2011 Volkswagen Gti Recalls, Issues & Maintenance

“60K MILES TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED AT IDLE IN MY GARAGE CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE. VWOA DECLINED ASSISTANCE DESPITE TSB EXISTING FOR UPDATED PART. VWOA CITED REASON OF FAILURE AS IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. ALL MY MAINTENANCE WAS DONE ON TIME OR EARLY AT VW DEALERS WITH”

“MY VW GTI HAS A FAILING TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER THAT CAUSED MY VALVES TO COLLIDE WITH PISTONS AND REQUIRED A REBUILD OF THE ENGINE (EXCLUDING TIMING CHAIN). THE ENGINE IS NOT TIMED CORRECTLY AND HAS LOST A TON OF POWER AND IS RATTLING, IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT WILL MOST LIKELY”

“TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE. STARTED THE CAR ONE MORNING AND RAN EXTREMELY ROUGH AND WOULDN'T STAY RUNNING. DEALER WANTS %6000 TO REBUILD ENGINE OR $7000 FOR A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE. CAR HAS 80K MILES ON IT”

“FROM SECOND DAY OF OWNERSHIP VEHICLE HAS HAD TRANSMISSION (DSG AUTOMATIC) PROBLEMS. AT WELL OVER 40 OCCURRENCES (IN 30,000 MILES) THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP INTO NEUTRAL WHEN SLOWING TO A RATE OF 10MPH OR LESS AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, CAUSING AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION”

“WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER HAVING SLOWED DOWN FOR A TURN, THE CLUTCH FAILS TO ENGAGE AND I GET A FALSE NEUTRAL. THE RPM GOES ALL THE WAY TO 5000, 6000, BUT THE CAR DOESN'T SPEED UP BECAUSE IT'S IN NEUTRAL, EVEN WHEN THE GEAR SELECTOR IS IN D. THIS IS DIFFICULT TO REPLICATE BECAUSE”

“THE VEHICLE IS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GTI EQUIPPED WITH A DSG TRANSMISSION. THE GTI IS NOT OFFERED AS CHOICE WHEN SELECTING VEHICLE MODEL USING THIS ON-LINE COMPLIANT FORM. OCCASIONALLY THE VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE OR ACCELERATES VERY SLOWLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FORWARD FROM A”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THE WATER PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000”

“CAME OUTSIDE TO A FAILED WATER PUMP. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH VARIOUS VOLKSWAGENS. MANY SHOP TECHS ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS ISSUE. IT IS UNSAFE FOR THE DRIVER AND OTHER CARS. THERE IS A CHANCE THE PUMP COULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING OR A PERSON MAY NOT NOTICE THE COOLANT ON”

“The contact owns a 2011 Volkswagen GTI. The contact stated that he lost the function of the steering wheel, horn, controls, and air bag. The air bag warning indicator light was illuminated. The contact called the local dealer and it was diagnosed that the clock spring needed to”

“My horn had stopped working and I brought it to the dealership to get it diagnosed. They identified it as a clockspring issue, and with the knowledge that VW has an active recall for the clockspring, I was hoping that I could get the clockspring replaced under the warranty”

“There are many cases of clock spring failure in my model as well as many others. The problem here is that this failure has caused my to lose the use of all my steering wheel controls, horn and airbag and shifters. VW has obliged about the problem and is willing to repair it”

“WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT I HAD SEVERAL LIGHTS QUIT WORKING SIMULTANEOUSLY. A BULB WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND MESSAGES FOR RIGHT FRONT LOW BEAM, RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNAL, LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL,LEFT REAR BRAKE, RIGHT FRONT HIGH BEAM, RIGHT FRONT FOG LIGHT, LEFT FRONT”

“INTERMITTENT, PARTIAL OR FULL LOSS OF OF EXTERIOR LIGHTING. WARNING LAMP INSIDE DID PROVIDE THE NAMES OF MULTIPLE, RANDOM LIGHTS THAT HAD FAILED, SOMETIMES ACCURATE, OTHER TIMES INACCURATE. LIGHTS WOULD FAIL AT RANDOM WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. FUSE F16 OVERHEATED AND MELTED”

“I bought the car and a couple days later the dash started lighting up with a bunch of codes about exterior lights so we checked them all fine I went to the auto part store and they said that the vehichle I have has a known issue with the fuses burning so we pull the fuse and”

“VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN SPUTTERING, AND STRUGGLING TO MAKE POWER AFTER BEING STARTED AND DRIVEN DOWN A STREET AT LOW SPEEDS. ECM AND ECU BOTH THREW CODES PERTAINING TO A CYLINDER MISFIRE. REPLACED SPARKPLUGS. MISFIRE REMAINED. IDENTIFIED AS IGNITION COIL PACK, WHICH IS AN”

“WHILE ACCELERATING OFF THE RAMP THE CAR STALLED AND STARTED TO SHAKE. IT CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. BESIDES, BEING IMMOBILIZED ON THE SIDE OF THE VERY BUSY HIGHWAY IS DANGEROUS AS WELL. IT TURNED OUT THAT ONE OF THE COILS HAVE FAILED AND”

“MY 2011 VW GTI WITH ONLY 38000 MILES LOST FIRST IGNITION COIL. THERE ARE MULTIPLE RECALL FROM VW FOR THIS PART, BUT NOT FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. AS RESULT, VEHICLE LOOSING POWER DURING DRIVING. *JS”