Volkswagen Golf misfire problems

Filed Jan 16, 2022 · Engine · OH

Misfiring after cold starts. After driving the car in freezing temperatures, problem sometimes happens when the car is allowed to sit and water in the intercooler melts. It may start fine, but then starts misfiring when pulling into traffic and creates dangerous merges. Misfire goes away in the first 30 seconds to 2 minutes or so of starting the vehicle. Several dealer complaints but they have so far refused to install their own TSB repair under warranty. The most recent dealer visit had them replace the anti-shudder valve. The problem reoccurred two days later.

Filed Aug 31, 2021 · Acceleration, Engine · FL

The car idles rough during initial cold start up, intermittently hesitates during acceleration and feels like it misfires during cruising. My dealer found that the ignition timing was retarded by 5º and told me to use better gas, citing a VW field service action . The problem persisted after they treated the fuel. The car has never thrown a code causing the check engine light to turn on, and so the dealer has declined to investigate further. My records show the car was only filled with premium fuel, using VW recommended brands (BP, Exxon, Mobil, Shell) in the 2,000 miles prior to the service appointment and was only filled with regular fuel twice (due to the Colonial Pipeline shutdown) since the car was delivered new from the dealer.

Filed Apr 13, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 1,300 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 volkswagen golf. The contact stated that the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicle had misfired in all cylinders; however, they were unable to duplicate the failure. The dealer cleared the system and warning sensors and advised the contact to allow the vehicle to warm up before driving. In addition, the failure recurred two weeks later. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that it needed a software update; however, an update was not available at the time. The failure occurred a total of three times. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was 1,300. ..updated 05/15/17 *bf

Filed Dec 15, 2016 · Engine · 15,000 miles · NY

Very rough idle/dangerous loss of power electronic power control light illuminates. Car develops issue in 2 instances, will idle smoothly at rest and then epc light will illuminate and very rough idle will ensue with entire car shaking. Car must be shutoff and restarted to correct. Once restarted car will idle normally and light is off. Second issue is with car at load, driving normal speeds when epc light will come on and engine power is dramatically reduced making for extremely hazardous condition if pulling out or accelerating in traffic. Sudden loss of power can only be resolved if safe place available to pullover and restart the car. Vw dealer says they can only repair car if it displays behavior at shop. Since light is off when restarted it is not running poorly when driven in for service they state no problem found. They claim the ecu fault code does not tell them the cause only that it happened even though other diagnostic tools describe throttle body issues or bad sparkplug coils may be at fault. White knuckle issue which eliminates confidence in day to day driving. There is no warning involved it just happens. Casual research into these symptoms results in an alarming number of owners who have experienced same issues. Car unsafe to drive when power loss manifests itself. Many others also describe a faulty wiring harness for throttle body for which there is an internal vw tsb but dealers say is time consuming and they are not reimbursed for in a timely manner by vw of na. Disappointment and then some.

Filed Aug 23, 2016 · Engine · 2,658 miles · NJ

Engine misfired and cause the car to stutter with loss of performance. This happened to me when making a left hand turn nearly causing an accident because the car was not moving at the normal speed due to loss of performance. This is the 3rd time the engine has misfired since I bought the car. It has less than 2,800 miles on it.

Filed Mar 17, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · 10,600 miles · CA

2015 golf started experiencing problems with the engine/transmission after feb 5, 2016 on three different occasions. Upon starting car the idle is extremely rough and then a warning message appears that starts out with "transmission..." goes off quickly but a highlighted exclamation point remains. The message goes off too quickly to capture a picture of it. The exclamation point and rough idle remains until the car is turned off. When the car is turned on again it is fine. The car is currently at a dealer to be repaired as they state: we have to replace the shifter assembly. I have been told I cannot drive it, that the car has to stay in the shop and wait for a part to arrive sometime next week. This problem is separate from the other problems I have experienced: 1). The right front seat heater come on and heats up to extremely uncomfortable degrees-- dealer says they cannot find a problem. 2). The navigation system goes blank-- doesn't work-- dealer can't find the problem 3). A warning and beeping that the front right seat belt needs to be fastened-- and no one is in the seat, just a cell phone. This golf only has 10,600 miles on it.... Did I purchase a lemon? The date below is the last time the problem occurred. It may or may not have anything to do with it but the car did not have this problem until after the transmission software update was done in february.

Filed Jan 30, 2012 · Engine · 15,000 miles · CT

I dec 19th 2011 I experienced what I believe was a hard start. Weather in the morning was in the teens, afternoon in the low 40s. Leave work, get in car, put key in ignition & turn to on position, put seat belt on, and start. Car starts right away but is idling rough, shaking violently like a washing machine off balance. I drop into neutral and rev it up to 2k, still idles rough for about a minute more but does not stall. I experienced something like this once when my subaru legacy's #2 injector quit, a misfiring boxer engine does not idle smooth. The ride home was uneventful, stopped at the bank and restarted fine. Everything was normal this morning, temps in the low 40s. What I believe happened to my car was moisture accumulated in the inner cooler and was ingested into the intake tract causing a "hammering effect" as the engine tried to compress this moisture. Vw has issued a tsb #21 11 06/2025464 but no recall as yet. When I brought my vehicle in for service they found no moisture so nothing was done. I believe this to be a safety issue because the vehicle could ingest this moisture at any time without warning causing the car to stop and strand in an unsafe location. A recall and fix should be issued.

Filed Oct 27, 2008 · Airbags, Electrical · 90,000 miles · MA

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 volkswagen golf. While driving approximately 60 MPH on normal road conditions, the engine experienced low power, rough idling, and hesitation. The check engine and air bag warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The indicators remained lit until the engine was turned off. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who stated that the failures were related to the coil pack. The vehicle was repaired. On two separate occasions after the repair, the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for identical failures with no resolutions. The vehicle currently is inoperable and has not been repaired for the malfunction. The failure mileage was 90,000 and current mileage was 150,000.

Filed Aug 29, 2007 · Electrical, Engine · 26,466 miles · IL

2002 volkswagen golf has had numerous problems. The most recent problem is that the coil spring broke while the consumer was driving causing damage to the strut. Now the consumer has to pay to get the vehicle fixed. *kb the consumer stated the problems started after the warranty ended. The battery died. 5 days later, the mil appeared and the vehicle was misfiring. In march of 2007 the engine light illuminated due to a faulty coil. In april of 2007 the battery light illuminated due to a failed alternator. *jb the right headlight was inoperative, the catalytic converter was replaced. Updated 12/12/07

Filed Jan 14, 2003 · Fuel system · 21,000 miles · FL

Engine runs rough, and engine check light comes on. Dealer repair center state check light came on b/c injectors needed to be cleaned and vacum hoses had to be replaced. Car has only 20k mi on it.