Volkswagen GTI owners have reported 110 equipment related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 8 most common equipment problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's equipment (88 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's owners/service manual (14 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
I had fuel leaking from my carbon canister. I was driving the previous day and noticed a gasoline smell. I thought it was something I ran over. The next day, while performing errands, I noticed the smell even more. Then I exited the vehicle to see the fuel pouring out of the car. Read details...
My Gti has a manual transmission. It will occasionally stall while coming to a stop even though the clutch pedal is fully depressed. It has happened with the gear shift in reverse as well as in neutral, in either case the clutch pedal was fully depressed and it shouldn't be stalling in these Read details...
Similar to other owners with the same vehicle, the trim surrounding my shifter has cracked. This trim not only goes around a part my hands touch everyday while driving but surrounds a storage cubbie where people often store phones, wallets or various items. Read details...
The consumer was coming out of a toll booth at approximately 45 mph and passenger's side airbag deployed for no reason, resulting in minor injuries. The a/c was inoperative, the passenger side window dropped and would not close, the coil was a problem and the cooling fan had broken. Read details...
I purchased a new 2010 voksawagen Gti in the beginning of November 2009. Only a few days after I took delivery of it I started having issues with the braking system. I was driving home going the speed limit around a long turn that I have been driving for 7 years now and all of a sudden the car made Read details...