Rough idle on start. RPM is not maintaining to keep the engine running. After a few try, it starts ok and drive off the parking lot, but the engine dies after about 10 seconds over 30mph. It feels like gasoline is not igniting corretly. Scanned Error Code P0171: System Too Lean Bank 1 P0190: Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor A Circuit Dealership can't replicate the issue and find the issue. Could be related to Fuel System Recall.
2019 Volkswagen GTI engine problems
139 complaints (78% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 400.
- owner complaints
- 139
- of this car's complaints
- 78%
- typical mileage
- 400
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
Owners did not name a specific part.
At what mileage
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Specific symptoms reported on the 2019 Volkswagen GTI engine
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Vehicle Stalling - Manual Transmission
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has completed its review of a defect petition received on 14 August 2019 requesting an investigation of an alleged defect of the manual transmissions in Model Year (MY) 2019 Volkswagen (VW) GTI, Golf GTI and Jetta GLI vehicles. The stalling incidents cited occurred without warning as the vehicle slows to a stop or prepares to make a turn across traffic with the clutch pressed in and the vehicle in neutral.The hazard posed by a vehicle stalling event is manifested in the inability of the vehicle to move with the flow of surrounding traffic. Two factors have a major impact on the potential hazard to the vehicle, its occupants and surrounding vehicles: the surrounding traffic speed and the subject vehicle's restart ability. In the case of the vehicles that are the subject of this petition, restart is immediate and the stalls occur when the vehicle is slowing to stop for a traffic signal, making a turn, or is completely stopped. These circumstances substantially reduce the risk of harm to the vehicle, its occupants and surrounding vehicles.As of March 2, 2020, out of the population of 11,333 subject vehicles, the federal safety agency has identified 214 consumer complaints in its database, with unique Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN), citing engine stalling as vehicles are being brought to a stop and/or preparing to make a cross traffic turn. When combined with the warranty, field report and customer complaint data received from VW in response to the Information Request letter sent, the federal safety agency identified 413 unique VINs alleging low speed engine stalling.Volkswagen determined that the low speed / idle engine stall was the result of unwanted gases remaining in the cylinder caused by the intake valve camshaft not being in the correct position at idle. The intake camshaft is in an advanced position. This advanced position results in too much overlap with the position of the exhaust valve camshaft, allowing both the intake and exhaust valves to be open at the same time. The erroneous advanced position of the intake camshaft is a result of low oil pressure at idle and high oil temperatures, greater than or equal to 110?C/230?F combined with engine control algorithms in the Engine Control Module (ECM) that position the intake camshaft. Based on examination of returned engines, only engines manufactured at the Silao Mexico plant were affected due to a tolerance stack-up issue with the oil system of the engines.In December of 2019, VW initiated a Service Action (24FD) to remedy the stalling issue in the affected vehicles. The warranty for the affected vehicles was extended to December 31, 2025. The software in the Engine Control Module (ECM) will be updated with a new calibration value for the adaptation nodes of the regulation valve. This is a directed action with letters being sent to vehicle owners asking them to bring their vehicles to their dealership to have the software update installed in their vehicle. The letters were sent in December 2019.After thoroughly assessing the material submitted by the petitioner, information already in the federal safety agency's possession, information submitted by Volkswagen in response to an information request and the potential risks to safety implicated by the petitioner's allegation, the federal safety agency does not believe that the stalling condition as alleged by the petitioner indicates the likelihood of a safety related defect that would warrant a formal investigation, therefore the petition is denied. Further specifics can be found in the Federal Register Notice.ODI complaint ID Numbers are listed on the attached sheet.
DP19003
What 2019 Volkswagen GTI owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
As I slowed down coming to a stop sign, I put the car in neutral. When I came to a complete stop, the engine shut off as if it was an auto off/auto on feature. The engine did not turn back on automatically. This happened immediately after at the next stop light. A few days later, the same thing happened.
16000 miles. Check engine light on and off. Purge vale replaced, two weeks later leak detection pump failed and needs replacement. Volkswagen claims leak detection pump is on national back-order with unknown time of arrival.
Vehicle stalls when coming to a stop with foot depressed on clutch.
I have a 2019 volkswagen gti 6 speed manual transmission. While I was out running errands to the local food store and hardware store, I came to a complete and full stop at a stop sign. At this time the car was in neutral with the clutch pedal disengaged and the brake pedal depressed. I noticed the car had a soft stall. This happened a total of about 6 times. It is almost as if the car has the auto stop feature that turns the engine off at a full and complete stop but my car is not equipped with that option. I feel as if the engine is the problem because it is cutting off. I also feel it could be the transmission thinking that the car is in a different gear and not enough rpms to sustain that gear. I also feel it could be a vacuum leak which is not sending the right signals to the engine computer or something else. At the time of this happening it was sunny and in mid fifties in temperature.
My 2019 vw gti-s is equipped with a dsg transmission. I was driving it in manual sport mode on the freeway on sunday 1 march 2020. After getting off of the freeway and onto the city surface streets, the car stalled when I came to a stop. I thought it was because I had not turned off the engine start/stop defeat feature off but that was not the case. Another 6-7 stalls occurred as I drove the car the few miles back home after dropping off a friend. There were 4-5 previous individual incidents prior to sunday. On monday 2 march while I drove the car home on the freeway in stop and go commute traffic there were no problems; however after exiting the freeway the car stalled again 3 separate times after I came to a full stop at the signals and stop signs leading to my home. As far as I am concerned, this is a dangerous situation and I am worried since the principal driver of this car will eventually be my wife. She is often driving on the streets of the san francisco bay area. It is easy to get read ended as the driver in back of you expects you to accelerate quickly away from the green signal light or stop sign after you have stopped. It takes time to shift the gear lever back into neutral or park to start the car again. Since I am putting in the "break-in" miles on the car I have experienced this exact situation and have gotten honked for not moving away swiftly from the intersection as one normally would on the city streets. The gti currently has 671 miles on the odometer. I am taking the car in to the dealership today and hoping that they will buy it back so I can get my wife into a safer model.
The car is randomly stalling out on me. After reading several articles on the internet I now see this is a known issue. It is currently at my local volkswagen service center. It happened after my first 10k mike service and has stalled 4 or 5 times in the past two days once on a highway. This is extremely concerning.
Car is vw golf gti with six-speed manual transmission. Car has 400 miles from new. While coming to a stoplight at slow speed, with clutch pedal fully depressed and transmission in neutral, engine turned off. The action was so quiet that it was not noticeable. When the light turned green, I engaged first gear and released the clutch pedal, but did not move forward. Only then did I realize that the engine was not running. After depressing the clutch pedal and pressing the start button, the engine re-started immediately and I was able to move off as normal.
Manual transmission car stalls at low speeds and at idle. Happens with the clutch fully to the floor, in neutral, and also while in gear. Car has stalled 3 times in sequence sitting at a red light. Also has stalled after getting off highway 6 times now, each time while slowing for a red light or stopped. Total of 9 or so stalls now. Car is brand new, purchased with 33 miles on it. Now up to about 300 miles total.
2019 white gti se with manual transmission purchased on 11/27/19 in daly city, ca. Current mileage ~ 2,300. Car engine shuts down intermittently/ randomly at low speeds when coming to a stop, either at neutral or in 1st gear or reverse with clutch fully engaged. The first time this happened was over two weeks ago after I switched driving modes from sport to eco mode. The engine would continuously shut down almost every time I came to a stop, to the point of the engine shutting off continuously and unable to remain on as I was parking my car on a hill. I took my car out for a drive a few hours later and it drove normally, until it shut down while I was sitting at a stop light with the car in neutral, and my foot on the brake. This problem occurs when my car is warmed up and at normal temperatures, usually after driven for at least 15 minutes. Every time it's happened, it was on city streets and intersections. I brought my car to the dealership the following morning and they reset the ecu, and were unable to recreate the problem. Haven't had the problem reappear until a few days ago, and was even able to record a video of it occurring. My car is at the dealer for the second time now for the same problem.
Questions about the 2019 Volkswagen GTI engine
Does the 2019 Volkswagen GTI have engine problems?
Owners have filed 139 complaints about the engine of the 2019 Volkswagen GTI, 78% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 2019 Volkswagen GTI engine problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 400 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2019 Volkswagen GTI engine?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Volkswagen GTI have bad engine?
The Volkswagen GTI model years with the most engine complaints are 2019 (139 complaints), 2015 (40 complaints) and 2010 (23 complaints).
Other 2019 Volkswagen GTI problems
Transmission 62Fuel system 23Electrical 16Driver assistance 4Acceleration 2Body 2Steering 2
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