Electrical System Problems of Volkswagen GTI - part 1

Rear back-up camera fails repeatedly. The image portrayed on the dash is garbled and I am unable to determine vehicles, obstacles or persons behind me when backing. Problem is very reproducible although the dealer has not diagnosed the problem. The car is out of warranty. The only message displayed on the screen is something like "park pilot error".

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Travel assist is disabled which includes adaptive cruise control and lane keep assist. The warning lights flash on and off, sometimes multiple times a second, sounding a loud beeping each time. It is triggered at engine start and persists through all speeds. I have experienced it 0-70 mph. The flashing lights and associated rapid beeping indicating the failure is extremely distracting while driving. Warning lights and warning sounds are designed to alert the driver to a potential safety issue so ignoring the lights and sounds is dangerous in the event it is a different caution/warning. However, also not ignoring it is dangerous because of the frequency of the warnings which causes the driver to look away from the road. After speaking with the maintenance department at my vw dealership, they indicated that this is a widely known problem that is remedied only with the replacement of the steering wheel. There are several other sensors that are triggered by the same issue I was told by the maintenance department. They are uncertain at this time if it impacts the airbag system which is another potential safety concern. The steering wheel can only be ordered after inspection by the maintenance department and there is shortage and/or back order of the part to fix the problem.

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The steering wheel clockspring mechanism has failed causing the vehicle steering wheel operated controls (including the horn) to stop working. The airbag warning lamp illuminated on the dashboard, indicating the airbag system may not be functional. Apparently Volkswagen has issued a recall/extended the warranty on many vw models in light of the high failure rate of the clockspring mechanism, however my 2017 Gti is not currently covered. Perhaps the recall/extended warranty should be expanded in scope.

I have a 2023 vw Gti with a manual transmission. It has a feature called "hill hold assist", where it enables the parking brake when you are uphill and at a stop, at a red traffic light, for example. The issue is the feature does not disengage the parking brake for about 3 seconds after you engage the gas to begin moving the car. It basically holds the car for too long when you are trying to get moving. This feature has become more of a hinderance and safety concern, than an assistance: 1) almost rear ended by another car as the hill hold assist would not disengage at a traffic light 2) the amount of gas and clutch use while the car is being held in place while engaged negatively impacts the longevity of the clutch 3) in the case of an emergency, I am unable to move the vehicle when I need to - this is most concerning. This function would not be an issue if there was a way to disable "hill hold assist", or reduce the time it takes to disengage, but unfortunately Volkswagen did not include a way to disable or adjust this feature in the vehicle's software. I previously had a 2018 Gti, manual transmission, with the same feature. It was far less aggressive, and it could be disabled if needed. Please consider this a safety concern and address with Volkswagen of north America, as I have made several calls to vw with no resolution. Many other vw Gti drivers have concerns about this feature as well. Thanks, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

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The contact owns a 2022 Volkswagen Gti. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact attempted to make a left and the contact noticed that the travel assist feature became inoperable. The contact stated the adaptive cruise control and lane keep assist would inadvertently completely shut off. The contact also stated that the steering wheel would inadvertently make a left turn to ongoing traffic and the contact had to forcefully to the right which made the vehicle difficult to control with no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was informed by the dealer that the contact would be on a waitlist for a loaner vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 9,000.

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Travel assist is disabled which includes adaptive cruise control and lane keep assist. The warning lights flash on and off, sometimes multiple times a second, sounding a loud beeping each time. It is triggered at engine start and persists through all speeds. It is worse when temperatures are warm outside. The flashing lights and associated rapid beeping indicating the failure is extremely distracting while driving. It will some times ding 20 times in a minute with associated warning display on the dash. Warning lights and warning sounds are designed to alert the driver to a potential safety issue so ignoring the lights and sounds is dangerous in the event it is a different caution/warning. However, also not ignoring it is dangerous because of the frequency of the warnings which causes the driver to look away from the road. Quick internet research and discussions with the dealer show this is a widely experienced issue with this model of car (among others). After speaking with the maintenance department at my vw dealership, they indicated that this is a widely known problem that is remedied only with the replacement of the steering wheel. My steering wheel was replaced when the car was just over a year old. The "fix" was temporary and has now recurred. There are several other sensors that are triggered by the same issue I was told by the maintenance department. They are uncertain at this time if it impacts the airbag system which is another potential safety concern. The steering wheel can only be ordered after inspection by the maintenance department and there is shortage and/or back order of the part to fix the problem. It took two months last time to get the steering wheel. Despite there being the same issue this time, they suggest a different part. Volkswagen not doing anything to remedy this problem waiting on steering wheel and not permit fix has put this car outside the lemon laws in my state.

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.

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Problem unknown, but I was driving at 40mph in 4th gear when my rpm’s dropped to zero and my battery light came on and I had a total loss of power and was unable to accelerate, when I pulled over and stepped on the gas pedal it did not rev and rpm’s stayed at zero. This was very dangerous. This happened again a couple weeks later driving in second gear when the same thing happened. The only thing I could do was pull over and restart my car and everything seemed functional again after restarting. I took it to an auto shop where they said it was my throttle body and cleaned it out but a week later while sitting in my car with the radio and air conditioning on my car does the same thing where the rpm’s drop to zero and battery light comes on, engine is still running, ac stops blowing cold, radio flashes off and back on and unable to apply gas as it would do nothing. I had to restart the car to regain function. The last time this happened I was stopped at a red light and again the rpm’s drop to zero and battery light comes but the engine is still running, I have to quickly restart the car again as it seems the only way to reset it. This is just ridiculous and absolutely dangerous, how can a car just suddenly decide to lose all power to the gas pedal. If I was on the freeway or traffic I could cause a huge accident because of this issue. This needs to be fixed ASAP.

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I purchased the vehicle base in March of 2022. The sos, travel and parking assist warning lights started coming on in August 2022. I took it in for service. They kept the car for a couple of days because they didn't know how to fix the issue. Finally they were told by vw to replace the steering wheel with hope of this resolving the issue. The steering wheel was replace and the issue went away only to come back around November 2022. I took the vehicle in once again and was told that a newer steering wheel is now available and they will replace the one they put in back in August with this newer version. They however don't have an eta of when the steering wheel will become available. This was back in December when they ordered the steering wheel. It's now almost April 2023 and I haven't heard any updates on the availability of the steering wheel. The warning lights comes on every single time I drive the vehicle and it's to the point of being a nuisance because the lights come on at light 15 to 20 times and each time they come on, they omit a loud beeping noise which is driving me up a wall. I don't really drive the car because of this. Now vw is telling me that my safe and secure subscription (which expired in March 2023) needs to be paid in full in order to continue the service even though vw put out a statement stating that this feature will be free to all vw customers for 5 years. I'm basically paying $79. 50 for April and may then receiving the feature for no charge starting in June which makes zero sense. I am beyond livid at this point and voe to never purchase another vw manufactured product due to all the stress I've endured while owning this new 2022 vehicle (which should not have any issues from the start). Vw sold me a very defective product. I even had to have a new radiator install and the car only has 7k miles on it as of today (3/29/23).

Steering lock mechanism has broke twice. Key cannot be removed from steering lock causing it to run and not able to turn off. Once car eventually can be turned off or dies you can no longer remove the key or start the car.

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The horn works on some trips and not on others. I've brought it to the dealership near me and been told that it needs to be broken for them to be able to diagnose it. I hear a clicking sound from the steering wheel when I've needed to press the horn and it doesn't work. However, even if your horn doesn't work on the last trip you had, it sounds fine when you click the key fob lock button. No lights come on anywhere to notify me that horn won't work today, only remembering to try it out in the driveway when I go out.

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The contact owns a 2011 Volkswagen Gti. The contact stated that he lost function of the steering wheel, horn, controls, and air bag. The air bag warning indicator light was illuminated. The contact called the local dealer where it was diagnosed the clock spring needed to be replaced. The contact was informed the parts were backordered and the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but provided no additional assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000.

There are many cases of clock spring failure in my model as well as many others. The problem here is that this failure has caused my to lose the use of all my steering wheel controls, horn and airbag and shifters. Vw has obliged about the problem and is willing to repair it under warranty. The problem is, is that there are no parts available for the repair. I have no choice but to drive a car with many safety issues. Someone needs to look into allowing aftermarket parts to be used by dealer or expedite the manufacturer. This is putting many people in danger on the road, I am sure it's not only me. Thank you.

My car has, on several occasions, slammed the breaks on while I’m reversing, while suggesting that I am about to hit something, even though there is nothing there. It is very scary because I have no way of knowing when this will happen. Also it turns off the head unit and goes black while I am in reverse or trying to follow the directions. And finally the key sensor keeps saying my keys are not in the car while they are right there (had the battery replaced and that wasn’t the problem) additionally the wipers are dangerous and go off for no reason constantly.

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I bought the car and a couple days later the dash started lighting up with a bunch of codes about exterior lights so we checked them all fine I went to the auto part store and they said that the vehichle I have has a known issue with the fuses burning so we pull the fuse and sure enough it melted and we replaced fuse drove a week longer and the fuse box caught fire so I took and had a new fuse box installed and it again is burning fuses. Flashing all kinds of code error lights on dash and the sunroof opens and closes by its self . I looked at other VIN of same car same years and they are recalled for this problem but my VIN is not for some reason.

When hot transmission is getting stuck! when warm I cannot go onto reverse when shifter is in r pushing the gas does not get it to move! also when driving will d on dash board will start blinking and will no longer switch gears accelerator will go into red! I need to pull over and restart car to continue driving! I have read only that other vw models had recalls because of wires it was switching to n !I think this car is also having a similar problem and be included! it does it more once the car is warm and some times the check oil pressure in the engine light will flash when driving long distances! I have read online a lot of other people with similar problem and needed to replace transmission and or get new car!.

After driving my car for five minutes, I heard a loud "pop" from the car's right side. I looked over and observed that my right side view mirror was black but still intact. When I pulled over and exited my car, I felt the mirror which felt to no longer be flat but warped in various spots. It is quite apparent the mirror overheated. My mirror function nob was not in the "heat" position and was set to the left side mirror position. My concern is that it could have started a fire.

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My 2016 golf Gti se has a leaking panaormic sunroof, it leaks into the interior causing damage to the ceiling, the passenger seat, the overhead lighting controls, and the passenger visor light. This happens even when there is a minor amount of rain. This happens when the car is moving or stationary. There are so many people with this problem that vw should be issuing a recall to fix it. I have a video showing what is happening but, you guys only accept pictures.

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The vehicle seems to periodically stall when I'm traveling at low speeds, such as in parking lots, or slowing down to take a right or left turn. It has recurred enough (~4 times in 220 miles) to know it is not driver error.

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I was driving on the freeway mesa,az at the rate of speed 72 mph and the car just shut off, I put it in neutral and coasted through traffic, I was able to get it from the fast lane to shoulder, my heart was racing, I put the car in park try to start it didn't start for a few minutes, drove home few miles away. With no problems. Next morning wouldn't start. With 59,500 miles I was stocked. Had the code's read coils, spark plugs, so I changed them. Still didn't start. 3 day later, (she's garage kept) and started up. Well in the last 6 month's it has done the same thing 9 times on the freeway, 4 times in the city. Took it to vw dealership they read code's p0087 witch is low pressure fuel pump, fuel pump control module, fuel filter. So buying all new parts, I got fuel pump control module & fuel filter at vw dealership, fuel pump over the internet all new parts. The vw parts manager told me that vw has had problems with control module on other models, I think he said that they were recalled on jetta's, golf's and vw has updated the fuel pump control module on my 2010 vw Gti 2. 0 turbo 3or4 times. I asked how do I know if I'm buying updated version or not, he pointed out the different part numbers and said your good to go. I youtube video of r & r fuel pump, fuel pump control module, and fuel filter. My car ran great for 20. 5 miles, starting it up two days later at home, I'm letting it warm up the motor for a few minutes and just quit again wouldn't start up. Then I find out there's a updated & upgraded fuel pump control module that's has 32 amps. Going to the fuel pump, wires, device, clips for $699. 00 after I spent $500. 00 on the parts installed. My point is that someone who is not Smart enough, strong enough, and road conditions vary may not get to the side of the road with no power steering, power brakes, everything on a car quits. Hope nobody gets hurt/ killed.

As I slow down getting ready to come to a compete stop. Going from 3rd to second gear the cars gear indicator still says that I am in 3rd when physical the gear module is in the second position the minute the vehicle comes a complete stop even in mutual. The car engine will just shut off. Issue consistent when car electric components thinks the car is in a particular gear than what's actually happening.

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.

While driving at low speeds and coming to a stop, the engine may sputter as if it isn't getting the correct air/fuel mixture and shuts off. This is an s trim Volkswagen Gti with a manual transmission and driver assistance package. The incident(s) occurred while in neutral on the three occasions it has happened. The vehicle has 700 miles on the odometer. I believe this to be an engine/electrical system issue.

Vehicle intermittently will stall out when coming to a complete stop, and must be manually restarted for each failure and the car successfully restarts every time with no issues. Each stall happened while vehicle was coming to a stop between 0 and 10 miles per hour with no warning, with the clutch fully depressed and the vehicle in neutral. The vehicle does not have an auto start/stop feature. The failure seems to be either electrical or mechanical in nature, and only occurs when the vehicle is completely up to operating temperature. This stalling issue has occurred a total of 15 times in the week that I have owned it, starting with the first day of purchase, but does not happen every time I drive the car. There is currently no check engine light, and no codes stored for this failure. The engine does sometimes run very rough right before it stalls, but this has only happened 3 times out of the total 15 failures that have occurred. The only secondary issue that may be related to this failure is an incorrect gear indication being shown on the dash, which I have only noticed a couple of times. Currently waiting for service at the dealership to look at the vehicle, however, they have informed me that they are not aware of any permanent solutions to this issue and they are aware that this is a common issue with this year make and model of vehicle.

Tl-the contact owns a 2019 Volkswagen Gti. The contact stated that on several occasions after coming to a stop at a traffic light the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The contact stated that the auto stop/start function was disabled. Dirito brothers walnut creek Volkswagen, 2020 n main st, walnut creek, CA 94596, (925) 395-4981, was contacted and the vehicle was scheduled to be diagnosed which was still pending. The failure was intermittent. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted or notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 250. Ah.

Tl-the contact 2019 Volkswagen Gti. The contact stated that on several occasions while slowing to a stop, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to luther brookdale Volkswagen, 6801 brooklyn blvd, brooklyn center, mn 55429, (612) 424-7832, to be diagnosed. The mechanic was able to duplicate the failure however, he was informed by Volkswagen group of America to cease all repairs on the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted and made aware of the failure, case number: 190710424. The approximate failure mileage was 50.

About two weeks ago while driving straight on a city street in dry conditionat a steady speed the esc light on my dash came on and would not go out until I had parked the car for some time and restarted it. The light then came back on again after about 5 minutes of driving, this time it was accompanied by the electric power steering warning light which began to flash orange, then was solid orange and then flashed between orange and red. When the electric steering light is orange the steering assistance is reduced when straightening after cornering, however when it is red there is no power assistance and this condition can happen at any speed and at anytime without warning. Now yesterday(7/14/2019) when driving at 40mph in a straight line in the dry, the engine fail! workshop now!, esp,epc, electro steering, cel and abs warning lights came on accompanied by a chime and the speedo went from 40 to 0 and back up again while in motion. Quite disconcerting to have all that happen at once. After all the lights went out the vehicle seemed to be ok until I attempted to pull out of a gas station at which time with the vehicle in drive I pressed the accelerator and the revs went up but the vehicle did not move until the third attempt. I have read on line that this maybe a result of an abs module failure but my VIN doesn't pull up any recalls and my vehicle is out of warranty. Not only does this sound like it will be an expensive repair, it is also a hugh safety issue! unfortunately I don't have any pictures as it is completely random and not safe to try and take pictured while driving.

Loss of power cylinder 2 missfires loss of cam crank synchronization and lack of cam signal even after replacing both cam sensors it still reads 0 rpm and has became very frustrating.

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Car will stall every other day or so. May also stall twice in one day. Seems to be more common when its warmer out. It stalls in neutral or in gear with clutch depressed when slowing down to a stop. Already had it to the dealer twice. Still stalls.

Vehicle stalled out while coasting in neutral to a stop <5mph and stalled out almost immediately after restarting ignition 4 times until I gave it gas and held it above 1500 rpm. Vehicle is a rabbit edition 6 speed transmission -- stall was 100% not driver error and was in neutral. 891 miles on the vehicle.

I have been driving manual transmissions for almost 10 years. I have had the car stall on me three times while moving at low speeds while in first gear, specifically when parking and we starting to move again from a stop at a light. The engine shuts off almost as if the engine's start/stop feature engaged, not like a typical stall. The car is brand new with 350 miles as of today when it happened for the third time.

Se (w/ experience package), great falls green metallic, dsg it has only happened a couple of times so far and I can't really replicate it but when it happened I come to a pretty normal stop, and it feels like it does the auto start-stop function but the center console will say "manual restart required" or some such thing. Sure enough once I let go of the break it doesn't start back up. I have to put it in part and start it like normal. So the car just kind of stalls randomly when stopping. Just normal stops too. Also, every so often instead of stalling it will kind of stutter to a stop. Like you're quickly tapping on the breaks or it's just having trouble trying to stop smoothly.

Car stalls when coming to a stop with foot in clutch. Also, if you shift from neutral to first, still with foot in clutch fully, it will sometimes stall. The random stalling is not cause by the user because the clutch is 100% depressed, yet the car still silently stalls. Along with this, the shift indicator is not always accurate, sometimes I may be in 3rd, yet it displays that I am in 4th.

My vehicle stalls at idle for no reason. I have to restart my engine over and over when coming to a stop. It seems to happen more often when engine is warmed up. This is definitely a safety issue if you stall while waiting to turn left through traffic.

At around 28,000 miles, when the temperature outside was near freezing and the car had been sitting overnight, I noticed a rotational squeaking/chirping noise when the interior fan speed was on the lower settings. The frequency would change when the fan speed changed. The issue got worse when making left turns. Once the car warmed up, the noise would go away. Took the car to the dealership multiple times with audio and video of the problem and they could not duplicate the issue and told me they could not replace the part until they were able to duplicate it themselves. I was contacted by management and the dealership finally replaced the blower motor once I reduced my rating for them on google reviews. The manager stated that the blower motor they installed was an updated part. The repairs were performed at approximately 35,900 miles.