Volkswagen GTI Complaints

1,407 consumer complaints on file.

#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
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#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
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#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
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#10045787November 9, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY VW GTI 2003 20TH ANNIVERSARY MODLE HAS A POPING NOISE COMING FROM THE DOORS EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR GO UP A DRIVE WAY. THE DEALER SAID THAT VW KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT DOSENT HAVE A FIX FOR IT YEAT. THIS NOISE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY!!!!!! THERE IS NOTHING WORSE THAN RATTLE OR POPING NOISE IN A BRAND NEW CAR. ANY HELP WITH THIS MATER WOULD BE HELPFUL. *AK
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#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
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#10040881September 29, 2003
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
SIDE MOLDINGS CAME OUT REPEATEDLY. THE WARRANTY WAS ONLY 2 YEAR. ONE CAME OUT WITHIN TWO YEAR AND INITIALLY COVERED BY THE WARRANTY BUT WHEN IT CAME OUT AGAIN THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED ANYMORE.
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#10038657September 10, 2003
WHEELS:RIM
THE WHEELS/RIMS ON MY VW GTI 25TH YEAR EDITION (ONLY 1500 BUILT IN THE US) IS CORRODING BECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DUST BRAKE STICKING TO THE WALLS AND SURFACES OF THE "SPECIAL" OEM BBS WHEELS. THERE ARE AT LEAST 200+ CARS AFFECTED BY THIS DEFAULT. (SOURCE: HTTP://FORUMS.VWVORTEX.COM/ZEROTHREAD?ID=569321 ) VWOA DOESN'T OFFER ANY SOLUTION TO THAT PROBLEM AND "RECOMMENDS" TO CLEAR THE WHEELS MORE OFTEN. I CLEAR MY WHEELS EACH WEEK! *AK
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0
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#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.
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#10033293August 22, 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
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0
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#10033101August 19, 2003
WHEELS:RIM
RIM CORROSION VW WILL NOT HONOR WARRANTY. *AK
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#10033138August 19, 2003
WHEELS
WHEELS ON MY 337 GTI ARE CORRODING MUCH LIKE OTHERS WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ALREADY. PITTING/ ROUGHNESS/ SPOTTING--ALL PROBLEMS ON THE BBS OEM WHEELS. MINE AREN'T AS SEVERE A CASE AS OTHERS, BUT I FEAR THEY WILL ONLY GET WORSE SINCE THE CAR IS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD.*AK
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0
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#10033007August 18, 2003
WHEELS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
I HAVE A 2002 VW GTI SPECIAL EDITION 337, WHICH CAME WITH 18"X7.5" BBS RC WHEELS. WITH IN A FEW MONTHS OF OWNING THE CAR, I AND 200+ OWNERS HAVE NOTICED SOME CORROSION AND PITTING AROUND THE WHEEL. EITHER DUE TO THE CLEAR COATING OR THE BRAKE PADS. WE HAVE CONTACTED VWOA TO HAVE THE WHEELS REPLACED BY WARRANTY, THEY DENIED ANY ISSUES. OFFERED A $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO A CERTAIN FEW, NOW A FEW MONTHS BACK THEY DO ADMIT TO THE ISSUES AND ALSO ADMITTED TO REPLACING ALL1750 OWNERS BBS RC WHEELS. WE FILED WITH THE BBB TO EXPEDITE THE ISSUE AND VWOA REQUESTED FOR 30 DAYS TO FINALIZE THE DECISION. IT HAS BEEN WELL OVER 30DAYS AND NOW ARE ASKING FOR 30 MORE DAYS. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS RESOLVED AND HAVE THE WHEELS AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED.*AK
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0
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#10033011August 18, 2003
WHEELS
ROUGHNESS,CORROSION, WHITE SPOTS ON MY CAR'S WHEELS. *AK
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0
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#10033015August 18, 2003
WHEELS
2002 GTI-337 25 ANNIV MODEL ALLOY WHEELS DEFFECTIVE EXCESSIVE CORROSION FORMING AROUND SPOKES ON THE WHEELS. THE CLEAR COATING IS PEELING. BLACK SPOTS FROM EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST IS IMBEDDED INTO THE FINISH, DESPITE WEEKLY CLEANING BY HAND. CONTACTED VWOA WITH NO AVAIL.*AK
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10032975August 17, 2003
WHEELS
EACH WHEEL OF MY 2002 VW GTI 337 HAS BEEN IMPREGNATED W/ WHEEL BRAKE DUST. THE DUST HAS NOT BEEN REMOVABLE SINCE IT HAS EMBEDDED ITSELF IN THE CLEAR COAT. THE FINISH ON EACH OF THE WHEELS HAS ALSO GOTTEN ROUGHER OVER TIME, WHICH I BELIEVE IS A RESULT OF THE BRAKE DUST EATING AWAY AT THE CLEAR COAT FINISH.*AK
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0
Deaths:
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#10032983August 17, 2003
WHEELS:RIM
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.RE:HTTP://FORUMS.VWVORTEX.COM/ZEROTHREAD?ID=569321 . *AK
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10032915August 16, 2003
WHEELS:RIM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ROUGHNESS,CORROSION, WHITE SPOTS ON MY CAR'S RIMS.THE BRAKE PADS ARE CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. I AM LOOKING TO HAVE THE STOCK RIMS REPLACED. ALONG WITH THE STOCK BRAKE PADS THAT CAME WITH THE CAR. I KNOW OF ALL MOST 200 CARS THAT HAVE THESE ISSUES WITH THEIR RIMS. THE PROBLEM IS THE STOCK BRAKE PADS ARE EATING AWAY AT THE SPECIAL FINISH THAT IS ON THE RIM. VWOA DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MORE INFO HERE: HTTP://FORUMS.VWVORTEX.COM/ZEROTHREAD?ID=569321. *AK
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0
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#10032916August 16, 2003
WHEELS:RIM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
OVER 200 2002 VW GTI 337 EDITION OWNERS HAVE ALSO CLAIMED TO HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS OF PITTING, BLACK SPOTS, CORROSION, ROUGHNESS, AND/OR WHITE SPOTS ON THEIR WHEELS AS WELL AND HAVE SUPPLIED PICTURES FOR ALL TO VIEW PUBLICLY ON ONLINE FORUMS TO PROVE THEIR CASE. AS A GROUP WE HAVE APPROACHED VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA (VWOA) ABOUT THE PROBLEM USING MY CAR AS THE TEST CAR. WE ALL OPENED CASE NUMBERS WITH VWOA EXPRESSING OUR CONCERNS AND MY WHEELS WERE SENT TO VWS TESTING CENTER IN WOLFSBURG, GERMANY WHERE THE WHEELS WERE DETERMINED NOT TO BE DEFECTIVE, LEAVING MANY ANGRY AND CONFUSED ENTHUSIASTS OUT TO DRY. INSTEAD OF FIXING THE PROBLEM, VWOA CONTACTED A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THOSE WHO HAD OPENED CASE NUMBERS TO OFFER THEM A $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE, GOOD TOWARD VW MERCHANDISE OR SERVICE. THIS ACTION ONLY SERVED TO DOUSE FUEL ON AN ALREADY RAGING FIRE. ONCE VWOA LEARNED OF OUR REACTION TO THIS INSULT, THEY DECIDED TO STOP CALLING, LEAVING THE REST OF US WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER AS PROMISED. WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO SEEK LEGAL ACTION IN ORDER TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. SOME FACTS: - 1,500 GTI 337 EDITIONS WERE MANUFACTURED FOR THE U.S. IN 2002 AS A LIMITED EDITION CAR AND 250 FOR CANADA - ALL CAME EQUIPPED WITH 18X7.5 CUSTOM BBS RC WHEELS IN A SPECIAL VW-ONLY SHOT PEENED AND CLEAR COATED FINISH DESIGN (BBS DOES NOT NORMALLY CLEAR COAT THEIR WHEELS) - THE SAME WHEELS ARE FOUND ON THE EUROPEAN 337S CALLED THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - THE BRAKE PADS FOUND ON THE U.S. 337S ARE NOT THE SAME AS FOUND ON THE EUROPEAN 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITIONS - MORE THAN 200 337 OWNERS HAVE COME FORTH TO CLAIM ISSUES WITH THEIR WHEELS FINISH BEING DEGRADED BY THEIR STOCK BRAKE PADS - TO OUR COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE NO EUROPEAN 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION HAS THE SAME ISSUES APPROXIMATE RETAIL REPLACEMENT COSTS:1) VW EDITION 18X7.5 BBS RC W/CENTER CAPS= $605.70. SET OF FOUR = $2,422.80.CONTACT THE BBB FOR MORE INFORMATION.*AK
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#10032923August 16, 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
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0
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#10032927August 16, 2003
WHEELS:RIM, TIRES
PITTING AND CORROSION OCCURRING ON THE RIMS THAT CAME STOCK ON MY 2002 VW GTI 337. THIS CAR WAS A LIMITED EDITION VEHICLE FOR THE USA, WITH ONLY 1500 MADE.FITTING OF RIMS AND BLACK SPOTS ARE NOTED, AS WELL AS WHITISH SPOTS THAT INDICATE CORROSION OF THE UNDERLYING METAL. I WASH THESE RIMS ON A WEEKLY BASIS WITH A NON-ACIDIC WHEEL SHAMPOO, AS WELL AS WAXING THEM ON A MONTHLY BASIS WITH WHEEL-SPECIFIC WAX. HOWEVER, AFORMENTIONED CONDITION CONTINUES TO WORSEN. *AK
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