Safety Score
85
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2007 Volkswagen Gti.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-13 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I hydroplaned and was t-boned on the passenger side. The only air bags that went off were the side curtains on the pass… |
| 2023-01-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The front passenger airbag has been verified by a service centre to have some kind of issue, is a safety hazard and the… |
| 2020-04-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER AUTOMATICALLY PUTS THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND WONT LET THE CAR MOVE FOWARD, ITS AN ELECTRONIC COM… |
| 2019-03-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG FAILURE FOR CAR, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THERE IS A TSB 69-11-01 FOR UPDATING THE SEAT OCCUPANT MODULE J706 BUT … |
| 2017-03-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT'S SON OWNED A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE… |
| 2016-06-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE GEARS ON THE SCREEN IN MY CAR START TO FLASH, THEN I CAN'T GO OVER 30 MPH NOR CAN I GO INTO REVERSE. I WAS DRIVING … |
| 2016-03-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN WITH VW OF AMERICA, AND THE DEALERSHIP MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM. BUT YESTERDAY … |
| 2015-10-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY WAY TO WORK I PARKED THE CAR AND CAME OUT TO GO GRAB SOMETHING TO EAT. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE TILL I N… |
| 2015-10-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2007 VW GTI. DIRECT SHIFT GEAR (DSG) FAILURE AT 43,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVER… |
| 2014-10-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I LIVE IN CT AND WAS VISITING COUSINS IN NJ ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 25, 2014. I TAKE THE EXIT OF THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE AN… |
| 2014-07-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AS I DO 5 NIGHTS A WEEK TO WORK. TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH WHEN SUDDENLY, MY GTI EQUIPPED WITH A DSG TRANSMIS… |
| 2014-03-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN. I T-BONED THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT OF… |
| 2013-11-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT (PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PHOTO "HEADLIGHT.JPG"): THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED FOR THE FIRST TIME THE DAY… |
| 2013-09-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE TAKING AN ON-RAMP ONTO THE HIGHWAY MY CAR GOT STUCK IN 2ND GEAR AND WOULD NOT UPSHIFT. I TRIED SWITCHING TO MANU… |
| 2013-07-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE (AUTO TRANSMISSION) APPEARED TO HAVE GONE INTO NEUTRAL AND THE GEARS ON DISPLAY BEGAN FLASHI… |
| 2013-06-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AFTER STARTING FROM A STOP LIGHT, CAR WAS FINE, THEN WENT IN TO SECOND GEAR, AND CAR JERKED AS IF IT WAS SHIFTED INTO N… |
| 2013-04-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I OWN A 2007 VW GTI WITH MECHATRONIC DSG. I WAS IN AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED ACTING LIKE IT WAS IN … |
| 2012-09-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | EXPERIENCED MY GTI SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH. PRESSING THE PEDDLE RE… |
| 2012-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE … |
| 2012-03-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITH NO ADVANCE NOTICE OF ANY PROBLEMS. THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON … |
| 2011-08-09 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT HAS FAILED TO WORK AND WHILE THERE IS POWER TO THE POWER MODULE THERE IS NO WAY TO ACCESS THE LED B… |
| 2011-06-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I DRIVE A 2007 VW GTI WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND THE "MECHATRONIC" UNIT LOCATED WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD … |
| 2011-03-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I WAS MERGING ON TO THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED TO LET CARS GO BY UNTIL IT WAS THERE TURN TO MERGE. TH… |
| 2010-08-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN GTI . WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45 TO 85 MPH, THE VEHICLE RESPONDED AS IF IT WAS IN … |
| 2010-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY CAR, AN AUTOMATIC DSG TRANSMISSION FROM VW, GOT STUCK IN 6TH GEAR ON NORTHBOUND 1-15, ALMOST CAUSING SEVERAL ACCIDEN… |
| 2010-04-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE FINAL DOWNSHIFT FROM 2ND GEAR TO 1ST GEAR IS EXTREMELY VIOLENT. THE CAR RANDOMLY LUNGES FOR… |
| 2010-04-03 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I WAS DRIVING EAST ON INT… |
| 2010-02-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 75 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR OW… |
| 2010-02-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | FREQUENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR ACCELERATING AFTER SLOWING DOWN THE DSG TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SELECT NEUTRA… |
| 2010-02-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2007 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. DSG TRANSMISSION ISSUES. MY CAR WILL LUNGE IN REVERSE. LAG IN 1ST AND 2ND. BIGGEST ISSUE IS THE … |
| 2009-11-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN THE CAR WAS COLD, UPON PLACING IT INTO DRIVE TO DEPART FOR THE DAY, THE TRANSMISSION WAS VERY INDECISIVE ABOUT REL… |
| 2009-11-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY 2007 VOLKSWAGEN GTI HAS A DSG TRANSMISSION. IT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING "LURCHING" OR "JUMPING" WHILE THE CAR IS STOPP… |
| 2009-10-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2007 VW GTI WITH DSG TRANSMISSION IS VERY HARD TO SHIFT INTO 1ST AND 2ND PLUS OTHER GEARS. CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR… |
| 2009-09-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2007 VW GTI WITH DSG TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY SLAMS INTO A GEAR OCCASIONAL FEELING OF SLIPPING CLUTCH NOISE FROM TR… |
| 2009-09-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DESPITE REGULAR MAINTENANCE, THE CAM FOLLOWER AND CAM OF MY VW 2.0T FSI ENGINE FAILED IN UNDER 40K MILES. THIS RES… |
| 2009-09-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DSG TRANSMISSION. THE CAR LURCHES FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP. THIS ISSUE WAS REPORTED TO CAR… |
| 2009-08-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION WITH A TRAFFIC LIGHT, WAITING TO TURN LEFT. AS SOON AS THERE WAS A SAFE AND REASONABLE GAP BET… |
| 2009-08-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ISSUE WITH MY CAR SUDDENLY SWITCHING ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL EVEN THOUGH PHYSICALLY THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. I WAS ON A BUSY S… |
| 2009-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WELL I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN I WENT TO GO IT REDLINE AND DIDNT GO ANYWHERE I WAS IN 1 GEAR IN DSG MODE I HAD TO … |
| 2009-07-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE 5TH GENERATION VW GTI WITH DGS TRANSMISSION WILL JERK IN REVERSE THAT COULD CAUSE ONE TO HIT ANOTHER CAR. IT ALSO H… |
| 2009-07-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2007 VW GTI WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO GEAR WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND THEN ACCELERATING AGAIN, TH… |
| 2009-07-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DSG TRANSMISSION LURCHES IN REVERSE EVERYTIME AND IS DANGEROUS WHEN GETTING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, WHEN DOWNSHIFT FROM… |
| 2009-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE CAR TAKES OFF VERY ROUGH IN DRIVE AND IN REVERSE. ITS NOT SMOOTH AT ALL FROM A STOP. *TR |
| 2009-05-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP CAM FOLLOWER SYSTEM ON THE 2.0T FSI MOTORS IS PRONE TO FAILURE, I HAD A FOLLOWER WEAR THRO… |
| 2009-04-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | RELEASE HOOD CABLE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. *TR |
| 2009-03-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE CRUISE CONTROL DASH LIGHT WENT OUT DURING OPERATION WITHOUT WARNING. THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND ON FOR ABOUT A WEEK. … |
| 2009-03-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE DSG TRANSMISSION IN MY 2007 VW GTI HAS SLIPPAGE AS WELL AS INCONSISTENT BEHAVIOR. *TR |
| 2009-02-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VW GTI DSG TRANSMISSION JERKING IN REVERSE COULD CAUSE YOU TO HIT ANOTHER CAR, OR HESITATION BEFORE LAUNCHING COULD CAU… |
| 2008-12-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THERE WERE NO SPECIFIC EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE, ONLY TIME. THE HIGH MOUNTED 3RD BRAKELIGHT ON MY 2007 VW GTI I… |
| 2008-11-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I WANT TO COMPLAINT ABOUT THE 3RD HIGH MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT ON MY 07 VOLKSWAGEN GTI THAT I HAVE ONE OF THE LIGHT OUT AMONG… |