During moderate acceleration, engine cuts power, epc light and check engine light comes on. Vehicle goes into limp mode, and engine will not turn more than 3000 RPM, and has no power to accelerate. Engine develops misfires and idles very roughly. Engine may stall. Turning key off and back on does not remedy the problem. Disconnecting the battery will turn the epc and check engine lights off, but under next moderate acceleration, epc and check engine lights come back on, and problems come back. Check engine dtc codes range from misfires to system too lean and air intake leaks, and for accelerator/throttle position sensor b malfunctions. These problems have happened multiple times in traffic on the interstate and in the city. The vehicle has stalled at stop signs and traffic lights. It has also stalled during acceleration. This problem started happening on august 6th 2019 and has continued to happen.
2010 Volkswagen GTI: engine stalls while driving
8 of the 53 complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen GTI describe engine stalls while driving.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 15%
- typical mileage
- 10,800
- recalls
- 0
Engine stalls while driving by model year
What owners say
While driving the steering wheel, gas pedal and engine will studder and cause epc light to come on with check engine light. Turning off the car and turning back on will sometimes correct problem but will come back shortly after. Car will not accelerate without stalling out. Almost like the computers forgot how to accelerate the car and use the engine. Car was getting onto highway when this happened but does happen during regular driving. Car jumps and studders and the engine wants to shut down since it cant accelerate or shift higher, rpms go down to point of car stalling.
The car stalled and lost power while driving. No power and no time to allow safely to move the car to the shoulder. Almost cause a rear end collision.
I have a 2010 vw gti currently with 13,000 miles on it. The first instances happened at about 10,000. It started with brake vibrations, and engine stalling. Took it to vw, they found no issues. Had total brake boost loss on the way home, brake didnt work felt stiff as hell. Vw took it for 3 days, did an engineering assist, found no issues and couldnt reproduce it, gave it back and said to monitor it. Drove down to tampa, the cars transmission went into neutral, an error popped up on the display and the cars brakes wouldnt respond. E-braked on the median, I had a child in the car, this car is dangerous. Vw towed the car to the local dealership, found the mechatronix unit was faulty, couldnt find any in florida, had to order from vw estimated 1 week delivery time. Mechatronix unit was fixed under warranty after a lengthy repair. Now the cars still acting up, stalls occasionally, has trouble starting, and jerks violently between 1st and 2nd gear and makes a loud popping sound. Vw took it for 2 days and still cannot reproduce these issues and gave it back after I told vwoa that it was an unsafe vehicle and I didnt want it. I am now driving an unsafe vehicle, and because the vehicle has safety concerns I am unable to trade the vehicle in or sell it privately due to having to notify the buyer of said safety issues. Im suck with this dangerous vehicle that stalls at lights and has trouble starting/getting into gear. Im scared for the safety of my passengers and other motorists around me. And im not getting anywhere with this company!
The 2010 gti with dsg driving in heavy stop and go traffic, after and hour and half . Stalled in the middle of traffic at 7:00 pm.
2010 vw gti with dsg has stalled out twice for me in traffic. The car will start to idle roughly then stall out. This usually occurs after being in stop and go traffic after and hour or so.
2010 vw gti with dsg has stalled out twice for me in traffic. The car will start to idle roughly then stall out. This usually occurs after being in stop and go traffic after and hour or so.
2010 vw gti with 6700 miles, fuel pump died while driving, car stalled out in the middle of the highway.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Adhesive to bond sensor to Radiator.
- Suggested fuel additive
- Oil Consumption Measurement and Electronic Oil Consumption Measurement
- Lubricating engine components before reassembly.
- Instruction, how to lubicate engine before initial start.
- Volkswagen Engine Oil Standards
- This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during...
- Engine misfire diagnostic aid.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2010 Volkswagen GTI stalling
Is engine stalls while driving a common problem on the 2010 Volkswagen GTI?
8 of 53 owner complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen GTI (15%) mention engine stalls while driving. The model year with the most reports is 2019.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2010 Volkswagen GTI?
There are 0 recalls and 166 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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