Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Volkswagen Gti.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | Today is 11/05/2025 incident happened yesterday evening 11/04/2025 The driver airbag in the steering wheel auto deploye… |
| 2018-05-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE CAR, A 2001 VW GTI 1.8T, WAS BEING DRIVEN AT LOW (RESIDENTIAL STREET -- 25 MPH OR LESS) SPEEDS AND MADE A RIGHT TUR… |
| 2011-05-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLKWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN HE ABRUPTLY TURNED THE WHEEL TO AVOID … |
| 2011-01-31 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | 2001 VW GTI PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INADVERTANTLY DEPLOYED. SIDE SEAT AIRBAG AND HEADLINER DEPLOYED. DASHBOARD AIRBAG DID… |
| 2010-12-22 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATED FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CAUGHT FIRE AND BUR… |
| 2010-06-19 | TIRES | No | 0 | HAVE POTENZA G 019 GRID TIRES MADE BY BRIDGESTONE,,,AS THEY WEAR THEY KEEP GETTING LOUDER AN LOUDER,,,I HAVE DONE EVERY… |
| 2010-03-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE COIL PACK FAILS, I HAVE REPLACED IT TWICE AND NO MATTER WHAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON IN NO TIME AT ALL… |
| 2010-03-10 | SEATS | No | 1 | IN MY 2001 GTI GLX VR6 THE DRIVERS SIDE HEATED SEAT, HEATS UP SO MUCH THAT IT BURNS MY LEGS, ACTUAL RED BURN MARKS! EV… |
| 2009-07-27 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 VW GTI AND MY SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS WRONGFULLY DEPLOYED. I RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO MY REAR RIM FROM A ST… |
| 2008-08-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A PAIR OF AFTERMARKET HEADLIGHTS FROM A MEMBER ON EBAY FOR MY 2001 VW GTI. I BOUGHT THESE HEADLIGHTS FROM A SE… |
| 2008-04-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 2001 VW GTI BOUGHT USED. AT 79,000 MILES HAD 80K SERVICE DONE AT DEALERSHIP WHICH INCLUDED CHECKING TIMING BELT. AT … |
| 2008-03-24 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 1 | REVISED/UPDATE: ORIGINAL COMPLAINT 10222650 3-29-08. AS PER TIRE FORENSICS SPECIALIST RIGHT REAR TIRE HAS 2 NAIL PUNCTU… |
| 2008-03-24 | TIRES | Yes | 1 | CAR ACCIDENT POSSIBLY CREATED/CAUSED BY FULL/COMPLETE INNER SIDE WALL SEPARATION OF TIRE FROM ITSELF. *TR |
| 2008-02-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | No | 0 | ABS AND ASR SYSTEMS HAVE FAILED - EACH HAS ITS OWN DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT, WHICH IS ON. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSIS: FAULTY A… |
| 2007-11-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | THE HEATED LEATHER SEATS IN MY 2001 VOLKSWAGEN GTI VR6 "OVERHEAT" AND BURNT THE SEAT MATERIAL. I OFTEN TURNED OFF THE … |
| 2007-07-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. SUDDENLY WITHOUT IMPACT BOTH THE DRIVERS SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG AND DRIVERS SEA… |
| 2007-06-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2007-06-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2007-04-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | ON THE MORNING OF 27 APRIL 2007, I STARTED MY 2001 VOLKSWAGEN GTI 1.8T. THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH AND DID NOT S… |
| 2006-06-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | No | 0 | 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 BE… |
| 2006-04-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | I EXPERIENCED A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN MY CAR NOT MEETING SAFETY STANDARDS. *NM |
| 2006-02-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65MPH THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THERE WERE NO KNOWN R… |
| 2006-02-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG DEFAULT LIGHT AND BUZZER HAS COME ON MANY TIMES. JAN 2001, APRIL 2001, AUG 2005, JAN 2006 AND NOW AGAIN FEB 200… |
| 2006-02-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | ENGINE MISFIRES ON DAMP MORNINGS CREATING SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND INTERMITTENT STALL CONDITION. MIL LIGHT MAY … |
| 2006-01-09 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | REPLACED, AGAIN, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB. I JUST REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE THREE WEEKS AGO, AGAIN. THIS IS G… |
| 2006-01-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CAR WAS FINE AT NIGHT WHEN PARKED. AIRBAG FAULT LIGHT CAME ON IN THE MORNING, AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. ALREADY AS HAPPE… |
| 2005-12-06 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 1 | DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT BURNED A HOLE THROUGH SEAT COVER AND MY PANTS, WAS ABLE TO TURN THE SWITCH OFF WITHOUT CRASHI… |
| 2005-10-08 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | TWO MONTHS AGO MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW BROKE - IT WAS THE REGULATOR (COST ME $400 +), THAT GOT FIXED AND TWO WEEKS AGO… |
| 2005-10-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | ON OCTOBER 4, 2005 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ACTIVATED ON MY 2001 VW GTI, UPON BRINGING IT TO MY REPAIR SHOP - THEY NOTIFI… |
| 2005-06-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS IN SHOP FOR REPLACEMENT OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, BOTH STILL UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE T… |
| 2005-06-24 | TIRES | No | 1 | DT: WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR LEFT TIRE WENT FLAT. THERE WAS A NAIL IN THE TIRE, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE F… |
| 2005-06-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 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… |
| 2005-03-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | DT: THE ENGINE WILL BUCK OR STALL AND THEN COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THIS HAPPENED AT ALL SPEEDS AND EVEN AT AN IDLE. H… |
| 2005-03-07 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I WANT TO REPORT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT REGARDING THE CLUTCH ON MY 2001 VOLKSWAGEN GTI GLX. THE CAR HAS ONLY 34,000 MI… |
| 2005-01-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER AFTER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS TOLD THE ON BOARD COMPUTER SAYS FAULT CODE 00591 FOR DRIVER'S … |
| 2004-09-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | FIVE OF THE 6 ENGINE CYLINDERS WERE MISFIRING SO THE VEHICLE FAILED THE STATE EMISSION TEST. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED … |
| 2004-09-08 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE. I DROVE MY 2001 VW GTI INTO WORK ON WED SEPTEMBER 8, 2004 WITHOUTH ANY P… |
| 2004-09-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | IGNITION COIL FAILED ON MY 2001 VW GTI VR6. THIS FAILURE ALSO TRIGGED OXYGEN SENSOR, COOLANT SENSOR, MAF SENSOR AND EC… |
| 2004-08-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A VOLKSWAGEN GTI 1.8T IN 2001. IT HAD NUMEROUS FAILURES ON ME. IGNITION COIL FAILURE, WINDOW COLLAPSED SUDEN… |
| 2004-06-12 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 1 | SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY COLLISION OR REASON. *AK |
| 2004-06-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETER… |
| 2004-05-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH HAS FAILED THREE TIMES. FAILURE OF IGNITION SWITCH PREVENTS NORMAL FUNCTIONING OF MANY ELECTRICAL SYSTE… |
| 2004-03-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | PREMATURE BRAKE SWITCH FAILURE: AFTER 41K MILES THE BRAKE SWITCH STARTED TO FAIL AND BURNED OUT MY BRAKE LIGHTS. A COLL… |
| 2004-02-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE/ABNORMAL WEAR WITH JUST 36972 MILES ON MY 2001 VW GTI.*AK |
| 2004-01-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | IGNITION COIL FAILED AT 30 MONTHS. $636 REPAIR TERMED NORMAL MAINTENANCE BY VOLKSWAGEN. MASSIVE REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM… |
| 2003-11-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | I WAS REAR ENDED IN NOV 2003. MY CAR WAS PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO SIGNAL THE AIRBAG… |
| 2003-11-21 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN I PASSED 24000 MILES, AFTER HAVING DRIVEN MY CAR EXTREMELY CAREFULLY (2001 VOLKSWAGEN GTI GLS 1.8T), THE CLUTCH BE… |
| 2003-11-08 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 2001 VOLKSWANGEN GTI RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER'S WINDOW DROPPED INTO INSIDE DOOR PANEL WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS A… |
| 2003-11-08 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 2001 VOLKSWANGEN GTI RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW SUDDENLY DROPPED INTO INSIDE DOOR PANEL WITHOUT NOTICE. … |
| 2003-10-20 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TWO PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT THE CONSUMER HITTING OR RUNNING OVER ANYT… |