLY TO BE TOLD IT IS NORMAL, AND SENT AWAY. IT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER 6 MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278503July 28, 2009
EQUIPMENT, AIR BAGS
I HAVE A 2001 VW GTI AND MY SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS WRONGFULLY DEPLOYED. I RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO MY REAR RIM FROM A STREET CURB THAT CAUSED MY AIRBAGS TO WRONGFULLY DEPLOY. I WAS NOT IN A COLLISION, NOR IN SERIOUS DANGER, ALTHOUGH WHEN MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED I WAS FRIGHTENED AND VEERED TO MY LEFT LANE. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN THAT LANE, BUT I COULD HAVE RECEIVED MAJOR INJURIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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