2019 Volkswagen GTI problems and owner complaints

ENGINE SHUTS OFF/STALLS WHEN BRAKING TO A STOP IN A 6MT URANO GREY GOLF GTI RABBIT EDITION. ON DOZENS OF OCCASIONS AT THIS POINT, WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ENGINE CODES BEING DROPPED. I WILL BE IN NEUTRAL OR WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY ENGAGED, USUALLY COMING TO A STOP BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN ROLLING SLOWLY, AND THE CAR WILL STALL OUT. IT HAS BEEN SO GENTLE THAT I DON'T EVEN NOTICE UNTIL I PRESS THE GAS AND START MOVING AND NOTHING HAPPENS. IT HAS OCCURRED DURING HEAVY BRAKING AND LIGHT BRAKING, USUALLY AFTER A LONGER DRIVE. TENDS TO …

Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11193831 at NHTSA ↗

THE CAR WILL STALL WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP IN NEUTRAL, THEN WILL REQUIRE RESTARTING. PROBLEM IS MORE PERSISTENT IN WARMER TEMPERATURE AND ALSO WHEN THE OIL TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 220 DEGREES. HOWEVER DOES NOT CAUSE CEL OR THROW ANY CODES. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION BECAUSE I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR WHICH CAN PUT ME IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

Owner-reported narrative. 89 miles reported. Look up ODI 11193967 at NHTSA ↗

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. FORTUN…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 11194472 at NHTSA ↗

MY CAR HAS ONLY 800 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND NO AUTO STOP/START SYSTEM. WHEN SLOWING DOWN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, I PUSH THE CLUTCH IN AND MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER TO NEUTRAL. DURING THE LAST 5MPH OR SO, THE CAR WILL QUIETLY STALL. I ONLY NOTICE IT STALLED WHEN I TRY TO GET MOVING AGAIN AND REALIZE I HAVE TO START THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. I WANT TO NOTE THAT I HAVE FOUND REPORTS OF THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH OTHER 2019 VW GTI OWNERS ON SEVERAL CAR FORUMS. MANY OF THE …

Owner-reported narrative. 800 miles reported. Look up ODI 11194966 at NHTSA ↗

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.

Owner-reported narrative. 200 miles reported. Look up ODI 11194331 at NHTSA ↗

THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. MOST OF THE OCCURRENCES HAVE BEEN WHEN COMING TO A STOP ON CITY STREETS. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE CLUTCH IS PRESSED ALL THE WAY IN, OR IF VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL. IT IS A VERY QUIET STALL, NO DASH LIGHTS COME ON, AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE STARTED AGAIN, AS IF IT WAS NEVER RUNNING. IT IS UNKNOWN WHAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE.

Owner-reported narrative. 2,641 miles reported. Look up ODI 11203366 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE WILL SPONTANEOUSLY TURN OFF ENGINE OR STALL WHILE DECELERATING FROM SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY LESS THAN 20 MPH. CAR WILL STALL WITH CLUTCH DEPRESSED OR NOT, STEERING WHEEL LOSES POWER ASSIST, AND CAR NEEDS TO BE RESTARTED. ENGINE SHUT OFF OCCURS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES IN FIRST 800 MILES OF OWNERSHIP.

Owner-reported narrative. 800 miles reported. Look up ODI 11208846 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY WILL STALL OUT WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND MUST BE MANUALLY RESTARTED FOR EACH FAILURE AND THE CAR SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTS EVERY TIME WITH NO ISSUES. EACH STALL HAPPENED WHILE VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP BETWEEN 0 AND 10 MILES PER HOUR WITH NO WARNING, WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE AN AUTO START/STOP FEATURE. THE FAILURE SEEMS TO BE EITHER ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL IN NATURE, AND ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THIS STALL…

Owner-reported narrative. 150 miles reported. Look up ODI 11269710 at NHTSA ↗

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.

Owner-reported narrative. 700 miles reported. Look up ODI 11282728 at NHTSA ↗

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, uns…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11754905 at NHTSA ↗