2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Problems & Recalls

The High-pressure Fuel pump failed during a routine drive at approximately 1500 RPMs. This caused an immediate loss of power while in traffic. Manage to limp the car to the nearest gas station in which the car finally died and would not start. Had to call for a tow truck. This immediate loss of powe...

Fuse F16 (30A) in the engine fuse plate, melted instead of breaking - causing half of the cars lights to stop functioning including turn signals and brake lights. Cannot be fixed with replacing the fuse as it was never tripped but instead the whole fuse plate needs to be replaced. No warning lights ...

The wire from the alternator to the underhood fuse block is not thick enough to handle the current from the stock alternator. This causes the wire to get too hot melting the fuse block at the 30 amp fuse causing headlight issues.

The wire from the alternator to the underhood fuse block is not thick enough to handle the current from the stock alternator. This causes the wire to get too hot melting the fuse block at the 30 amp fuse causing headlight issues.

Electrical Short caused catastrophic fire in engine compartment, suspected issue is a water leak due to faulty manufacturing. Leak was noted by Volkswagen repair facility and was to be inspected and repaired within 30 days

Electrical Short caused catastrophic fire in engine compartment, suspected issue is a water leak due to faulty manufacturing. Leak was noted by Volkswagen repair facility and was to be inspected and repaired within 30 days

Driving on interstate at 70 mph with cruise control on when car suddenly slowed and warning lights began flashing. I slowed to 60 mph and within a minute the engine shut off and was almost rear ended by a semi truck before I could get to the shoulder of the highway. Engine would not restart and I w...

Driving on interstate at 70 mph with cruise control on when car suddenly slowed and warning lights began flashing. I slowed to 60 mph and within a minute the engine shut off and was almost rear ended by a semi truck before I could get to the shoulder of the highway. Engine would not restart and I w...

LOST ALL LIGHTS, F16 AND F17 FUSES AND THE ENTIRE FUSE BOX WAS MELTED. FUSES WERE ARCING AND SHORTING INTERNALLY, BUT DIDN'T FAIL. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE IT SEEMS FROM RESEARCHING ONLINE, BUT THE DEALER REFUSES TO COVER THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND MAJOR FIRE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE ...

Mileage: 56,000

I WAS RIDING AS THE PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE. MY FOOT WAS BURNT BY AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT THAT WAS DANGLING DOWN UNDERNEATH THE GLOVE BOX. IT WAS THE BLOWER RESISTOR. THE BLOWER RESISTOR MELTED THROUGH PLASTIC, THEN THE BLOWER RESISTOR WAS HANGING BY WIRES WHEN IT BURNT MY FOOT. *CC *TR

Mileage: 110,000

2011 GOLF TDI 2DOOR. STARTED THROWING AND ERROR CODE OF P2BA6. TOOK IT FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THEY STATED THAT ISSUE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL AND WAS FIXED ALREADY. I CONTACTED VW DIRECTLY TO SEE HOW TO GO ABOUT THE SITUATION AND THEY STATED THE CAR WAS FIXED IN 2011 AND EVEN THOUGH I ONLY HAVE 44K MILES ...

Mileage: 44,000

TAKATA RECALL MY CAR HAS HAD A WEIRD SHUTTERING IN ANY GEAR WHEN COASTING AT A REGULAR SPEED. I TOOK IT TO ONE DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT YOU BASICALLY JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO SHIFT. TWO WEEKS LATER I NOTICED A SOFT MUFFLED HUSH SOUND THAT REMINDED ME OF A ROCK IN A TIRE. WHEN LOOK...

Mileage: 67,000

TAKATA RECALL MY CAR HAS HAD A WEIRD SHUTTERING IN ANY GEAR WHEN COASTING AT A REGULAR SPEED. I TOOK IT TO ONE DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT YOU BASICALLY JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO SHIFT. TWO WEEKS LATER I NOTICED A SOFT MUFFLED HUSH SOUND THAT REMINDED ME OF A ROCK IN A TIRE. WHEN LOOK...

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED BLACK SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND OBSERVED FLAMES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECH...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. WITHIN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE HORN FAILED TO WORK. THE DEALER (ANTHONY CARVONI VOLKSWAGEN, 12 MERIDEN PL, MELVILLEE, NY, 516-848-7315) DIAGNOSED THAT THE HORN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE AIR BAG...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. WITHIN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE HORN FAILED TO WORK. THE DEALER (ANTHONY CARVONI VOLKSWAGEN, 12 MERIDEN PL, MELVILLEE, NY, 516-848-7315) DIAGNOSED THAT THE HORN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE AIR BAG...

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF.

Mileage: 120,000

TAKATA RECALL YEAR MAKE AND MODEL RECALLED, BUT VIN DOESN'T MATCH. SUSPECT CLERICAL ERROR WITH VIN PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE TO CHECK AND/OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG INFLATOR. DEALER AND VW REFUSE TO EXAMINE AIRBAG INFLATORS. THEY SUGGEST CONTACTING YOU.

Mileage: 37,507

LIGHTING CHECK ENGINE . I COULDN'T PASS INSPECTION ON MY VW DUE TO: CODE P0106. MANIFOLD ABSOLUTE/BAROMETRIC. PRESSURE CTRL. RANGE/PERFORMANCE

LIGHTING CHECK ENGINE . I COULDN'T PASS INSPECTION ON MY VW DUE TO: CODE P0106. MANIFOLD ABSOLUTE/BAROMETRIC. PRESSURE CTRL. RANGE/PERFORMANCE

INTERCOOLER EXPERIENCED CONDENSATION CAUSING THE ENGINE TO "HYDROLOCK" RESULTING IN DESTRUCTION OF THE ENGINE. THIS IS A CONDITION THAT VW IS AWARE OF BUT FAILED TO NOTIFY IT'S CUSTOMERS OF.

Mileage: 62,000

MY CAR HAS BEEN LISTED AS HAVING DEFECTED AIRBAGS ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE GOLF TDI, WHICH I HAVE, IS ALSO RECALLED FOR THE EMISSIONS SCANDAL. I PLAN ON DRIVING IT UNTIL 2018, WHEN I HAVE TO TURN IT IN. I AM GUESSING VW WILL TRY TO IGNORE THIS RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN APRIL. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE ...

Mileage: 100,000

TAKATA RECALL THE RECALL NOTICE WENT OUT FEBRUARY 9, 2016. STILL NO FIX AVAILABLE AND MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO PROVIDE SAFE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION. MANUFACTURER SAYS TO KEEP DRIVING RECALLED VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY FIXES. *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR...

WHILE IN MOTION AND UNDER POWER, CAR SUDDENLY LOSES DRIVE; ACTS AS IF SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. SOMETIMES A FLASHING WRENCH INDICATOR IS SEEN IN PLACE OF THE GEAR NUMBER IN THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY. THIS IS HAPPENING INCREASINGLY OFTEN. AT LEAST ONCE PER DAY.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A LOANER VEHICLE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE IN A REASONABLE A...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE...

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ONE SIDE OF VEHICLE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT DOES NOT WORK. I NOTICED PASSATS AND JETTAS HAVE HAD THIS RECALLED AND IT IS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL WIRING ISSUE. THIS IS NOT A BULB REPLACEMENT SINCE BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL NOT WORKING. IT IS AN IS...

TAKATA RECALL HELLO NHTSA, I AM WRITING TO EXPRESS A CONCERN THAT I HAVE REGARDING MY 2011 VW GOLF TDI. MY CONCERN IS THAT VEHICLES AFFECTED BY BOTH THE TAKATA RECALL AND THE VW "CLEAN DIESEL" TDI EMISSIONS SCANDAL WILL NOT BE GIVEN EQUAL PRIORITY BY VW THROUGHOUT THE AIRBAG RECALL AND REPLA...

Mileage: 48,000

YESTERDAY I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM VW SAYING MY CAR WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL FOR A TAKATA AIRBAG ISSUE. THE LETTER SAID PARTS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE TO MAKE REPAIRS AND TO DO NOTHING AT THIS TIME. MY NEIGHBOR HAS A HONDA CRV THAT WAS ALSO AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. THEY WERE PROVIDED WITH A RENTAL CAR...

Mileage: 60,000

CHECK ENGINE AND GLOW PLUG LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR EVENTUALLY WOULD ONLY RUN AT AROUND 50% POWER. AFTER DRIVING FOR ANOTHER 20 MILES IT EVENTUALLY SHUT DOWN. VW CONDUCTED A DIAGNOSTIC AND TOLD ME THE HPFP WAS DAMAGED AND THAT DEBRIS MADE ITS WAY INTO THE ENGINE. ALSO THE PARTICULATE FILTER AND CAT...

Mileage: 130,000

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET, AND THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING. THIS RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER DURING DRIVING. ATTEMPTS TO RE-START THE CAR WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. NOTE: NO FAULT LIGHTS CAME ON. A NEAR MISS COLLISION OCCURRED, BUT LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT. CAR WAS PUSHED TO SIDE ...

Mileage: 36,234

THE 2011 VW GOLF TDI SHUT OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED.

Mileage: 68,500

THE 2011 VW GOLF TDI SHUT OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED.

Mileage: 68,500

THE 2011 VW GOLF TDI SHUT OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED.

Mileage: 68,500

MY GOLF TDI SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. LUCKILY EVERY WARNING LIGHT ON MY DASH LIT UP ABOUT 30 SECONDS PRIOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE ALLOWING ME TO BEGIN TO MERGE FROM THE LEFT HAND LANE AND COAST WITH MY H...

Mileage: 93,000

MY GOLF TDI SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. LUCKILY EVERY WARNING LIGHT ON MY DASH LIT UP ABOUT 30 SECONDS PRIOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE ALLOWING ME TO BEGIN TO MERGE FROM THE LEFT HAND LANE AND COAST WITH MY H...

Mileage: 93,000

THERE IS A VERY AUDIBLE "CLUNKING" SOUND THAT COMES FROM THE FRONT UNDERBODY OF THE VEHICLE. IT MOSTLY OCCURS WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS AT LOWER SPEEDS (1-25MPH) OR WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE IN ELEVATION (A BUMP).

Mileage: 50,000

DASHBOARD LAMP OUT INDICATOR AND DASH READ OUT INDICATES MULTIPLE LAMPS OUT (HEADLIGHTS, FOG, BACK UP, BRAKES ETC) AND SOMETIMES THEY ARE OUT BUT COME BACK ON LATER. VW CURRENTLY HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT (SA-97-AM) ON JETTAS AND GTI'S OF EARLIER VINTAGE THAN MY 2011. THIS BULLETIN IS FOR MELTED ...

Mileage: 109,000

WHILE EXITING THE OFF RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY AT 1100 AT NIGHT THE CAR DIED AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS TRAFFIC BEHIND ME WAS LOCKING UP THEIR BRAKES AND SWERVING TO AVOID A COLLISION. AFTER AN EXPENSIVE TOW AND FINALLY GETTING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THE HI...

Mileage: 54,000

WHILE EXITING THE OFF RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY AT 1100 AT NIGHT THE CAR DIED AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS TRAFFIC BEHIND ME WAS LOCKING UP THEIR BRAKES AND SWERVING TO AVOID A COLLISION. AFTER AN EXPENSIVE TOW AND FINALLY GETTING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THE HI...

Mileage: 54,000

WHILE EXITING THE OFF RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY AT 1100 AT NIGHT THE CAR DIED AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS TRAFFIC BEHIND ME WAS LOCKING UP THEIR BRAKES AND SWERVING TO AVOID A COLLISION. AFTER AN EXPENSIVE TOW AND FINALLY GETTING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THE HI...

Mileage: 54,000

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ON MY 2011 GOLF TDI. MY FAMILY AND WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN IT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. VW COVERS UP TO 120,000 MILES, MY VEHICLE HAS 122K MILES. THIS CAR IS MY DAILY DRIVER AND ALMOST LOST MY JOB DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. HPFP IS A FAUL...

Mileage: 122,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. MOMENTS AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT; HOWEVER, THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE...

Mileage: 44,000

I HAD PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE READY TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK POSITION WHEN IT LUNGED FORWARD AND HIT THE CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF MINE. WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, ONES FOOT IS ONE THE BRAKES, THEREFORE I BELIEVE THAT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A CASE OF SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION. THE OTHER CAR, ...

Mileage: 34,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE ...

2011 VW GOLF TDI (DIESEL ENGINE). AFTER DRIVING FROM RAINY WEATHER INTO FREEZING AND SNOW CONDITIONS, THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS IN A 50 DEG. GARAGE. WHEN THE CAR WAS NEXT STARTED, IT WOULD STRUGGLE TO START AND STALL OUT. I HAVE READ OF SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE VOLKSWAGEN GOLF TDI ENGIN...

Mileage: 114,550

2011 VW GOLF TDI (DIESEL ENGINE). AFTER DRIVING FROM RAINY WEATHER INTO FREEZING AND SNOW CONDITIONS, THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS IN A 50 DEG. GARAGE. WHEN THE CAR WAS NEXT STARTED, IT WOULD STRUGGLE TO START AND STALL OUT. I HAVE READ OF SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE VOLKSWAGEN GOLF TDI ENGIN...

Mileage: 114,550

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 15 MPH AROUND A PARKING LOT AT A BODY SHOP. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS OR COMPUTER WARNING SYSTEM IDENTIFIED ANY PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED COMPLETELY, TURNING OFF POWER STEERING, ABS BRAKES, SHIFTING TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL, AND PREVENTING WINDOWS FROM OPENI...

Mileage: 28,000

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 15 MPH AROUND A PARKING LOT AT A BODY SHOP. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS OR COMPUTER WARNING SYSTEM IDENTIFIED ANY PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED COMPLETELY, TURNING OFF POWER STEERING, ABS BRAKES, SHIFTING TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL, AND PREVENTING WINDOWS FROM OPENI...

Mileage: 28,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTER-COOLER HAD ICE INSIDE THE HOSES....

Mileage: 12,000

MY 2011 GOLF DIESEL WITH 31,000 MILES DIED IN RUSH HOUR ON A MAJOR STREET. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. A WEEK LATER, I GOT THE CAR BACK. THEY FOUND METALLIC DEBRIS IN THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP BORE AND WERE ADVISED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM, A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF PARTS. THEY TESTED THE DIESEL,...

Mileage: 31,142

MY 2011 GOLF DIESEL WITH 31,000 MILES DIED IN RUSH HOUR ON A MAJOR STREET. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. A WEEK LATER, I GOT THE CAR BACK. THEY FOUND METALLIC DEBRIS IN THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP BORE AND WERE ADVISED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM, A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF PARTS. THEY TESTED THE DIESEL,...

Mileage: 31,142

AFTER DRIVING MY 2011 GOLF TDI FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES IN THE MORNING, I WAS TRAVELING AROUND 25 MPH AND MY ENGINE SUDDENLY STUTTERED AND THEN DIED. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED AS FAR OVER AS I COULD TO LET TRAFFIC GO BY. I TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT TO NO AVAIL. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES O...

Mileage: 34,400

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR AND ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE STOPPED. THERE WAS A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER; HOWEVER, AFTER ENGINE LOST POWER, THE DASH-BOARD LIGHTS WERE ON. THE CAR WOULD NOT RE-START IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPING. THIS SCENARIO OCCURRED THREE TIMES. IN TWO OF THE THREE SITUATIONS, TH...

Mileage: 29,000

WHEN DRIVING CAR AND ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE SIMPLY STOPPED. THE DASH-BOARD LIGHTS WERE ON, BUT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. ATTEMPTS TO RE-START THE CAR WERE NOT IMMEDIATELY SUCCESSFUL. IN TWO OF THE THREE CASES, THE ENGINE DID RE-START. HOWEVER, THE E-STARTS OCCURRED OVER 4 HOURS AFTER THE INIT...

Mileage: 28,000

WHEN DRIVING CAR AND ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE SIMPLY STOPPED. THE DASH-BOARD LIGHTS WERE ON, BUT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. ATTEMPTS TO RE-START THE CAR WERE NOT IMMEDIATELY SUCCESSFUL. IN TWO OF THE THREE CASES, THE ENGINE DID RE-START. HOWEVER, THE E-STARTS OCCURRED OVER 4 HOURS AFTER THE INIT...

Mileage: 28,000

WHEN DRIVING CAR AND ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE SIMPLY STOPPED. THE DASH-BOARD LIGHTS WERE ON, BUT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. ATTEMPTS TO RE-START THE CAR WERE NOT IMMEDIATELY SUCCESSFUL. IN TWO OF THE THREE CASES, THE ENGINE DID RE-START. HOWEVER, THE E-STARTS OCCURRED OVER 4 HOURS AFTER THE INIT...

Mileage: 28,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND AFTER IT WAS CHECKED OUT MECHANIC STATED THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL SYSTEM WERE CONTAMINATED WITH METAL SHAVINGS. MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE COULD STALL AND NOT RESTART AT ANY TIME IF REPAIRS WERE NOT MADE. TOOK THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 58,500

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED GLOW PLUG LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING AND CAR LOST POWER AND WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE IN-TANK FUEL PUMP AND DIESEL HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAD BOTH DONE BAD, POSSIBLY A CASCADING FAILURE. REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AT NO CH...

Mileage: 61,000

HELLO-FIRSTLY I AM CANADIAN WITH A VEHICLE PURCHASED "BRAND NEW" FROM ERIE PA. ON THURS SEPT 4/14 AT 6:30PM TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK MY VEHICLE LOST MAJORITY OF POWER (DROPPED TO BARELY MOVING) AND THEN COMPLETE POWER APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENED-THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS BLI...

Mileage: 100,989

AS AN ADDENDUM TO MY PREVIOUS EMAIL COMPLAINT #. THE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE IS 62000 NOT 101000 (KM) ALSO I WAS DRIVING AT 110KM WHICH I BELIEVE IS 68 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS CONFUSED GIVING YOU 65 MILES BUT TOTAL VEHICLE MILEAGE IN KM. I HOPE THIS IS CLEAR AND MANY THANKS. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

ON THE NIGHT OF AUGUST 5 ABOUT 8:30PM, WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH, MY CAR LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE TRAFFIC FLOW AND COAST UNTIL I COULD GET TO A SIDE ROAD AND THEN PUSHED IT INTO A PARKING LOT. I LOOKED AT THE ENGINE AND SAW THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS DAMAGED. I ALSO NOTICE...

Mileage: 78,500

ON THE NIGHT OF AUGUST 5 ABOUT 8:30PM, WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH, MY CAR LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE TRAFFIC FLOW AND COAST UNTIL I COULD GET TO A SIDE ROAD AND THEN PUSHED IT INTO A PARKING LOT. I LOOKED AT THE ENGINE AND SAW THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS DAMAGED. I ALSO NOTICE...

Mileage: 78,500

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 75 MPH IN THE FAST LANE OF AN INTERSTATE FREEWAY MY 2011 VW GOLF TDI SHUT OFF. WITHOUT WARNING, THE GLOW PLUG LAMP BEGAN FLASHING AND CHECK ENGINE NOTE CAME ON THE DASH. AT THE SAME TIME THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND BEGAN RUNNING VERY ROUGH. WHILE NEGOTIATING TRAFFIC IN AN A...

Mileage: 38,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 75 MPH IN THE FAST LANE OF AN INTERSTATE FREEWAY MY 2011 VW GOLF TDI SHUT OFF. WITHOUT WARNING, THE GLOW PLUG LAMP BEGAN FLASHING AND CHECK ENGINE NOTE CAME ON THE DASH. AT THE SAME TIME THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND BEGAN RUNNING VERY ROUGH. WHILE NEGOTIATING TRAFFIC IN AN A...

Mileage: 38,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 75 MPH IN THE FAST LANE OF AN INTERSTATE FREEWAY MY 2011 VW GOLF TDI SHUT OFF. WITHOUT WARNING, THE GLOW PLUG LAMP BEGAN FLASHING AND CHECK ENGINE NOTE CAME ON THE DASH. AT THE SAME TIME THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND BEGAN RUNNING VERY ROUGH. WHILE NEGOTIATING TRAFFIC IN AN A...

Mileage: 38,000

2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF TDI, STARTED SHAKING WHILE DRIVING. I JUST MADE IT TO THE RIGHT LANE WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED COMPLETELY, LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED A FAULTY FUEL PUMP, LEAVING RESIDUES OF METAL IN THE ENGINE. CAR IS LITTLE O...

Mileage: 41,000

STALLED WHILE TRAVELING FULL SPEED ON THE FREEWAY IN THE DESERT, GLOW PLUG LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WAS ALMOST HIT BY SEVERAL TRUCKS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COAST TO THE NEAREST OFF RAMP 1/4 MI AWAY, AT THE END OF THE OFF RAMP VEHICLE STALLED, AGAIN ALMOST HIT BY SEVERAL MORE VEHICLES. WE ...

Mileage: 91,000

ACCORDING TO MY VW HONOLULU SERVICE PROVIDER MY 2011 VW GOLF'S STARTER CONNECTION WIRES WERE MELTED AND EXPOSED. MY GOLF WAS PURCHASED NEW JULY 2011 ALL MAINTENANCE WAS DONE AT MY VW DEALERSHIP AND THE MILEAGE IS 40020. MY SERVICE PROVIDER CLAIMS THIS AN UNIQUE PROBLEM BUT A POTENTIAL FATAL ONE. ...

Mileage: 40,020

LAST WEEK, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN IN MY GOLF TDI THE WAY IT HAD A YEAR AGO WHEN THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THE POSSIBILITY IT WAS A FUEL PUMP ISSUE AGAIN AFTER THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE THING BRAND NEW LAST SUMMER WAS CLOSE TO ZERO. HOWEVER, I RECEIVED A CALL THAT A...

Mileage: 26,350

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINES WERE LEAKING LARGE AMOUNTS OF FUEL. FUEL LEAKED ON TO ALTERNATOR, CAR STALLED ON HIGHWAY AND REQUIRED TOWING. *TR

Mileage: 48,993

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINES WERE LEAKING LARGE AMOUNTS OF FUEL. FUEL LEAKED ON TO ALTERNATOR, CAR STALLED ON HIGHWAY AND REQUIRED TOWING. *TR

Mileage: 48,993

I WAS ENTERING AN INTERSECTION AT 10MPH AND HALFWAY INTO THE INTERSECTION, MY CAR STALLED AND STOPPED. IT SLOWLY BUMPED THE CAR IN MY REAR. NO INJURY OR DAMAGE NOTED. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND DROP IT TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT. THIS IS A VW GOLF TDI 2011! *T...

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS ENTERING AN INTERSECTION AT 10MPH AND HALFWAY INTO THE INTERSECTION, MY CAR STALLED AND STOPPED. IT SLOWLY BUMPED THE CAR IN MY REAR. NO INJURY OR DAMAGE NOTED. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND DROP IT TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT. THIS IS A VW GOLF TDI 2011! *T...

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS ENTERING AN INTERSECTION AT 10MPH AND HALFWAY INTO THE INTERSECTION, MY CAR STALLED AND STOPPED. IT SLOWLY BUMPED THE CAR IN MY REAR. NO INJURY OR DAMAGE NOTED. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND DROP IT TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT. THIS IS A VW GOLF TDI 2011! *T...

Mileage: 60,000

MY VEHICLE IS A TDI DIESEL VERSION OF THE VW 2011 GOLF. DURING MY COMMUTE HOME I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN THE LEFT LANE OF SOUTHBOUND HIGHWAY 101 IN CA WHEN A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED (GLOW PLUG) AND I LOST SIGNIFICANT SPEED AND POWER. I MADE MY WAY TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND WAS ABLE TO ...

Mileage: 75,000

ENGINE LIGHT COMING AND GOING, LURCHING INTERMITTENTLY UPON ACCELERATION. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER 3 TIMES SINCE MARCH 2013 AFTER IT STARTED HAPPENING IN FEB 2013. TODAY RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALER CLAIMING THERE IS SEDIMENT THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM DUE TO DIRTY DIESEL WHICH...

Mileage: 19,000

ENGINE LIGHT COMING AND GOING, LURCHING INTERMITTENTLY UPON ACCELERATION. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER 3 TIMES SINCE MARCH 2013 AFTER IT STARTED HAPPENING IN FEB 2013. TODAY RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALER CLAIMING THERE IS SEDIMENT THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM DUE TO DIRTY DIESEL WHICH...

Mileage: 19,000

ENGINE WARNING LIGHT, LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE STALL. DEALER SAID FUEL PUMP FAILED, CONTAMINATED COMPLETE FUEL SYSTEM. ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM MUST BE REPLACED. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

Mileage: 30,800

I WAS ON A ROAD TRIP FOR VACATION WHEN MY CAR DIED. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH ONE EVENING WHEN I HEARD A LIGHT METALLIC PING AND, A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND MANY LIGHTS IN THE DASH CLUSTER CAME ON. THE CAR COASTED TO A STOP. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY AND,...

Mileage: 13,648

I WAS DRIVING ON I15 SOUTHBOUND, THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION SYMBOL APPEARED ON MY DASH BOARD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LOST POWER AND STALLED. AFTER PAYING OVER $800.00 IN TOWING FEES TO THE NEAREST VW DEALER IN ONTARIO CALIFORNIA. THE DEALER IS ASKING IF GASOLINE WAS PUT IN THE TANK. THEY ARE SAYING ...

Mileage: 55,000

I WAS DRIVING ON I15 SOUTHBOUND, THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION SYMBOL APPEARED ON MY DASH BOARD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LOST POWER AND STALLED. AFTER PAYING OVER $800.00 IN TOWING FEES TO THE NEAREST VW DEALER IN ONTARIO CALIFORNIA. THE DEALER IS ASKING IF GASOLINE WAS PUT IN THE TANK. THEY ARE SAYING ...

Mileage: 55,000

WE FILLED UP THE TANK WITH DIESEL AT GAS STATION ON THE ROAD AND THE CAR STARTED STALLING 3 DAYS LATER. IT WOULD ONLY START AFTER AN HOUR OF "REST". AFTER 3 OF THESE INCIDENTS, WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO FIND OUT THAT THE CAR HAD GASOLINE MIXED WITH DIESEL, OR "CONTAMINATED FUEL". THEY FLUSHED ...

Mileage: 14,000

WE FILLED UP THE TANK WITH DIESEL AT GAS STATION ON THE ROAD AND THE CAR STARTED STALLING 3 DAYS LATER. IT WOULD ONLY START AFTER AN HOUR OF "REST". AFTER 3 OF THESE INCIDENTS, WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO FIND OUT THAT THE CAR HAD GASOLINE MIXED WITH DIESEL, OR "CONTAMINATED FUEL". THEY FLUSHED ...

Mileage: 14,000

VEHICLE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. WOULD NOT RESTART. TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER SERVICE REPORTED RUST IN FUEL CANISTER. CLAIMS CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS BAD FUELED. $7200 IN PARTS AND LABOR. BASED ON SEVERAL BLOGS, I SUSPECT HPFP FAILURE WAS PART MALFUNCTION BUT VW DOES NOT ADMIT TO THIS. ...

Mileage: 30,500

VEHICLE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. WOULD NOT RESTART. TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER SERVICE REPORTED RUST IN FUEL CANISTER. CLAIMS CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS BAD FUELED. $7200 IN PARTS AND LABOR. BASED ON SEVERAL BLOGS, I SUSPECT HPFP FAILURE WAS PART MALFUNCTION BUT VW DOES NOT ADMIT TO THIS. ...

Mileage: 30,500

AS I WAS ENTERING THE ON RAMP TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY, UNDER NORMAL ACCELERATION, THERE WAS A HISSING SOUND AND THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY LANE WHERE MULTIPLE CARS WERE GETTING ON AND OFF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS FORCED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE EXIT RAMP WHERE I WAITED 45 MIN FOR A TOW T...

Mileage: 46,000

AS I WAS ENTERING THE ON RAMP TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY, UNDER NORMAL ACCELERATION, THERE WAS A HISSING SOUND AND THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY LANE WHERE MULTIPLE CARS WERE GETTING ON AND OFF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS FORCED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE EXIT RAMP WHERE I WAITED 45 MIN FOR A TOW T...

Mileage: 46,000

HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 70 MILES STOPPED FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. RESTARTED CAR DROVE 1/2 MILE TO THE FREEWAY MADE THE TURN ON TO THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND CAME TO A STOP. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ON TO THE SHOULDER. DEALER SAYS IT IS CONTAMINATED FU...

Mileage: 21,000

HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 70 MILES STOPPED FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. RESTARTED CAR DROVE 1/2 MILE TO THE FREEWAY MADE THE TURN ON TO THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND CAME TO A STOP. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ON TO THE SHOULDER. DEALER SAYS IT IS CONTAMINATED FU...

Mileage: 21,000

HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 70 MILES STOPPED FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. RESTARTED CAR DROVE 1/2 MILE TO THE FREEWAY MADE THE TURN ON TO THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND CAME TO A STOP. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ON TO THE SHOULDER. DEALER SAYS IT IS CONTAMINATED FU...

Mileage: 21,000

I WAS DRIVING MY VW GOLF TDI ABOUT 15 MPH DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN COIL SIGN BEGAN FLASHING AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON ALERT APPEARED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT BECAUSE TRAFFIC LIGHTS TURNED RED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED FROM ...

Mileage: 27,580

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 33,499

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 33,499

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, AFTER JUST HAVING LEFT A STORE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A "CLUNKY" SOUND AND THE HUD DISPLAYED "SERVICE ENGINE". I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. I TRIED TO REFIRE THE ENGINE THINKING PERHAPS THERE WAS A H...

Mileage: 29,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH , ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER THE ACTUAL IMPACT AND NOT DURING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CHEST CONTUSION, MULTIPLE BRUISES TO ...

Mileage: 9,000

HAD DRIVEN CAR 20 MILES THAT DAY. WENT INSIDE FOR 15 MINUTES, CAME BACK. UNABLE TO START CAR. UNABLE TO ENGAGE ENGINE. LIGHTS AND SHIFTERS ALL WORKING. 5 ATTEMPTS BY 3 DIFFERENT PEOPLE OVER NEXT HOUR AND UNABLE TO START CAR. VW TOW TRUCK DRIVER UNABLE TO START CAR. NEXT MORNING VW ABLE TO START CAR....

Mileage: 26,550

HAD DRIVEN CAR 20 MILES THAT DAY. WENT INSIDE FOR 15 MINUTES, CAME BACK. UNABLE TO START CAR. UNABLE TO ENGAGE ENGINE. LIGHTS AND SHIFTERS ALL WORKING. 5 ATTEMPTS BY 3 DIFFERENT PEOPLE OVER NEXT HOUR AND UNABLE TO START CAR. VW TOW TRUCK DRIVER UNABLE TO START CAR. NEXT MORNING VW ABLE TO START CAR....

Mileage: 26,550

WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED "SERVICE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY" AND THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT FLASHED. VW SERVICE WAS CALLED, THEY INDICATED THAT THE CAR SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. IT WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY INDICATED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE WAS TOO LOW. TH...

Mileage: 9,114

MY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE SAFELY GET OFF THE HIGHWAY, BUT BARELY AND WAS LEFT STRANDED IN AN INTERSECTION. I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. I READ ONLINE THAT MANY VOLKSWAGEN TDI OWNERS EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING. PLEASE FORCE ...

Mileage: 14,100

CAR STALLED ON FREEWAY OFF RAMP IN TRAFFIC, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CAR WAS BLOCKING TRAFFIC, AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) HAD FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 18,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 8,500...

Mileage: 8,500

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR (GOLF TDI) EQUIPPED WITH DSG TRANSMISSION IN MANUAL MODE IN 4TH GEAR AT ABOUT 35MPH AND I HAD TO SLOW DOWN FOR A CAR TO TURN RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER THE CAR TURNED RIGHT I CHANGED THE GEARBOX IN 2RD GEAR AND PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE CAR DIDN'T ACCELERATE (MOVE),...

Mileage: 8,475

DURING REGULAR SLOW TRAFFIC DRIVING CONDITIONS MY 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF TDI DISPLAYED THE "ENGINE CONTROL MALFUNCTION" LIGHT ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES I STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND THE LIGHT TURNED OFF. AFTER ABOUT 10 M...

Mileage: 22,000

DURING REGULAR SLOW TRAFFIC DRIVING CONDITIONS MY 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF TDI DISPLAYED THE "ENGINE CONTROL MALFUNCTION" LIGHT ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES I STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND THE LIGHT TURNED OFF. AFTER ABOUT 10 M...

Mileage: 22,000

2011 VW GOLF TDI 6-SPEED MANUAL. MY CAR WAS AT THE VW DEALERSHIP TO HAVE AN INTERCOOLER KIT INSTALLED (TSB 2025464). ON DEALER'S TEST DRIVE, CAR ABRUPTLY STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. ALL POWER LOST, CAR HAD TO BE TOWED OFF OF ROADWAY. FINALLY DIAGNOSED AS A MALFUNCTIONING HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUM...

Mileage: 13,845

2011 VW GOLF TDI 6-SPEED MANUAL. MY CAR WAS AT THE VW DEALERSHIP TO HAVE AN INTERCOOLER KIT INSTALLED (TSB 2025464). ON DEALER'S TEST DRIVE, CAR ABRUPTLY STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. ALL POWER LOST, CAR HAD TO BE TOWED OFF OF ROADWAY. FINALLY DIAGNOSED AS A MALFUNCTIONING HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUM...

Mileage: 13,845

WARNING BELL CHIMED; GLOW PLUG LIGHTS FLASHED AND CAR LOST POWER BUT KEPT DRIVING. TOOK INTO DEALER NEXT DAY. TOLD ON PHONE THERE WAS MOISTURE ON GLOW PLUGS BUT STATEMENT SAID LOW FUEL PRESSURE CODE P0087. STATEMENT SAID FUEL LOOKED OK AND CAR DROVE FINE - SENT HOME WITH NO REPAIR. TWO DAYS LAT...

Mileage: 17,260

GOLF STALLED WHILE DRIVING ONLY FILLED WITH CORRECT FUEL DIESEL ONLY SHELL, ARCO, CHEVRON HAVE GAS RECEIPTS TO SHOW THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP FAILED. PART NUMBERS ARE FOR REFERENCE ONLY, PLEASE CONSULT ETKA BY VIN FOR MOST CURRENT INFORMATION. PLEASE REPLACE THE FOLLOWING: 03L 130 755A (HIGH PRESSURE...

Mileage: 23,280

GOLF STALLED WHILE DRIVING ONLY FILLED WITH CORRECT FUEL DIESEL ONLY SHELL, ARCO, CHEVRON HAVE GAS RECEIPTS TO SHOW THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP FAILED. PART NUMBERS ARE FOR REFERENCE ONLY, PLEASE CONSULT ETKA BY VIN FOR MOST CURRENT INFORMATION. PLEASE REPLACE THE FOLLOWING: 03L 130 755A (HIGH PRESSURE...

Mileage: 23,280

WAS TOLD BY VW SERVICE THAT INTERCOOLER HAD CONDENSATION THAT FROZE AND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. CURRENTLY MORE THAN 600 AWAITING MODIFICATIONS AND PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE FOR UP TO 6 WEEKS. TEMPORARY "FIX" APPLIED BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED WHEN TEMPERATURE DROPPED BELOW 25 DEGREES F. DEALER NOW HAS VEH...

Mileage: 22,000

I STARTED MY CAR ON 12/10/2011, DURING WHICH IT WAS AROUND 28 DEGREES. A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE CAR STALLED. AFTER STARTING IT A SECOND TIME, I DROVE THE CAR TO BETWEEN 3-5 MPH, AT WHICH TIME IT STALLED AGAIN. ON THE THIRD TRY, I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING, BUT THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH FOR THE ...

Mileage: 18,500

I STARTED MY CAR ON 12/10/2011, DURING WHICH IT WAS AROUND 28 DEGREES. A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE CAR STALLED. AFTER STARTING IT A SECOND TIME, I DROVE THE CAR TO BETWEEN 3-5 MPH, AT WHICH TIME IT STALLED AGAIN. ON THE THIRD TRY, I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING, BUT THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH FOR THE ...

Mileage: 18,500

UPON ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE ENGINE WOULD NOT REV ABOVE APPROXIMATELY 1500 RPM. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET THE CAR MOVING. AFTER REACHING ABOUT 10 MPH THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. FORTUNATELY, DUE TO THE TIME OF DAY THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY COAST TO THE ...

Mileage: 14,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY STARTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE STARTER WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE...

Mileage: 12,100

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR LOST POWER AND THE DIESEL ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY FUEL INJECTOR HAD FAILED,SHOOTING METAL SHAVING THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. VOLKSWAGEN REPLACED THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 13,922

WHEN DRIVING IN MANUAL MODE, THE CAR DROPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND DOES NOT RE-ENGAGE. THE DASH SHOWS THAT THE CAR IS IN 3RD, 4TH, OR 5TH GEAR, BUT WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS, IT JUST REVS UP THE ENGINE AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL. IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY. I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT BYERS IN COLUMBUS, O...

Mileage: 100

SUBSEQUENT TO SLOWING DOWN DUE TO TRAFFIC, VEHICLE'S DSG TRANSMISSION AFFECTED AN UNPLANNED SHIFT TO THE NEUTRAL GEAR, NOTICED WHEN DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE SPEED. TRANSMISSION WAS IN "MANUAL/TIPTRONIC" MODE. UPON NOTICING TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL, DRIVER SHIFTED GEAR LEVER INTO NEUTRAL AND...

Mileage: 19,920

EXPERIENCING A FALSE NEUTRAL ON DSG EQUIPPED VOLKSWAGEN TDI. FIRST OCCURRED AROUND 6800 MILES, SECOND OCCURRENCE (DURING A LEFT TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC) AT 7171 MILES AND LASTLY AT 7503 MILES. ENGINE FREE REVS AS CAR COASTS AND HAS TO BE PUT INTO NEUTRAL THEN BACK INTO DRIVE FOR CAR TO MOVE FORWARD. HAP...

Mileage: 6,800

SUBSEQUENT TO STOPPING, WHILE TURNING RIGHT, VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT INTO AN UNPLANNED SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. ENGINE REVVED TO 3,000 RPMS ALERTING DRIVER TO THE DISENGAGED. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES, SHIFTED GEAR INTO NEUTRAL, AND THEN INTO DRIVE MODE. VEHICLE REMAINED IN DRIVE MODE THRO...

ENGINE RPM SURGES/SPIKES 500-800 RPM'S FROM IDLE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE FROM A STOP OR NEAR STOP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS SURGE/SPIKE OCCURS PRIMARILY WHEN ON SLIGHT UPHILL GRADES OR INCLINES AND AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKES AND GENTLY APPLYING THROTTLE PR...

Mileage: 1,500

ENGINE RPM SURGES/SPIKES 500-800 RPM'S FROM IDLE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE FROM A STOP OR NEAR STOP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS SURGE/SPIKE OCCURS PRIMARILY WHEN ON SLIGHT UPHILL GRADES OR INCLINES AND AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKES AND GENTLY APPLYING THROTTLE PR...

Mileage: 1,500

ENGINE RPM SURGES/SPIKES 500-800 RPM'S FROM IDLE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE FROM A STOP OR NEAR STOP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS SURGE/SPIKE OCCURS PRIMARILY WHEN ON SLIGHT UPHILL GRADES OR INCLINES AND AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKES AND GENTLY APPLYING THROTTLE PR...

Mileage: 1,500

I OWN A 2011 VW GTI 2-DOOR DSG. I HAVE EXPERIENCED A "FALSE NEUTRAL" ABOUT 7 TIMES IN THE 5+ WEEKS I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR. SPECIFICALLY, IT HAPPENED TWICE ON 08/27/2011. EACH TIME I HAVE BEEN IN MANUAL MODE...IT OCCURS WHEN I AM COASTING TO EITHER SLOW DOWN OR STOP...THEN ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE...THOU...

Mileage: 1,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BEGAN TO WOBBLE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO DECELERATE DESPITE THE CONTACT APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC WHICH ADVISED OF A TRA...

Mileage: 4,800

2011 GOLF TDI AUTOMATIC (DSG) TRANSMISSION. COLD START, STALLED WHILE PULLING ONTO MAIN ROAD, NO ACCIDENT ONLY BECAUSE ONCOMING TRAFFIC STOPPED. *TR

Mileage: 1,400

2011 GOLF TDI AUTOMATIC (DSG) TRANSMISSION. COLD START, STALLED WHILE PULLING ONTO MAIN ROAD, NO ACCIDENT ONLY BECAUSE ONCOMING TRAFFIC STOPPED. *TR

Mileage: 1,400

VEHICLE IS A 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION GOLF TDI. BEGAN SPUTTERING AND HESITATING AT 70MPH IN TOP GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY. CONTINUED FOR ABOUT A MINUTE, THEN EVENED OUT BUT THE HESITATION AND JERKING HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES IN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE CONDITION, APPLIED AN ...

Mileage: 7,700

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 GTI DSG IN TIPTRONIC MODE...AND IT WAS IN 4TH GEAR ACCORDING TO THE DASHBOARD READING...I WAS COASTING IN 4TH AS A SEMI WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I WAS TRAVELING...AFTER HE WAS CLEAR, I WENT TO ACCELERATE, AND EXPERIENCED A "FALSE NEUTRAL"...THE DSG SAI...

Mileage: 988

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2011 VW GTI IS OFF, IT SHOWS I'M GOING FASTER THAN MY ACTUAL SPEED. *KB

Mileage: 880

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2011 VW GTI IS OFF, IT SHOWS I'M GOING FASTER THAN MY ACTUAL SPEED. *KB

Mileage: 880

I BELIEVE MY CAR (2011 VW GOLF 2-DOOR 2.5) HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT - IMPROPER WELDING, MISSING STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS, ETC. - ON THE BODY IN THE AREA BENEATH THE REAR SEAT CUSHION. I THINK THAT THE DEFECT AFFECTS SAFETY. // I NOTICED IN MAY, 2011, THAT THE MID AND LEFT AREA OF THE REAR SEAT C...

2011 GOLF TDI 4-DOOR WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. UNEXPECTEDLY THE DSG TRANSMISSION WILL GOT TO NEUTRAL AND THE CAR WILL BE GIN TO SLOW. NO AMOUNT OF FIDDLING WITH THE SHIFTER WILL GET IT BACK INTO GEAR. IT EVENTUALLY GOES BACK INTO GEAR. CAR NOW HAS 2500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND IT HAS HAD THIS PROB...

Mileage: 2,495

CAR REVS AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE, PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL OR PARK AND BACK IN DRIVE CAN DRIVE CAR AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 6,654

2011 VW GTI W/ DSG TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE HAS 12K MILES AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF MECHATRONICS UNIT. ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP WITH TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. ENGINE REVVED IN AS IF IN NEUTRAL. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WITH THROTTLE INPUT, THE TRANS...

Mileage: 12,670

VEHICLE HAS 5800 MILES, HAS BEEN RUNNING PERFECTLY. DRIVING ON I-70 IN MARYLAND AT 70MPH, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STALLS AS THE GLOWPLUG WARNING LIGHT LIT. *TR

Mileage: 5,842

CARS TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE IN DRIVE, WILL REV AND NOT MOVE. WAS AT A GAS STATION AND WAS GOING TO LEAVE PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND IT JUST REVVED, PUT CAR BACK IN PARK AND IN DRIVE AGAIN WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 6,456

MODEL YEAR 2011 MAKE VOLKSWAGEN MODEL GOLF TDI DIESEL COMPONENT HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) [XXX] * COMPONENT FAILURE OF HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP JUNE 21, 2011, MY VW GOLF TDI QUITE RUNNING WHILE DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC IN SAN FRANCISCO...

Mileage: 2,811

ENGINE STALLED WHILE MOVING ON THE LEFT-HAND TURN LANE. BATTERY AND ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE CAR HAD POWER BUT IT COULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE VW DEALER. DIAGNOSIS: BURNED FUEL PUMP FUSE (BLUE 15A). FUSE REPLACED AND THE CAR IS RUNNING.

Mileage: 2,000

ENGINE STALLED WHILE MOVING ON THE LEFT-HAND TURN LANE. BATTERY AND ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE CAR HAD POWER BUT IT COULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE VW DEALER. DIAGNOSIS: BURNED FUEL PUMP FUSE (BLUE 15A). FUSE REPLACED AND THE CAR IS RUNNING.

Mileage: 2,000

MY BRAND NEW 2011 VW GOLF TDI MANUAL CAR STALLS AT LAUNCH MUCH TOO EASILY. I HAVE DRIVEN MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS FOR 40 YEARS AND HAVE FOUND IT MUCH WORSE THAN THE MAZDA MIATA WHICH WAS POOR. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL OF THIS MODEL, AS CONFIRMED BY MY TEST DRIVE, MAGAZINE REVIEWS, AND THE SALESP...

Mileage: 50

MY BRAND NEW 2011 VW GOLF TDI MANUAL CAR STALLS AT LAUNCH MUCH TOO EASILY. I HAVE DRIVEN MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS FOR 40 YEARS AND HAVE FOUND IT MUCH WORSE THAN THE MAZDA MIATA WHICH WAS POOR. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL OF THIS MODEL, AS CONFIRMED BY MY TEST DRIVE, MAGAZINE REVIEWS, AND THE SALESP...

Mileage: 50

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL I.E. TO SHIFT IN D (WHEN STANDING) , IT FEELS LIKE BEING REARENDED. INTENSITY OF THE PULSE OR SHUDDER VARIES, AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT OCCUR. LAST WEEK, SUTLIFF TECHNICIAN AND SERVICE MANAGER ON DUTY FELT THE PULSE, AND IN ADDITION A DISPLAY LIGHT EPC CAME ON, AND THE DIS...

Mileage: 6,700

2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF TDI. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HPFP INVESTIGATION *TGW

TWICE THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TO ENGAGE FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS AFTER THE CAR WAS SLOWED WITHOUT COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE ENGINE REVS FREELY AS THOUGH THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. IN BOTH CASES THE TRANSMISSION EVENTUALLY RE-ENGAGED ON ITS OWN. *TR

Mileage: 1,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF DIESEL. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STALL IF THE GEAR WAS DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE CONTINU...

Mileage: 900

2011 GOLF TDI (DIESEL) WHEN DOWN SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR, THE CAR OFTEN STALLS. IT SOMETIMES HAPPENS WHEN WE SLOW DOWN TO MAKE ALEFT TURN, AND THE CAR STALLS IN FRON OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT HAS CREATED A NUMBER A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 1,200

JUST PURCHASED A VEHICLE THAT CAME WITH DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS AS A SAFETY FEATURE. THERE ARE NO DEFECTS OR FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE BUT THIS DRL FEATURE CREATES AN UNSAFE CONDITION. MY VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH THE XENON HEADLAMPS. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE AN AUTO ON HEADLIGHTS FEATURE. THE MAIN ...

SUNROOF ON 2011 VOLKSWAGEN TDI EXPLODED DURING MORNING COMMUTE AT 65MPH. FOREIGN OBJECT IMPACT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE THE CAUSE. OUTSIDE TEMP WAS ~29F, NO VEHICLES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY, NO OVERPASSES. CONTINUED DRIVING AS PROBLEM WAS APPARENT, BUT NOT GETTING WORSE AFTER THE INITIAL BOOM! AND SHO...

Mileage: 7,844