Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Volkswagen Gti.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE RPMS ONLY GO TO 4000 THE HEADLIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY BLOWN, ONE OF THE FANS DOES NOT WORK ....THERE ARE A LOT OF ELEC… |
| 2018-07-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE CAR JERKS OUT WHEN U ACCELERATE. THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT'S IN MANUAL WHEN TAKING OFF. |
| 2018-03-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EA888 HAS A KNOWN TIMING CHAIN AND CHAIN TENSIONER ISSUE THAT CAUSES ENGINE FAILURE. |
| 2017-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2.0 T USE OF EXCESSIVE OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES |
| 2017-06-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR LOSS POWER HAD TO BE TOWED TO VOLTSWAGON LATER THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED CAUSING A LOST… |
| 2016-11-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | RECENTLY I PREFORMED A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK ON MY VEHICLE AND AS SUGGESTED BY ALL MARK 5 GTI OWNERS I CHECKED THE … |
| 2016-08-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAM FOLLOWER HAS PREMATURELY WARN OUT CAUSING THE INTAKE CAMSHAFT TO WEAR PREMATURELY AS WELL, WHICH HAS IN TURN CA… |
| 2016-03-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I'VE RECENTLY HAD FREQUENT HEADLIGHT BULB FAILURES AND OTHER HEADLIGHT RELATED ISSUES DURING MY OWNERSHIP OF THE CAR. … |
| 2015-06-28 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WHEN BUCKLING THE DRIVERSIDE SEATBELT BEFORE BACKING UP, IT WOULD NOT LATCH. |
| 2014-11-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE REQUIRED EXTRA CRANKING BEFORE STARTING. UPON STARTING AND BEGINNING TO DRIVE, THERE WAS LACK OF POWER AND RPM… |
| 2014-10-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK WHEN ATTEMP… |
| 2014-05-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DID NOT PROJECT. THE HEADLI… |
| 2013-09-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY 08 GTI WITH THE FSI MOTOR, I WAS SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR COMMON ISSUES TO WATCH OUT FOR.… |
| 2012-10-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AN… |
| 2012-07-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PAN… |
| 2012-06-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE DRIVER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHIC… |
| 2011-12-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION DOG BONE MOUNT BOLT BROKE. THIS DAMAGED: THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING - THE TRANSMISSION H… |
| 2011-07-08 | TIRES | No | 0 | 2008 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. CONSUMER STATED THEY HIT A POTHOLE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN THE POCONE PA AREA. THE TIRE WAS LE… |
| 2011-05-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER | No | 0 | 2008 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DISCONTENT RELATED TO VEHICLE PERFORMANCE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED … |
| 2010-11-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CAME TO COMPLETE STOP. PRESSED ON GAS PEDAL TO MOVE FORWARD INTO INTERSECTION. AFTER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INT… |
| 2010-09-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2008 VW GTI DSG--AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM: THE CAR "JUMPS" RANDOMLY WHEN RELEASING FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AT A RED… |
| 2010-08-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AUG 11TH I TURNED A CORNER IN MY 2008 VW GTI WITH ~29,8XX MILES ON THE ODOMETER, ACCELERATED BRISKLY IN 2ND GEAR AT APP… |
| 2010-08-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | HARSH SHIFTING DURING ACCELERATION IN 2008 VOLKSWAGEN GTI WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. *TR |
| 2010-05-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY CAR IS A 2008 VW GTI WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY NOISY, EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AT LOW … |
| 2010-04-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | HARD JERKING BASED IN AUTO TRANSMISSION OCCURRING WHEN IN DRIVE AT A STOP WITH NO PRESSURE APPLIED TO EITHER THE BRAKE … |
| 2010-02-24 | TIRES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 VOLKSWAGEN GTI IN SEPT, 2008 WHICH CAME WITH DUNLOP SP SPORT 01 AS SIZE 225/40R/18 TIRES. WITHI… |
| 2009-12-10 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I OWN A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN GTI AND AM HAVING MANUAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, THREE MONTHS OF OWNING THE CAR MY FIRST GEAR S… |
| 2009-12-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE CAR LURCHES WHEN MOVING FROM A STOP. THIS IS A BIG ISSUE IN TRAFFIC DUE TO THE LAG THAT EXISTS IN APPLICATION OF TH… |
| 2009-10-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NORMAL ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR ROLLING, THE DSG TRANSMISSION WILL HESITATE AND PRODUCE A VERY ROUGH SHIFT TO THE NE… |
| 2009-09-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY CAR (2008 VW GTI W/DSG) RUNS VERY CHOPPY AT LOW SPEEDS AND IN REVERSE. OFTEN TIMES AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR WOULD S… |
| 2009-08-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I OWN A 2008 VW MKV GTI WITH DSG TRANSMISSION, AND I HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS. 1. AFTER A 700 MILE … |
| 2009-08-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2008 VW GTI DSG TRANSMISSION, DRIVING APPROX 30-40KM/H, TRANSMISSION LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN FIRS… |
| 2009-08-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I'VE NOTICED STARTING THIS SUMMER MY CAR HAS BEEN REALLY JERKY, EVEN SURGING FORWARD WHEN STOPPED OCCASIONALLY. A FEW D… |
| 2009-07-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY DSG WORKED WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR. I NOW HAVE 20K MILES ON THE CAR AND MY DSG IS CLUNKY, UNSMOOTH, AND SOMETIMES T… |
| 2009-07-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE DSG TRANSMISSION ON MY 2008 VW GTI BEGAN ACTING UNPREDICTABLY ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. WHEN LIFTING OFF THE BRAKE AFTER … |
| 2009-07-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I STARTED TO NOTICE A FEW MONTHS AGO THAT MY DSG TRANSMISSION ON MY 2008 VOLKSWAGEN GTI WAS STARTING TO ACT WEIRD. IT W… |
| 2009-07-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I WILL START WITH THE MOST SERIOUS INCIDENT FIRST. AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL MAKING A LEFT TURN I… |
| 2009-07-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PURCHASED A NEW 2008 VW GTI WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION. AFTER 3 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, I NOTICED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM: WH… |
| 2009-07-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT MY 2008 VOLKSWAGEN GTI IT WAS A GREAT CAR, BUT SHORTLY AFTER THINGS STARTED TO CHANGE. FOR NO APPAR… |
| 2009-07-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I OWN A 2008 VW GTI WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION. FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS IT HAS BEEN SURGING WHEN DRIVING AT LOW "PARKING … |
| 2009-07-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PROBLEM WITH DSG TRANSMISSION SURGING AND CAR LURCHING AT LOWER SPEEDS. MAKES PARKING PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AND DIFFI… |
| 2009-06-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | -WHEN I LIFT MY FOOT OF THE BRAKE AND APPLY GAS AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THE CAR WILL HESITATE AND THEN VIOLENTLY LURCH … |
| 2009-06-13 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR LUNGES AND/OR IS VERY JERKY (EXTREMELY SUDDEN STARTS AND STOP… |
| 2009-06-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I OWN A 2008 VW GTI EQUIPPED WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION. RECENTLY, I HAVE NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND I… |
| 2009-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1. PROBLEM - ROUGH UP AND DOWNSHIFTS IN D, MANUAL/TIPTRONIC MODE, AND S MODES (ALL MODES AVAILABLE IN THE CAR). 2. … |
| 2009-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | LURCHING AND JERKINESS FROM DEAD STOP IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE WITH A 2008 VW GTI. THIS IS A CONTINUAL PROBLEM PART… |
| 2009-05-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I NOTICED MY "AUTOMATIC" DSG (DIRECT SHIFT GATE) TRANSMISSION TO BE ACTING UP. FROM A STOP UP TO 15 MPH IN 1ST GEAR AND… |
| 2009-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | SURGING DURING PARKING MANEUVERS HARSH SHIFTING FROM THE STOP LIGHT. *TR |
| 2009-04-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH MY 2008 VW GTI DSG TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSED SAFETY HAZARDS DUE TO THE JERKING AND UNR… |
| 2009-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CAR SHIFTS VERY ROUGHLY 100 PERCENT OF THE TIME. WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A DEAD STOP THE CAR HESITATES AND THEN JERKS I… |