Major Problems with 2008 Volkswagen GTI Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2008 Volkswagen GTI

2008 Volkswagen GTI FRONTAL Victims: 1 Mileage: 12000 miles

2008 Volkswagen GTI AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 67000 miles

2008 Volkswagen GTI AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Mileage: 26332 miles

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Problems with AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN and EXTERIOR LIGHTING are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Volkswagen GTI owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN lurching and jerkiness from dead stop in both forward and reverse with a 2008 vw gti. this is a continual...	33 ~ 13895 miles
POWER TRAIN my 08 gti has very strange actions when i am driving my automatic dsg transmission. it will either lurch forward...	6 ~ 24460 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING the 2008 vw gti uses the headlights as running lights. when the car is started and the parking brake is...	6 ~ 3372 miles
ENGINE the cam follower has prematurely warn out causing the intake camshaft to wear prematurely as well which has in turn...	4 ~ 104705 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM vehicle required extra cranking before starting. upon starting and beginning to drive there was lack of power and rpms did...	3 ~ 95000 miles
TIRES i purchased a new 2008 volkswagen gti in sept 2008 which came with dunlop sp sport 01 as size 225/40r/18...	3 ~ 4667 miles
AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2008 volkswagen gti. the contact stated while driving 40 mph the driver rear ended another...	2 ~ 54500 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE aug 11th i turned a corner in my 2008 vw gti with ~29 8xx miles on the odometer accelerated briskly...	2 ~ 64837 miles
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN my dsg worked when i first got the car. i now have 20k miles on the car and my dsg...	2 ~ 16000 miles
SEAT BELTS daily usage for approximately a year caused my vehicle's seatbelt to no longer lock in. *tr...	2 ~ 44500 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN i purchased a new 08 vw gti 10/13/07. after a few months the manual 6 speed clutch made a loud...	2 ~ 16375 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING the engine consumes 3-4 extra quarts of synthetic oil between 5 000 mile oil change intervals as instructed by manufacturer....	2 ~ 18166 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER the car jerks out when u accelerate. the car feels like it's in manual when taking off....	1 ~ 164956 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i've recently had frequent headlight bulb failures and other headlight related issues during my ownership of the car. prior to...	1 ~ 103257 miles
TURBO/SUPERCHARGER > OTHER FUEL TYPES > ENGINE 2008 volkswagen gti. consumer writes in regards to discontent related to vehicle performance *tgw the consumer stated during a 70...	1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2008 vw gti dsg--automatic transmission problem: the car "jumps" randomly when releasing foot off the brake at a red light...	1 ~ 26332 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES i purchased a new 2008 volkswagen gti in sept 2008 which came with dunlop sp sport 01 as size 225/40r/18...	1 ~ 3000 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS car was involved in frontal crash hitting another that was stopped in the road. car was going between 20 and	1 ~ 12000 miles
VISIBILITY when the front windshield wipers are on in the slow constant (aka 'low' or in the vw owners manual "position...	1 ~ 10 miles

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