Table 1 shows eleven common power train related problems of the 2008 Volkswagen GTI. The number one most common problem is related to the automatic transmission (28 problems). The second most common problem is related to the power train (two problems).
While driving the transmission dog bone mount bolt broke. This damaged: the transmission housing - the transmission housing support - the catalytic converter assembly - steering - the wiring harness - the radiator - the radiator fan - additional items. Read details...
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. Read details...
I noticed my "automatic" dsg (direct shift gate) transmission to be acting up. From a stop up to 15 mph in 1st gear and reverse the transmission felt very lurchy and had lots of surging associated with acceleration. Read details...