Safety Score
78
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2011 Volkswagen Golf.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-21 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The High-pressure Fuel pump failed during a routine drive at approximately 1500 RPMs. This caused an immediate loss of … |
| 2022-11-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Fuse F16 (30A) in the engine fuse plate, melted instead of breaking - causing half of the cars lights to stop functioni… |
| 2022-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Electrical Short caused catastrophic fire in engine compartment, suspected issue is a water leak due to faulty manufact… |
| 2022-01-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The wire from the alternator to the underhood fuse block is not thick enough to handle the current from the stock alter… |
| 2021-12-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Driving on interstate at 70 mph with cruise control on when car suddenly slowed and warning lights began flashing. I s… |
| 2020-08-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LOST ALL LIGHTS, F16 AND F17 FUSES AND THE ENTIRE FUSE BOX WAS MELTED. FUSES WERE ARCING AND SHORTING INTERNALLY, BUT D… |
| 2020-06-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | I WAS RIDING AS THE PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE. MY FOOT WAS BURNT BY AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT THAT WAS DANGLING DOWN UNDERN… |
| 2020-05-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | 2011 GOLF TDI 2DOOR. STARTED THROWING AND ERROR CODE OF P2BA6. TOOK IT FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THEY STATED THAT ISSUE WAS A… |
| 2019-06-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL MY CAR HAS HAD A WEIRD SHUTTERING IN ANY GEAR WHEN COASTING AT A REGULAR SPEED. I TOOK IT TO ONE DEALER A… |
| 2018-08-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. WITHIN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE HORN FAILED TO WORK… |
| 2018-03-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF. |
| 2017-11-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL YEAR MAKE AND MODEL RECALLED, BUT VIN DOESN'T MATCH. SUSPECT CLERICAL ERROR WITH VIN PLEASE RECALL THIS V… |
| 2017-08-25 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | LIGHTING CHECK ENGINE . I COULDN'T PASS INSPECTION ON MY VW DUE TO: CODE P0106. MANIFOLD ABSOLUTE/BAROMETRIC. PR… |
| 2017-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED BLACK SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD.… |
| 2017-01-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS BEEN LISTED AS HAVING DEFECTED AIRBAGS ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE GOLF TDI, WHICH I HAVE, IS ALSO RECALLED FOR… |
| 2017-01-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | INTERCOOLER EXPERIENCED CONDENSATION CAUSING THE ENGINE TO "HYDROLOCK" RESULTING IN DESTRUCTION OF THE ENGINE. THIS IS … |
| 2016-10-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL THE RECALL NOTICE WENT OUT FEBRUARY 9, 2016. STILL NO FIX AVAILABLE AND MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO PROVID… |
| 2016-10-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIG… |
| 2016-10-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUM… |
| 2016-09-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE IN MOTION AND UNDER POWER, CAR SUDDENLY LOSES DRIVE; ACTS AS IF SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. SOMETIMES A FLASHING WRENC… |
| 2016-09-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR… |
| 2016-06-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL HELLO NHTSA, I AM WRITING TO EXPRESS A CONCERN THAT I HAVE REGARDING MY 2011 VW GOLF TDI. MY CONC… |
| 2016-05-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | YESTERDAY I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM VW SAYING MY CAR WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL FOR A TAKATA AIRBAG ISSUE. THE LETTER SAID… |
| 2016-03-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE AND GLOW PLUG LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR EVENTUALLY WOULD ONLY RUN AT AROUND 50% POWER. AFTER DRIVING FOR ANO… |
| 2016-02-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:… |
| 2015-12-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET, AND THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING. THIS RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER DUR… |
| 2015-11-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE 2011 VW GOLF TDI SHUT OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. |
| 2015-10-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY GOLF TDI SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO STALL IN THE M… |
| 2015-08-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DASHBOARD LAMP OUT INDICATOR AND DASH READ OUT INDICATES MULTIPLE LAMPS OUT (HEADLIGHTS, FOG, BACK UP, BRAKES ETC) AND … |
| 2015-08-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE EXITING THE OFF RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY AT 1100 AT NIGHT THE CAR DIED AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE O… |
| 2015-06-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ON MY 2011 GOLF TDI. MY FAMILY AND WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN IT COMPLETELY SHUT… |
| 2015-06-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. MOMENTS AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXT… |
| 2015-06-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | I HAD PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE READY TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK POSITION WHEN IT LUNGED FORWARD AND HIT THE CAR PARK… |
| 2015-03-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOU… |
| 2015-01-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2011 VW GOLF TDI (DIESEL ENGINE). AFTER DRIVING FROM RAINY WEATHER INTO FREEZING AND SNOW CONDITIONS, THE CAR WAS PARK… |
| 2015-01-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THERE IS A VERY AUDIBLE "CLUNKING" SOUND THAT COMES FROM THE FRONT UNDERBODY OF THE VEHICLE. IT MOSTLY OCCURS WHEN MAKI… |
| 2015-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ONE SIDE OF VEHICLE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT DOES NOT WORK. I NOTICED PASSATS AND JE… |
| 2014-12-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 15 MPH AROUND A PARKING LOT AT A BODY SHOP. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS OR COMPUTER WARNING SYST… |
| 2014-11-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2011 GOLF DIESEL WITH 31,000 MILES DIED IN RUSH HOUR ON A MAJOR STREET. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. A WEEK LATER, … |
| 2014-11-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING MY 2011 GOLF TDI FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES IN THE MORNING, I WAS TRAVELING AROUND 25 MPH AND MY ENGINE SUDD… |
| 2014-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THE CAR AND ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE STOPPED. THERE WAS A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER; HOWEVER, AFTER ENGINE LOS… |
| 2014-10-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND AFTER IT WAS CHECKED OUT MECHANIC STATED THE… |
| 2014-09-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | HELLO-FIRSTLY I AM CANADIAN WITH A VEHICLE PURCHASED "BRAND NEW" FROM ERIE PA. ON THURS SEPT 4/14 AT 6:30PM TRAVELING H… |
| 2014-09-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AS AN ADDENDUM TO MY PREVIOUS EMAIL COMPLAINT #. THE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE IS 62000 NOT 101000 (KM) ALSO I WAS DRIVI… |
| 2014-08-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING CAR AND ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE SIMPLY STOPPED. THE DASH-BOARD LIGHTS WERE ON, BUT THE ENGINE LOST POWER… |
| 2014-08-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON THE NIGHT OF AUGUST 5 ABOUT 8:30PM, WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH, MY CAR LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT … |
| 2014-07-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 75 MPH IN THE FAST LANE OF AN INTERSTATE FREEWAY MY 2011 VW GOLF TDI SHUT OFF. WITHOUT WARNING… |
| 2014-07-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF TDI, STARTED SHAKING WHILE DRIVING. I JUST MADE IT TO THE RIGHT LANE WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED COMPL… |
| 2014-06-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | STALLED WHILE TRAVELING FULL SPEED ON THE FREEWAY IN THE DESERT, GLOW PLUG LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WAS AL… |
| 2014-04-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ACCORDING TO MY VW HONOLULU SERVICE PROVIDER MY 2011 VW GOLF'S STARTER CONNECTION WIRES WERE MELTED AND EXPOSED. MY GO… |