2010 VOLKSWAGEN GTI Complaints

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH. HARD TO START. HAD IT TOWED TO NORTH PENN VW. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. TWO MANAGERS AND A TECH SAID THE PART FAILED AND IT SHOULD NOT HAVE. THEY SAID IT WAS OF NO FAULT OF MY OWN. THEY SUGGESTED I CONTACT VW SINCE IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. I DID AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HELP ME SINCE IT OUT OF WARRANTY. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON ALL 2010 VW'S. THE DEALERSHIP ADMITTED IT AND THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN(TSB) ADDRESSING THE EXACT PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND FORCED THE VEHICLE TO VEER TO THE LEFT. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE RETAINER WALL. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STARTER MELTED DUE TO THE BATTERY BEING CRACKED AND ACID SPILLED ONTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE WIRE BETWEEN THE BATTERY AND STARTER WERE MELTED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC AND THE AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE NOT CAUSED BY A FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

WHEN I START MY CAR I GET A WARNING SAYING MULTIPLE LIGHTS (I.E. HEADLIGHT,TAILLIGHT,FOG LIGHTS) ARE BURNT OUT. THE AFFECTED LIGHT EVENTUALLY TURNS ON. THE FUSE FOR MY LIGHTS WAS BLOWN AND SCORCHED AND MY LOCAL DEALER SAID IT WAS A FAULTY FUSE BOX WHICH IS THE SAME BOX FROM THE TIGUAN WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. *TR

THE CAR STALLED AND LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. NO POWER AND NO TIME TO ALLOW SAFELY TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER. ALMOST CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION. *TR

THE FIRST INCIDENT THAT I HAD WAS STARTING WITH THE CAR MAKING WEIRD NOISES THAT WERE COMING FROM THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION WHEN THE CAR WOULD START. IT IS HARD TO EXPLAIN THE NOISE, BUT IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS WINDING UP. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP. THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO ESTABLISH WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON, AND CAR DID NOT REPRODUCE THE SAME NOISE WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. 09/05/2013, MORE NOISE, AND THIS TIME WAS FOLLOWED BY HARD DOWNSHIFTS, AND HARD BUCKING. EVERY TIME THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE, OR IF YOU WERE COMING TO THE STOP, IT WOULD SHIFT HARD, CAR WOULD BUCK. I WAS TOLD THAT THE DSG MECHATRONIC UNIT HAS FAILED. TRANSMISSION REPLACED 04/09/2014 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR. SPEED 45 TO 50 MPH. SHE NOTICED THAT THE CAR WASN'T ABLE TO ACCELERATE. ENGINE WAS REVVING UP, BUT CAR WOULDN'T GO. PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER, BEFORE SOMEONE REAR ENDED HER. SHE LOOKED AT THE DASH BOARD, AND SHE NOTICED THAT "D" WAS FLASHING. SHE TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON. I WAS TOLD THAT A POWER SUPPLY RELAY WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND IT WASN'T COVERED BY THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. PART # 4H0-951-253-A RELAY CAR WAS PICKED UP ON 04/24/2014 05/08/2014 I STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT, WAS GOING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. ENGINE WAS REVVING, BUT CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. I LOOKED AT THE DASH BOARD, AND "D" LIGHT WAS FLASHING. I PULLED ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SO I DON'T GET REAR ENDED. I TRIED TO SELECT THE NEUTRAL GEAR, "N" WAS FLASHING. EACH GEAR POSITION THAT I SELECTED WAS FLASHING. I DROVE THE CAR BACK TO DEALER, AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAVE HAPPENED. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO SHUDDER AND MISFIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND ALL OF THE VALVES NEEDED TO BE CLEAN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND I HEARD A LOUD BANG, LIKE A GUN SHOT. I LOOKED AROUND, AND LOOKED UP, AND NOTICED MY SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED INTO A MILLION LITTLE PIECES, AND WAS SLOWLY BREAKING BACK INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND WAS FALLING ON ME. I WENT TO EXIT THE INTERSTATE, AND A LARGE CHUNK (ABOUT 9"X9") FELL ON ME AND SCRAPED MY ARM. I HAVE GLASS IN THE CAR, HAIR AND GROUND INTO MY SKIN A BIT - SOME OF IT IS VERY FINE AND SHARP, LIKE SPARKLY POWDER. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT WAS PROBABLY A ROCK THAT HIT IT, BUT I DON'T THINK A ROCK COULD HAVE A VELOCITY IN THE VERTICAL DIRECTION AT THAT SPEED TO HIT AND SMASH THE GLASS. I'M REQUESTING IT BE FIXED UNDER BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY. *TR

THE HORN ON THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT OPERATE IMMEDIATELY UPON PRESSING THE HORN BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE IS ALWAYS A VERY NOTICEABLE DELAY IN RESPONSE. I KNOW THAT THE HORN IS A SAFETY ITEM THAT HAS STRICT REGULATIONS - CAN THIS BE LOOKED INTO? IT IS APPARENTLY A TRAIT OF ALL 2010 VW GTI'S. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 VW GTI CURRENTLY WITH 13,000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST INSTANCES HAPPENED AT ABOUT 10,000. IT STARTED WITH BRAKE VIBRATIONS, AND ENGINE STALLING. TOOK IT TO VW, THEY FOUND NO ISSUES. HAD TOTAL BRAKE BOOST LOSS ON THE WAY HOME, BRAKE DIDNT WORK FELT STIFF AS HELL. VW TOOK IT FOR 3 DAYS, DID AN ENGINEERING ASSIST, FOUND NO ISSUES AND COULDNT REPRODUCE IT, GAVE IT BACK AND SAID TO MONITOR IT. DROVE DOWN TO TAMPA, THE CARS TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL, AN ERROR POPPED UP ON THE DISPLAY AND THE CARS BRAKES WOULDNT RESPOND. E-BRAKED ON THE MEDIAN, I HAD A CHILD IN THE CAR, THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS. VW TOWED THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, FOUND THE MECHATRONIX UNIT WAS FAULTY, COULDNT FIND ANY IN FLORIDA, HAD TO ORDER FROM VW ESTIMATED 1 WEEK DELIVERY TIME. MECHATRONIX UNIT WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER A LENGTHY REPAIR. NOW THE CARS STILL ACTING UP, STALLS OCCASIONALLY, HAS TROUBLE STARTING, AND JERKS VIOLENTLY BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND MAKES A LOUD POPPING SOUND. VW TOOK IT FOR 2 DAYS AND STILL CANNOT REPRODUCE THESE ISSUES AND GAVE IT BACK AFTER I TOLD VWOA THAT IT WAS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND I DIDNT WANT IT. I AM NOW DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE, AND BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS SAFETY CONCERNS I AM UNABLE TO TRADE THE VEHICLE IN OR SELL IT PRIVATELY DUE TO HAVING TO NOTIFY THE BUYER OF SAID SAFETY ISSUES. IM SUCK WITH THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE THAT STALLS AT LIGHTS AND HAS TROUBLE STARTING/GETTING INTO GEAR. IM SCARED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS AND OTHER MOTORISTS AROUND ME. AND IM NOT GETTING ANYWHERE WITH THIS COMPANY! *TT