2006 VOLKSWAGEN GTI Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS SHE NOTICED LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE CAM FOLLOWER IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. AFTER HAVING THE REPAIRS DONE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE RECALLED COMPONENT THAT GOT INTO THE MOTOR AND AS A RESULT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE RECALL REPAIRS HAD BEEN PERFORMED ONCE BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROOF HEADLINER WAS FALLING DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ADHESIVE ON THE HEADLINER WAS FAILING. AS A RESULT, THE HEADLINER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I LOST CONTROL ON A VERY SHARP TURN BY A STEEP DROP-OFF IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. WHEN FIRST LEAVING THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF THE CAR HIT A TREE A FEW FEET OFF THE PAVEMENT. AFTER ROLLING OFF A STEEP EMBANKMENT, APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, THE FRONT GRILL AND BUMPER MADE FULL CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND SMALL TREES, STOPPING THE CAR FROM ITS PLUNGE. THE FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, YET THE IMPACT WAS ENOUGH TO CRUNCH THE HOOD (PICTURES AVAILABLE). MY WIFE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM THE LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH A GASH ON HER HEAD. MOST SURPRISING WAS WHEN THE REAR DRIVER-SIDE PART OF THE VEHICLE LATERALLY SLAMMED INTO A TREE, NO SIDE/CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE IMPACT WAS JUST BEHIND THE BACK EDGE OF THE DRIVER DOOR AND SMASHED IN THE FRAME FROM THE ROOF TO THE TOP CENTER OF THE WHEEL WELL, DEEPEST AT THE TOP OF THE CAR FRAME. THERE WAS ALSO A SMALLER IMPACT IN THE SAME AREA ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAR. MY HEAD SLAMMED INTO THE TOP INSIDE PART OF THE DOOR/ROOF WHERE AN AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, AND I AM STILL FEELING THE BRUISING AND STIFFNESS TODAY. THE AIRBAGS IN THE CAR WERE A KEY SELLING POINT; THEY FAILED. I UNDERSTAND THERE MUST BE A CERTAIN FORCE TO CAUSE DEPLOYMENT, BUT THIS FORCE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MET FROM THE SIDE IMPACT AND FROM ONE OF THE TWO IMPACTS AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IT CERTAINLY FAILED MY WIFE AND ME AT A CRITICAL TIME. A CLAIMS ADJUSTER IS STILL EVALUATING MY VEHICLE (ESTIMATED TO BE TOTALED). WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS IF THE SENSOR WOULD NOT DEPLOY THEM IN AN ACCIDENT GIVEN THIS SPEED AND THE SIDE/FRONT COLLISIONS WITH ENOUGH FORCE LIKELY TO TOTAL THE CAR VW OF AMERICA, AFTER CONSULTING WITH AN ENGINEER, SAID ALL FOUR WHEELS MUST BE ON THE GROUND FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. BECAUSE THE PASSENGER TIRES WEREN'T ON GROUND, THAT'S WHY THEY SAID AIRBAGS WERE PROGRAMMED NOT TO DEPLOY. *TR

2006 VOLKSWAGEN GTI - CAM FOLLOWER DEFECT IN OCTOBER, 2010 I PURCHASED A USED 2006 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, I TOOK IT TO A VW MECHANIC TO HAVE IT LOOKED OVER. EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD BUT HE REQUESTED TO INSPECT THE CAM FOLLOWER AS HE KNEW THERE WAS A DEFECT IN ITS DESIGN THAT COULD CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE IF NOT MONITORED. I HAD TO PAY HIM $75 IN LABOR TO REMOVE THE CAM FOLLOWER SO THAT IT COULD BE INSPECTED. IT WAS FINE. HE MENTIONED IT LOOKED SO NEW THAT IT PROBABLY HAD BEEN REPLACED. ANYWAYS, HE SUGGESTED THAT I HAVE IT INSPECTED EVERY TIME I HAVE THE OIL CHANGED OTHERWISE I WOULD RISK UP TO $2,500 IN REPAIR COSTS TO REPLACE ENGINE PARTS THAT COULD BE DAMAGED IF THE FOLLOWER FAILS. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE'S NO RECALL FOR THIS? I HAVE TO PAY AN EXTRA $75 EVERY OIL CHANGE TO HAVE THIS INSPECTED DUE TO THE NEGLIGENCE OF VW. I KNOW THAT IN NEWER GTI MODELS THEY'VE REDESIGNED THE FOLLOWER. THIS DEFECT IS DANGEROUS AS IF THE FOLLOWER FAILS WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE SEIZES, A MAJOR ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR. VW TSB #15 07 04. *TR

OWNER OF A 2006 VW GTI, THREW ENGINE CODE FOR KNOWN TSB REGARDING CAM FOLLOWER AND CAM SHAFT WEAR AT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. MECHANIC INSPECTED SITE AND DISCOVERED THAT CAM SHAFT WEAR/ DAMAGE WAS EXTREME AND WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, CAM SHAFT, AND CAM FOLLOWER ALL OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE SOME EXTENSION ON FACTORY WARRANTIES FROM VW OF AMERICA INSTEAD OF EXPECTING OWNERS TO PONY UP $1600-2400 IN REPAIR COSTS WHEN IT INEVITABLY FAILS. FOR NOTE OF KNOWN ISSUE, SEE VW TSB #2013147/8. *TR

CAR INFORMATION: 2006 VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2.0T, 59,279 MILES. INCIDENT: WENT TO START CAR AFTER EATING IN A RESTAURANT, IGNITION COIL EXPLODED. MELTED THE WIRING HARNESS, VALVE COVER AND DAMAGED OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS CAR FIRE AND ENDANGERED PEOPLE'S LIVES. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON THESE IGNITION COILS FOR EMISSIONS PROBLEMS, BUT I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE INVESTIGATING DONE. VOLKSWAGEN IS COVERING PARTS AND LABOR TO FIX ISSUES RESULTING FROM EXPLOSION, BUT WILL NOT PROVIDE RENTAL CAR OR OTHER TRANSPORTATION WHILE CAR IS BEING WORKED ON. I AM WORRIED ABOUT FUTURE ELECTRICAL ISSUES AS A RESULT FROM THIS. *TR

IN FOUR YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, MY 2006 VW GTI MARK V CAR HAS HAD SIX OCCASIONS WHEREBY THE AIRBAG FAULT LIGHT HAS COME ON. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND THE LIGHT STAYED OFF FOR A PERIOD OF MONTHS BEFORE RETURNING. MOST RECENTLY, MY VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THIS REASON IN DECEMBER AND THE AIRBAG FAULT LIGHT STAYED OFF UNTIL THIS WEEK. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS MATTER TO THE ATTENTION OF MY DEALER AND AM AWAITING GUIDANCE ON HOW TO PROCEED. ALTHOUGH THE CAR JUST WENT OFF WARRANTY, I AM REQUESTING THAT VW MAKE REPAIRS AT ITS EXPENSE SINCE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN A REPEATED PROBLEM THROUGHOUT MY OWNERSHIP OF THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT NOTICED A REDUCTION IN POWER ALONG WITH A SHUDDERING OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANK CASE BREATHER HOSE AND A FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM INTENSIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE VACUUM HOSE WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO PERFORMED THE IGNITION COIL RECALL REPAIR ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN HE TURNED THE VEHICLE ON; HOWEVER, THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT HE HAD A VALVE LASH AND FUEL PUMP MODULE REPAIR. WHILE DRIVING LONG A DISTANCE, THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE BEGAN TO BLINK ON AND OFF. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A SECOND DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A MAJOR FAILURE WITH THE CAMSHAFT SYSTEM WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, AND A CAM FOLLOWER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HIM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

MY 2006 VW GTI HAS BEEN SERVICED EVERY 5000 MILES BY A VW DEALER. I PURCHASED THE CAR UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT IT WOULD BE IN GOOD CONDITION SINCE THE DEALER WAS THE ONE WHO PERFORMED ALL SERVICE. I TOOK THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP OFF TO CHECK THE CONDITION OF THE CAMSHAFT FOLLOWER. THE CAMSHAFT FOLLOWER WAS COMPLETELY MISSING THE TOP, THE HPFP WAS COMPLETELY MISSING IT'S TIP AND THE CAMSHAFT HAS LARGE GOUGES IN THE METAL. THIS IS AN AWFUL DESIGN, AND SHOULD BE RECTIFIED BY VOLKSWAGEN. *TR

1. DSG "PRNDS" LAMPS FLASHING ON FREEWAY 2. MY WIFE HAS HAD IT LIKE 5~6 TIMES SINCE SHE BOUGHT THIS CAR 3. PULLED OVER HER CAR AND TURNED IT OFF AND TURN IT ON AGAIN. *TR