Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / GTI / 2007
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007100596 | Incident Date: Feb, 18 2007 |
| Consumer's City: PORTLAND | Consumer's State: OR |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: GTI | Model Year: 2007 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WVWGV71K97W | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 31 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 18 2007 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have been enjoying my 2007 gti but there is one feature that i think is dangerous and inconvenient and request you change on future models. if the vehicle stals, i find that i must turn the key completely off before i can restart it. when i stall it on rare occasions, it puts me in a dangerous situation where time is of the essence. your feature 1. requires extra time. 2. it is illogical. the first time it happened it took me at least 20 seconds to restart the vehicle since i had to figure our this feature. during this time i was sitting in the middle of traffic! 3. i loose other vehicle functions such as power steering when i have to turn the key off. (the vehicle could still be moving). as a result it increases the drivers danger in these situations. please change the electronics so that the car can be restarted by simply turning the ignition to the on position. *jb |