Volkswagen GOLF transmission problems
103 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
1,348 owner complaints analyzed
54 distinct recall campaigns
37,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1985 to 2023 model years. Data snapshot: . 680 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
103 of 1,348 complaints match this topic (7.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 501744 · 1995-09-25 (September 25, 1995)
TRANSMISSIONS FINAL DRIVE LEAKED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP TWICE. *DSH
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Owner report 966263 · 1995-06-05 (June 5, 1995)
INTERNAL TRANSMISSION SEAL HAS DETERIORATED, WHICH MAY CAUSE FLUID TO MIXHESITATE/SEIZE. TT
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Owner report 862393 · 2000-05-23 (May 23, 2000)
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. CONTROLLER WAS NOT TRANSMITTING TO TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT. TRANSMISSION WAS BEING REPLACED. EFFECT OF A BAD TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ALLOW CONSUMER TO PACE WITH FLOWING TRAFFIC. *AK
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Owner report 10067685 · 2004-04-22 (April 22, 2004)
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHEN THE ENGINE IS "COLD" THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT IN TO GEAR PROPERLY. IT USUALLY GETS STUCK BETWEEN GEARS, IF YOU STEP ON THE GAS AT THE TIME BETWEEN GEARS THE CAR WILL BUCK VIOLENTLY AS IT SHIFTS. EVEN THOUGH IT HAS HAPPEND MANY TIMES I WILL LIST THE DATE IT HAPPENED LAST. *AK
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Owner report 10113852 · 2005-03-09 (March 9, 2005)
TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE SHIFTING. DRIVER PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE HOUSING SHAFT. *AK
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