Volkswagen GTI owners have reported 112 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 (90 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.
While simply driving 75mph (speed limit during time of incident) on the highway, I heard a loud explosion sound and the sunroof had completely shattered and was blown upwards. Glass began and continued to fly off, creating a large hole, while trying to get to a stopping point. 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...
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...
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...
I was driving approximately 45 mph on the highway in jacksonville, FL when my sunroof suddenly exploded sending glass shards everywhere. The glass broke from the inside out based on the orientation of the remaining shards attached to the sunroof frame. Read details...