2010 Volkswagen Gti problems

“The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen GTI. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle started jerking and failed to properly accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was examined by an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the intake manifold was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 67,000.”

“MY VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY GO FROM BEING IN DRIVE TO ACTING LIKE ITS IN NEUTRAL. AND WILL NOT MOVE OR GO ANYWHERE. AND THIS ALL HAPPENENED WHEN I WAS IN DR9VE DRVING DOWN THE ROAD.”

“Steering lock mechanism has broke twice. Key cannot be removed from steering lock causing it to run and not able to turn off. Once car eventually can be turned off or dies you can no longer remove the key or start the car.”

“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…”

“I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MESA,AZ AT THE RATE OF SPEED 72 MPH AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF, I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED THROUGH TRAFFIC, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT FROM THE FAST LANE TO SHOULDER, MY HEART WAS RACING, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK TRY TO START IT DIDN'T START FOR A FEW MINUTES, DROVE HOME FEW MILES AWAY. WITH NO PROBLEMS. NEXT MORNING WOULDN'T START. WITH 59,500 MILES I WAS STOCKED. HAD THE CODES READ COILS, SPARK PLUGS, SO I CHANGED THEM. STILL DIDN'T START. 3 DAY LATER, (SHE'S GARAGE KEPT) AND STARTED UP. WELL IN THE LAST 6 MONTH'S IT HAS DONE THE SAME THING 9 TIMES ON THE FREEWAY, 4 TIMES IN THE CITY. TOOK IT TO VW DEALERSHIP THEY READ CODES P0087 WITCH IS LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE, FUEL FILTER. SO BUYING ALL NEW PARTS, I GOT FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE & FUEL FILTER AT VW DEALERSHIP, FUEL PUMP OVER THE INTERNET ALL NEW PARTS. THE VW PARTS MANAGER TOLD ME THAT VW HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH CONTROL MODULE ON OTHER MODELS, I THINK HE SAID THAT THEY WERE RECALLED ON JETTA'S, GOLF'S AND VW HAS UPDATED THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE ON MY 2010 VW GTI 2.0 TURBO 3OR4 TIMES. I ASKED HOW DO I KNOW IF I'M BUYING UPDATED VERSION OR NOT, HE POINTED…”

“The seatbelt is failing as it does not retract back into its holder and I am uncertain as to how safe and effective it is. Note that I have not done anything to cause this damage to it, it is through use and time. Volkswagen Group should approve fixes to it without additional cost to the customer.”