2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Complaints

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  • 2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN
    - MADRAS, OR

    STEERING COLUMN CONTROL MODULE WITH CLOCK SPRING FAILED,/ MILES ON CAR 54302. ALL BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING. NO HORN, AIR BAG LIGHT ON AS MALFUNCTION, REPORTS STATE HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE... TOOK IT IN FOR REPLACEMENT--COST 668.52. OTHER VW HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AS A RECALL.. PLEASE ADD TO LIST OF VW HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND INSIST VW PAY OR RECALL TO HAVE THEM FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I PULLED INTO PARKING SPOT WHEN IT ALL STOPPED. GOOD THIS I WAS BACK HOME AND NOT STILL UP IN THE SIERRAS

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN
    - MODESTO, CA

    TODAY WITH ONLY 16000 MILES THE POWER BRAKES STOPPED WORKING AND REQUIRED THAT I USE THE EBRAKE AND USE BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING I SUSPECT THERE IS A BRAKE BOOSTER PROBLEM

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN
    - VALLEY STREAM, NY

    THE PUSH START BUTTON NOT WORKING NEED PRESS MULTIPLE TIME JUST TO START THE CAR ALSO APPLY WHEN I NEED TURN THE CAR OFF . I NEED PRESS PUSH AND START MULTIPLE TIME JUST TO TURN OFF THE CAR.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
    - MILFORD, OH

    ERROR: SERVICE VEHICLE. ONLY LEAVE VEHICLE IN P POSITION. THIS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING FOR ONLY A SECOND OR TWO. IT OCCURS BOTH HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE NOVEMBER 2018. DEALER SAYS TO IGNORE. INTERNET GROUPS INDICATE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2015 VW GOLF. SHIFTER PROBLEM THAT VW IS NOT ADRESSING..

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
    - PAHRUMP, NV

    WHEN I START MY CAR IN THE MORNING THE CODE ERROR SERVICE VEHICLE. ONLY LEAVE VEHICLE IN P POSITION! IT GOES AWAY BUT FLASHES AGAIN AS I'M DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR A REGULAR ROAD OR TURNING EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. THE ERROR MESSAGE COMES ON AND JUST AS QUICKLY GOES AWAY, ONLY TO RETURN AGAIN IN MINUTES OR HOURS.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
    - MEMPHIS, TN

    I DON'T KNOW WHAT TYPE OF AIRBAGS THEY ARE, I'VE HAD TO HAVE MY CLUTCH REPLACED, WATERPUMP AND THERMOSTAT AND MY HEATER CORES, NOW MY COOLANT HOSE HAS GONE OUT ALL THIS IN LET THAN 3 MONTHS AND I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE, ROTORS TWO TIMES IN TWO YEARS IT'S GOT TO BE SOME WRONG I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY CAR IT ONLY HAVE 72686 MILES ON IT.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
    - CHICKASHA, OK

    1. BRAKES - BACKING AND PUTTING BRAKES ON THEN INTO DRIVE THERE IS A POPPING NOISE FROM THE REAR END. BRAKES SQUEAK AT LOW SPEEDS, WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS THEY SQUEAL AND GRAB, WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS THEY GRIND. THIS HAS BEEN FROM THE BEGINNING WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW UNTIL NOW. TWO DEALERSHIPS STATE "THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO". 2. COOLANT - CONTINUOUS COOLANT SMELL IN CAB AND AROUND CAR AFTER DRIVING FOR ANY DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED CAP, RESERVOIR AND HOSES. STATE, "NOTHING MORE TO DO UNTIL A RECALL COMES OUT".

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN
    - SUFFOLK, VA

    LEAKING SUNROOF - VOLKSWAGEN WILL NOT WARRANTY. PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 2 YEAR AGO AS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. THIS VW GOLF SPORTWAGEN WAS PART OF THE DIESEL EMISSION RECALL AND I PURCHASED IT AFTER THEY RELEASED THE VEHICLES AS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. LESS THAN 200 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. HAD A HEADLINER STAIN FROM WATER LEAKAGE. VEHICLE SAT IN A LOT FOR 2 YEARS UNMOVED NEAR TREES WHICH LIKELY CAUSED THE LEAK. DEALERSHIP REPLACED HEADLINER. 1 YEAR LATER I NOTICED A LARGE STAIN IN THE BACK NEAR REAR HATCH. RESEARCHED ISSUE AND MAY WITH SAME MK7 BODY HAVING SAME ISSUES. TOOK BACK TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID LEAK WAS DUE TO "OUTSIDE INFLUENCE". VW OF AMERICA TOLD ME THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY HEADLINER DUE TO OUTSIDE CIRCUMSTANCES. I DO NOT PARK UNDER TREES AND THE "OUTSIDE INFLUENCE" IS FAULTY DRAIN LINES AND DAMAGES OCCURRED AT THE DEALERSHIP. VW WILL NOT WARRANTY LEAK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN A DEALER 4 TIMES SINCE MAY 2017 FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO RESOLVE OTHER THAN " WE CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE" WHILE THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A LEAK! I FEEL COMPLETELY STABBED IN THE BACK BY VW AND CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, AND VW BUYING BACK ALLTRACKS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM (SAME MK7 BODY) VERY DISAPPOINTED IN SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY ON A BROKEN VEHICLE.. LOVE THE CAR, DO NOT LOVE WATER INSIDE MY CAR.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN
    - WEST MELBOURNE, FL

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN. WHILE BACKING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRESTIGE VOLKSWAGEN (321-309-8989, LOCATED AT 1416 S HARBOR CITY BLVD, MELBOURNE, FL 32901) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCKSPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,784. *BF CONSUMER STATED OTHER MODELS OF VW HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME THING. THIS MODEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN AS WELL, ESTIMATE FROM PRESTIAGE VW $135.00 DIAGNOSIS, $727.54 REPAIR/TAX/ X CHARGES. AIR BAG FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS BACKING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT ABOUT 1 MPH. 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
    - CINCINNATI, OH

    KEPT HEARING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. TODAY WHEN BACKING INTO A PARKING SPOT, THERE WAS A REAL LOUD CLICK, ALMOST LIKE A SNAP, AND MY AIR BAG ERROR MESSAGE IMMEDIATELY SHOWED UP AND NONE OF THE BUTTONS ON MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD WORK ANYMORE

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE