2010 VOLKSWAGEN GTI Problems

Complaints Reported

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ENGINE

12 complaints

The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen GTI. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle started jerking and failed to properly accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was examined by an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the intake manifold was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 67,000.

Jun 02, 2021

CAR OVERHEATED AND BROKE DOWN ON ROUTE 95 IN VIRGINIA DUE TO A DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP. THIS IS THE THIRD WATER PUMP IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS AND 6332 MILES THAT HAS GONE BAD IN THIS VEHICLE. THE CURRENTLY HAS 28314 MILES. THE FIRST WATER PUMP FAILED 11-20-15 WITH 21982 MILES. THE SECOND PUMP FAILED 2-27-16 WITH 22767 MILES. THE THIRD PUMP FAILED 3-27-18 WITH 28314 MILES. THERE IS NO REASON FOR WATER PUMP FAILURES THIS FREQUENTLY. ALL SERVICE WAS DONE AT VOLKSWAGEN OF FREDERICKSBURG 540-898-1600.

Apr 04, 2018

HAVE A GTI WHERE THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILING. VW RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF THESE PARTS WHICH COST OVER $1300. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE. AND OF COURSE VW KNOWING THIS WAS A PROBLEM CHANGED THE DESIGN IN NEWER CARS.

Feb 19, 2018

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A VOLKSWAGEN DEALER WITH 61557 MILES AND MAINTAINED THROUGH SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP INCLUDING REGULAR OIL CHANGES. LESS THAN TWO YEARS LATER, AT ROUGHLY 106,000 MILES THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN VALVE DAMAGE AND ULTIMATELY FULL ENGINE FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS COMING OUT OF A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 24 MPH, SAFELY IN 3RD GEAR, AND FAILED ABOUT 2 SECONDS AFTER THROTTLE WAS APPLIED. NO POSSIBLE WARNING FROM VW OR THEIR SERVICE TECHS AND NO SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE INTERVAL FOR THIS PART. HAD THIS HAPPENED IN A MORE TRAFFIC FILLED AREA, THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A VERY HIGH CHANCE OF A COLLISION OR OTHER SAFETY CONCERN.

Feb 01, 2018

THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER SLIPPED AND BLEW THE CAMS. THE CLUTCH WAS ALSO BAD. EVERY PERSON I TALKED TO WHEN I HAD TO BUY A NEW ENGINE KNEW THAT VW GTI OR GOLFS HAD THIS NOTORIOUS ISSUE. WE HAD ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR 9 MONTHS AND HAD TO BUY AN ENTIRE NEW ENGINE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM THAT EVERYONE IN THE CAR INDUSTRY KNEW ABOUT ALREADY.

Nov 01, 2017

+ 7 more complaints for this component

POWER TRAIN

12 complaints

MY VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY GO FROM BEING IN DRIVE TO ACTING LIKE ITS IN NEUTRAL. AND WILL NOT MOVE OR GO ANYWHERE. AND THIS ALL HAPPENENED WHEN I WAS IN DR9VE DRVING DOWN THE ROAD.

Mar 04, 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING 25 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFT WARNING INDICATOR WAS FLASHING. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V333000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT CALLED COX CHEVROLET INCORPORATED (2900 CORTEZ RD W, BRADENTON, FL 34207, (941)348-6417) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

Feb 08, 2021

THE VEHICLE I PURCHASED WAS UNDER USED DEALER WARRANTY ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION I WENT AHEAD AND DID ALMOST $4000 IN REPAIRS TO THIS CAR TO MAKE IT DRIVE SOMEWHAT NORMAL FROM THE ORIGINAL JERKY START FROM AFTER PURCHASE (NO IT DID NOT DRIVE LIKE THIS WHEN I TEST DROVE) I ATTEMPTED TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE VW RECOMMENDED THIS TO REMEDY THE ISSUE BUT WHEN I TRIED TO CONTACT THE DEALER HE TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD STOP BEATING ON IT I HAVE COME ACROSS A LOT OF RESEARCH SHOWING THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL ON THIS CAR FOR THE SUDDEN SHIFTS AND BUCKING I ALREADY HAD THE INTAKE MANIFOLD REPAIRED BY VW BUT I NEED HELP GETTING THE TRANSMISSION RECALL THAT WENT UNNOTICED BY VOLKSWAGEN ITS A REAL PROBLEM IN THIS YEAR AND MARQUE

Jan 07, 2021

REAR MAIN SEAL FAILS UNDER 60K MILES HAPPEN TO A LOT OF 2.0T ENGINES. VOLKSWAGEN SHOULD PROVIDE EXTENDED WARRANTY

Feb 21, 2019

WATER PUMP FAILURE, TWO FAILURES IN 8 YEARS, THE SECOND FAILURE WITH 20,000 MILES ON THE PUMP. IT FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT.

Jun 13, 2018

+ 7 more complaints for this component

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

5 complaints

THE 2010 GTI WITH DSG DRIVING IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AFTER AND HOUR AND HALF . STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AT 7:00 PM. *TR

Nov 13, 2010

2010 VW GTI WITH DSG HAS STALLED OUT TWICE FOR ME IN TRAFFIC. THE CAR WILL START TO IDLE ROUGHLY THEN STALL OUT. THIS USUALLY OCCURS AFTER BEING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AFTER AND HOUR OR SO. *TR

Oct 19, 2010

2010 VW GTI WITH DSG HAS STALLED OUT TWICE FOR ME IN TRAFFIC. THE CAR WILL START TO IDLE ROUGHLY THEN STALL OUT. THIS USUALLY OCCURS AFTER BEING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AFTER AND HOUR OR SO. *TR

Oct 19, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. HE COULD HEAR A BUZZING NOISE BETWEEN 2000 RPM AND 3000 RPM WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED AND THE NOISE CONTINUES ALL DURING DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN NUMEROUS TIMES TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS TOLD THAT WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO MAKE NOISE AND THAT IS PART OF THE DESIGN TO ENHANCE THE SOUND WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THE SAME INFORMATION, STATING THAT THE SOUND WAS NORMAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,800. UPDATED 11/16/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED VW DID ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIX IS ONLY TEMPORARY AND THERE IS STILL A RATTLE IN THE ENGINE. UPDATED 11/24/10 THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TECHNICAL BULLETIN PERFORMED. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR FIVE DAYS. HE STATED, AT FIRST IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE NOISE HAD ALL BUT DISAPPEARED, BUT IT ONLY LASTED A COUPLE OF DAYS. UPDATED 01/13/11

Sep 22, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED HE LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. AS HE WAS DRIVING THERE WAS A BIG CLUNKY SOUND AND THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN BUT DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE FAILURE. THE VOLKSWAGEN MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500.

Feb 22, 2010

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

4 complaints

Steering lock mechanism has broke twice. Key cannot be removed from steering lock causing it to run and not able to turn off. Once car eventually can be turned off or dies you can no longer remove the key or start the car.

Jun 27, 2022

THIS IS A LOW MILEAGE (31,000) VEHICLE. UNEXPECTED, COMPLETE FAILURE OF RADIO, CD, NAVIGATION SYSTEM, BLUETOOTH HANDS-FREE COMMUNICATION... EVERYTHING WENT DEAD. VW DEALER CHECK FUSES AND RADIO FUSE AND SAID THAT THEY WERE OK. RADIO AND ALL FUNCTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH RADIO DEAD AND NOT WORKING. WILL NOT TURN ON. WHY IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE? BECAUSE OF THE HANDS-FREE, BLUETOOTH PHONE CAPABILITIES NO LONGER WORK. VERY DANGEROUS. PLUS NAVIGATION DOESN'T WORK.

Oct 05, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STARTER MELTED DUE TO THE BATTERY BEING CRACKED AND ACID SPILLED ONTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE WIRE BETWEEN THE BATTERY AND STARTER WERE MELTED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC AND THE AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE NOT CAUSED BY A FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

Oct 14, 2014

THE HORN ON THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT OPERATE IMMEDIATELY UPON PRESSING THE HORN BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE IS ALWAYS A VERY NOTICEABLE DELAY IN RESPONSE. I KNOW THAT THE HORN IS A SAFETY ITEM THAT HAS STRICT REGULATIONS - CAN THIS BE LOOKED INTO? IT IS APPARENTLY A TRAIT OF ALL 2010 VW GTI'S. *TR

Nov 19, 2011

VISIBILITY

2 complaints

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND I HEARD A LOUD BANG, LIKE A GUN SHOT. I LOOKED AROUND, AND LOOKED UP, AND NOTICED MY SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED INTO A MILLION LITTLE PIECES, AND WAS SLOWLY BREAKING BACK INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND WAS FALLING ON ME. I WENT TO EXIT THE INTERSTATE, AND A LARGE CHUNK (ABOUT 9"X9") FELL ON ME AND SCRAPED MY ARM. I HAVE GLASS IN THE CAR, HAIR AND GROUND INTO MY SKIN A BIT - SOME OF IT IS VERY FINE AND SHARP, LIKE SPARKLY POWDER. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT WAS PROBABLY A ROCK THAT HIT IT, BUT I DON'T THINK A ROCK COULD HAVE A VELOCITY IN THE VERTICAL DIRECTION AT THAT SPEED TO HIT AND SMASH THE GLASS. I'M REQUESTING IT BE FIXED UNDER BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY. *TR

Aug 08, 2013

THE REAR WINDOW WASHER NOZZLE LEAKS UPON ACCELERATION, DECREASING VISIBILITY. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS WARM OUTSIDE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. THERE WAS A TSB TO INSTALL A CHECK VALVE, WHICH DIDNT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AND THE HOSE WAS FURTHER SHORTENED AND IT ALSO DIDNT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mar 12, 2011

SEAT BELTS

1 complaint

The seatbelt is failing as it does not retract back into its holder and I am uncertain as to how safe and effective it is. Note that I have not done anything to cause this damage to it, it is through use and time. Volkswagen Group should approve fixes to it without additional cost to the customer.

Mar 14, 2024

SERVICE BRAKES

1 complaint

under emergency braking at around 70mph all 4 wheels locked up and abs/traction lights illuminated on dash. Caused a minor accident and flat spot on all 4 tires. ABS did not work. This is a know recall for 2009 models of the same vehicle. I replicated the issue a second time at a slower speed on a secluded road with the same results. There are numerous complaints about the same situation on this and other model VW cars of this year all over the internet forums. The ABS module was diagnosed as defective by mechanic shop.

Mar 04, 2024

Crash: 1

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE

1 complaint

About a month ago, while driving , the abs light, brake light and ESP light came on. After about 2 weeks of troubleshooting, a local mechanic troubleshot the issues to a faulty ABS module. After many phone calls with my local VW dealership I was able to set an appointment for a diagnostic. They determined " Diag ABS system no communication advised on replacement module". The module costing $2,886.04 in parts and labor. With the part not in stock and the dealership saying " no way of knowing when we'll get one in". Over 130,000 VW's same year and model have had this same issue and been recalled but for some reason my vehicle doesn't have a recall on this vin. Both the VW dealership and VW customer care refuse to do anything. I believe this vehicle like many others were missed or ignored during the recall. My vehicle brakes have been sticking and have locked on me once already in the last month while driving. It is a safety hazard to drive.

Dec 06, 2022

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 complaint

WHEN HOT TRANSMISSION IS GETTING STUCK! WHEN WARM I CANNOT GO ONTO REVERSE WHEN SHIFTER IS IN R PUSHING THE GAS DOES NOT GET IT TO MOVE! ALSO WHEN DRIVING WILL D ON DASH BOARD WILL START BLINKING AND WILL NO LONGER SWITCH GEARS ACCELERATOR WILL GO INTO RED! I NEED TO PULL OVER AND RESTART CAR TO CONTINUE DRIVING! I HAVE READ ONLY THAT OTHER VW MODELS HAD RECALLS BECAUSE OF WIRES IT WAS SWITCHING TO N !I THINK THIS CAR IS ALSO HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND BE INCLUDED! IT DOES IT MORE ONCE THE CAR IS WARM AND SOME TIMES THE CHECK OIL PRESSURE IN THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL FLASH WHEN DRIVING LONG DISTANCES! I HAVE READ ONLINE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM AND NEEDED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND OR GET NEW CAR!

Apr 22, 2021

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

1 complaint

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MESA,AZ AT THE RATE OF SPEED 72 MPH AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF, I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED THROUGH TRAFFIC, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT FROM THE FAST LANE TO SHOULDER, MY HEART WAS RACING, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK TRY TO START IT DIDN'T START FOR A FEW MINUTES, DROVE HOME FEW MILES AWAY. WITH NO PROBLEMS. NEXT MORNING WOULDN'T START. WITH 59,500 MILES I WAS STOCKED. HAD THE CODES READ COILS, SPARK PLUGS, SO I CHANGED THEM. STILL DIDN'T START. 3 DAY LATER, (SHE'S GARAGE KEPT) AND STARTED UP. WELL IN THE LAST 6 MONTH'S IT HAS DONE THE SAME THING 9 TIMES ON THE FREEWAY, 4 TIMES IN THE CITY. TOOK IT TO VW DEALERSHIP THEY READ CODES P0087 WITCH IS LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE, FUEL FILTER. SO BUYING ALL NEW PARTS, I GOT FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE & FUEL FILTER AT VW DEALERSHIP, FUEL PUMP OVER THE INTERNET ALL NEW PARTS. THE VW PARTS MANAGER TOLD ME THAT VW HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH CONTROL MODULE ON OTHER MODELS, I THINK HE SAID THAT THEY WERE RECALLED ON JETTA'S, GOLF'S AND VW HAS UPDATED THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE ON MY 2010 VW GTI 2.0 TURBO 3OR4 TIMES. I ASKED HOW DO I KNOW IF I'M BUYING UPDATED VERSION OR NOT, HE POINTED OUT THE DIFFERENT PART NUMBERS AND SAID YOUR GOOD TO GO. I YOUTUBE VIDEO OF R & R FUEL PUMP, FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE, AND FUEL FILTER. MY CAR RAN GREAT FOR 20.5 MILES, STARTING IT UP TWO DAYS LATER AT HOME, I'M LETTING IT WARM UP THE MOTOR FOR A FEW MINUTES AND JUST QUIT AGAIN WOULDN'T START UP. THEN I FIND OUT THERE'S A UPDATED & UPGRADED FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE THAT'S HAS 32 AMPS. GOING TO THE FUEL PUMP, WIRES, DEVICE, CLIPS FOR $699.00 AFTER I SPENT $500.00 ON THE PARTS INSTALLED. MY POINT IS THAT SOMEONE WHO IS NOT SMART ENOUGH, STRONG ENOUGH, AND ROAD CONDITIONS VARY MAY NOT GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, EVERYTHING ON A CAR QUITS. HOPE NOBODY GETS HURT/ KILLED. *TR

Jun 17, 2020

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE

1 complaint

DURING MODERATE ACCELERATION, ENGINE CUTS POWER, EPC LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE GOES INTO LIMP MODE, AND ENGINE WILL NOT TURN MORE THAN 3000 RPM, AND HAS NO POWER TO ACCELERATE. ENGINE DEVELOPS MISFIRES AND IDLES VERY ROUGHLY. ENGINE MAY STALL. TURNING KEY OFF AND BACK ON DOES NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY WILL TURN THE EPC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS OFF, BUT UNDER NEXT MODERATE ACCELERATION, EPC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COME BACK ON, AND PROBLEMS COME BACK. CHECK ENGINE DTC CODES RANGE FROM MISFIRES TO SYSTEM TOO LEAN AND AIR INTAKE LEAKS, AND FOR ACCELERATOR/THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR B MALFUNCTIONS. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE AND IN THE CITY. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT STOP SIGNS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS. IT HAS ALSO STALLED DURING ACCELERATION. THIS PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING ON AUGUST 6TH 2019 AND HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN.

Nov 10, 2019

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE

1 complaint

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL, GAS PEDAL AND ENGINE WILL STUDDER AND CAUSE EPC LIGHT TO COME ON WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TURNING OFF THE CAR AND TURNING BACK ON WILL SOMETIMES CORRECT PROBLEM BUT WILL COME BACK SHORTLY AFTER. CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT STALLING OUT. ALMOST LIKE THE COMPUTERS FORGOT HOW TO ACCELERATE THE CAR AND USE THE ENGINE. CAR WAS GETTING ONTO HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED BUT DOES HAPPEN DURING REGULAR DRIVING. CAR JUMPS AND STUDDERS AND THE ENGINE WANTS TO SHUT DOWN SINCE IT CANT ACCELERATE OR SHIFT HIGHER, RPMS GO DOWN TO POINT OF CAR STALLING.

Sep 20, 2018

POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES

1 complaint

TRAVELING AT 45 MPH DOWN A TWO WAY HIGHWAY, I WENT TO PASS A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE WHEN THE EPC TURNED ON ONCE AGAIN.I LOST POWER AND TRIED TO RETURN BACK INTO MY LANE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT SPIKED ON THE BRAKES, I TRIED STOPPING BUT DUE TO THE ABS MODULE GOING BAD (VW KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THEM) I HAD NO ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, OR AIRBAGS. THE BRAKES LOCKED CAUSING ME TO GO OFF THE ROAD WAY HITTING A BERM ALONG WITH A TREE CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER ONTO THE ROOF. UPON IMPACT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM DID NOT ACTIVATE CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. I CONTACTED THE VOLKSWAGEN MANUFACTURE TO INFORM THEM OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SOME TIME AGO, THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOT RECALL AND THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEMS. THERE HAS BEEN A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE EPC WITH A RECOMMEND FIX. THE SIX GOLD PINS WERE PUT IN TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL ONES WHICH WORKED FOR SOME TIME BUT FAILED AGAIN. THANKFULLY I DID NOT HAVE MY TWO VERY SMALL CHILDREN WITH ME.

Sep 04, 2018

Crash: 1

Injuries: 1

AIR BAGS

1 complaint

TAKATA RECALL 2010 VOLSKWAGEN GTI DID NOT FALL UNDER THE TAKATA RECALL VIN NUMBERS, HOWEVER MY FRONT LEFT AIRBAG IS NEEDING A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. THE AIRBAG SERVICE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE UP IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT WAS BROUGH TO A MECHANIC CHECKED THE ISSUE. IT WAS FOUND WITH THE FOLLOWING FAULT CODE: "CODE B10001B, DRIVE AIRBAG IGNITER RESISTANCE TOO HIGH // INSPECT PLUG" THOUGH THE SAME EXACT MAKE/MODEL/YEAR OF MY VEHICLE FALL UNDER THE TAKATA RECALL I WAS TOLD BY VOLKSWAGEN THAT MY VEHICLE'S VIN DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL. I FIND IT UNLIKELY THAT A VEHICLE MADE JUST A FEW DAYS AFTER MINE COULD FALL UNDER THIS RECALL, BUT MINE DOES NOT. I HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF THIS AIRBAG FROM TAKATA FAILING, BUT AM EXPECTED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF.

Oct 13, 2017

STEERING

1 complaint

COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL, STEERING WAS OUT. THE VOICE COMMAND CAME ON SAYING GET ASSISTANCE IMMEDIATELY. THIS WAS REPEATED OVER AND OVER. TURNED VEHICLE OFF, RE-STARTED AND IT WAS NOW WORKING. I DROVE TO A SHOP THEY SAID THIS DOES HAPPEN WITH THIS YEAR MAYBE ONCE A YEAR.

Jun 07, 2017

POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

1 complaint

THE CAR SPUTTERED, SHOOK, AND MADE AN AWFUL SOUND SIMILAR TO A TON OF MARBLES IN A DRIER MACHINE. THE TIMING CHAIN WENT AT ROUGHLY 82,000 MILES. ACCORDING TO VW LITERATURE THEY STATED THAT THE REASON THEY WENT BACK TO A TIMING CHAIN IS THAT IT IS A LIFETIME, NONSERVICEABLE PART. THE TIMING CHAIN GOING ON AN INTERFERENCE TYPE ENGINE DESTROYED MY ENGINE TO THE ORDER OF ALMOST $4000. VW DID NOT WANT TO ASSIST WITH ANYTHING.

Jul 14, 2015

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

1 complaint

WE PURCHASED AND WE WERE SERVICING OUR VW GTI 2010 AT AUTOBARN MT. PROSPECT/IL. IN THE LAST 2 YEARS WE REPLACED ALL IGNITION COILS AT DIFFERENT TIME INTERVALS AND TWICE FOR CYLINDER #2. THERE ARE ACTUALLY MULTIPLE ISSUES HERE. FIRST, THIS KIND OF PROBLEM CAN EASILY GENERATE AN ACCIDENT, IF ONE IGNITION COIL FAILS AT THE WRONG TIME AND THE WRONG PLACE (WHEN PASSING OR DRIVING ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD). SECOND, THE IGNITION COILS ARE POORLY DESIGNED AND THEY GO BAD WAY TOO FAST MAKING THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE. COSTLY TOWING WAS REQUIRED ALMOST EVERY TIME. THIRD, THE VW DEALERSHIP SHOULD ADVISE CUSTOMERS TO REPLACE ALL COILS IN THE SAME TIME AT THE FIRST SIGN OF TROUBLE. INSTEAD THEY CHOOSE TO REPLACE THEM ONE BY ONE, CHARGING BETWEEN $180.00 AND $220.00 EVERY TIME JUST FOR LABOR, WHEN THE PART ITSELF COSTS JUST $32.00 AND THE LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY FOR THIS TASK IS VERY LOW. *TR

Mar 30, 2015

SEAT BELTS,TIRES

1 complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND FORCED THE VEHICLE TO VEER TO THE LEFT. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE RETAINER WALL. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Nov 18, 2014

Crash: 1

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

1 complaint

WHEN I START MY CAR I GET A WARNING SAYING MULTIPLE LIGHTS (I.E. HEADLIGHT,TAILLIGHT,FOG LIGHTS) ARE BURNT OUT. THE AFFECTED LIGHT EVENTUALLY TURNS ON. THE FUSE FOR MY LIGHTS WAS BLOWN AND SCORCHED AND MY LOCAL DEALER SAID IT WAS A FAULTY FUSE BOX WHICH IS THE SAME BOX FROM THE TIGUAN WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. *TR

Aug 07, 2014

ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

1 complaint

THE CAR STALLED AND LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. NO POWER AND NO TIME TO ALLOW SAFELY TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER. ALMOST CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION. *TR

Jun 17, 2014

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

1 complaint

I HAVE A 2010 VW GTI CURRENTLY WITH 13,000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST INSTANCES HAPPENED AT ABOUT 10,000. IT STARTED WITH BRAKE VIBRATIONS, AND ENGINE STALLING. TOOK IT TO VW, THEY FOUND NO ISSUES. HAD TOTAL BRAKE BOOST LOSS ON THE WAY HOME, BRAKE DIDNT WORK FELT STIFF AS HELL. VW TOOK IT FOR 3 DAYS, DID AN ENGINEERING ASSIST, FOUND NO ISSUES AND COULDNT REPRODUCE IT, GAVE IT BACK AND SAID TO MONITOR IT. DROVE DOWN TO TAMPA, THE CARS TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL, AN ERROR POPPED UP ON THE DISPLAY AND THE CARS BRAKES WOULDNT RESPOND. E-BRAKED ON THE MEDIAN, I HAD A CHILD IN THE CAR, THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS. VW TOWED THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, FOUND THE MECHATRONIX UNIT WAS FAULTY, COULDNT FIND ANY IN FLORIDA, HAD TO ORDER FROM VW ESTIMATED 1 WEEK DELIVERY TIME. MECHATRONIX UNIT WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER A LENGTHY REPAIR. NOW THE CARS STILL ACTING UP, STALLS OCCASIONALLY, HAS TROUBLE STARTING, AND JERKS VIOLENTLY BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND MAKES A LOUD POPPING SOUND. VW TOOK IT FOR 2 DAYS AND STILL CANNOT REPRODUCE THESE ISSUES AND GAVE IT BACK AFTER I TOLD VWOA THAT IT WAS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND I DIDNT WANT IT. I AM NOW DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE, AND BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS SAFETY CONCERNS I AM UNABLE TO TRADE THE VEHICLE IN OR SELL IT PRIVATELY DUE TO HAVING TO NOTIFY THE BUYER OF SAID SAFETY ISSUES. IM SUCK WITH THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE THAT STALLS AT LIGHTS AND HAS TROUBLE STARTING/GETTING INTO GEAR. IM SCARED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS AND OTHER MOTORISTS AROUND ME. AND IM NOT GETTING ANYWHERE WITH THIS COMPANY! *TT

Sep 29, 2011

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

1 complaint

2010 VW GTI WITH 6700 MILES, FUEL PUMP DIED WHILE DRIVING, CAR STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Aug 06, 2010

EQUIPMENT

1 complaint

I PURCHASED A NEW 2010 VOKSAWAGEN GTI IN THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER 2009.ONLY A FEW DAYS AFTER I TOOK DELIVERY OF IT I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM.I WAS DRIVING HOME GOING THE SPEED LIMIT AROUND A LONG TURN THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 7 YEARS NOW AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR MADE A FEELING LIKE I HAD RAN OVER SOMETHING BIG OR HAD A FLAT TIRE,I WAS NOT PRESSING ON THE BRAKES OR HARD ON THE GAS,I WAS JUST DRIVING NORMALLY.I PULLED OVER AND I COULD NOT FIND ANY DAMAGE TO THE CAR OR A FLAT TIRE.I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND WENT BACK TO THE TURN AND THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE ROAD AND IT WAS COMPLETELY DRY THAT NIGHT TO.IT FELT LIKE A GRINDING CRUNCHY FEELING AND SOUNDED LIKE A FLAT TIRE GRINDING ON THE PAVEMENT OR SOMETHING CRUNCHY,IT ALSO SLOWED THE CAR DOWN A LITTLE BIT.I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD IT FOR A WEEK AND WHEN I PICKED IT UP THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM.I DROVE THE CAR HOME AND A DAY LATER IT DID THE SAME EXACT THING,A FEW DAYS AFTER THAT I WAS GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE I WENT TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOLID SO I HAD TO DOWNSHIFT TO SLOW DOWN,HAVING NO BRAKES IS VERY SCARY,THE NEXT DAY IT RAINED FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE I HAD THE CAR AND THE SUNROOF STARTED LEAKING AND THEN A FEW DAYS LATER THE RADIO STARTED TURNING DOWN AND MUTING BY ITSELF,I TOOK THE CAR IN AGAIN AND THE DEALER HAD IT FOR 3 WEEKS AND WHEN I PICKED IT UP ALL THEY HAD FIXED WAS THE SUNROOF.I DEMANDED SOMEONE COME OUT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND HE GOT IT TO DO THE CRUNCH GOING AROUND A TURN AND A FEW DAYS LATER HE SAID IT WAS NORMAL,IF ITS NORMAL WHY DOESNT IT DO IT EVERYTIME?IT STILL DOES THE CHRUNCHY THING A FEW TIMES A WEEK AND THE RADIO IS STILL ACTING UP ON A DAILY BASIS AND WOULDNT LET ME PRESS ON THE BRAKES YESTERDAY GOING AROUND A TURN.THE DEALER SAYS ITS WORKING LIKE IT SHOULD BUT I DONT SEE HOW IF I CANT USE MY BRAKES WHEN I NEED THEM, ITS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY.I HAVE BEEN KEEPING LOGS AND MILES WHEN THESE PROBLEMS OCCURED.

Feb 04, 2010

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How many problems does the 2010 VOLKSWAGEN GTI have?

The 2010 VOLKSWAGEN GTI currently has 53 owner-reported complaints according to NHTSA database. These complaints are organized by component to help identify common issues.

What are the most common problems with 2010 VOLKSWAGEN GTI?

The most common problems reported for the 2010 VOLKSWAGEN GTI are organized by component above. Each component section shows owner-reported issues, crash reports, and fire incidents to help identify patterns and problem areas.

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