NHTSA Complaint #10112158 — 2003 VOLKSWAGEN GTI

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10112158
Vehicle	2003 VOLKSWAGEN GTI
Component	POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Date of Incident	June 8, 2004
Date Filed	February 25, 2005
Mileage	26,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	UT

Consumer Description

THE CLUTCH SLOWLY STARTED TO SLIP WHEN TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE WOULD REV AT VERY HIGH RPMS WITH VERY LITTLE FORWARD MOVEMENT IN THE CAR. AFTER MUCH READING, THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. MY CAR ONLY HAD 26,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS A DAILY COMMUTER DRIVEN MOSTLY ON THE FREEWAY WHICH SHOULD MEAN VERY LITTLE CLUTCH WEAR. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP TO REPLACE IT WITH A MORE "STURDY" CLUTCH MADE OF CERAMIC SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY ALREADY. APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS AFTER THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED THE SUDDENLY STUCK IN FIRST GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN, THEY DETERMINED IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE TRANSMISSION, ONCE THEY PULLED IT APART THEY SAID THE CLUTCH WAS BAD AGAIN. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THE DESIGN OF THE CAR IS CAUSING THESE PROBLEMS, NOT MY DRIVING OR NORMAL "WEAR AND TEAR". *NM

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