2007 Volkswagen GTI owner complaints

My 2007 Volkswagen gti has a dsg transmission. It has been experiencing "lurching" or "jumping" while the car is stopped at traffic lights or idling and this kicks up the RPM's and makes you feel like the car is either going to move on it's own or it makes it feel as if you've been hit from the rear? I will take this complaint to Volkswagen as well, so we shall see what they say and more importantly, do. *tr

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

This is a continuation from chris dunn 2007 vw gti after the most "fix" for the transmission problems - one week ago - the car has developed another serious safety problem. When starting the car and pressing on the gas, you hear a loud thunk and feel hard hit and the car jerks (lunges?) forward about 5 feet. Since this fix, one week ago, the car not only does the lunging forward but now is also nearly stalling. After being at a stop and you depress the gas the car shakes and has the feeling it will stall unless you give it more gas. It then begins to accelerate slowly at about 1/3 regular power. This recently happened as I was crossing at a four-way stop and because of the hesitation I nearly got hit again. They also replaced the instrument panel for electrical issues caused EV

2007 vw gti with dsg transmission is very hard to shift into 1st and 2nd plus other gears. Car went into neutral gear while driving to work on busy road (dangerous!!!) and "p r n d s" display started flashing. First transmission failure I had was similar expect I didn't get the flashing icons. Took car in and they replaced the mechatron unit (25,000 miles). Now its in the shop again for the same unit and symptoms above. (58,000 miles). *tr

While driving my way to work I parked the car and came out to go grab something to eat. The car would not move till I noticed my gears were flashing on and off (p,r,n,d,s). I couldnt get into any gears at all and so I called a tow truck. They came out and I gave them the key to try and move the car. They were able to get into gears but I told them I didnt feel safe driving it so I had them tow it home. The next day the same thing happened indefinitely. I did not want to pay the dealer 5600 bucks to fix it as other people are having the same issue. Im waiting on vw to either do a recall or some kind of research to fix this problem. I also called vw and they said they replaced the mechatronic unit for my car already. But how would it fail again already? There was no explination therefore I a

2007 vw gti. Direct shift gear (dsg) failure at 43,000 miles. Transmission failure occurred while shifting into reverse. Transmission locks in either "drive" or "neutral". "park" and "reverse" are locked out of use. Car must be left in "neutral" to park and driver must utilize emergency brake since "park" is inoperative creating dangerous condition to park vehicle. Key can only be removed by disconnecting the battery due to transmission interlock. Vw excluded my VIN range for repair / extended warranty coverage under other recalls or NHTSA actions regarding the dsg transmission. Vw dealer estimates repair to cost $5,600. Volkswagen of america customer service does not believe this is a safety issue and will not extend warranty to cover repair cost.

While taking an on-ramp onto the highway my car got stuck in 2nd gear and would not upshift. I tried switching to manual mode but that did not work either. The prnds was flashing and I had to pull over and shut the vehicle off. It worked normal after that for a few miles. I filled up at a gas station and when leaving the car went into neutral and the prnds was flashing again. *tr

Experienced my gti shifting into neutral going down the highway, no warning lights on the dash. Pressing the peddle revved the engine up. Pulled over and let the car sit for a half hour and then proceeded as normal. Has happened on every long trip over 2 hours. *tr

My car, an automatic dsg transmission from vw, got stuck in 6th gear on northbound 1-15, almost causing several accidents. The check engine light appeared and a code was "thrown," but the event was dismissed as a potential issue with the mass airflow sensor. Since then, I have experienced extremely hard shifts and unreliable acceleration with my vehicle. Especially on hills. The mechatronics unit has been replaced and the car was returned to me as "good to go." I drove the car one mile, the issue persisted, and I returned it to the dealer. There is clearly a problem with the mechatronics unit and the clutches, but the dealer will not replace them correctly (under warranty). Each time I am told my car is "fixed," I pick it up, drive it and it still has the shifting issues. *tr

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. *tr

There were no specific events leading to the failure, only time. The high mounted 3rd brakelight on my 2007 vw gti is failing. It's full of condensation, and that's causing the bulbs inside it to fail. When I went to replace them, the owners manual informed me that only the dealer could do so. Upon taking it to the dealer, they informed me that they would have the car several days as they had to dismount several body panels, cut them open, then replace the bulbs and glue everything back together. I was also warned to essentially expect body damage, and that the bill for all this would be substantial. All this to replace a bulb? That's insane, and I felt like that was a poor enough result that most people would deal with the safety issues instead of replacing it. *tr

I want to complaint about the 3rd high mount brake light on my 07 Volkswagen gti that I have one of the light out among the light and I try to replace the light in a Volkswagen dealership and they said that they would not replace it because I only have one light out unless I need four light out which I think it is impossible to make all lights are out within the warranty period. I think think have responsibility to fix it because even though one light is out it already not out of the factory condition. I have no idea that they need to wait 4 lights are out to fixed it. Also I want to complain that the third brake light is impossible to replace it by yourself because it is mount inside the spoiler, therefore I think the dealership have responsibility to replace even though it charges. *tr

On washing the car (2007 vw gti 2.0 2h) the third brake light cracked and fell from its housing in several pieces. The main body of the part remains attached by the electric cable. The factory resolution is to send the car to a body shop to remove the factory spoiler and replace the light assembly. The factory manual warns that this is a multi-day job and may result in a broken spoiler and possible body damage. This appears to be a violation of FMVSS 108 which requires that replacing the bulbs be simple and require only common tools. The added costs are beyond reasonable expectations and were not set forth as part of the purchasing decision. *tr

The 3rd brake like on my 2007 Volkswagen gti formed condensation and had to be replaced at the dealer by cutting off the spoiler since it was not removable from the outside surface. The process outlined by vw warns of possible body damage during this process, which I also found after the repair. This part is not user serviceable, and is very costly if it has to be done outside of warranty. *tr

Rear high mounted stop lamp assembly failed( LED's burned out) due to moisture getting in. When asked about replacing the lamp, vw's response is that the old spoiler containing the stop lamp has to be cut off of the hatch. This is a violation of FMVSS 108 which requires that replacing the bulbs be simple and require only common tools. The car is less than a year old and they want me to pay 700 dollars to replace a brake lamp. *tr

The speedometer on my 2007 Volkswagen gti is off by about 10 percent or to put things in perspective, when my speedometer is reading 90 MPH, actual speed is 81-82 MPH according to my german nav system. The car is as it left the factory with factory tires and wheels. I believe my odometer might be off a similar amount as well. I contacted Volkswagen on the matter and they told me that it was normal for the speedometer to be off by that much. I cannot believe this as my 1995 Ford f-150 work truck reads exactly as it should !!! (again measured by my portable nav system. I could not understand why I was always getting passed on the freeway and sometimes getting rude verbal and hand gestures even though I was traveling above the posted speed limit. This has occurred ever since I have owned the

The speedometer on my car is inaccurate and displays a speed that is 10% faster than I am actually traveling. My local dealer applied a programming fix (tsb), but that did not correct the problem. *tr

Passenger side headlight (please see attached photo "headlight.jpg"): this actually happened for the first time the day we bought the car, right after we pulled out of your lot. We pulled right back in after circling the block, but after leore turned the engine off and on again everything was fine then. I have not found a way to duplicate this. It seems to happen randomly, but usually within the first minute or so of driving. There always seems to but be a bright flash from which one of the lights does not recover. Dashboard message: this one looks like it may be related to the first issue (again, please see attached photo named "message.jpg"): the message reading "front right dipped beam not working!" usually displays within the first few seconds after starting the engine. I have not bee

2007 gti 2.0, package2, dsg. Vehicle speedometer is not accurate. In order to travel 60 MPH, the speedometer must read 65 MPH. The only way to see the correct speed, is with the climatronic. Hold down econ and air up buttons at same time. Turn driver's side knob to 19.0, turn middle knob until says 19.1. The uncorrected speed is shown in the passenger side climatronic window. The uncorrected speed matches up to other vehicles and is accurate from all tests. Volkswagen is taking the actual speed, and making it wrong, and sending to the speedometer. The same holds true in every 2007 gti with 18" wheels. A vehicle costing over $25,000 should at least be able to give accurate speed. It is very dangerous to have to look down to climatronc to get accurate speed. *nm