2007 Volkswagen GTI: sudden loss of power

5 of the 77 complaints about the 2007 Volkswagen GTI describe sudden loss of power.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 6%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 103 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Sudden loss of power by model year

2022
1
2020
1
2019
3
2018
2
2017
1
2016
3
2015
2
2012
2
2011
2
2010
4
2009
11
2008
3
2007
5
2006
3
2005
1
2004
1
2003
1
2002
11
2001
4
1995
1

What owners say

Filed Aug 13, 2010 · Engine · 77,900 miles · SC

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 volkswagen gti . While driving between 45 to 85 MPH, the vehicle responded as if it was in neutral gear and failed to accelerate. The contact also stated that when the cruise control was activated the vehicle lost power. The dealer performed a diagnostic test which determined that it was the cam follower that needed to be replaced. The cam follower was replaced at the owners expense. The failure mileage was 77900 and the current mileage was 78770.

Filed Apr 21, 2010 · Transmission · 64,000 miles · NJ

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) I was driving east on interstate 95 when the engine in my car (2007 vw gti VIN: [xxx]) suddenly lost all power. I was in the third lane driving at approximately 70 MPH, turned the air conditioning on and a few seconds later, turned it off. At that instant, the car ceased to accelerate. I put the car in neutral, turned on my hazard lights and managed to safely glide over to the warning lane, just beyond exit 22 or just beyond the off ramp to exit 21. I tried to restart the engine to no avail. This was a highly alarming incident since the car was just over three years old and had only 64000 miles on it and was properly maintained since I purchased it new in 2007. I had similar problems last year but the acceleration of the car would quickly kick back in. This time however, it went completely kaput. I reported the previous incidents to a vw dealer and they had a terrible time ascertaining what the problem was. Ultimately, they determined it was a fuel sensor issue and replaced the fuel sensor. After the april 3rd incident, my car was towed to a vw dealer where it was determined that my timing belt had broken and that as a result, there was damage done to the engine to the tune of approximately 6k. I want to report this since this could easily have occurred in the holland tunnel for example or on a dark one lane road. It was a very scary experience and I feel that the manufacturer should have been able to preempt this from ever happening.

Filed Feb 25, 2010 · Transmission · 11,950 miles · IA

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 volkswagen gti. The contact was driving 75 MPH when the vehicle shifted into neutral gear own its own. The warning light illuminated on the dashboard. The vehicle lost power and began to move extremely slow which could have caused a crash to occur. The manufacturer was notified about the failure. The manufacturer informed the contact that his vehicle was produced 3 weeks before the recall on the dsg transmission and there was nothing that they could do. The failure mileage was 11,950 and the current mileage was 12,100.

Filed Jul 23, 2009 · Transmission · NY

Dsg transmission lurches in reverse everytime and is dangerous when getting out of a parking spot, when downshift from a higher gear like 4th or 5th there is a sudden lose of power for a brief moment and can be dangerous for those behind who don't anticipate the sudden slow down. There is also a lag on take off from a stop which cause havoc from drivers behind.

Filed Nov 19, 2007 · Acceleration, Electrical · 2,000 miles · VA

My 2007 vw gti dsg has transmission safety problems that have caused me to nearly get hit numerous times. The problems began when the car was less than 4 months old. Without warning the car slips out of gear, lags, then grabs gear again and has to re-accelerate causing loss of control of vehicle speed. This has happened in traffic at speeds of 65 as well as in city 30-45 MPH. This has happened when pulling out onto a busy turnpike and suddenly having the car have no acceleration power almost causing me to get hit by oncoming traffic. When going at highway speeds it has happened with no warning and suddenly the car decelerates and there is a several second lag before it grabs and decides to go again. This can happen several times consecutively which is a very serious safety issue. I have had the car into the dealer at least 8-10 times and everytime they tell me it is fixed and then I pull out and it slips out of gear again. They have replaced the mecatronic unit, reflashed the ECM, added in a missing launch control program and replaced intake flap motor. These problem have taken all my faith out of the vehicle. Everytime I drive I am afraid. You don't know when it will slip out of gear and lose power. I hear a loud thunk from the engine and it feels like the car has been hit from under the hood. I have to continue this on another complaint form b/c of length, pls. See page 2 of chris dunn 2007 vw gti