NHTSA Complaint #10064173 — 2001 VOLKSWAGEN GTI ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10064173
Vehicle	2001 VOLKSWAGEN GTI
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Date of Incident	January 4, 2004
Date Filed	March 30, 2004
Mileage	58,500 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	WV

Consumer Description

IGNITION COIL FAILED AT 30 MONTHS. $636 REPAIR TERMED NORMAL MAINTENANCE BY VOLKSWAGEN. MASSIVE REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM IN PROCESS FOR FAILED COILS ON OTHER MODEL YEAR GTIS AND SAME MODEL YEAR WITH DIFFERENT ENGINE, NONE OF WHICH HELPS YOU IF YOU OWN A 2001 GTI VR6. CAR HAS ALSO SUFFERED MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR FAILURE, 2 POWER WINDOW FAILURES, 2 BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURES WITH RELATED INOPERABLE CRUISE CONTROL, BODY WEATHER STRIPPING QUICKLY DEVELOPED HOLES, FAILED GLOVE COMPARTMENT LIGHT MODULE, REAR CUPHOLDER FAILURE. I'VE LOST COUNT OF DEALER SERVICE VISITS. *AK

Related Complaints for the 2001 VOLKSWAGEN GTI

Other ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION Complaints

#10188759 — April 24, 2007 — ON THE MORNING OF 27 APRIL 2007, I STARTED MY 2001 VOLKSWAGEN GTI 1.8T. THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH AND DID NOT...

#10155392 — April 14, 2006 — SINCE CAR WAS BOUGHT IN 2001 MIL LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON IN RAINING CONDITIONS. VW SAID IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERT...

#10149314 — February 2, 2006 — ENGINE MISFIRES ON DAMP MORNINGS CREATING SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND INTERMITTENT STALL CONDITION. MIL LIGHT MA...

#10138680 — October 5, 2005 — ON OCTOBER 4, 2005 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ACTIVATED ON MY 2001 VW GTI, UPON BRINGING IT TO MY REPAIR SHOP - THEY NOTI...

#10126980 — June 29, 2005 — VEHICLE IS IN SHOP FOR REPLACEMENT OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, BOTH STILL UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE...

Recent Complaints for the 2001 VOLKSWAGEN GTI

#11697811 — AIR BAGS — November 6, 2025 — Today is 11/05/2025 incident happened yesterday evening 11/04/2025 The driver airbag in the steering wheel auto deplo...

#11097899 — AIR BAGS — May 25, 2018 — THE CAR, A 2001 VW GTI 1.8T, WAS BEING DRIVEN AT LOW (RESIDENTIAL STREET -- 25 MPH OR LESS) SPEEDS AND MADE A RIGHT T...

#10400673 — AIR BAGS — May 12, 2011 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLKWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN HE ABRUPTLY TURNED THE WHEEL TO AVOI...

#10379661 — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW — January 31, 2011 — 2001 VW GTI PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INADVERTANTLY DEPLOYED. SIDE SEAT AIRBAG AND HEADLINER DEPLOYED. DASHBOARD AIRBAG D...

#10372718 — SEATS — December 28, 2010 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATED FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CAUGHT FIRE AND B...