Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
41
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Volkswagen Gti.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | FUEL INJECTOR FAILD OPEN AND DUMPED FUEL INTO THE CYLINDER AND IT HYDRO LOCKED. I WAS IN MOTION AND CHECK ENGINE FLASHI… |
| 2019-01-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CAMSHIFT SENSOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND OFF EVERY 2 DAYS |
| 2018-04-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR… |
| 2016-06-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED WITHOUT WA… |
| 2016-05-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING AND VEHICLE WAS QUICKLY CONSUMED IN FLAMES. POWER LOSS WAS INITIALLY NOTI… |
| 2015-10-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR LOST ACCELERATION AT APPROX 40 MPH ON 4 LANE ROAD. DEALER DIAGNOSTIC CLAIMS BROKEN CAM CHAIN. DEALER DID NOT CHECK … |
| 2013-12-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CAR STARTED TO EXHIBIT INTERMITTENT ABS FAULTS WHICH WAS INDICATED BY DASH MIL AND THE FOLLOWING FAULT CODES: TRAN… |
| 2013-10-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | STOCK DRIVER-SIDE MIRROR FELL OUT OF MIRROR HOUSING AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY WINDOWS DOWN. GLASS EXPLO… |
| 2013-05-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSIVE OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM MODULE NOT FUNCTIONING AFTER WARRANTY WORK DONE BY VOLKSWAGEN. THIS IS EXTREMELY PROB… |
| 2013-05-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT AND SYMBOL LIGHT IS ON WITH AN INTERNAL CODE STORED. UNCERTAIN IF AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY; POSSIBLE ELECTRICA… |
| 2013-01-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALL… |
| 2012-10-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS SHE NOTICED LOUD NO… |
| 2011-11-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROOF HEADLINER WAS FALLING DOWN. THE VEHICLE WA… |
| 2011-05-28 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | I LOST CONTROL ON A VERY SHARP TURN BY A STEEP DROP-OFF IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. WHEN FIRST LEAVING THE ROAD AT… |
| 2010-12-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 2006 VOLKSWAGEN GTI - CAM FOLLOWER DEFECT IN OCTOBER, 2010 I PURCHASED A USED 2006 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. AFTER I BOUGHT TH… |
| 2010-12-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | OWNER OF A 2006 VW GTI, THREW ENGINE CODE FOR KNOWN TSB REGARDING CAM FOLLOWER AND CAM SHAFT WEAR AT THE HIGH PRESSURE … |
| 2010-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR INFORMATION: 2006 VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2.0T, 59,279 MILES. INCIDENT: WENT TO START CAR AFTER EATING IN A RESTAU… |
| 2010-02-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | IN FOUR YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, MY 2006 VW GTI MARK V CAR HAS HAD SIX OCCASIONS WHEREBY THE AIRBAG FAULT LIGHT HAS COME ON.… |
| 2010-01-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY 2006 VW GTI HAS BEEN SERVICED EVERY 5000 MILES BY A VW DEALER. I PURCHASED THE CAR UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT IT WOUL… |
| 2010-01-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT NOTICED A REDUCTION IN POWER ALONG WITH A SHUDDERING OF THE VEHI… |
| 2009-08-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY 2006 VW GTI WITH A DSG TRANSMISSION WORKED FLAWLESSLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 10K MILES. STARTING AT ABOUT 12K MILES AND U… |
| 2009-08-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | HAVING SEVERE DOWNSHIFT BUCKING ISSUES WITH A 2006 VW GTI WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION, CANNOT GET DEALER TO FIX ISSUES WI… |
| 2009-08-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1. DSG "PRNDS" LAMPS FLASHING ON FREEWAY 2. MY WIFE HAS HAD IT LIKE 5~6 TIMES SINCE SHE BOUGHT THIS CAR 3. PULLED OVE… |
| 2009-07-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I OWN A 2006 VW GTI WITH A DSG TRANSMISSION AND WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT NOTING THAT THE TRANSMISSION WHILE HESITATE … |
| 2009-07-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CAR WILL JERK BETWEEN DOWNSHIFTS WHILE COMING TO A LIGHT, ALSO WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR WILL PAUSE BEFORE SHIFTING AND… |
| 2009-07-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE (2005 VW GTI) WILL WITH OUT ANY NOTICE TURN ITSELF OFF AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN RESTARTED IT DOES NOT SHIFT … |
| 2009-04-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | ON APRIL 4, 2009 I DISCOVERED THAT MY FUEL PUMP, CAM FOLLOWER AND INTAKE CAM LOBE HAVE PREMATURELY WORN AS DESCRIBED IN… |
| 2009-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WAS TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM A GAS STATION, I GO TO HIT THE GAS AND THEN CAR COMPLETELY FALLS ON ITS FACE. … |
| 2008-07-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | 1. PURCHASED MY 2006 VW GTI ON JULY 15TH 2008. NOTICED CONDENSATION IN THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING. 2. CONDENSATION … |
| 2008-06-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | 1. I SERVICED MY CAR AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO PERFORMED A LOWER SUSPENSION BUSHING REPLACEMENT ON THE FRONT STRUT SU… |
| 2008-05-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | REAR BRAKES WEAR UNEVENLY. THE LEFT BRAKE WAS TOAST AT 35K THE RIGHT LOOKED ALMOST NEW. ALL THE DEALER HAD TO SAY WAS "… |
| 2007-10-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH, PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. RESTARTED AND VEHICLE STILL IDLED VERY ROUGH. WHILE CALLI… |
| 2007-07-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE. CAR HESITATED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS WA S SUPPOSEDLY A WI… |
| 2007-02-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | I OWN A 2006 VW GTI (NEW BODY STYLE). THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS DAMAGED LAST WEEK WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR. FROM WHAT I'VE … |
| 2006-11-17 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE COMMUTING TO WORK, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH SYSTEM. THIS IMMEDIATELY IMMOBILIZED … |
| 2006-10-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2006 VA GTI NEW BODY STYLE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, IT HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS. THE AIRBAG LIGHT H… |
| 2006-09-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1) NONE 2) HAVING A PRE-MISCALIBRATED SPEEDOMETER CAUSES ME CONFUSION AS I DRIVE AND HAS RESULTED IN MY GETTING A TICK… |
| 2006-03-31 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | THE CONSTANT TICKING SOUND OF THE FUEL LINES HITTING THE FIREWALL CAN BE HEARD WHILE THE CAR IS AT IDLE BEHIND THE GLOV… |
| 2006-03-31 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | IN MARCH 2006 I PURCHASED A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE SPEEDOMETER READS 10% FASTER THAN THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE VEHICLE.… |
| 2006-03-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | REAR CUP HOLDER (LOCATED ON THE BACK OF THE DRIVERS CENTER CONSOLE) IS BULKY. THIS IS A NUISANCE AND A DISTRACTION PAR… |
| 2006-02-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1) THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ACCESS PLATE AT THE BASE OF BOTH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SEAT TOWARDS THE DOORS. 2) WHEN … |