2010 Volkswagen GOLF: complaints, problems and recalls

2010 VW GOLF TDI 285 MILES SUNROOF EXPLODED. NO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD AT THE TIME. IN DOING RESEARCH ON EDMONDS.COM I FOUND TWO OTHER 2010 VW JETTA WITH SAME ISSUE. VW SAYS CAUSED BY EXTERNAL INFLUENCES AND DOES NOT WANT TO COVER IT YET THE DEALER DID UNDER GOOD WILL. THE EVENT WAS VERY TRAUMATIC AND VERY EASILY COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES AS WELL AS A ACCIDENT. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 285 miles reported. Look up ODI 10308217 at NHTSA ↗

ON A HIGHWAY THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE ENGINE CAME TO LIFE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY DEALER WHO SAID THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM THAT THEY COULD FIND. THE CAR IS A 2 MONTH OLD VW GOLF TDI. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 4,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10335710 at NHTSA ↗

AFTER LEASING A BRAND NEW CAR FOR 2 DAYS (WITH ONLY 221 MILES ON THE ODOMETER) THE CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND WOULD NOT START, LEADING TO VERY DANGEROUS FOR LIFE AND STRESSFUL(I HAD TWO FINAL EXAMS COMING UP WITHIN 2 DAYS COMING GOT)SITUATION. AFTER THE CAR GOT TOWED TO THE OFFICIAL VW DEALERSHIP AT FLADEBOE ON JUNE 3RD, IT TOOK THEM 5 DAYS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CAR. THERE WAS NO INJECTOR PULSE AND ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. ALSO, THE CAR GOT SCRATCHED WHILE IN REPAIR.I WAS GIVEN A RENTAL CAR, AND ALTHO…

Owner-reported narrative. 221 miles reported. Look up ODI 10340206 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF AND THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL 20 ROLLER LIFTERS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ON GOING AND THAT VOLKSWAGEN HAD REFUSED TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ALSO A HIGH PITCH SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND …

Owner-reported narrative. 400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10348655 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE IS AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION INTO THE FUEL SYSTEM, WHICH DEALS THE THIS STALLING ISSUE WITH THE DIESEL ON THE 2009 JETTA, AND THAT THE 2010 MODEL YEAR HAS THE SAME ENGINE. THE DEFECT CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS PE10034. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,800.

Owner-reported narrative. 13,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10352948 at NHTSA ↗

ENGINE STALLS, ON STARTING FROM STOP, SOMETIMES WHEN GOING DOWN HILL, OR OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. SEEMS TO STALL WHEN RPM GOES BELOW 750. COMMONLY STALLS IN INTERSECTION, RESULTING IN DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE ONE RESTARTS CAR. COMPLAINED TO DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH STALLS DAILY TO ONCE EVERY SEVERAL DAYS. HAS BEEN DOING IT SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 10 miles reported. Look up ODI 10352983 at NHTSA ↗

WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON AN ILLINOIS HIGHWAY WHEN I SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND HEARD A TAPPING COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED AFTER LOSING POWER. THEN DIESEL FUEL STARTED SPRAYING ALL OVER THE CAR AND THE HIGHWAY. PULLED OVER AND FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO CLEAN UP AS MUCH FUEL AS THEY COULD. CAR WAS TOWED TO LOCAL VW DEALER. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE FUEL LINE TO INJECTOR FOR CYLINDER #2 WAS LEAKING. THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED THIS PART. 03L-130-301-R LINE WAS REPLACED. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 11,799 miles reported. Look up ODI 10353458 at NHTSA ↗

FRONT SEAT HEAD RESTRAINTS (HEADRESTS) ARE TILTED FORWARD SO AGGRESSIVELY THAT DRIVING ABILITY IS IMPAIRED, AND SIGNIFICANT ERGONOMIC DISCOMFORT RESULTS FROM VW'S INTERPRETATION OF THIS NHTSA REQUIREMENT. PLEASE ADJUST YOUR REQUIREMENTS TO REFLECT A BETTER BALANCE BETWEEN SAFETY AND DRIVABILTY. THANK YOU. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10357849 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2011-10-03 (October 3, 2011)

VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL 2009-2012 JETTA AND JETTA SPORTWAGEN VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 2008 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2011, MODEL YEAR 2010-2012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2011, AND MODEL YEAR 2010-2012 AUDI A3 VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2011, THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH A 2.0L TDI COMMON RAIL DIESEL ENGINE/CLEAN DIESEL ENGINE. THE FUEL INJECTION PULSES COULD COINCIDE WITH THE NATURAL FREQUENCY OF THE INJECTOR LINE #2, IN SPECIFIC LOAD AND RPM CONDITIONS. THIS RESONANCE CREATES ADDITIONAL STRESS IN THE FUEL LINE.

Consequence: DUE TO THE RESONANCE CONDITION, INJECTOR LINE NUMBER 2 COULD DEVELOP SMALL CRACKS WHICH COULD LEAD TO FUEL LEAKAGE. LEAKING FUEL IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, MAY LEAD TO A FIRE.

Remedy: VOLKSWAGEN WILL INSTALL AN IMPROVED FUEL INJECTOR LINE FOR THE NUMBER 2 CYLINDER ON CERTAIN VEHICLES AND WILL INSTALL VIBRATION DAMPERS ON ALL OF THE INJECTOR LINES. VOLKSWAGEN AND AUDI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS TO HAVE THE VEHICLES REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.

Reported: 2016-02-10 (February 10, 2016)

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Golf, 2007-2010 Passat sedans and wagon, 2012-2014 Passat sedan and Eos, 2009-2014 CC, 2009-2012 Audi Q5, 2010-2012 S5 Cabriolet and 2010-2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.

Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflators, free of charge. Volkswagen issued an interim notification to owners on April 12, 2016, and will send a second notification when parts are available. Volkswagen will notify owners again once parts are available. Volkswagen owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Audi owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.

Reported: 2016-12-20 (December 20, 2016)

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Volkswagen Jetta A5 Sedan, 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, Eos, GTI, Rabbit and Audi A3 vehicles, and 2010 Volkswagen Golf A6 vehicles. The Antilock Brake System (ABS) control unit may fail during ABS or Electronic Stability Control (ESC) activation, possibly causing a loss of vehicle control.

Consequence: A loss of vehicle control can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will update the ABS control module software to improve the module's self-testing abilities. Any module that fails the new diagnostic test will be replaced. These repairs will be made free of charge. The recall began February 2017. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.

Reported: 2018-03-06 (March 6, 2018)

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Volkswagen CC, 2010-2014 Golf, 2010-2014 Eos, 2007-2010 Passat Sedan and Wagon, and 2012-2014 Passat vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.

Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator with an alternative inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 16, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69Q9. Note: This recall partially supersedes recall 16V-078.