Consumer Complaints
Vehicles / Volkswagen / Gti / 2001
| Id | Vehicle Make | Vehicle Model | Model Year | Complaint Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 007113430 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | I was traveling down a highway at 60 mph. suddenly without impact both the drivers side curtain airbag and drivers seat side airbag deployed, for no |
| 007109574 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Tl*the contact owns a 2001 volkswagen gti. while driving 70 mph, the air bags deployed without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who |
| 007109571 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Tl*the contact owns a 2001 volkswagen gti. while driving 70 mph, the air bags deployed without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who |
| 007103309 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | On the morning of 27 april 2007, i started my 2001 volkswagen gti 1.8t. the vehicle was idling very rough and did not sound normal. i thought that it |
| 006070613 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | I EXPERIENCED A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN MY CAR NOT MEETING SAFETY STANDARDS. *NM |
| 006068923 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | I'm the owner of a golf gti 2 doors from 2001, with 49000 miles, bought in 2004 at the vw dealer in greenville. i've been about 15 times to the dealer |
| 003062598 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Since car was bought in 2001 mil light has been coming on in raining conditions. vw said it was the catalytic converter and replaced in at no charge |
| 003062597 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Since car was bought in 2001 mil light has been coming on in raining conditions. vw said it was the catalytic converter and replaced in at no charge |
| 003062596 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Since car was bought in 2001 mil light has been coming on in raining conditions. vw said it was the catalytic converter and replaced in at no charge |
| 006062069 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Dt*: the contact stated while driving 65mph the frontal airbags deployed for no apparent reason. there were no known road hazards and gasoline had |
| 006058537 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Car was fine at night when parked. airbag fault light came on in the morning, and will not turn off. already as happened before and had airbag |
| 006055978 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Air bag default light and buzzer has come on many times. jan 2001, april 2001, aug 2005, jan 2006 and now again feb 2006. vw of america has repaired |
| 006052455 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Replaced, again, the passenger side headlight bulb. i just replaced the driver side three weeks ago, again. this is getting to be too expensive as |
| 005048852 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Driver's side heated seat burned a hole through seat cover and my pants, was able to turn the switch off without crashing. volkswagen says i can pay |
| 001045154 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | My intake manifold change over valve are rattling. although i have a 10 yr "drive train" warranty vw told me that the manifold is covered in the |
| 003043825 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | When i passed 24000 miles, after having driven my car extremely carefully (2001 volkswagen gti gls 1.8t), the clutch began to slip to the point where |
| 005043581 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Two months ago my passenger side window broke - it was the regulator (cost me $400 +), that got fixed and two weeks ago my driver side window broke, i |
| 005041372 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | On october 4, 2005 the check engine light activated on my 2001 vw gti, upon bringing it to my repair shop - they notified me that my ignition coil was |
| 005034275 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Dt: the engine will buck or stall and then completely shut down. this happened at all speeds and even at an idle. has been to the dealer 4 times. |
| 005034274 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Dt: the engine will buck or stall and then completely shut down. this happened at all speeds and even at an idle. has been to the dealer 4 times. |
| 002027468 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Certified pre owned vw golf glx vr6 2001, bought sept 2002 with 12k miles. been in service at least 12 times for stalling, relay, clicking in |
| 005026871 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Dt: while driving, the rear left tire went flat. there was a nail in the tire, which may have been the cause of the flat tire. also the drivers |
| 005026870 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Dt: while driving, the rear left tire went flat. there was a nail in the tire, which may have been the cause of the flat tire. also the drivers |
| 003026638 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | I was rear ended in nov 2003. my car was pushed into the vehicle in front of me with enough force to signal the airbags to deploy. the airbag did |
| 005026559 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Vehicle is in shop for replacement of catalytic converter and mass air flow sensor, both still under warranty because they are emission control. the |
| 005026558 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Vehicle is in shop for replacement of catalytic converter and mass air flow sensor, both still under warranty because they are emission control. the |
| 005026557 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Vehicle is in shop for replacement of catalytic converter and mass air flow sensor, both still under warranty because they are emission control. the |
| 005025761 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | I have a 2001 vw golf gti. it is leaking oil from the engine's block head gasket. being that it is under a 100k miles warranty i took it in to the |
| 004024323 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Ignition switch has failed three times. failure of ignition switch prevents normal functioning of many electrical systems. this problem is a fire |
| 005009671 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | I want to report a manufacturing defect regarding the clutch on my 2001 volkswagen gti glx. the car has only 34,000 miles on it and the clutch needs |
| 005003808 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Took the car to dealer after airbag light came on. i was told the on board computer says fault code 00591 for driver's belt switch resistance being |
| 004305802 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Five of the 6 engine cylinders were misfiring so the vehicle failed the state emission test. the dealership indicated that the ignition coils had to |
| 004298007 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | There were no events leading to the failure. i drove my 2001 vw gti into work on wed september 8, 2004 withouth any problems. in the afternoon when |
| 004297765 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | ignition coil failed on my 2001 vw gti vr6. this failure also trigged oxygen sensor, coolant sensor, maf sensor and ecu to fail. as mentioned above |
| 004285297 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Premature brake switch failure: after 41k miles the brake switch started to fail and burned out my brake lights. a collegue saw that i was driving |
| 004284482 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | While driving vehicle stalled. consumer restarted vehicle, and drove it to the dealer for inspection. mechanic determined that a wire burnt out |
| 004283697 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY COLLISION OR REASON. *AK |
| 004267894 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Ignition coil failed at 30 months. $636 repair termed normal maintenance by volkswagen. massive reimbursement program in process for failed coils on |
| 004262394 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE/ABNORMAL WEAR WITH JUST 36972 MILES ON MY 2001 VW GTI.*AK |
| 004262393 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE/ABNORMAL WEAR WITH JUST 36972 MILES ON MY 2001 VW GTI.*AK |
| 0000250057 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | While driving vehicle's heater core failed. as a result vehicle was hesitant to stalling, then the check engine light came on and vehicle started |
| 003248373 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | While driving on the highway the two passenger side air bags deployed without the consumer hitting or running over anything. the consumer usually has |
| 0000248341 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | While driving the vehicle experienced a sudden loss of acceleration. the dealer determined one of the ignition coils must be replaced. please |
| 003244725 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | While driving 2001 volkswangen gti right side passenger window suddenly dropped into inside door panel without notice. this almost caused loss of |
| 003244723 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | While driving 2001 volkswangen gti right side passenger's window dropped into inside door panel without notice. this almost caused loss of vehicle |
| 003234012 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | My blinker lights don't work properly. when i put the turn signal they will blink a few time and then go off. i took it to my local vw dealer and a |
| 003234011 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | My blinker lights don't work properly. when i put the turn signal they will blink a few time and then go off. i took it to my local vw dealer and a |
| 003208364 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | My blinkers stopped working in august 2002. dealer repaired under warranty. january 2003 check engine light came on. car off warranty; turbo cut off |
| 003193972 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Ignition coilpack failures in four cylinder 1.8 turbo engines. model year 01+, engine code aww. vw is well aware of this epidemic condition and is |
| 002182107 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | While driving, power window on driver's side fell down into the window seal with no warning. *ak consumer has tried contacting the dealer for the |
| 001164927 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Steering is having problems. when trying to change gears on a turn, vehicle locks up. had no control of vehicle and it ran off the road. contacted |
| 001164926 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Steering is having problems. when trying to change gears on a turn, vehicle locks up. had no control of vehicle and it ran off the road. contacted |
| 001164925 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Steering is having problems. when trying to change gears on a turn, vehicle locks up. had no control of vehicle and it ran off the road. contacted |
| 000137731 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Air bag sensor light stayed on. vehicle been into dealer on two occasions, and problem still reoccurring. *ak the fog light burn out while the |
| 000137730 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Air bag sensor light stayed on. vehicle been into dealer on two occasions, and problem still reoccurring. *ak the fog light burn out while the |
| 000137729 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Air bag sensor light stayed on. vehicle been into dealer on two occasions, and problem still reoccurring. *ak the fog light burn out while the |
| 0000093783 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Vehicle fuse card contains 44 picture symbols with no words, a few symbols being obvious (horn, signals), most symbols being indecipherable (5 |
| 003208842 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | My blinkers stopped working in august 2002. dealer repaired under warranty. january 2003 check engine light came on. car off warranty; turbo cut off |
| 003208738 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | 2001 vr6 ignition coil failure, had part replaced today for $550, made it 1/4 mile down the road, literally to the first stop sign and it happened |
| 003208363 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | My blinkers stopped working in august 2002. dealer repaired under warranty. january 2003 check engine light came on. car off warranty; turbo cut off |
| 003208362 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | My blinkers stopped working in august 2002. dealer repaired under warranty. january 2003 check engine light came on. car off warranty; turbo cut off |
| 003202235 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AFTER HITTING POT HOLE... NO DAMAGE TO EXTERIOR OF CAR TIRE WAS BUBBLED SLIGHTLY... |
| 003199820 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Check engine light comes on about every month. each time there is a different reason for it coming on. it''s been really annoying driving to the |
| 003199348 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Check engine light comes on about every month. each time there is a different reason for it coming on. it''s been really annoying driving to the |
| 002197538 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Multiple coilpack problems. 3 out of 4 failed in less than one year of ownership. one coilpack fell apart in my hand as i replaced it with an |
| 002197073 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Multiple coilpack problems. 3 out of 4 failed in less than one year of ownership. one coilpack fell apart in my hand as i replaced it with an |
| 002195391 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | THE IGNITION COIL FAILED. TS *JB |
| 002194926 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | THE IGNITION COIL FAILED. TS *JB |
| 003194437 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Ignition coilpack failures in four cylinder 1.8 turbo engines. model year 01+, engine code aww. vw is well aware of this epidemic condition and is |
| 002183831 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING ELECTRIC TWO FRONT WINDOWS WILL FALL INTO WINDOW SEAL, AND WILL BE HARD TO GET BACK UP. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 002182117 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | While driving, power window on driver's side fell down into the window seal with no warning. *ak consumer has tried contacting the dealer for the |
| 001164937 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Steering is having problems. when trying to change gears on a turn, vehicle locks up. had no control of vehicle and it ran off the road. contacted |
| 001164935 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Steering is having problems. when trying to change gears on a turn, vehicle locks up. had no control of vehicle and it ran off the road. contacted |
| 000137738 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Air bag sensor light stayed on. vehicle been into dealer on two occasions, and problem still reoccurring. *ak the fog light burn out while the |
| 000137737 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Air bag sensor light stayed on. vehicle been into dealer on two occasions, and problem still reoccurring. *ak the fog light burn out while the |
| 000137736 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Air bag sensor light stayed on. vehicle been into dealer on two occasions, and problem still reoccurring. *ak the fog light burn out while the |
| 002103398 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | The coil packs on the engine have failed on me twice. was going 65 down a major highway when my engine power was reduced to less then half and |
| 002097150 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 002097143 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 002092843 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED, WINDOW DROPPED IN DOOR PANEL. *AK |
| 002091901 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | A MOAN CAME FROM THE FLOOR BEHIND THE PEDALS AND A SMALL VIBRATION. *AK |
| 002091894 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | A MOAN CAME FROM THE FLOOR BEHIND THE PEDALS AND A SMALL VIBRATION. *AK |
| 001083536 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | This is the second time that my passenger window has fallen into the door. please could you put pressure to bear on volkswagen to rectify this |
| 001083529 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | This is the second time that my passenger window has fallen into the door. please could you put pressure to bear on volkswagen to rectify this |
| 0000093787 | VOLKSWAGEN | GTI | 2001 | Due to the "airbag" symbols displayed on the a- and b-pillars of my car, i and my dealer assumed that curtain airbags were installed. the monroney |
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