general problems of the 2015 Volkswagen GTI

The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Gti. The contact stated that upon shifting the vehicle into park, a message displayed reading "please place the vehicle in park," failing to recognize that the shifter was already in the parked position. The contact also stated that the failure prevents the doors from being locked either manually or via the keyfob. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 18v464000 (steering, electrical system), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000.

I was sent a recall notice from Volkswagen of America stating that a micro switch may be faulty and that I should schedule an inspection immediately. I scheduled service and was told by the dealership that there was no remedy available. More recently, I received another notice detailing the recall and remedy and was told again by the dealership there was no remedy available. This second recall notice very clearly states that the remedy is for the dealer to install an additional switch and circuit board and that it will take about an hour. It makes no sense to me that I would receive a notice telling me to get my car fixed ASAP, but there is no remedy available.

Power steering turns stick randomly at any speed, requiring me to turn off the engine and restart only to get the steering back to normal. Very scary as more effort has to be input I to the steering for it to work. Engine stalls and cuts out randomly especially on idle. Has caused several issues when driving.