https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Volkswagen GTI. en-us Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:56:45 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2174587 Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Had an immediate loss of propulsion event without warning (2-Feb-2026) after recall work completed on 16-Dec-20256 (24V110000). I lost propulsion on public roads and was lucky that this happened just after I exited the highway otherwise I would have ended up in a life threatening situation https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2171753 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT While simply driving 75mph (speed limit during time of incident) on the highway, i heard a loud explosion sound and the sunroof had completely shattered and was blown upwards. Glass began and continued to fly off, creating a large hole, while trying to get to a stopping point. The was only very little shards of debris that had gotten inside the vehicle while driving, but had potential to put me https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2171754 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT While simply driving 75mph (speed limit during time of incident) on the highway, i heard a loud explosion sound and the sunroof had completely shattered and was blown upwards. Glass began and continued to fly off, creating a large hole, while trying to get to a stopping point. The was only very little shards of debris that had gotten inside the vehicle while driving, but had potential to put me https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2171421 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT I believe the malfunction exists within the car's electronic system. The vehicle could potentially be up for inspection. When the issue I am describing occurs, it prevents the user from being able to use the backup camera, change the climate controls, and utilize the rear traffic alert and the park distance control. I have taken my vehicle to the dealership multiple times since purchase for the https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2171422 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT I believe the malfunction exists within the car's electronic system. The vehicle could potentially be up for inspection. When the issue I am describing occurs, it prevents the user from being able to use the backup camera, change the climate controls, and utilize the rear traffic alert and the park distance control. I have taken my vehicle to the dealership multiple times since purchase for the https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2171423 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT I believe the malfunction exists within the car's electronic system. The vehicle could potentially be up for inspection. When the issue I am describing occurs, it prevents the user from being able to use the backup camera, change the climate controls, and utilize the rear traffic alert and the park distance control. I have taken my vehicle to the dealership multiple times since purchase for the https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2166787 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT I am reporting a safety concern related to Safety Recall 20UF on my 2016 Volkswagen Golf GTI SE and the handling of this recall by an authorized Volkswagen dealership (Pohanka Volkswagen, Capitol Heights, MD). Prior to the recall service, the vehicle exhibited loss of power, intermittent shuddering, and severe difficulty refueling (fuel pump nozzle repeatedly shut off even with a low fuel level). https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2166788 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT I am reporting a safety concern related to Safety Recall 20UF on my 2016 Volkswagen Golf GTI SE and the handling of this recall by an authorized Volkswagen dealership (Pohanka Volkswagen, Capitol Heights, MD). Prior to the recall service, the vehicle exhibited loss of power, intermittent shuddering, and severe difficulty refueling (fuel pump nozzle repeatedly shut off even with a low fuel level). https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2165458 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The vehicle was involved in a low-speed frontal collision (under approximately 20 mph) resulting in relatively minor front-end damage. Despite the limited severity of the impact, the driver frontal airbag and both the front and rear driver-side curtain airbags deployed. The vehicle has no prior accident history, had no SRS or airbag warning lights prior to the incident, and has approximately 86,0 https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2152591 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Travel Assist is disabled which includes Adaptive Cruise Control and Lane Keep Assist. The warning lights flash on and off, sometimes multiple times a second, sounding a loud beeping each time. It is triggered at engine start and persists through all speeds. I have experienced it 0-70 mph. The flashing lights and associated rapid beeping indicating the failure is extremely distracting while drivin https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2152592 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Travel Assist is disabled which includes Adaptive Cruise Control and Lane Keep Assist. The warning lights flash on and off, sometimes multiple times a second, sounding a loud beeping each time. It is triggered at engine start and persists through all speeds. I have experienced it 0-70 mph. The flashing lights and associated rapid beeping indicating the failure is extremely distracting while drivin https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2146262 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Today is 11/05/2025 incident happened yesterday evening 11/04/2025 The driver airbag in the steering wheel auto deployed when I started the car I went to step out from my car while it was warming up and barley turning the steering wheel the airbag exploded with my arm still on the wheel hitting and fracturing my ulna bone n causing a burn that was so instant n hot it burnt through my skin causing https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2146106 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Recall service was performed on the fuel system. The vehicle was operating normally before the recall. Shortly after the recall service, the fuel gauge failed and became stuck at mid-level. Dealer refuses to cover the repair and claims it is unrelated, but the timing and failure of another fuel system component suggests otherwise. This presents a safety issue because the driver cannot determine fu https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2144054 Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Automatic Hill assist uses excessive brake force and for too long of a duration. This causes the vehicle to stall. Road inclination activation point of Hill assist is too sensitive. Brakes hold when it shouldn't. This is a factory default setting. Vehicle has stalled several times in traffic. This could potentially be a hazard of it happens in an emergency your situation when you need to move qu https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2142446 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT At random times, sometimes at first start, sometimes after its parked and started again, vehicle alerts to below errors: Travel Assist is currently not available Park Distance Control Rear Traffic Alert is currently not available VW has replaced one steering wheel and did some software adjustments but errors are back. Its more noticeable in colder weather https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2142447 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT At random times, sometimes at first start, sometimes after its parked and started again, vehicle alerts to below errors: Travel Assist is currently not available Park Distance Control Rear Traffic Alert is currently not available VW has replaced one steering wheel and did some software adjustments but errors are back. Its more noticeable in colder weather https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2142448 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT At random times, sometimes at first start, sometimes after its parked and started again, vehicle alerts to below errors: Travel Assist is currently not available Park Distance Control Rear Traffic Alert is currently not available VW has replaced one steering wheel and did some software adjustments but errors are back. Its more noticeable in colder weather https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2141859 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Description of the Problem: The fuel pump failed and began spraying gasoline during operation. The malfunction was documented on video by an authorized Volkswagen mechanic and confirmed by a Volkswagen dealership in Honolulu, Hawaii. The component is available for inspection if required. Safety Risk: The failure caused pressurized gasoline to spray within the engine compartment, presenting a seri https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2141022 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT On Wednesday October 15th, 2025 something occurred either via an update or on the back-end of VW's connected services platforms that started causing infotainment system crashes on various VW-brand vehicles across the United States. At this time, 3 days later, the infotainment system will boot up, freeze, reboot again, freeze again, do this 2-3 more times before fully crashing and not turning back https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2141023 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT On Wednesday October 15th, 2025 something occurred either via an update or on the back-end of VW's connected services platforms that started causing infotainment system crashes on various VW-brand vehicles across the United States. At this time, 3 days later, the infotainment system will boot up, freeze, reboot again, freeze again, do this 2-3 more times before fully crashing and not turning back https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2141024 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT On Wednesday October 15th, 2025 something occurred either via an update or on the back-end of VW's connected services platforms that started causing infotainment system crashes on various VW-brand vehicles across the United States. At this time, 3 days later, the infotainment system will boot up, freeze, reboot again, freeze again, do this 2-3 more times before fully crashing and not turning back https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2139430 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT On October 13, 2025, while driving my 2017 Volkswagen GTI, I noticed a strong odor of gasoline inside and around the vehicle. After parking and inspecting the car, I observed a large pool of gasoline forming in front of the rear passenger-side wheel well. This poses a serious safety risk due to the potential for fire or explosion from fuel leakage. This is the second time my vehicle has experie https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2135800 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT At around 38,000 miles (4 years into my lease), the airbag warning light came on in my 2021 Volkswagen GTI. Pasadena Volkswagen inspected the vehicle and confirmed the airbag control module had failed due to water intrusion from a clogged A/C drain tube, with a repair estimate of $1,974. Because the module is damaged, the airbag system is disabled and will not deploy in a crash, which puts my safe https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2135801 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT At around 38,000 miles (4 years into my lease), the airbag warning light came on in my 2021 Volkswagen GTI. Pasadena Volkswagen inspected the vehicle and confirmed the airbag control module had failed due to water intrusion from a clogged A/C drain tube, with a repair estimate of $1,974. Because the module is damaged, the airbag system is disabled and will not deploy in a crash, which puts my safe https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2135542 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT 1) Yes, the Travel Assist warning light comes on and says, "Trave Assist is currently not available." It then clears the warning and flashing again repetitively and loudly while driving blocking the instrument cluster and distracting the driver. This warning indicator is not accurate as the travel assist functions of the car remain working while this light and ding continue to repeat. 2) The warn https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2135543 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT 1) Yes, the Travel Assist warning light comes on and says, "Trave Assist is currently not available." It then clears the warning and flashing again repetitively and loudly while driving blocking the instrument cluster and distracting the driver. This warning indicator is not accurate as the travel assist functions of the car remain working while this light and ding continue to repeat. 2) The warn https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2135544 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT 1) Yes, the Travel Assist warning light comes on and says, "Trave Assist is currently not available." It then clears the warning and flashing again repetitively and loudly while driving blocking the instrument cluster and distracting the driver. This warning indicator is not accurate as the travel assist functions of the car remain working while this light and ding continue to repeat. 2) The warn https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2128982 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Rear back-up camera fails repeatedly. The image portrayed on the dash is garbled and I am unable to determine vehicles, obstacles or persons behind me when backing. Problem is very reproducible although the dealer has not diagnosed the problem. The car is out of warranty. The only message displayed on the screen is something like "Park Pilot error". https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2123432 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT My vehicle's rear camera turns black and/or gets slow while parking. This problem was fixed a few months ago but the problem started happening again. https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-gti#complaint-2119739 Tue, 12 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT I had fuel leaking from my carbon canister. I was driving the previous day and noticed a gasoline smell. I thought it was something I ran over. The next day, while performing errands, I noticed the smell even more. Then I exited the vehicle to see the fuel pouring out of the car. The dealership has it now.