2019 Volkswagen GTI Fuel system Problems

I own a vehicle built from two salvage vehicles: a 2019 VW Golf Sportwagen (VIN [XXX] - the body) and a 2019 VW GTI (VIN [XXX] - the engine, suspension, fuel tank/system, etc). The vehicle is registered and titled under the Sportwagen VIN. Safety Recall 20UF requires replacement of the suction jet pump to prevent risk of fire. The recall was performed on the Sportwagen prior to its crash, but not on the GTI. Since the Sportwagen no longer has it's original engine/fuel tank, but that from the GTI, this means my vehicle has the defective, unsafe part. Because the dealer service department goes by the registered body VIN, they refused to perform the recall. I called VWoA Customer Care, who advised me that they could not do anything, and that the dealer service department must request an exception from VWoA and inspect the vehicle. I have attempted reaching out to my two nearest VW dealers, including my regular dealer, and they have either refused to perform the recall, or refused to get back to me. One dealer even said I should perform the repair myself, and when I pressed for VW to perform the recall, he said he'd have to call his regional manager and call me back at the end of the week. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

11754905

Incident

Aug 5, 2026

Rough idle on start. RPM is not maintaining to keep the engine running. After a few try, it starts ok and drive off the parking lot, but the engine dies after about 10 seconds over 30mph. It feels like gasoline is not igniting corretly. Scanned Error Code P0171: System Too Lean Bank 1 P0190: Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor A Circuit Dealership can't replicate the issue and find the issue. Could be related to Fuel System Recall.

NHTSA ID

11618799

Incident

Sep 17, 2024

There has been no incident. I am filing this complaint because I have been unable to get an expected date of repair from VW by calling VW.

NHTSA ID

11589689

Incident

May 17, 2024

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND COMING TO A STOP, THE ENGINE MAY SPUTTER AS IF IT ISN'T GETTING THE CORRECT AIR/FUEL MIXTURE AND SHUTS OFF. THIS IS AN S TRIM VOLKSWAGEN GTI WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND DRIVER ASSISTANCE PACKAGE. THE INCIDENT(S) OCCURRED WHILE IN NEUTRAL ON THE THREE OCCASIONS IT HAS HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE HAS 700 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE AN ENGINE/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11282728

Incident

Nov 27, 2019

Mileage

700 mi

WHEN AT IDLE OR COMING TO A STOP, WITH THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL NOT ENGAGED THE VEHICLE WILL SOFT STALL AND REQUIRE A KEY TURN TO START THE MOTOR AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. 6SPD MANUAL

NHTSA ID

11234932

Incident

Jul 25, 2019

Mileage

174 mi

THE CAR STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP- 0 MPH AND AT IDLE WITH CLUTCH IN OR IN NEUTRAL. THIS IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN AND SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP.

NHTSA ID

11232286

Incident

Jul 15, 2019

Mileage

4,500 mi

THE ENGINE STALLS WHEN APPROACHING A STOP DESPITE BEING IN NEUTRAL. THE STALL IS GENTLE (NOT SUDDEN). EACH TIME, THE COOLANT AND OIL TEMPERATURE WERE AT REGULAR OPERATING TEMPERATURES (WARMED UP, NOT COLD). THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES THUS FAR, AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES, 120 MILES, AND 500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THIS CAR IS WITH THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA ID

11232214

Incident

Jul 10, 2019

Mileage

30 mi

THE CAR STALLS WHEN EITHER DRIVING VERY SLOWLY OR STOPPED. I BOUGHT IT WEDNESDAY, JULY 10TH. IT FIRST STALLED YESTERDAY, WHILE I WAS IN NEUTRAL AT A STOP LIGHT. TODAY IT STALLED FOUR MORE TIMES. THREE TIMES IN A PARKING LOT AND ONCE AT A STOP LIGHT. THE CAR HAD NORMAL ENGINE TEMPERATURE. WHEN IT STALLS IT'S SO QUIET AND SUBTLE THAT IT'S DIFFICULT TO NOTICE. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND IN NEUTRAL. I ENTERED SEVERAL ISSUES, AS I'M UNSURE WHAT IS ACTUALLY AFFECTED.

NHTSA ID

11231456

Incident

Jul 12, 2019

Mileage

200 mi

BOUGHT A NEW 2019 VW GTI 'S' IN 6 SPEED MANUAL. THE VEHICLE STALLS AND HAS STALLED AT LEAST 10 TIMES AND I'VE HAD IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK. ITS VERY CONCERNING. I'VE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE IT IN TOMORROW, AND I'VE CALLED VW CUSTOMER CARE TO LET THEM KNOW. IT HAPPENS WHILE COMING TO A STOP, HAS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I SEE MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE BUT VW IS CURRENTLY UNWILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. SOUNDS LIKE MANY DIFFERENT PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOR VARIOUS CONSUMERS TO NO AVAIL. MOST STORIES I'VE READ HAVE ENDED IN VW BUYING BACK THE LEMONS...

NHTSA ID

11230583

Incident

Jul 8, 2019

Mileage

350 mi

BOUGHT A NEW 2019 VW GTI RABBIT EDITION IN 6 SPEED MANUAL. THE VEHICLE STALLS AND HAS STALLED AT LEAST 10 TIMES AND I'VE HAD IT FOR 2 DAYS. ITS VERY CONCERNING. I'VE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE IT IN, AND I'VE CALLED VW CUSTOMER CARE TO LET THEM KNOW. IT HAPPENS WHILE COMING TO A STOP, HAS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION.

NHTSA ID

11229682

Incident

Jul 5, 2019

Mileage

50 mi

THE PROBLEM STARTED LESS THAN 24 HOURS FROM TAKING DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE WITH 16 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AT 111 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, 90 DEGREES AMBIENT TEMP, OIL TEMP 210. THE ENGINE DIES WHEN APPROACHING A STOP WITH THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED. DOES IT IN NEUTRAL AND WHEN IN FIRST OR SECOND GEAR. GAUGES REMAIN ON WITH LIGHTING, TACH AT ZERO. AFTER STALLING THE CAR STARTS WITH A PUSH OF THE STARTER BUTTON, FOOT ON BRAKE AND CLUTCH DEPRESSED. IF THE CAR STALLS WHEN PARKING THE GAUGES REMAIN ON WITH LIGHTING, TACH AT ZERO. THE CAR MUST BE RESTARTED AND THEN SHUT OFF WITH THE STARTED BUTTON FOR THE GAUGES AND THE REST OF THE CARS ELECTRICS TO POWER DOWN. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

NHTSA ID

11228516

Incident

Jun 29, 2019

Mileage

111 mi

THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM CRESTMONT VW IN NJ ONE MONTH AGO. IT HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND WHEN THE CLUTCH IS ENGAGED AND I'M COMING TO A HALT, THE CAR HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS FIRST HAPPENED WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNING THE CAR, AND NOW OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY OTHER DAY OR SO (SOMETIMES MORE FREQUENTLY). IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN IN NEUTRAL AND WHEN IN SECOND GEAR, THOUGH THE CLUTCH IS ALWAYS IN. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER RIGHT NOW. I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND THE CAR'S COMPUTER WASN'T PRODUCING ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES. INITIALLY THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I THEN SPOKE TO A MANAGER, SHOWED HIM ONLINE FORUMS WHERE CUSTOMERS WERE REPORTING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, AND TO HIS CREDIT HE AGREED TO KEEP THE CAR TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER.

NHTSA ID

11221546

Incident

Jun 19, 2019

Mileage

300 mi

WHETHER THE CAR IS IN GEAR OR NOT THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT. WHEN VEHICLE IS IN GEAR AND CLUTCH IS FULLY DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. DOES NOT MATTER IF IT IS 1ST GEAR OR REVERSE THE SAME WILL HAPPEN.

NHTSA ID

11218180

Incident

May 22, 2019

Mileage

400 mi

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON 5/27/19. VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 1000 MILES. ISSUE FIRST STARTED DAY AFTER THE PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL AFTER COMING TO A STOP. THE NATURE OF THE STALL IS SUBTLE, NOT JERKY. ALMOST LIKE A AUTO START/STOP FEATURE ON A VEHICLE WITH AN AUTO TRANSMISSION (MY GTI HAS A 6-SPEED MANUAL). THIS HAS HAPPENED 10 TIMES NOW. IVE HAD IT HAPPEN WITH THE CLUTCH PEDAL PRESSED (CLUTCH DISENGAGED) AND THE VEHICLE GEAR SHIFTER IN NEUTRAL AND ALSO IN GEAR. IVE ALSO HAD IT HAPPEN WITH THE CLUTCH PEDAL NOT PRESSED (CLUTCH ENGAGED) AND THE GEAR SHIFTER IN NEUTRAL. CAR RESTARTS FINE, BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS.

NHTSA ID

11217294

Incident

May 28, 2019

Mileage

400 mi

MY 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION GTI SE STALLS AFTER I COME TO A STOP WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. IT HAS HAPPENED ~8 TIMES SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE (FOR 3 WEEKS). THERE ARE 650 MILES ON THE CAR.

NHTSA ID

11209581

Incident

May 23, 2019

Mileage

500 mi

VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STALLS WHILE STATIONARY IN FIRST GEAR, CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED. CAR WILL IDLE ROUGH THAN STALL. VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STALLS WHEN APPROACHING A STOP IN FIRST GEAR. SOMETIMES STALLS QUIETLY, LIKE THE CAR TURNED OFF. HAD THE CAR A WEEK AND HAPPENED ABOUT 10+ TIMES. DEALER TOLD ME CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, NOTHING TO FIX. CALLED VW CORPORATE TO LET THEM KNOW.

NHTSA ID

11206298

Incident

May 1, 2019

Mileage

56 mi

ENGINE STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS WITH THE CLUTCH IN (URANO GREY 6-SPEED MANUAL). SOMETIMES THE ENGINE DIES QUICK AND CLEAN, SOMETIMES SPUTTERS/FLUTTERS AND THEN DIES. CAR NEEDS TO BE RESTATED IN TRAFFIC - DANGEROUS! HAPPENS PRETTY RARELY, BUT HAPPENED 4 TIMES WITHIN CITY-ISH 50 MILES, SO CERTAINLY A CONCERN! NEW CAR HAS LESS THAN 400 MILES ON IT.

NHTSA ID

11205158

Incident

May 1, 2019

Mileage

350 mi

I AM CONCERNED WHEN COMING TO A STOP UNEXPECTEDLY MY CAR WILL START TO IDLE ROUGH AND THEN STALL. I'M CONCERNED IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING AND THAT I COULD BE HIT. CURRENTLY IT HAPPENS AT LOW SPEED WHEN STOPPING AND I CANNOT KEEP THE CAR RUNNING WHEN I START IT UP AGAIN. I AM HAVING TO REV THE ENGINE TO KEEP IT RUNNING AND MOVE OFF THE ROAD. MY CAR HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND THE CLUTCH IS FULLY PRESSED DOWN WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I HAVE MORE THAN 3/4 TANK OF GAS WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

NHTSA ID

11203843

Incident

Apr 25, 2019

Mileage

490 mi

ENGINE STALLING IN LOW SPEED

NHTSA ID

11202575

Incident

Apr 13, 2019

Mileage

6,800 mi

MY 2019 RABBIT DSG GTI IS STALLING WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IT HAPPENS USUALLY WHEN THE CAR IS ALREADY WARM. WHEN IT STARTS HAPPENING, THE ISSUE COMES UP SEVERAL TIMES IN THE FOLLOWING STOPS. I HAVE TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO P MODE TO TURN THE CAR ON, HAVING THE CAR STOPPED FOR A WHILE. ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. ATTACHED IS A VIDEO OF IT HAPPENING (FILMED ON A PRIVATE PARKING GARAGE). HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=6DCGEOXYJDI

NHTSA ID

11195497

Incident

Apr 8, 2019

Mileage

210 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED THE ENGINE WILL STALL

NHTSA ID

11195459

Incident

Apr 8, 2019

Mileage

4,400 mi

I HAVE THE 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHILE COMMUTING HOME ON SURFACE STREETS AND STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT WITH THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE CLUTCH OUT, THE CAR RANDOMLY STALLS. THIS ONLY HAS HAPPENED WHILE IDLING AT A STOPLIGHT/STOP SIGN. I HAVE PLENTY OF GAS AND NO CEL COMES UP. THE ENGINE IS WARM. IT HAPPENS WITHIN 1-2 SECONDS AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES BUT THEN EASILY STARTS AGAIN. IT'S A VERY GENTLE STALL AND ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE CAR HAS AUTO STOP/START, WHICH MY CAR DOES NOT. FORTUNATELY, THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO RECREATE THE STALLING. THEY EVEN CONTACTED AND WORKED WITH VWOA BUT WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR CLOSE TO 2 WEEKS TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT FIXES, BUT NONE WORKED. SO WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, THEY DID A 'CAPACITIVE HARD REBOOT' OF THE SYSTEM AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE FIXED. HOWEVER, AFTER I PICKED THE CAR UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP, IT STALLED TWICE ON MY DRIVE HOME. NOW, IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS SINCE THEN AND IT HASN'T STALLED SINCE, BUT IT DOESN'T GIVE ME MUCH CONFIDENCE THAT IT WON'T RETURN IF THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE REBOOT DID.

NHTSA ID

11194472

Incident

Mar 6, 2019

Mileage

1,400 mi

I PURCHASED A 2019 GTI S ON MARCH 30TH 2019 AND IN ONE WEEK'S TIME I STALLED OUT 7 TIMES. 3 OF THOSE 7 TIMES WERE WHEN I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, IN NEUTRAL WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE ONLY (NOT ON THE CLUTCH). THE OTHER 4 TIMES WERE IN 2ND GEAR AT LOW SPEEDS BETWEEN 8 AND 10 MPH WHEN I WAS EITHER PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY OR GOING OVER A LONG BUT LOW AND NOT AGGRESSIVE SPEED BUMP. THE STALL WOULD HAPPEN WHEN I WOULD DEPRESS THE CLUTCH, NOT ON THE RELEASE.

NHTSA ID

11194331

Incident

Apr 6, 2019

Mileage

200 mi