Major Problems with 2006 Volkswagen GTI Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2006 Volkswagen GTI

2006 Volkswagen GTI AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 69800 miles

2006 Volkswagen GTI POWER TRAIN Mileage: 80050 miles

2006 Volkswagen GTI UNKNOWN OR OTHER Mileage: 30 miles

Browse 2006 Volkswagen GTI complaints by category

Problems with AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Volkswagen GTI owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN my vehicle (2005 vw gti) will with out any notice turn itself off at a stop light and when restarted...	7 ~ 36858 miles
AIR BAGS i have a 2006 va gti new body style since i purchased the vehicle it has been giving me problems....	7 ~ 73743 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1) there is an electrical access plate at the base of both the drivers and passengers seat towards the doors....	5 ~ 24792 miles
ENGINE tl*the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen gti. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph the vehicle stalled. immediately...	4 ~ 106750 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE on april 4 2009 i discovered that my fuel pump cam follower and intake cam lobe have prematurely worn as...	4 ~ 60334 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING my 2006 vw gti has been serviced every 5000 miles by a vw dealer. i purchased the car under the...	3 ~ 71048 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER in march 2006 i purchased a 2006 volkswagen gti. the speedometer reads 10% faster than the actual speed of the...	3 ~ 87 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen gti. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds she noticed loud...	2 ~ 70900 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen gti. the contact stated that the roof headliner was falling down. the vehicle...	2 ~ 93750 miles
POWER TRAIN owner of a 2006 vw gti threw engine code for known tsb regarding cam follower and cam shaft wear at...	2 ~ 72025 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1. purchased my 2006 vw gti on july 15th 2008. noticed condensation in the third brake light housing. 2. condensation...	2 ~ 96200 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES continental contiprocontact 225/45h 17 tires have splitting sidewalls on both front tires. the tires are slowly leaking air and going...	2
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE there were no events leading up to this failure. car hesitated. took it to the dealership. this wa s supposedly...	2 ~ 47700 miles
SERVICE BRAKES car started to exhibit intermittent abs faults which was indicated by dash mil and the following fault codes: transmission module...	1 ~ 64000 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER stock driver-side mirror fell out of mirror housing as i was driving down the highway with my windows down. glass...	1 ~ 87500 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING owner of a 2006 vw gti threw engine code for known tsb regarding cam follower and cam shaft wear at...	1 ~ 80050 miles
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN on april 4 2009 i discovered that my fuel pump cam follower and intake cam lobe have prematurely worn as...	1 ~ 80139 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION 1. i serviced my car at an authorized dealer who performed a lower suspension bushing replacement on the front strut...	1 ~ 40000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC rear brakes wear unevenly. the left brake was toast at 35k the right looked almost new. all the dealer had	1 ~ 35000 miles
CATALYTIC CONVERTOR > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM vehicle was running rough pulled over and shut off engine. restarted and vehicle still idled very rough. while calling vw...	1 ~ 17250 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE i own a 2006 vw gti (new body style). the passenger door was damaged last week when i opened the...	1 ~ 9500 miles
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN while commuting to work vehicle experienced a catastrophic failure of the clutch system. this immediately immobilized my vehicle while still...	1 ~ 20200 miles
HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE the constant ticking sound of the fuel lines hitting the firewall can be heard while the car is at idle...	1 ~ 45 miles

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