Volkswagen GTI slipping problems

Filed Jul 29, 2024 · Fuel system · 49,000 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen GTI. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed, and the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The contact stated that the transmission was slipping. In addition, the contact stated while refueling, the fuel leaked out onto the ground. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 24V110000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 49,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Filed Apr 17, 2013 · Transmission · 58,000 miles · GA

I own a 2007 vw gti with mechatronic dsg. I was in an intersection when the transmission slipped acting like it was in neutral but the pnrds was flashing. The car had no acceleration or RPM's. Traffic was dogging me and 15 cars almost hit me due to this faulty transmission incident. I called vw of america and they informed me my car is out of warranty. Also they informed me that my year make and model has no recall or problems with the dsg transmission. Vw of america said since my car is not a certified vw from their dealers it isn't covered for a recall or factory warranty. I feel completely unsafe and un satisfied how the regional manger of safety from vw of america handled this situation. She was not friendly or understanding at all.

Filed Sep 14, 2011 · Transmission · 450 miles · NJ

From second day of ownership vehicle has had transmission (dsg automatic) problems. At well over 40 occurrences (in 30,000 miles) the transmission will slip into neutral when slowing to a rate of 10mph or less and then trying to accelerate, causing an extremely unsafe condition. One instance a collision was avoided by another motorist swerving onto the sidewalk to miss my vehicle and almost struck a pedestrian when my transmission went into neutral and I coasted into the intersection. Another symptom of the transmission is that the car will go into neutral at highway speed. At 65-70mph it will without warning or notice go into neutral and sometimes will not go back into gear until the vehicle has come to a complete stop. I have had the car into the dealer many times and it is the same story again and again, unless I can replicate the problem with a mechanic in the car they cant fix anything. I brought the issue to the dealers attention after the first incident the second day of ownership and they looked at it and said it is fine, and that I'm just not use to the car yet. After two accidents avoided I no longer feel safe driving the car and do not want it. Please do something about this issue before someone is seriously hurt!

Filed Dec 17, 2010 · Transmission · 35,588 miles · FL

Came to complete stop. Pressed on gas pedal to move forward into intersection. After automatic transmission shifted into 2nd, the car loss all engagement and felt as if it was in neutral. I stepped on the gas pedal further and after 5 seconds, the engine RPM"s increased and the transmission lunged forward. I am unsure if it was the dsg transmission slipping into neutral, or a throttle issue. Dealer replaced mechatronic unit which did not alleviate this frequent problem.

Filed Sep 2, 2010 · Transmission · 300 miles · CA

I have a 2010 volkswagen gti that has a dsg transmission that slips,clunks,and has a power loss. There has been 53000 of these transmissions recalled. I have taken the car to the dealership over three times. They offer no solution. I fear that it will break down and possibly cause an accident. I writing you for help.

Filed Jan 14, 2010 · Transmission · 13,055 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen gti which was purchased in 2009. She stated that while the vehicle was in drive the gear would slip into neutral and would not respond to the accelerator as it should. She had repairs performed on the vehicle twice under the federal safety agency campaign id number, 09v333000, power train:automatic transmission to no avail. The failure occurred more than three times. No repairs were made to actually correct the failure to date. The current and failure mileages were under 13,055.

Filed Sep 21, 2009 · Transmission · 40,000 miles · 00

2007 vw gti with dsg transmission occasionally slams into a gear occasional feeling of slipping clutch noise from trans after startup, diagnosed as "noisy", but not faulty solenoid.

Filed Aug 21, 2009 · Transmission · 12,000 miles · UT

My 2006 vw gti with a dsg transmission worked flawlessly for approximately 10k miles. Starting at about 12k miles and up until now at 16k miles I am experiencing issues with the automatic transmission. This includes delays at shift points, causing erratic shifting, jerking, long stall pauses, clutch slipping, surging in forward and reverse, etc. Typically when pulling out into traffic from a parking lot for example there is a long 2 sec pause between 1 and 2. This is disturbing considering approaching traffic and waiting for 2nd gear to engage with power. Another example is noticeable jerking when shifting at low speeds typically from 1-2 almost feeling like a bump from another car. In addition I have experienced no gear engagement when shifting into reverse. Even though it says reverse it acts like neutral. I have queried the dealer in regard to issues and even taken it in. Because there were no fault codes their response was it is operating as normal.

Filed Jul 17, 2009 · Transmission · 5,000 miles · VA

I bought my 2009 vw gti in january of this year (6 months ago). It now has 5100 miles. At about 2500 miles, the dsg automatic transmission started slipping out of gear at seemingly random times. It only happened a couple of times before my 3000 mile checkup. At that time, vw could not replicate the problem and told me that the car was "operating within specifications." in the last couple of weeks the problem has become a lot more frequent -- happening several times per day at seemingly random times (in parking lots and on the jersey turnpike). When it happens, it acts like I am holding in the clutch on an automatic (no gears at all) and the prindl light on the dashboard flashes. Once, the shift lever also froze and I could not shift out of drive. The only way to get back into gear is to restart the car - and vw tells me that this also resets the fault indicator so that they can diagnose the problem. This problem causes a safety hazard -- losing all power to the engine when I am trying to merge into traffic or in a crowded place where I cannot coast to a safe place to stop and restart the car is extremely dangerous. The general shifting of the car in low gears is also somewhat jerky, but this problem pales in comparison to the complete loss of power at random times.

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