2011 Volkswagen Golf

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2021· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  Driving on interstate at 70 mph with cruise control on when car suddenly slowed and warning lights began flashing. I slowed to 60 mph and within a minute the engine shut off and was almost rear ended by a semi truck before I could get to the shoulder of the highway. Engine would not restart and I was stranded on the highway. Had to have the vehicle towed by AAA back to my home. Used my Ross-Tech VCDS scanning tool to troubleshoot and found codes: P0087 (fuel rail system pressure too low), P020 (cylinders 1-4 injection timing), P1004-P1007 (torque difference cylinders 1-4). Examined fuel filter and fuel metering valve and found metal chips and particles in both places. Based on this evidence, the high pressure fuel pump has likely failed. My safety was put at risk when the failure occurred due to the sudden loss of power and subsequent near collision with a truck. Additionally I was in danger of being hit by other vehicles as I sat on the shoulder of the highway waiting for a tow truck. My vehicle is available for inspection by the local VW dealership, but will have to be towed at my expense to be examined.

• 12/28/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR LOST POWER AND THE DIESEL ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY FUEL INJECTOR HAD FAILED,SHOOTING METAL SHAVING THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. VOLKSWAGEN REPLACED THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. *TR

• 12/05/2022· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Fuse F16 (30A) in the engine fuse plate, melted instead of breaking - causing half of the cars lights to stop functioning including turn signals and brake lights. Cannot be fixed with replacing the fuse as it was never tripped but instead the whole fuse plate needs to be replaced. No warning lights preceded the event, all lights went out while driving. VW dealership requires a new plate to be put in with no explanation of what caused the melt and no guarantee that it won’t happen again. Multiple online forums suggest a similar finding, and even other models have tickets for recalls (same problem, same part) but not the 2011 Golf TDI.

• 11/26/2012· FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  VEHICLE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. WOULD NOT RESTART. TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER SERVICE REPORTED RUST IN FUEL CANISTER. CLAIMS CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS BAD FUELED. $7200 IN PARTS AND LABOR. BASED ON SEVERAL BLOGS, I SUSPECT HPFP FAILURE WAS PART MALFUNCTION BUT VW DOES NOT ADMIT TO THIS. *TR

• 11/26/2012· FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  AS I WAS ENTERING THE ON RAMP TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY, UNDER NORMAL ACCELERATION, THERE WAS A HISSING SOUND AND THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY LANE WHERE MULTIPLE CARS WERE GETTING ON AND OFF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS FORCED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE EXIT RAMP WHERE I WAITED 45 MIN FOR A TOW TRUCK TO GET US WHILE CARS FLEW PAST MY FIANCEE AND I, PUTTING OUR LIVES IN DANGER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. TODAY, 11/26/2012, I WAS TOLD THAT THE HPFP(HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP) HAD FAILED AND WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I AM WAITING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AS TO WHETHER THERE ARE ANY MORE MALFUNCTIONS OR NOT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT VWOA HAS FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND IS PUTTING PEOPLES LIVES IN DANGER. *TR

• 11/25/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  MY 2011 GOLF DIESEL WITH 31,000 MILES DIED IN RUSH HOUR ON A MAJOR STREET. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. A WEEK LATER, I GOT THE CAR BACK. THEY FOUND METALLIC DEBRIS IN THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP BORE AND WERE ADVISED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM, A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF PARTS. THEY TESTED THE DIESEL, WHICH WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THE WARRANTY COVERED THIS APPROXIMATE $8000 COST. NOW, I HAVE A MAJOR DECISION ON KEEPING THE CAR OR BUYING ANOTHER ONE. MY SERVICE REP SAID THAT MY WARRANTY WAS FOR 1 YEAR FROM THE DATE I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK. THIS DOES NOT SEEM FAIR, IT SHOULD BE FOR ANOTHER 5 YEARS, FALLING UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, THESE ARE ALL NEW PARTS. WILL THIS HAPPEN AGAIN? I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE VW WAS SUPPOSE TO BE SUCH A RELIABLE CAR AND WOULD HATE TO GET RID OF IT, CAUSE IT IS AN EXCELLENT CAR BUT I AM NOT SURE IF IT WORTH THE RISK OF THIS MAYBE HAPPENING AGAIN AND HAVING TO DISH OUT $8000. *TR

• 11/22/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL YEAR MAKE AND MODEL RECALLED, BUT VIN DOESN'T MATCH. SUSPECT CLERICAL ERROR WITH VIN PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE TO CHECK AND/OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG INFLATOR. DEALER AND VW REFUSE TO EXAMINE AIRBAG INFLATORS. THEY SUGGEST CONTACTING YOU.

• 11/15/2014· ENGINE

  AFTER DRIVING MY 2011 GOLF TDI FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES IN THE MORNING, I WAS TRAVELING AROUND 25 MPH AND MY ENGINE SUDDENLY STUTTERED AND THEN DIED. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED AS FAR OVER AS I COULD TO LET TRAFFIC GO BY. I TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT TO NO AVAIL. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF SITTING IN TRAFFIC, I DECIDED TO JUST HOLD THE KEY IN THE STARTER POSITION UNTIL, AFTER ABOUT 20 SECONDS, THE ENGINE WAS STARTING TO CATCH AND THEN IT STARTED AGAIN. THE SAME DAY, IN THE EVENING, AS I WAS DRIVING HOME, I CAME ACROSS THE SAME STUTTERING ISSUE BUT I PUSHED THE CLUTCH IN AND JUST GAVE IT MORE GAS TO KEEP THE IDLE UP; THE STUTTERING THEN WENT AWAY. I TOOK IT TO THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALER 4 DAYS LATER AND EXPLAIN THE SITUATION, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY REASON IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

• 11/14/2015· STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THE 2011 VW GOLF TDI SHUT OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED.

• 11/10/2014· ENGINE

  WHEN DRIVING THE CAR AND ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE STOPPED. THERE WAS A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER; HOWEVER, AFTER ENGINE LOST POWER, THE DASH-BOARD LIGHTS WERE ON. THE CAR WOULD NOT RE-START IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPING. THIS SCENARIO OCCURRED THREE TIMES. IN TWO OF THE THREE SITUATIONS, THE CAR DID RE-START LATER IN THE DAY (APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL FAILURE). IN ONE OF THE THREE SITUATIONS, THE CAR COULD NOT BE RE-STARTED AND REQUIRED TOWING TO THE CAR DEALER. IN ONE OF THE THREE SITUATIONS, A NEAR MISS ACCIDENT OCCURRED. A SECOND CAR NEARLY REAR ENDED MY CAR AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT IT WAS A CLOSE CALL. THE SECOND CAR SKIDDED AND SWERVED AROUND MY CAR. *TR

• 11/10/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  WHEN DRIVING CAR AND ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE SIMPLY STOPPED. THE DASH-BOARD LIGHTS WERE ON, BUT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. ATTEMPTS TO RE-START THE CAR WERE NOT IMMEDIATELY SUCCESSFUL. IN TWO OF THE THREE CASES, THE ENGINE DID RE-START. HOWEVER, THE E-STARTS OCCURRED OVER 4 HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. IN ONE OF THE THREE CASES, THE CAR COULD NOT BE RE-STARTED. IN THIS LAST CASE, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND AS OF TODAY (10 NOVEMBER), THE DEALER HAS NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. A NEAR MISS ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN ONE OF THE CASES. AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED, ANOTHER CAR NEARLY REAR-ENDED MY DISABLED CAR. THE OTHER CAR SKIDDED AND SERVED OUT OF THE WAY OF MY DISABLED CAR. *TR

• 11/08/2011· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN DRIVING IN MANUAL MODE, THE CAR DROPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND DOES NOT RE-ENGAGE. THE DASH SHOWS THAT THE CAR IS IN 3RD, 4TH, OR 5TH GEAR, BUT WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS, IT JUST REVS UP THE ENGINE AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL. IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY. I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT BYERS IN COLUMBUS, OHIO TODAY AFTER SHOWING THE PROBLEM TO THE SHOP MANAGER. *TR

• 11/05/2011· POWER TRAIN

  EXPERIENCING A FALSE NEUTRAL ON DSG EQUIPPED VOLKSWAGEN TDI. FIRST OCCURRED AROUND 6800 MILES, SECOND OCCURRENCE (DURING A LEFT TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC) AT 7171 MILES AND LASTLY AT 7503 MILES. ENGINE FREE REVS AS CAR COASTS AND HAS TO BE PUT INTO NEUTRAL THEN BACK INTO DRIVE FOR CAR TO MOVE FORWARD. HAPPENS AROUND 30 MPH WHILE SLOWING THEN GETTING BACK ONTO ACCELERATOR. *TR

• 11/05/2011· POWER TRAIN

  SUBSEQUENT TO SLOWING DOWN DUE TO TRAFFIC, VEHICLE'S DSG TRANSMISSION AFFECTED AN UNPLANNED SHIFT TO THE NEUTRAL GEAR, NOTICED WHEN DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE SPEED. TRANSMISSION WAS IN "MANUAL/TIPTRONIC" MODE. UPON NOTICING TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL, DRIVER SHIFTED GEAR LEVER INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO "D" MODE (NOT "MANUAL/TIPTRONIC" MODE). DRIVER REMAINED IN THE "D" MODE FOR THE REST OF THE 1.5 HOUR DRIVE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WHERE THE VEHICLE'S DSG TRANSMISSION WENT INTO AN UNPLANNED SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE THE SAME AS THE FIRST TIME; THE FIRST TIME OCCURRING, THURSDAY 10/13/2011, DRIVER WAS IN "MANUAL/TIPTRONIC" MODE, WITH VEHICLE BEING SLOWED TO UNDER 10 MPH, WHEN DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE SPEED, AFTER MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, THE DSG TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL. RPMS RIVED UP 3,000RPM, WHICH ALERTED THE DRIVER THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT IN GEAR. IN BOTH CASES, DRIVER HAD TO TURN ON FLASHERS TO INSURE THAT THERE WOULD BE NO CRASH FROM THE REAR, DUE TO VEHICLE HAVING NO FORWARD POWER. IN BOTH CASES, DRIVER SHIFTED THE GEAR SHIFTING LEVER INTO NEUTRAL, AND THEN INTO "D" (DRIVE) MODE. DRIVER DID NOT RETURN TO THE "MANUAL/TIPTRONIC" MODE FOR THE REST OF THE 1.5 HOUR DRIVE. NOTE: FIRST INCIDENT WAS ON 10/13/2011 ODI # 10432753. *TR

• 11/03/2012· STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 70 MILES STOPPED FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. RESTARTED CAR DROVE 1/2 MILE TO THE FREEWAY MADE THE TURN ON TO THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND CAME TO A STOP. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ON TO THE SHOULDER. DEALER SAYS IT IS CONTAMINATED FUEL AND THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. *TR

• 10/28/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND AFTER IT WAS CHECKED OUT MECHANIC STATED THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL SYSTEM WERE CONTAMINATED WITH METAL SHAVINGS. MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE COULD STALL AND NOT RESTART AT ANY TIME IF REPAIRS WERE NOT MADE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP AND RECEIVED THE SAME DIAGNOSIS. DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT NONETHELESS THAT VOLKSWAGEN WOULD REPAIR THE FUEL SYSTEM AT NO COST. VW DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN MISFUELED, LEADING TO THE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN FUELED WITH ANYTHING BUT DIESEL FUEL. *TR

• 10/27/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN APRIL. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 10/26/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL THE RECALL NOTICE WENT OUT FEBRUARY 9, 2016. STILL NO FIX AVAILABLE AND MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO PROVIDE SAFE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION. MANUFACTURER SAYS TO KEEP DRIVING RECALLED VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY FIXES. *TR

• 10/25/2011· POWER TRAIN

  SUBSEQUENT TO STOPPING, WHILE TURNING RIGHT, VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT INTO AN UNPLANNED SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. ENGINE REVVED TO 3,000 RPMS ALERTING DRIVER TO THE DISENGAGED. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES, SHIFTED GEAR INTO NEUTRAL, AND THEN INTO DRIVE MODE. VEHICLE REMAINED IN DRIVE MODE THROUGH OUT THE REST OF THE DRIVE. *TT

• 10/24/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINES WERE LEAKING LARGE AMOUNTS OF FUEL. FUEL LEAKED ON TO ALTERNATOR, CAR STALLED ON HIGHWAY AND REQUIRED TOWING. *TR

• 10/21/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ..UPDATED 11/21/16 *BF

• 10/17/2018· AIR BAGS,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. WITHIN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE HORN FAILED TO WORK. THE DEALER (ANTHONY CARVONI VOLKSWAGEN, 12 MERIDEN PL, MELVILLEE, NY, 516-848-7315) DIAGNOSED THAT THE HORN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE AIR BAG BEING ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO THE HORN. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE HORN AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF WHAT AIR BAG RECALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 10/14/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED GLOW PLUG LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING AND CAR LOST POWER AND WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE IN-TANK FUEL PUMP AND DIESEL HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAD BOTH DONE BAD, POSSIBLY A CASCADING FAILURE. REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AT NO CHARGE DESPITE BEING OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. EIGHT MONTHS LATER AND 18,000 MILES LATER AT APPROX 79,000 MILES, SIMILAR SYMPTOMS AND FAILURE AS DETERMINED BY THE SAME DEALER. THIS WAS AGAIN REPAIRED BY VW UNDER "GOODWILL WARRANTY" . THERE MUST BE SOME SORT SYSTEMIC OR DESIGN FAILURE WITH THE FUEL PUMPS ON THESE CARS. THERE ARE PAGES OF COMPLAINTS HERE AND ON VARIOUS TDI WEB FORUMS DOCUMENTING INSTANCES OF FUEL PUMP FAILURES. *TR

• 10/12/2015· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  MY GOLF TDI SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. LUCKILY EVERY WARNING LIGHT ON MY DASH LIT UP ABOUT 30 SECONDS PRIOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE ALLOWING ME TO BEGIN TO MERGE FROM THE LEFT HAND LANE AND COAST WITH MY HAZARDS ON TO THE RIGHT LANE. FROM INITIAL SYMPTOM TO COMPLETE VEHICLE FAILURE WAS LESS THAN 1 MINUTE. SEARCHING ONLINE THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE, ONE THAT RESULTS IN UPWARDS OF AN $8000 REPAIR.

• 10/12/2012· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I WAS DRIVING MY VW GOLF TDI ABOUT 15 MPH DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN COIL SIGN BEGAN FLASHING AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON ALERT APPEARED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT BECAUSE TRAFFIC LIGHTS TURNED RED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED FROM THE INTERSECTION TO THE CURB AND TOWED TO A VW DEALERSHIP. FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER HOUSING, ALL FUEL INJECTORS, FUEL LINES, AND HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS. THE VEHICLE IS NOW OPERATING. *TR

• 10/11/2012· FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  HIGH PRESSURE FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILED. *TR

• 10/10/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ENGINE RPM SURGES/SPIKES 500-800 RPM'S FROM IDLE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE FROM A STOP OR NEAR STOP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS SURGE/SPIKE OCCURS PRIMARILY WHEN ON SLIGHT UPHILL GRADES OR INCLINES AND AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKES AND GENTLY APPLYING THROTTLE PRESSURE. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN THE HILL ASSIST SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED. EXAMPLES: SURGE/SPIKE OCCURS WHEN ON A SLIGHT GRADE OR INCLINE FROM A STOP OR NEAR STOP SUCH AS PULLING UP A DRIVEWAY, TRYING TO INCH FORWARD IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC, OR WHEN ACCELERATING NORMALLY FROM A STOP. IT IS AS THOUGH YOU PUMPED THE THROTTLE FOR A SECOND THEN RELEASED IT. IF THE VEHICLE IS ON A VERY STEEP UPGRADE INCLINE IT IS NOT AS NOTICEABLE AS THE BRAKES ARE NOT IMMEDIATELY DISENGAGED WHEN THE SURGE/SPIKE OCCURS DUE TO THE HILL ASSIST SYSTEM ENGAGING THE BRAKES. IF THE VEHICLE IS ON A DOWN GRADE DECLINE OR LEVEL ROAD THE ENGINE RPM USUALLY ACCELERATES AND OPERATES NORMALLY. THE VW AUTHORIZED SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS CONFIRMED THIS TO BE NOT NORMAL. THEY HAVE BEEN CLAIMING TO INVESTIGATE THE RPM SURGE/SPIKE WITH NO SOLUTION AFTER SEVERAL SERVICE APPOINTMENTS IN THE PAST YEAR AND OVER 15,000 MILES. *KB

• 10/09/2012· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, AFTER JUST HAVING LEFT A STORE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A "CLUNKY" SOUND AND THE HUD DISPLAYED "SERVICE ENGINE". I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. I TRIED TO REFIRE THE ENGINE THINKING PERHAPS THERE WAS A HICCUP IN THE FUEL LINES. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITH THE SAME CLUNKY SOUND, AND ABRUPTLY STALLED WITHIN 5 SECONDS. *TR

• 10/03/2015· SUSPENSION

  THERE IS A VERY AUDIBLE "CLUNKING" SOUND THAT COMES FROM THE FRONT UNDERBODY OF THE VEHICLE. IT MOSTLY OCCURS WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS AT LOWER SPEEDS (1-25MPH) OR WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE IN ELEVATION (A BUMP).

• 09/29/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  LOST ALL LIGHTS, F16 AND F17 FUSES AND THE ENTIRE FUSE BOX WAS MELTED. FUSES WERE ARCING AND SHORTING INTERNALLY, BUT DIDN'T FAIL. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE IT SEEMS FROM RESEARCHING ONLINE, BUT THE DEALER REFUSES TO COVER THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND MAJOR FIRE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED.

• 09/26/2023· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  The High-pressure Fuel pump failed during a routine drive at approximately 1500 RPMs. This caused an immediate loss of power while in traffic. Manage to limp the car to the nearest gas station in which the car finally died and would not start. Had to call for a tow truck. This immediate loss of power could have cause myself and my daughter to get into an accident. Luckily, we were not on a major highway doing 65+ MPH, which could have been a lot worse. The vehicle flashed a MIL light or flashing glow plug light at the time of the incident. The car did not show any signs of possible failure beforehand. This same issue has been recalled by Fiat-Chrysler on their Heavy-Duty Ram pickup trucks with 6.7L Cummins due to catastrophic failure of the CP4 fuel pump.

• 09/17/2016· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE IN MOTION AND UNDER POWER, CAR SUDDENLY LOSES DRIVE; ACTS AS IF SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. SOMETIMES A FLASHING WRENCH INDICATOR IS SEEN IN PLACE OF THE GEAR NUMBER IN THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY. THIS IS HAPPENING INCREASINGLY OFTEN. AT LEAST ONCE PER DAY.

• 09/14/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINECrash

  I WAS ENTERING AN INTERSECTION AT 10MPH AND HALFWAY INTO THE INTERSECTION, MY CAR STALLED AND STOPPED. IT SLOWLY BUMPED THE CAR IN MY REAR. NO INJURY OR DAMAGE NOTED. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND DROP IT TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT. THIS IS A VW GOLF TDI 2011! *TR

• 09/12/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A LOANER VEHICLE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 09/11/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  LIGHTING CHECK ENGINE . I COULDN'T PASS INSPECTION ON MY VW DUE TO: CODE P0106. MANIFOLD ABSOLUTE/BAROMETRIC. PRESSURE CTRL. RANGE/PERFORMANCE

• 09/10/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  AS AN ADDENDUM TO MY PREVIOUS EMAIL COMPLAINT #. THE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE IS 62000 NOT 101000 (KM) ALSO I WAS DRIVING AT 110KM WHICH I BELIEVE IS 68 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS CONFUSED GIVING YOU 65 MILES BUT TOTAL VEHICLE MILEAGE IN KM. I HOPE THIS IS CLEAR AND MANY THANKS. *TR

• 09/10/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  HELLO-FIRSTLY I AM CANADIAN WITH A VEHICLE PURCHASED "BRAND NEW" FROM ERIE PA. ON THURS SEPT 4/14 AT 6:30PM TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK MY VEHICLE LOST MAJORITY OF POWER (DROPPED TO BARELY MOVING) AND THEN COMPLETE POWER APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENED-THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS BLINKING RAPIDLY-THE CAR WAS STRUGGLING-BUCKLING-KICKING BACK AT THE ATTEMPTS TO MOVE. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN A BUSY STRETCH OF HIGHWAY AND WAS NARROWLY MISSED BY SEVERAL CARS AND A TRANSPORT TRUCK. I WAS DEAD IN THE WATER AND COULD NOT EXIT MY VEHICLE. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE AS THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH MY CAR AND I HAVE MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE TO STANDARDS OUTLINED BY VW. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP AND I DID NOT RECEIVE A FULL QUOTE FOR THE SCOPE OF WORK NEEDING TO BE DONE FOR TWO BUSINESS DAYS. I WAS TOLD THERE ARE METAL SHARDS IN MY HPFP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM - INJECTORS - PUMP AND ALL THE PARTS FROM FRONT TO BACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE COST IS $7500+TAX (CND). I HAVE NOW BEEN IN A RENTAL VEHICLE FOR 7 DAYS AND THE PARTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY (SEPT 10/14)? I'VE BEEN TOLD IT WILL TAKE 22 HRS. I HAVE ASKED FOR ALL THE PARTS BACK. AFTER READING MANY BLOG POSTS ABOUT HPFP FAILURES ON LINE IN BOTH THE US AND CND I AM PERPLEXED WHY A TOTAL RECALL HAS NOT BEEN PLACED ON VW. I AM OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED AND APPARENT TO VW FOR YEARS. I CALLED VWOA BUT THEY DO NOT RECOGNIZE "THE CAR" AND NEITHER DOES VW CND. I HAVE DRIVEN VW TDI'S SINCE '01 AND KNOW DIESEL FUEL-THIS WAS NOT MISFUELED. VW KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM. I AM DEVASTATED AS I CAN NOT AFFORD THIS REPAIR-I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR-I CAN NOT SELL THIS CAR WITHOUT REPAIRING IT. I FEEL VWOA AND CANADA AND GERMANY ARE ALL LIABLE FOR NEGLIGENCE REGARDING SAFETY. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON THURS SEPT 4/14. *TR

• 09/07/2012· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH , ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER THE ACTUAL IMPACT AND NOT DURING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CHEST CONTUSION, MULTIPLE BRUISES TO HER BODY AND FACE, A SPRAINED LEFT FOOT AND BURNS TO THE CHEST AND RIGHT HAND FROM THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 11/07/12*LJ

• 09/05/2012· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  HAD DRIVEN CAR 20 MILES THAT DAY. WENT INSIDE FOR 15 MINUTES, CAME BACK. UNABLE TO START CAR. UNABLE TO ENGAGE ENGINE. LIGHTS AND SHIFTERS ALL WORKING. 5 ATTEMPTS BY 3 DIFFERENT PEOPLE OVER NEXT HOUR AND UNABLE TO START CAR. VW TOW TRUCK DRIVER UNABLE TO START CAR. NEXT MORNING VW ABLE TO START CAR. VW DEALER ATTRIBUTES PROBLEM TO WATER/ALGAE IN FUEL. LINE CLEANED AND FUEL REPLACED BY DEALER. CAR PICKED UP. CAR DRIVEN 15 MILES TOTAL AFTER PICK-UP. LEFT CAR FOR 5 MINUTES, RETURNED TO CAR BUT UNABLE TO RESTART CAR. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS FAILED. TOW TRUCK DRIVER ABLE TO START CAR AFTER 5 MINUTES OF CONSTANTLY ENGAGING ENGINE. BEING INVESTIGATED BY VW DEALER NOW. *TR

• 09/02/2014· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  ON THE NIGHT OF AUGUST 5 ABOUT 8:30PM, WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH, MY CAR LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE TRAFFIC FLOW AND COAST UNTIL I COULD GET TO A SIDE ROAD AND THEN PUSHED IT INTO A PARKING LOT. I LOOKED AT THE ENGINE AND SAW THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS DAMAGED. I ALSO NOTICED FUEL SITTING ON TOP OF SURFACES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I ASKED MY SON TO VERIFY IF HE SMELLED FUEL WHICH HE DID AS I HAVE LITTLE SENSE OF SMELL. AFTER SEEING THE DAMAGED SERPENTINE BELT, I DID NOT ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. AT THE DEALER, THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ATTEMPTED TO TRY TO START THE VEHICLE AND MOVE IT AND SAID IT WOULDN'T START, POSSIBLY CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE SINCE THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS SHREDDED. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION THE DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER EXPLAINED THAT THEIR LEADING THEORY IS THAT DIESEL FUEL LEAKED FROM FUEL FILTER GASKET ONTO THE SERPENTINE BELT. THEN THE SHREDDED SERPENTINE BELT TOOK OUT THE TIMING BELT AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO ROTATE OUT OF TIME CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE. CAR HAD BEEN MAINTAINED PER MANUFACTURER SCHEDULE BY THIS DEALER, AND THIS FAILURE OCCURRED 6K MILES AFTER MOST RECENT SERVICE. DEALER WAS UNSURE WHY THE DIESEL FUEL LEAKED, BUT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER SEEMED VIABLE PROBLEM POINTS. AFTER GETTING ENGINE PARTS REPLACED AT GREAT EXPENSE AND GETTING THE ENGINE RUNNING ON AUG 30, 2014, DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY COULDN'T DETECT A FUEL LEAK AND SAID SERPENTINE BELT CONDITION SHOWED NO CONDITION TO INDICATE FAILURE BUT FAILED ANYWAY CAUSING THE CAVALCADE OF ENGINE DAMAGE. MANY PARTS WERE REPLACED OR REMOVED AND REINSTALLED DURING THE REPAIR, SO IT IS QUESTIONABLE THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAK. *TR

• 09/01/2011· POWER TRAIN

  I OWN A 2011 VW GTI 2-DOOR DSG. I HAVE EXPERIENCED A "FALSE NEUTRAL" ABOUT 7 TIMES IN THE 5+ WEEKS I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR. SPECIFICALLY, IT HAPPENED TWICE ON 08/27/2011. EACH TIME I HAVE BEEN IN MANUAL MODE...IT OCCURS WHEN I AM COASTING TO EITHER SLOW DOWN OR STOP...THEN ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE...THOUGH THE CAR MFD TELLS ME IT IS IN GEAR (I.E. 3), THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL...THE ACCELERATOR DOES NOTHING BUT REV THE ENGINE...THE CAR REMAINS COASTING. I HAVE TO TAKE THE SHIFTER OUT OF MANUAL MODE, AND PLACE IT INTO D...AND WAIT ABOUT A SECOND OR TWO WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR IN ORDER FOR A CLUTCH TO ENGAGE A GEAR AND ALLOW ME TO MOVE. ON 8/27, BOTH TIMES IT HAPPENED WHEN TRYING TO COMPLETE A LEFT HAND TURN ON A GREEN...A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO FIND YOUR CAR BEING IN NEUTRAL. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY REFUSE TO HELP ME BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE ON AN APPROXIMATE 5 MILE TEST DRIVE. I TALKED TO VW OF AMERICA, AND THEY WON'T HELP UNLESS A DEALER CAN REPLICATE IT...THEY SAID IT COSTS TOO MUCH MONEY. THIS IS A TERRIBLE SAFETY ISSUE...AND THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE MONEY. I OFFERED TO SHOW THEM A VIDEO OF IT HAPPENING TO SOMEONE ELSE...IT IS POSTED ON YOUTUBE...AND THEY FLAT OUT REFUSED. THEY SAID IT WOULDN'T HELP IN MY CASE...AND THAT IT WOULD PROVE NOTHING. HERE IS A LINK TO THE YOUTUBE VIDEO: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=8TQODOILKYK - EVEN IF I COULD TAKE A VIDEO OF IT HAPPENING TO ME IN MY CAR, THEY SAID THAT WOULDN'T HELP...AS IT WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN IN FRONT OF A VW TECH FOR IT TO BE DIAGNOSED. I HAVE A SECOND APPOINTMENT WITH A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP NEXT WEEK, THEY WILL KEEP MY CAR FOR A FEW DAYS AND TRY TO REPLICATE IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. *TR

• 08/31/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BEGAN TO WOBBLE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO DECELERATE DESPITE THE CONTACT APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC WHICH ADVISED OF A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,080.

• 08/29/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/07/16*LJ *TR

• 08/29/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DASHBOARD LAMP OUT INDICATOR AND DASH READ OUT INDICATES MULTIPLE LAMPS OUT (HEADLIGHTS, FOG, BACK UP, BRAKES ETC) AND SOMETIMES THEY ARE OUT BUT COME BACK ON LATER. VW CURRENTLY HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT (SA-97-AM) ON JETTAS AND GTI'S OF EARLIER VINTAGE THAN MY 2011. THIS BULLETIN IS FOR MELTED FUSE PLATES, MY FUSE PLATE SHOWS THE SAME MELTING AND DAMAGED FUSE. VW NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS DEFECT. THANK YOU.

• 08/24/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL

  2011 GOLF TDI AUTOMATIC (DSG) TRANSMISSION. COLD START, STALLED WHILE PULLING ONTO MAIN ROAD, NO ACCIDENT ONLY BECAUSE ONCOMING TRAFFIC STOPPED. *TR

• 08/21/2015· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  WHILE EXITING THE OFF RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY AT 1100 AT NIGHT THE CAR DIED AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS TRAFFIC BEHIND ME WAS LOCKING UP THEIR BRAKES AND SWERVING TO AVOID A COLLISION. AFTER AN EXPENSIVE TOW AND FINALLY GETTING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAD EXPLODED IN THE TANK SENDING METAL INTO THE WHOLE FUEL SYSTEM. I AM TOLD THE REPAIR BILL WILL COST AROUND $6500 TO FIX. THIS CAR HAS 54000 MILES AND I HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM VW STATING MY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY A MONTH PRIOR HOWEVER VW WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VW DEALER TOLD ME THEY DID A FUEL SAMPLE TEST AND THE FUEL DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH LUBRICATION IN IT WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO FAIL. AS I HAVE RESEARCHED VW HAS HAD MORE THAN 3500 REPORTED CASES OF THESE FUEL PUMP FAILURES AND REFUSES TO STAND BEHIND THE BOSCH PRODUCTS THEY USE. I ALSO TALKED WITH THE SERVICE STATION WHERE I PURCHASED THE FUEL TO LET THEM KNOW THE PUMP FAILURE IS BEING BLAMED ON LACK OF LUBRICATION IN THEIR FUEL AND THEY HAVE NOT HAD ONE OTHER COMPLAINT OF FUEL ISSUES REPORTED. ON A SIDE NOT I FILLED MY DODGE DIESEL TRUCK WITH THE SAME PUMP AND FUEL AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS. TO ME THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT VW IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND IF THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THESE FUEL PUMPS IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED BECAUSE A KNOWN BAD PART THAT IS NOT GETTING REPLACED.

• 08/15/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL

  VEHICLE IS A 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION GOLF TDI. BEGAN SPUTTERING AND HESITATING AT 70MPH IN TOP GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY. CONTINUED FOR ABOUT A MINUTE, THEN EVENED OUT BUT THE HESITATION AND JERKING HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES IN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE CONDITION, APPLIED AN AVAILABLE SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR DRIVEABILITY ISSUES. SAME THING HAPPENED THE NEXT TIME THE CAR WAS TAKEN ON THE HIGHWAY. DID NOT STALL, BUT SEEMED VERY CLOSE. TACH AND SPEEDOMETER REMAINED CONSTANT @ ~2000RPM AND 70MPH. SUSPECT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. *TR

• 08/05/2014· STEERING,FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL,SERVICE BRAKES

  WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 75 MPH IN THE FAST LANE OF AN INTERSTATE FREEWAY MY 2011 VW GOLF TDI SHUT OFF. WITHOUT WARNING, THE GLOW PLUG LAMP BEGAN FLASHING AND CHECK ENGINE NOTE CAME ON THE DASH. AT THE SAME TIME THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND BEGAN RUNNING VERY ROUGH. WHILE NEGOTIATING TRAFFIC IN AN ATTEMPT TO PULL OVER (QUITE DANGEROUS WITHOUT POWER AND TRACTOR TRAILERS NOW PASSING MY SLOWING CAR) THE CAR SHUT OFF TAKING THE POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING WITH IT. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET OFF THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE WIDE SHOULDER IN THAT AREA BUT THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN ANOTHER STORY HAD THIS HAPPENED IN AN AREA WITH NO SHOULDER OR SAFE PULL OFF. MY CAR HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AT SERVICE INTERVALS AND FUELED FROM NAME BRAND, HIGH VOLUME FILLING STATIONS. VWS OWN TESTS OF MY CAR INDICATED NO FAULT OF MY OWN AND NOTHING AMISS IN THE FUEL BUT RATHER CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF A HIGH PRESSURE PUMP WHICH DISPLACED METAL INTO THE FUEL SYSTEM. THIS SORT OF FAILURE IS COMMON ENOUGH (NOTED IN A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH) AND FLAT OUT DANGEROUS WHEN IT OCCURS AT SPEED SINCE THE CAR GAVE NO INDICATIONS THAT IT WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF AT SPEED (AND FAIL TO RESTART WITHOUT BEING TOWED TO THE DEALER). WORSE YET, VW IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WITH THE TDI DIESELS BUT HAS STOPPED SHORT OF ISSUING A RECALL TO INSTALL NEW PARTS THAT WILL NOT FAIL SO SOON AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAR WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY (CAR HAS ONLY 38,000 MILES) HOWEVER THEY REPLACED THE PARTS WITH THE SAME FAILURE PRONE PARTS. WEB ANECDOTES FROM OTHERS WITH SIMILAR FAILURES HAVE NOTED THAT IT HAPPENS IN HOTTER AREAS (90-100 DEGREE TEMPS). THIS WAS MY EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A LONG DRIVE IN 100 DEGREE TEMPS. *TR

• 08/04/2011· POWER TRAIN

  I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 GTI DSG IN TIPTRONIC MODE...AND IT WAS IN 4TH GEAR ACCORDING TO THE DASHBOARD READING...I WAS COASTING IN 4TH AS A SEMI WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I WAS TRAVELING...AFTER HE WAS CLEAR, I WENT TO ACCELERATE, AND EXPERIENCED A "FALSE NEUTRAL"...THE DSG SAID I WAS IN 4TH GEAR...BUT IT WAS REVVING AS IN NEUTRAL. I HAD TO SHIFT OUT OF TIPTRONIC AND THEN DOWNSHIFTED TO 3RD BEFORE IT WOULD CATCH AND PUT ME BACK IN GEAR. *TR

• 08/02/2011· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2011 VW GTI IS OFF, IT SHOWS I'M GOING FASTER THAN MY ACTUAL SPEED. *KB