Major Problems with 2011 Volkswagen Golf Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2011 Volkswagen Golf

2011 Volkswagen Golf AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 9000 miles

2011 Volkswagen Golf ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Mileage: 1500 miles

2011 Volkswagen Golf FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Mileage: 21000 miles

Browse 2011 Volkswagen Golf complaints by category

Problems with FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL and ENGINE are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Volkswagen Golf owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM car stalled on freeway off ramp in traffic and would not restart. the car was blocking traffic and needed to	28 ~ 46196 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL model year 2011 make volkswagen model golf tdi diesel component high pressure fuel pump vehicle identification number (vin) [xxx]...	18 ~ 29022 miles
ENGINE had driven car 20 miles that day. went inside for 15 minutes came back. unable to start car. unable to...	13 ~ 61846 miles
POWER TRAIN 2011 golf tdi (diesel) when down shifting into 2nd gear the car often stalls. it sometimes happens when we slow...	13 ~ 23700 miles
AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2011 volkswagen golf. while driving approximately 5 mph another vehicle crashed into the front passenger...	12 ~ 35376 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM when applying the brake pedal i.e. to shift in d (when standing) it feels like being rearended. intensity of the...	11 ~ 28967 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2011 golf tdi automatic (dsg) transmission. cold start stalled while pulling onto main road no accident only because oncoming traffic	9 ~ 13116 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN twice the transmission has failed to engage for approximately 15 seconds after the car was slowed without coming to a...	8 ~ 4670 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL the speedometer on my 2011 vw gti is off it shows i'm going faster than my actual speed. *kb...	4 ~ 25220 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2011 volkswagen golf tdi. consumer writes in regards to hpfp investigation *tgw...	4 ~ 9481 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER sunroof on 2011 volkswagen tdi exploded during morning commute at 65mph. foreign object impact does not appear to be the...	4 ~ 40461 miles
STEERING had been driving for about 70 miles stopped for about 20 minutes. restarted car drove 1/2 mile to the freeway...	3 ~ 42500 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL i was entering an intersection at 10mph and halfway into the intersection my car stalled and stopped. it slowly bumped...	2 ~ 30000 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE i believe my car (2011 vw golf 2-door 2.5) has a manufacturing defect - improper welding missing structural components etc....	2 ~ 17100 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING just purchased a vehicle that came with daytime running lamps as a safety feature. there are no defects or failures...	2
HORN > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2011 volkswagen golf. within less than two months of owning the vehicle the horn failed...	1
SUSPENSION there is a very audible "clunking" sound that comes from the front underbody of the vehicle. it mostly occurs when	1 ~ 50000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES while driving at approx 75 mph in the fast lane of an interstate freeway my 2011 vw golf tdi shut...	1 ~ 38000 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM the speedometer on my 2011 vw gti is off it shows i'm going faster than my actual speed. *kb...	1 ~ 880 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING vehicle has 5800 miles has been running perfectly. driving on i-70 in maryland at 70mph suddenly the vehicle stalls as	1 ~ 5842 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC my brand new 2011 vw golf tdi manual car stalls at launch much too easily. i have driven manual transmission...	1 ~ 50 miles
DIESEL > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2011 volkswagen golf diesel. while driving 10 mph the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was...	1 ~ 900 miles

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