Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / GTI / 1996

Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002020208	Incident Date: Apr, 19 2002
Consumer's City: NAUGATUCK	Consumer's State: CT
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN	Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: GTI	Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No	Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No	Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWDA81H5TM	Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 15 2005	Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No	Purchase Date: May, 14 1998
Was Original Owner: No	Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4	Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: -	Description of the Complaints: the reverse gear is very weak in standard transmissions.the gear chips then breaks off and falls into the differential causing an explosion of the housing and the loss of all the gear fluid. replacement of complete unit is then necessary. this will be my third transmission in 56000 miles. local dealers just point fingers to the driver of the car. i also know of three other people that have had the same problem. this has to be more than a mere coincidence. furthermore, all these incidences occur on volkswagen gti's, jettas and gulfs between the years of 1993-1998. it is not the fault of the driver. something needs to be done. these transmissions are not safe nor reliable.