2019 Volkswagen GTI: jerking or lurching

5 of the 179 complaints about the 2019 Volkswagen GTI describe jerking or lurching.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 3%
typical mileage: 300
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 19 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Jerking or lurching by model year

2022
1
2019
5
2018
1
2017
1
2012
1
2011
2
2010
4
2009
7
2008
24
2007
11
2006
2
2001
1
2000
1

What owners say

Filed Nov 18, 2019 · Engine, Transmission · 300 miles · OH

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.

Filed Jun 14, 2019 · Transmission · 200 miles · NJ

My 2019 s model produced in 9/2018 with manual transmission is stalling at low speeds with clutch fully engaged. It happens in first or second gear usually when either trying to come to a stop or in stop and go traffic coasting at very low speeds with clutch in. The car does not lurch. It simply just shuts off quietly. It has happened so far on an off ramp, in traffic, and pulling into my driveway. I just bought the car 3 days ago on tuesday, june 11th with only a few hundred miles on it. It started happening the day after I bought it. It only happened once on that day, but happened several more times yesterday. At first I thought it was user error until I googled it and saw at least 80 people with the same problem. I have never had a manual car stall in lower gears with the clutch fully engaged. It is not normal or safe in my opinion. I plan on taking it back to the dealer as soon as I can so they can investigate further.

Filed Jun 5, 2019 · Engine · 300 miles · PA

After the engine has warmed up, car will occasionally stall even with clutch fully depressed and coming to a stop. The stall is gentle, like the engine is just switched off. The car does not lurch.

Filed Jun 1, 2019 · Engine, Fuel system · 400 miles · NV

Vehicle was purchased on 5/27/19. Vehicle has just over 1000 miles. Issue first started day after the purchase. The vehicle's engine will intermittently stall after coming to a stop. The nature of the stall is subtle, not jerky. Almost like a auto start/stop feature on a vehicle with an auto transmission (my gti has a 6-speed manual). This has happened 10 times now. Ive had it happen with the clutch pedal pressed (clutch disengaged) and the vehicle gear shifter in neutral and also in gear. Ive also had it happen with the clutch pedal not pressed (clutch engaged) and the gear shifter in neutral. Car restarts fine, but this is definitely a safety issue that can lead to accidents.

Filed Apr 10, 2019 · Engine, Transmission · 350 miles · DC

2019 gti se 6mt. Car soft stalls - RPM drops to zero (without jerking motion) at random intervals when coming to a complete stop with clutch pedal fully depressed. Pressing the start/stop button starts the engine again and the car operates as normal. Car is at operating temperature, ambient outside temperature was approximately 70 degrees. Behavior is not readily reproducible. Car has approximately 350 miles on the odometer with a build date of 1/19.