Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2011 Volkswagen Gti.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My horn had stopped working and I brought it to the dealership to get it diagnosed. They identified it as a clockspring… |
| 2022-05-24 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CHAIN/BELT | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 Volkswagen GTI. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost… |
| 2022-01-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The horn works on some trips and not on others. I've brought it to the dealership near me and been told that it needs t… |
| 2021-11-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 Volkswagen GTI. The contact stated that he lost the function of the steering wheel, horn, contr… |
| 2021-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | There are many cases of clock spring failure in my model as well as many others. The problem here is that this failure … |
| 2021-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I bought the car and a couple days later the dash started lighting up with a bunch of codes about exterior lights so we… |
| 2020-11-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PUT MY KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND RECIEVED, "ERROR: AIRBAG" NOW MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND I DIDNT DO ANYTHING TO MY ELEC… |
| 2019-10-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHEN THE KEY HAS BEEN INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION CYLINDER, THE KEY WILL NOT TURN ALL THE WAY TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE. IT… |
| 2019-05-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CAR HAS 67000 MILES, DRIVING HOME ON A ~300 MILE TRIP, RECEIVED A WARNING THAT OIL WAS LOW. DROVE 8-10 MILES TO THE CLO… |
| 2019-05-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING CHAIN OR TENSIONER FAILS WITHOUT WARNING LEAVING MOTORIST IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING IN METROP… |
| 2018-11-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ONGOING ENGINE MISFIRE ISSUES. AFTER 3 VISITS TO DEALERSHIP AND REPLACEMENT OF COILS, FUSES, RELAYS, ETC, ROOT CAUSE DE… |
| 2018-09-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT I HAD SEVERAL LIGHTS QUIT WORKING SIMULTANEOUSLY. A BULB WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH A… |
| 2018-07-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | HEADLINER FALLING DOWN, CUT TO SHORT, GLUE FAILING, SHRANK. WHITISH POWDER COMING FROM OPENING. |
| 2018-05-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO WAR… |
| 2018-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2011 GTI HAS HAD CONSTANT ISSUES SINCE JUST AFTER WARRATNY ENDING. SINCE PURCHASING A NEW 2011 GTI I HAVE HAD A WAT… |
| 2018-03-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 'TAKATA RECALL' ON THE HORN, IT STOPPED WORKING, CHECKED THE HORN, AND FUSES AND WASNT THAT. 'TAKATA RECALL' ON THE FR… |
| 2018-03-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FUSE BOX MELTED. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A TERMINAL OR A FUSE OVER HEATING. THIS CAUSED AN OUTAGE FOR ALL THE RIGHT-SIDE… |
| 2017-11-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I TRIED TO START MY CAR, WHICH WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY; THE BATTERY WAS WORKING FINE, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START… |
| 2017-11-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THIS IS MY THIRD VOLKSWAGEN GTI IN THREE YEARS, AND FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE 6 YEARS I'VE OWNED THIS CAR, THE HEADLIN… |
| 2017-09-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME SUDDENLY CAME ON. ENGINE HAD A HARD TIME STARTING. THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE ROUGHNESS TO THE MOT… |
| 2017-08-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 60K MILES TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED AT IDLE IN MY GARAGE CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE. VWOA DECLINED ASSISTAN… |
| 2017-08-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE. STARTED THE CAR ONE MORNING AND RAN EXTREMELY ROUGH AND WOULDN'T STAY RUNNING. DEALER… |
| 2017-07-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THIS IS MY THIRD VOLKSWAGEN MODEL, PARTICULARLY GOLF GTI MODEL IN TEN YEARS, AND FOR THE THIRD TIME, LIKE CLOCKWORK, TH… |
| 2017-07-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | (DSG AUTOMATIC) HARSH SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, AND FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. HESITATION FROM A STOP TO GO. CAR FEELS… |
| 2017-07-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ROUGH UP AND DOWN SHIFTS WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION. I COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 4-5 YEARS TO VW DEALERSHIP… |
| 2017-05-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY VW GTI HAS A FAILING TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER THAT CAUSED MY VALVES TO COLLIDE WITH PISTONS AND REQUIRED A REBUILD OF … |
| 2017-04-08 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEAT BELT ROLLER FAILURE. CAME HOME FROM RUNNING A FEW ERRANDS, CAR HAS ABOUT 43K MILES ON IT, AND I NOTICED THE SEAT B… |
| 2017-02-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE FOR THE STEERING LOCK C… |
| 2016-09-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY CAR NEW AND ALWAYS HAD THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT AT DO THE SERVICE WORK. AT THE 100000 MILE SERVICE INTERVA… |
| 2016-07-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT APPEAR, NOR DID ANY FAULT … |
| 2016-04-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR BUCKED AND SHUT OFF MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DROVING VEHICLE. WAS DETERMINED IT WAS DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. |
| 2016-03-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE ACCELERATING OFF THE RAMP THE CAR STALLED AND STARTED TO SHAKE. IT CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE I ALM… |
| 2016-03-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE PARKED, IT TOOK MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK … |
| 2016-01-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I'VE HAD QUITE A FEW PARTS ON THIS CAR REPLACED. 2 DEFECTIVE WATER PUMPS, 2 DEFECTIVE CLUTCHES, 1 FLYWHEEL, 1 TURBO OIL… |
| 2016-01-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WALKING OUT TO MY VEHICLE IN SUB-FREEZING WEATHER TO RETURN HOME, I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND WHEN THE ENGINE … |
| 2015-12-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CLUTCH MAKES A LOUD METALLIC GROANING SOUND WHEN ENGAGING FIRST GEAR OR REVERSE. LOUDEST ON COLD DAYS AND WHEN DRIVING … |
| 2015-12-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT, PARTIAL OR FULL LOSS OF OF EXTERIOR LIGHTING. WARNING LAMP INSIDE DID PROVIDE THE NAMES OF MULTIPLE, RAN… |
| 2015-05-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN… |
| 2014-11-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN SPUTTERING, AND STRUGGLING TO MAKE POWER AFTER BEING STARTED AND DRIVEN DOWN A STREET AT LOW SPE… |
| 2014-11-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAME OUTSIDE TO A FAILED WATER PUMP. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH VARIOUS VOLKSWAGENS. MANY SHOP TECHS ARE VERY FAMILI… |
| 2014-10-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE WILL STALL AND DIE WITHIN 5-20 SECONDS AFTER STARTING. HAPPENS ON A WARM ENGINE AFTER IT SITS FOR 45-60 MINUTES… |
| 2014-08-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN THE ENGINE IS RESTARTED AFTER IT HAS BEEN STOPPED, BUT BEFORE IT HAS FULLY COOLED DOWN, THE ENGINE OFTEN STALLS DI… |
| 2014-07-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2011 VW GTI WITH ONLY 38000 MILES LOST FIRST IGNITION COIL. THERE ARE MULTIPLE RECALL FROM VW FOR THIS PART, BUT NOT… |
| 2014-04-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN TRYING TO CHANGE FROM ONE LANE TO ANOTHER.TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY F… |
| 2014-03-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING NO A DOWNHILL INCLINE PICKING UP SPEED BUT NO MORE THAN 40 MPH. I HAD MY DAUGHTER IN THE BACK OF MY CAR,… |
| 2013-02-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | FALSE NEUTRAL WITH DSG TRANSMISSION: I WAS IN MANUAL MODE WHEN I DOWNSHIFTED AS I CAME INTO A CORNER. ONCE AROUND THE C… |
| 2011-11-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, CONDENSATION COVER… |
| 2011-10-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | FALSE NEUTRAL WITH DSG TRANSMISSION: I HAD SOMETHING SCARY HAPPEN THIS MORNING. NEXT TO MY HOUSE, WHERE I PULL OUT… |
| 2011-10-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS MERGING ONTO THE 5 SOUTH FREEWAY FROM THE 110 SOUTH FREEWAY, SHIFTING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MANUALLY. AFTER… |
| 2011-09-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I OWN A 2011 VW GTI 2-DOOR DSG. I HAVE EXPERIENCED A "FALSE NEUTRAL" ABOUT 10 TIMES IN THE 2 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED THIS C… |