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VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012 Safety Review #10442762

VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012 car safety problem was reported on Sept 26, 2011.VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012, manufactured by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC had a problem with POWER TRAIN . DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, I HAD TO SLOW DOWN A LITTLE IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE CAR NEXT TO ME TO PASS SO I COULD CHANGE LANES WITHOUT HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR SEEMED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND DID NOT RESPOND WHEN I HIT THE ACCELERATOR. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ACTUALLY SUNK DOWN TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESPONSE. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE TRANSMISSION DID SHIFT INTO GEAR AND TOOK OFF TOO FAST. IN THE MEANTIME, I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY DAY THAT I DRIVE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I CAN'T CONTROL IT SO I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NOT A CAR WITHIN 1/4 MILE BEHIND ME WHEN I CHANGE LANES BECAUSE THE CAR FREQUENTLY ALMOST STALLS. THIS ALSO HAPPENS SOMETIMES WHEN I MAKE A TURN - AGAIN, I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THERE ISN'T A CAR WITHIN ABOUT 1/4 MILE BECAUSE I MAY END UP PRACTICALLY STOPPED RIGHT IN FRONT OF AN ONCOMING CAR. IT GENERALLY HAPPENS WHEN I DECELERATE AND THEN ACCELERATE AND THE TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR ITS 3-MONTH CHECKUP AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THIS. THEY HAD A DSG SOFTWARE UPGRADE WHICH THEY INSTALLED. NEITHER VW NOR THE DEALER HAD NOTIFIED ME OF THIS UPGRADE EVEN THOUGH IT APPLIED TO MY CAR. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS ON AN ALMOST DAILY BASIS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO LET THEM KNOW IF I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM WHEN I COME BACK FOR THE 10,000-MILE SERVICE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH SHOULD BE ADDRESSED NOW, NOT IN 7000 MILES. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED IN GTI'S WITH DSG TRANSMISSIONS SINCE 2009, BUT VW STILL HAS NOT CORRECTED IT. *TR.Mileage was 310 miles. Vehicle Identification Number (VIN):WVWHD7AJ9CW. Volkswagen Gti 2012 problem was reported in CONCORD, CA. Vehicle was not using ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. Vehicle was not using Cruise Control. Vehicle had 4 CYLINDERS. FUEL TYPE: GAS. VEHICLE SPEED: 15 mph.
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VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012 Safety Review #10461621

VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012 car safety problem was reported on June 08, 2012.VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012, manufactured by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC had a problem with POWER TRAIN . I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN. I HAD THE CLUTCH ALL OF THE WAY IN AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE SLOWING DOWN I PUT IT INTO 1ST GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH ALL THE WAY IN AND THE CLUTCH ENGAGED, CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK VIOLENTLY. IT WENT FROM 2200 RPM TO OVER 6000 IMMEDIATELY. AFTER GETTING STOPPED AND IN NEUTRAL I RELEASED THE CLUTCH PEDAL FOR IT TO STAY SLAMMED TO THE FLOOR. IT WOULD NOT GO INTO FIRST EASILY WITH THE CLUTCH ALL THE WAY IN. *TR.0 person(s) were injured. 0 person(s) died.Mileage was 10498 miles. Vehicle Identification Number (VIN):WVWEV7AJ0CW. Volkswagen Gti 2012 problem was reported in FAIRMOUNT, IL. Vehicle was not using ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. Vehicle was not using Cruise Control. Vehicle had 4 CYLINDERS. FUEL TYPE: GAS. VEHICLE SPEED: 60 mph.
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VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012 Safety Review #10475406

VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012 car safety problem was reported on Aug 08, 2012.VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012, manufactured by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC had a problem with POWER TRAIN . VEHICLE IS A MANUAL 6 SPEED. TWO INCIDENTS - FIRST, THE CAR WOULDN'T ENGAGE INTO REVERSE FROM A STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES. CAR OPERATED NORMALLY FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. SECOND INCIDENT, CAR WOULDN'T ENGAGE INTO ANY GEAR WHILE MOVING 10-15 MPH UPHILL WHILE IN FIRST GEAR. DURING LOSS OF POWER TRAIN, THE ENGINE REVVED IN THE 4000-5000 RPM RANGE, SMOKE WAS VISIBLY COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE BAY AND THERE WAS COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES, INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD DOWNHILL AND WAS STOPPED BY TURNING THE VEHICLE INTO THE SIDEWALK. TOWED THE VEHICLE TO BOARDWALK VW IN REDWOOD CITY, CA AND THE SERVICE PERSONNEL AND TOW TRUCK DRIVER WITNESSED THAT THE VEHICLE'S REVERSE POWER TRAIN WAS NOT ENGAGING PROPERLY. AFTER 2 DAYS OF DIAGNOSTICS, THE TECHNICIANS WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND CONCLUDED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING WITHIN MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS. NO REPAIR WAS FORMALLY PERFORMED. *TR.Vehicle was involved in a crash. 0 person(s) were injured. 0 person(s) died.Mileage was 19000 miles. Vehicle Identification Number (VIN):WVWEV7AJ5CW. Volkswagen Gti 2012 problem was reported in SAN CARLOS, CA. Vehicle was not using ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. Vehicle was not using Cruise Control. Vehicle had 4 CYLINDERS. FUEL TYPE: GAS. VEHICLE SPEED: 15 mph.
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VOLKSWAGEN GTI Service Brakes

VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012 Safety Review #10475406

VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012 car safety problem was reported on Aug 08, 2012.VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012, manufactured by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC had a problem with SERVICE BRAKES . VEHICLE IS A MANUAL 6 SPEED. TWO INCIDENTS - FIRST, THE CAR WOULDN'T ENGAGE INTO REVERSE FROM A STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES. CAR OPERATED NORMALLY FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. SECOND INCIDENT, CAR WOULDN'T ENGAGE INTO ANY GEAR WHILE MOVING 10-15 MPH UPHILL WHILE IN FIRST GEAR. DURING LOSS OF POWER TRAIN, THE ENGINE REVVED IN THE 4000-5000 RPM RANGE, SMOKE WAS VISIBLY COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE BAY AND THERE WAS COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES, INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD DOWNHILL AND WAS STOPPED BY TURNING THE VEHICLE INTO THE SIDEWALK. TOWED THE VEHICLE TO BOARDWALK VW IN REDWOOD CITY, CA AND THE SERVICE PERSONNEL AND TOW TRUCK DRIVER WITNESSED THAT THE VEHICLE'S REVERSE POWER TRAIN WAS NOT ENGAGING PROPERLY. AFTER 2 DAYS OF DIAGNOSTICS, THE TECHNICIANS WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND CONCLUDED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING WITHIN MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS. NO REPAIR WAS FORMALLY PERFORMED. *TR.Vehicle was involved in a crash. 0 person(s) were injured. 0 person(s) died.Mileage was 19000 miles. Vehicle Identification Number (VIN):WVWEV7AJ5CW. Volkswagen Gti 2012 problem was reported in SAN CARLOS, CA. Vehicle was not using ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. Vehicle was not using Cruise Control. Vehicle had 4 CYLINDERS. FUEL TYPE: GAS. VEHICLE SPEED: 15 mph.
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VOLKSWAGEN GTI Engine

VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012 Safety Review #10475406

VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012 car safety problem was reported on Aug 08, 2012.VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012, manufactured by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC had a problem with ENGINE . VEHICLE IS A MANUAL 6 SPEED. TWO INCIDENTS - FIRST, THE CAR WOULDN'T ENGAGE INTO REVERSE FROM A STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES. CAR OPERATED NORMALLY FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. SECOND INCIDENT, CAR WOULDN'T ENGAGE INTO ANY GEAR WHILE MOVING 10-15 MPH UPHILL WHILE IN FIRST GEAR. DURING LOSS OF POWER TRAIN, THE ENGINE REVVED IN THE 4000-5000 RPM RANGE, SMOKE WAS VISIBLY COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE BAY AND THERE WAS COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES, INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD DOWNHILL AND WAS STOPPED BY TURNING THE VEHICLE INTO THE SIDEWALK. TOWED THE VEHICLE TO BOARDWALK VW IN REDWOOD CITY, CA AND THE SERVICE PERSONNEL AND TOW TRUCK DRIVER WITNESSED THAT THE VEHICLE'S REVERSE POWER TRAIN WAS NOT ENGAGING PROPERLY. AFTER 2 DAYS OF DIAGNOSTICS, THE TECHNICIANS WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND CONCLUDED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING WITHIN MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS. NO REPAIR WAS FORMALLY PERFORMED. *TR.Vehicle was involved in a crash. 0 person(s) were injured. 0 person(s) died.Mileage was 19000 miles. Vehicle Identification Number (VIN):WVWEV7AJ5CW. Volkswagen Gti 2012 problem was reported in SAN CARLOS, CA. Vehicle was not using ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. Vehicle was not using Cruise Control. Vehicle had 4 CYLINDERS. FUEL TYPE: GAS. VEHICLE SPEED: 15 mph.
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VOLKSWAGEN GTI Power Train

VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012 Safety Review #10490920

VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012 car safety problem was reported on Dec 31, 2012.VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012, manufactured by Volkswagen of America, Inc. had a problem with POWER TRAIN . WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A FULL STOP (LIGHT) THE ENGINE RPM SURGED TO APPROXIMATELY 4000 AND THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED (A "WRENCH" ICON). THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV BUT THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT OF THE CAR AS IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT. THE CAR THEN SHIFTED PROPERLY AND THE "WRENCH" ICON HAD DISAPPEARED. THIS OCCURRED WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. *TR.0 person(s) were injured. 0 person(s) died.Mileage was 5550 miles. Vehicle Identification Number (VIN):WVWHD7A58CW. Volkswagen Gti 2012 problem was reported in CHICAGO, IL. Vehicle was not using ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. Vehicle was not using Cruise Control. VEHICLE SPEED: 5 mph.
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VOLKSWAGEN GTI Vehicle Speed Control

VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012 Safety Review #10490920

VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012 car safety problem was reported on Dec 31, 2012.VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012, manufactured by Volkswagen of America, Inc. had a problem with VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL . WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A FULL STOP (LIGHT) THE ENGINE RPM SURGED TO APPROXIMATELY 4000 AND THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED (A "WRENCH" ICON). THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV BUT THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT OF THE CAR AS IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT. THE CAR THEN SHIFTED PROPERLY AND THE "WRENCH" ICON HAD DISAPPEARED. THIS OCCURRED WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. *TR.0 person(s) were injured. 0 person(s) died.Mileage was 5550 miles. Vehicle Identification Number (VIN):WVWHD7A58CW. Volkswagen Gti 2012 problem was reported in CHICAGO, IL. Vehicle was not using ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. Vehicle was not using Cruise Control. VEHICLE SPEED: 5 mph.
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VOLKSWAGEN GTI Tires

VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012 Safety Review #10502198

VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012 car safety problem was reported on Feb 14, 2013.VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012, manufactured by Volkswagen of America, Inc. had a problem with TIRES . UPON SLOWING TO MY EXIT FROM THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING A FLAT AND PULLED IMMEDIATELY INTO THE NEAREST GAS STATION. WHEN I CAME AROUND TO THE RIGHT FRONT THERE WAS NO TIRE! I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. I CALLED VOLKSWAGEN AND MADE A VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE EVERYTHING INSPECTED. THE TECH'S SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. I WENT TO ORDER A NEW TIRE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REMAINING THREE WERE BUBBLING AND ALSO BAD. THE AUTHORIZED PIRELLI DEALER THAT I VISITED SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS I BOUGHT THE TIRE FROM THEM. TO MY SURPRISE AND UTTER DISBELIEF, THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP SAID THE TIRES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR THIS. ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATED VEHICLES IN THE CATEGORY OF SAFETY HAS TIRES THAT ARE UNRELIABLE, AND DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUS! I JUST ORDERED FOUR NEW TIRES THAT ARE NOT PIRELLI AS I DO NOT TRUST THIS PRODUCT WHICH FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND SHOWS SIGNS OF INFERIOR QUALITY. *TR.0 person(s) were injured. 0 person(s) died.Mileage was 11641 miles. Volkswagen Gti 2012 problem was reported in INDEPENDENCE, OH. Vehicle was not using ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. Vehicle was not using Cruise Control. VEHICLE SPEED: 40 mph.
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VOLKSWAGEN GTI Vehicle Speed Control

VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012 Safety Review #10542975

VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012 car safety problem was reported on Sept 09, 2013.VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012, manufactured by Volkswagen of America, Inc. had a problem with VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL . IN SLOWING TO PASS THROUGH HEAVY TRAFFIC I DISENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL (WHICH HAD BEEN SET TO 70MPH) BY HITTING THE BRAKES. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 15MPH - THE CRUISE CONTROL RE-ENGAGED SPONTANEOUSLY CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. I SLAMMED THE BRAKES AGAIN - WHICH CAUSED THE CRUISE TO DISENGAGE AGAIN - AT WHICH POINT I SWITCHED CRUISE CONTROL OFF. *TR.0 person(s) were injured. 0 person(s) died.Mileage was 26000 miles. Vehicle Identification Number (VIN):WVWED7AJ2CW. Volkswagen Gti 2012 problem was reported in PENNINGTON, NJ. Vehicle was not using ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. Vehicle was not using Cruise Control. Vehicle had 4 CYLINDERS. FUEL TYPE: GAS. VEHICLE SPEED: 25 mph.
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VOLKSWAGEN GTI Visibility Sun Roof Assembly

VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012 Safety Review #10549608

VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012 car safety problem was reported on Oct 24, 2013.VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012, manufactured by Volkswagen of America, Inc. had a problem with VISIBILITY:SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY . DRIVING DOWN NEW MISSISSIPPI RIVER BRIDGE IN BATON ROUGE, HEADING WEST, HEAR A LOUD BANG, AND A FEW PIECES OF GLASS CAME OUT OF THE SUN SHIELD OF THE SUN ROOF, WHEN IT WAS SAFE TO STOP, GOT OUT OF CAR TO FIND A MY SUN ROOF HAD A HOLE IN IT, AND THE GLASS WAS SHATTERED. *TR.0 person(s) were injured. 0 person(s) died.Mileage was 20754 miles. Vehicle Identification Number (VIN):3VWLL7AJ6CM. Volkswagen Gti 2012 problem was reported in BUECHE, LA. Vehicle was not using ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. Vehicle was not using Cruise Control. Vehicle had 4 CYLINDERS. FUEL TYPE: DIESEL. VEHICLE SPEED: 55 mph.
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