Car stalls at slow speeds and when fully stopped. The stall has happened 4 times: twice while moving at roughly 5mph towards a red light, and twice while stopped at red lights. In each case, the clutch pedal was fully on the floor and brake pedal was engaged. It is brand new car and the first stall happened at roughly 160 miles on the odometer. The last stall was at 191.
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Car stalled twice sitting in neutral at a stop sign.
New vehicle with less than 1000 miles, stalls at low speed without warning. Must restart car to get it moving again. Happens very often with clutch depressed/not depressed, whether in gear or in neutral. Happens in an intersection will eventually lead to accidents.
Car stalled when in neutral at a stoplight.
I purchased the car as new in tampa, fl on january 17, 2020. The trim level is autobahn, and its transmission is a six speed manual. On three occasions, when slowing to a stop, with both clutch pedal and brake pedal depressed, the engine has died. In two of these incidents the engine did not restart on first attempt, but only on the second try. The current odometer reading is just under 400 miles. The time between these incidents was 2 to 10 days apart. None of these incidents occurred on a thoroughfare. One was on my driveway, whereas the other two were in a store or restaurant parking area. Aside from these three episodes, the car drives perfectly. Two date from the last two weeks of january, 2020, whereas the third was on february 1, 2020.
The vehicle seems to periodically stall when I'm traveling at low speeds, such as in parking lots, or slowing down to take a right or left turn. It has recurred enough (~4 times in 220 miles) to know it is not driver error.
My brand new 2019 golf gti s 6mt has stalled about 4 times since the purchase of 12/30/19 the car currently has about 86 miles on it odometer. It does not matter whether the car is in gear or neutral, while the clutch is down, the car slowly turns off the engine by itself
My 2019 vw gti rabbit dsg is throwing cel light and intermittently stalling asking me to manually start the engine. Been into the dealer 4 times for p050a cel and stalling. Vw says this has been happening to the manuals, not the dsg. The cel light for p050a comes on randomly but the stalling happens most after the car comes to a stop. I thought it was the start stop system but the car asks for it to be restarted randomly.
Engine stalling when slowing or coming to a stop at city speeds with transmission in neutral. Engine shuts off smoothly (similar to ignition switch off) and restarts easily.
The engine cuts out/stalls when the car comes to a complete stop. No sounds, no signs, the engine just dies. Clutch pedal is fully depressed. It's sporadic and has happened 7 times since I purchased the car on 11/29. Most recently happened before making a left turn across traffic. I am unable to pinpoint any factors that lead to this happening(on a hill, flat, oil temp, stop and go traffic, in gear vs in neutral). I've been driving manual transmission since 1995. It is not driver error. Car was manufactured on 08/19
As I slow down getting ready to come to a compete stop. Going from 3rd to second gear the cars gear indicator still says that I am in 3rd when physical the gear module is in the second position the minute the vehicle comes a complete stop even in mutual. The car engine will just shut off. Issue consistent when car electric components thinks the car is in a particular gear than what's actually happening.
While driving at low speeds and coming to a stop, the engine may sputter as if it isn't getting the correct air/fuel mixture and shuts off. This is an s trim volkswagen gti with a manual transmission and driver assistance package. The incident(s) occurred while in neutral on the three occasions it has happened. The vehicle has 700 miles on the odometer. I believe this to be an engine/electrical system issue.
Re: the federal safety agency action number dp19003. I have a 2019 gti se 6mt. At low speeds, coming to a stop, with clutch engaged, the car will stall. No warning lights or noticeable sounds appear, but the engine just turns off. Sometimes you don't know it's off until you try to accelerate. A couple of times the engine would quietly shut off while the car was in motion with clutch engaged and gear in neutral. The frequency of this occurence is higher when im in stop and go traffic. I purchased my car brand new yesterday, 11/18/2019, with less than 30 miles. The stalling occurred the next day on 11/19/2019 in bumper to bumper traffic. To proivde context, I've been driving manual transmissions 13 years, with my previous car being a 6mt 2013 gti, and never encountered this type of issue before. To test whether it's human error, I conciously pressed down on the clutch as hard as I could and kept it engaged until full stop to ensure I wasn't releading too early, but the issue still persisted. I've stalled over 10 times in a day, which appears to occur at random, but moreso during low speed, stop and go driving. Because of the subtle engine shutoff, left turns from a standstill can be extremely dangerous due to stalling on oncoming traffic without knowing your engine is off, amongst the other dangerous implications of this issue. Please consider this a serious issue, which appears to be impacting many other 2019 gti 6mt owners.
My 2019 golf gti 6 speed manual frequently and seemingly randomly stalls when coming to a stop. Some days the car will not stall at all other times the car will stall everytime it comes to a complete stop. It happens after the car has fully warmed up and will happen at the most unexpected times. The car stalls very gently, no lurching or bucking.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 volkswagen gti. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while depressing the clutch pedal. Also, the gear shift displayed the wrong gear position intermittently. The contact stated that both of the failures occurred without warning. The contact took the vehicle to leith volkswagen of cary (2300 auto park blvd, cary, nc 27511, (919) 297-1640) to have the software updated, but the update failed to produce any results. The contact discovered that the defect was currently part of the federal safety agency action number: dp19003 (engine, power train). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 300.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 volkswagen gti. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning while in first gear. The failure recurred twice and there were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact called faulkner volkswagen mechanicsburg (6631 carlisle pike, mechanicsburg, pa 17050, (717) 590-5230) and scheduled an appointment. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided case number: 190854945. The failure mileage was approximately 15.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 volkswagen gti. While at a stop, the vehicle shut off without warning. The failure recurred several times. The dealer and the manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 17,030. *dt
Purchased from riverside vw metro auto group, a new 2019 vw golf gti (with 465 miles) equipped with a 6 speed manual transmission stalls excessively. The vehicle typically needs to warm up (oil temp above 210f) prior to seeing this excessive stalling issue. The stalling is apparent when the engine shuts off without warning as car slows to a stop or when preparing to make a turns at intersections. This transpires with the clutch depressed fully and also when the vehicle is in neutral and clutch out. This has happened over 18 times I purchased the vehicle 4 days ago. I have brought the vehicle to the dealer to address and they have stated they are unable to reproduce the event and are unaware of any problems with this model. Current mileage is approximately 615 miles.
Engine stalls at stops.
Vehicle intermittently will stall out when coming to a complete stop, and must be manually restarted for each failure and the car successfully restarts every time with no issues. Each stall happened while vehicle was coming to a stop between 0 and 10 miles per hour with no warning, with the clutch fully depressed and the vehicle in neutral. The vehicle does not have an auto start/stop feature. The failure seems to be either electrical or mechanical in nature, and only occurs when the vehicle is completely up to operating temperature. This stalling issue has occurred a total of 15 times in the week that I have owned it, starting with the first day of purchase, but does not happen every time I drive the car. There is currently no check engine light, and no codes stored for this failure. The engine does sometimes run very rough right before it stalls, but this has only happened 3 times out of the total 15 failures that have occurred. The only secondary issue that may be related to this failure is an incorrect gear indication being shown on the dash, which I have only noticed a couple of times. Currently waiting for service at the dealership to look at the vehicle, however, they have informed me that they are not aware of any permanent solutions to this issue and they are aware that this is a common issue with this year make and model of vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 volkswagen gti. While the contact's vehicle was idling at a traffic light and waiting to make a left turn, the vehicle seized and turned off. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle, but the failure recurred shortly afterwards. The vehicle was taken to charles maund volkswagen (located at 6900 burnet rd, austin, tx 78757, (512) 458-1111), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 105.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 volkswagen gti. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled when the clutch was fully depressed and the gear was in neutral. The contact stated that the failure occurred when the engine was warmed up. The vehicle was taken to demontrond volkswagen (14101 north freeway, houston tx, 77090, (281) 872-3855) to be diagnosed, but a failure could not be found. The dealer reset the computer, but the failure was not corrected. The vehicle continued to stall when the engine was warmed up. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 12,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 volkswagen gti. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning while in neutral. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to archer volkswagen (888‑240‑2471, located at 10400 sw fwy, houston, tx 77074) and an appointment was scheduled for the following week. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the contact was provided case number: 190735652. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 500.
This car stalls in neutral and with the clutch engaged. This happens when coming to a complete stop. Car sputters and stalls and needs to be restarted. Issue is somewhat sporadic.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 volkswagen gti. While driving at low speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to west houston volkswagen (17113 katy fwy, houston, tx 77094, (281) 675-8600) who stated that the vehicle was working as designed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 190730197. The failure mileage was 500.
Had been driving for about 10 to 15 minutes highway driving leading to stop and go traffic. Once out of stop and go traffic, depressed clutch fully and came to a stop at a stop sign. Engine died / shut off. No dash lights were illuminated. Oil temperature was ~200 f. Engine restarted successfully and driving commenced. At next stop light, depressed clutch, came to a stop, and engine died / shut off. No dash lights illuminated. Engine restarted successfully and was able to continue driving. This repeated 3x in the span of 10 minutes. Every time car came to a complete stop with clutch depressed, engine died / stalled without dashboard lights. This failure has repeated approximately 15 times over the course of 1 week. The dealer was unable to fix the issue after 2 visits.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 volkswagen gti. When the clutch was depressed after coming to a stop, the engine stalled without warning. The contact also stated that the instrument panel failed to display the correct gear that was in use. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 3,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 volkswagen gti. While driving various low speeds, the vehicle suddenly stalled when coming to a stop. The failure occurred on three separate occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 700. *dt update: dealer was notified on 13-sep-2019 immediately after this complaint was originally filed. Failure has now occurred on 3 occasions. Vehicle was brought to dealer on 10-)ct-2019 for diagnosis but was unable to fix as it stalled for a third time that day when returning home. Dealer was again notified of the third stall and is awaiting permanent fix information when available from vwofa. Approx. Mileage at time of failures: 700 miles on 17-jul-2019, 900 miles on 01-sep-2019, and 1750 miles on 10-oct-2019.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 volkswagen gti. On several occasions, while slowing down to a stop, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to luther brookdale volkswagen (6801 brooklyn blvd, brooklyn center, mn 55429, (612) 424-7832) to be diagnosed, but the failure could not be duplicated. Volkswagen group of america informed the dealer to cease all repairs on the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 190710424. The approximate failure mileage was 50.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 volkswagen gti. When approaching a traffic light, the vehicle turned off without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and continue driving. The contact called bayside volkswagen (located at 208-12 northern blvd, bayside, ny 11361, (347) 851-8550) and informed them of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 730.
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