Car Stall problems of the 2013 Volkswagen Golf

Two problems related to car stall have been reported for the 2013 Volkswagen Golf. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Volkswagen Golf based on all problems reported for the 2013 Golf.

1 Car Stall problem

Failure Date: 01/21/2017

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Golf. While driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed, but the technician could not determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 112,700.

2 Car Stall problem

Failure Date: 10/01/2013

I drive 50 miles one way to work. Drove car to work and parked for the day (6 am), went out after work to start car and car would not turn over. Car acted as if the motor was locked, car is a manual drive so I left car in gear and rolled back ward to bump motor. Car attempted to start and when finally started it ran very rough. Read on internet regarding possible intercooler issue and took car to dealer. Dealer found a large amount of water in intercooler. Dealer unaware of TSB for this issue but was able to find in vw data base. TSB equipment was installed, car has worked fine until this even after work same symptoms only car did not require bumping of motor.




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