Clutch Problems of Volkswagen GTI

Clutch failed on car at only 33,000 miles. Not covered by warranty considered normal. Wear and tear. Clutch and flywheel replaced at dealership for $2300.

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Entire clutch assembly.

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I had a total loss of clutch hydraulic pressure on 6 speed manual transmission. The pedal was stuck to the floor and I had to move it back up with my hand. I then depressed it again with my foot and the same results. I've done some research on vw enthusiast web sites seeing itã‚s a common problem amongst 6 speed manual transmission . From that conclusion I figured it was either the master cylinder or slave cylinder. I had the car towed to the dealer, and it was discover a bad slave cylinder. Obviously it is a trend and a costly one at that. Since the slave cylinder is located in the bell housing, it leaked hydraulic fluid all over my clutch. So now I have to replace a perfectly good clutch.

While commuting to work, vehicle experienced a catastrophic failure of the clutch system. This immediately immobilized my vehicle while still within heavy traffic. There were no signs of this impending failure; it happened suddenly and without warning. I was fortunately able to maintain control of the vehicle and safely pull to the shoulder. However, I do feel that my personal safety was in jeopardy during this incident. This vehicle is approximately 9 months old with approximately 20,000 miles on the odometer. The clutch plate apparently broke into several pieces while in operation. I believe this to be either a design or manufacturing defect.

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The clutch failed on my '03 vw Gti after only 48,000 miles leading to an $1,800 repair. While the vehicle was still under the manufacturers warranty, the clutch is not covered.

Early clutch failure. The clutch in my vw 2002 Gti failed at 23000 miles.

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Just before 8,000 miles, the clutch of my 2003 vw Gti slipped and went bad. As it was still under warrenty, the dealership replaced the clutch and flywheel at no cost to me. When asked why the failure of the clutch occured, I was told that it was due to wear. Now at 35,000 miles, the clutch has failed again, unfortunately this time, not under warranty. This is the second time in two years this has happened, and with a $2000 repair bill by vw, I will have paid for the car twice in ten years. I refuse to believe that vw builds a clutch that will fail due to light to moderate wear as they claim.

I want to report a manufacturing defect regarding the clutch on my 2001 Volkswagen Gti glx. The car has only 34,000 miles on it and the clutch needs to be replaced already. I have driven a standard transmission for nearly 9 years. Vw says the clutch needs to be replaced early due to wear and tear. Typically clutches last around 100,000 miles. My previous vehicle had 110,000 miles on the same clutch. So I don't believe wear and tear is the issue. The vehicle is covered under a bumper to bumper warranty. However, since vw is classifying the fault as wear and tear, they are holding me responsible for the $2000 repair. I do not believe this is fair. I have complained to the better business bureau as well. This could be a potential safety hazard if it is not caught early and the breakdown occurs while in motion. One would not be able to accelerate out of danger if necessary and would expose him or herself to unnecessary risks of being broken down in rush hour.

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This is the second time my clutch assembly failed. First time at 4500 miles in December 2003. Vw dealership replaced clutch. Clutch assemply again became spongy and rpms increased to dangerous levels. Volkswagen America refused to repair malfunctuion in equipment. Many specialty repair shops are saying this is caused by the dual mass fly wheel sticking open.

There were no events leading to the failure. I drove my 2001 vw Gti into work on wed September 8, 2004 withouth any problems. In the afternoon when I was going out to get lunch (about noon) I tried to drive the car and I couldn't put the car in gear. If I tried to put the car in reverse the gears would grind and screech and if I tried to put it in any other gear (1-5) I was not able to. I had it towed to the vw dealership and am now faced with a $1,900 bill to replace the clutch. The car is only 3 years old and has only 30,000 miles on it and I should not have to replace a cluth now.

My clutch pedal went down to the floor while driving and never came back up. It was fixed (replaced the master clutch cylinder) one month ago for a similar problem.

Clutch failed, acceleration diminished, only 63000 miles with regular tune ups, oil changes. Also mass air flow sensor and oxygen sensor defective; car doesn't idle correctly, sometimes doesn't start. Started at 48000 miles.

The clutch slowly started to slip when trying to move forward eventually the engine would rev at very high rpms with very little forward movement in the car. After much reading, this seems to be a very common problem. My car only had 26,000 miles on it. It is a daily commuter driven mostly on the freeway which should mean very little clutch wear. I took it to a shop to replace it with a more "sturdy" clutch made of ceramic since it was out of warranty already. Approximately 8 months after the clutch was replaced the suddenly stuck in first gear and would not shift out. After taking it to the dealer again, they determined it was most likely the transmission, once they pulled it apart they said the clutch was bad again. This leads me to believe the design of the car is causing these problems, not my driving or normal "wear and tear".

While driving at 70 mph rpm indicator began to fluctuate, and depressing the clutch felt spongy. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for a check up. By the time the vehicle arrived at the dealership the clutch was not functioning properly. The dealer replaced the clutch. Currently another clutch was needed.

My clutch failed at 14,000 miles. My ignition fails regularily, the ignition coil has been recalled and now I am having problems with my catalytic converter. I have owned vw's all of my life and traded in my last vw that had 170k on an original clutch.

My 2000 vw Gti 1. 8t manual transmission's clutch keeps failing. I admit I drove it aggressively when I first bought it. . . After all, that's how they advertise the vehicle, as a sporty, fast car. Well, I've replaced it three times (yes, I'm on my fourth clutch in four years!!!) and even though after each repair I've reduced the aggressiveness of my driving to the point where I'm practically a little old granny now, the durn thing keeps wearing out after about a year, and I can feel my current one getting mushy, seeming to slip, like it's about to go out again. One incident it happened on the highway, and I was lucky I wasn't killed. Because I had to coast to get off the freeway, I felt I needed to be as far to the right in the 'vehicle breakdown lane' as I could. Well, there was a large chunk of metal, a large water spigot or something, lying in the middle of the emergency lane and, since I couldn't very well swerve back into the traffic speeding next to me at well over twice my own velocity, I ended up hitting it and tearing up my transmission casing (the 'crash' I indicated). This is getting ridiculous. Something needs to be done.

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2003 vr6 Gti catastrophic clutch failure. Everything was fine and then I completely lost all of the pressure. Almost got myself killed. Ii think it is the slave cylinder as I never had any problem with the clutch and this happened during normal cruising.

Clutch defective at 19000 miles. Clutch plate found with excessive wear, fused to flywheel.