Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / GTI / 2007
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006127236 | Incident Date: Oct, 31 2006 |
| Consumer's City: RICHMOND | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: GTI | Model Year: 2007 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WVWFV71K87W | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 18 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 12 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: This is a continuation from chris dunn 2007 vw gti after the most "fix" for the transmission problems - one week ago - the car has developed another serious safety problem. when starting the car and pressing on the gas, you hear a loud thunk and feel hard hit and the car jerks (lunges?) forward about 5 feet. since this fix, one week ago, the car not only does the lunging forward but now is also nearly stalling. after being at a stop and you depress the gas the car shakes and has the feeling it will stall unless you give it more gas. it then begins to accelerate slowly at about 1/3 regular power. this recently happened as i was crossing at a four-way stop and because of the hesitation i nearly got hit again. they also replaced the instrument panel for electrical issues caused every time it was hot that caused lack of instrument panel lights and all display info would not be visible. you didn't know what gear you were in,no radio,miles per gallon,or any warnings, etc. however, this was an unrelated problem not the trans problem which will get me killed. i have exhausted my options, have received no cooperation from dealership that serviced the car which is closer than the dealer i purchased from. the first time i had the transmission problem, i took to where i bought it. there was a major delay between throttle input and vehicle acceleration. they drove the car and duplicated the transmission problem of throttle delay. they said the car shifted at 1000-1500 rpm's past redline and asked if i had done performance enhancing tuning to the ecu. ---- i had not, ----this was a brand new car. they had me sign a paper to that effect, which i have. they said there was probably transmission damage to the car or there "would be future transmission damage" and sent me on my way. i called vwof america and got a "too bad goodbye". since then the car in for repair at least 8-10 times, several days at a time ---and i am afraid to drive it. i am getting no help. *tr |