Volkswagen GTI

"A/C flaked out a week after driving the car off the lot"

"Compressor seized up, which chewed up the drive belt (dealership's description)."

"I did not have AC for nearly two years in the car. I took it to a dealership in the fall who said they couldn't reproduce the problem. It wasn't until the next spring that another dealership ran diagnostic test and found the compressor was bad and replaced it."

"After 4 months, the antifreeze level was low, and it appears that the system was either filled incorrectly at the factory, or had a minor leak that corrected itself"

"Noticed a spot of coolant on the garage floor. It was a leak in the thermostat. Water pump was replace at the same time because it showed a small leak and the additional cost was minimal."

"Leaking at gaskets to thermostat and to engine"

"Rear suspension alignment was a little out of spec resulting in vibration in the steering wheel and driver's seat at a narrow speed range. Corrected under warranty by dealer"

"We had noise every time we went over a grate or bump in street. It was not easy to diagnose between CPV, Shock ABS, Bearing and Mounting and alignment cost was $775"

"Brought the car in for creaky suspension and techs discovered that the control arm bushings as well as the strut top mounts were worn out (at 33k miles). Seemed very early"

"No matter what else is playing, plugging in an iPhone 5S or 6 turns on the iPod section and always starts with first song on the list, even if not last played. The system - even - phone - will not operate unless radio is on. BT connects only some of"

"This car came with the Fender Sound System which integrates all the functions for voice operation, systems settings (i.e. clock, phones, bluetooth, etc), back-up camera, GPS, cruise control and more. The first sign of a problem was the erratic behavior of the control screen (blurred picture, sometimes blank or rolling image) authorized repair shop original diagnosis was faulty display screen... had it replaced. Problems persisted. Next the software was updated; didn't solve issues. Next the CPU was replaced and still not proper functioning. Another control unit under the driver's seat was then replaced. Problems continued. The CPU was again replaced. Total time to resolve was 8 months. The unit appears to be functioning properly now however it's only 3 weeks since last repairs. The unit(s) failed shortly after the 3 year manufacture's warrantee expired :("

"No one could hear me regardless of who originated the call"

"experienced ringland failure on cylinder 1 and 4. Replaced pistons with JE and used ARP head studs. Long process and large expense, just outside of warentee."

"Cooling leaks, dealer indicates oil leak at timing belt, pulled changed, recall on file pump , etc"

"I was accelerating when a loud pop occurred and I experienced power loss. The problem was caused by the rubber pope going to the mass air flow sensor popped loose."

"Engine electrical control unit failed. Apparently it was dumping fuel into cylinders without regard to proper metering of said fuel, and was not commanding spark properly in cylinders. As a result, fuel was being run through the motor without burning."

"Timing case cover and breathers seals. Repaired under warranty, $250 deductible."

"Engine Cam cover gasket leaking; needed to be replaced"

"Defect in interior sliding sunroof.cover"

"Door sill emblems rubbed on bottom of drivers door"

"Paint damaged by dealer when repairing torn sunroof seal on new car. I will never again do business with Carter Volkswagen of Seattle"

"Brand new, delivered from the dealership, the master cylinder was leaking brake fluid. It was found to be overfilled from the factory"

"At 55,000+ miles the calipers started seizing from corrosion and resulted in disk wear and uneven (but not dangerous) performance."

"Rear brakes (pads, rotors and calipers) had to be replaced before 30,000 miles."

"Was getting an error in the driver information system saying to service vehicle in park while I was driving. The gear selector had to be replaced"

"Replaced shifter assembly that was creating a spurious error message in the center information screen. I don't think there was anything wrong with the transmission, but a bug in the shifter assembly"

"Warning messages about needing to put the car in park while driving. The dealership had to replace a senor and reinstall the shift linkages."

"Car delivered by dealer with torn sunroof seal. During repair, paint around sunroof was damaged. I will never do business again with Carter Motors of Seattle"

"Sunroof frame cracked in multiple places so rain water leaked into the overhead control panel and switches"

"There are scratches from the hatch making contact on the bumper. It appeared at 10K miles. Volkswagen dealerships and customer support gave me the run around and refused to address it. It has been a reported problem from other owners on the Volkswagen Forum VW Vortex."

"Clutch slipped for two days leading to diagnosis of worn clutch. It subsequently stopped slipping, but non-returnable parts had already been ordered so the repair was completed, although it's unclear if it was truly necessary."

"About 69000 miles the clutch began to slip under heavy acceleration, so we had it replaced"

"Automatic transmission failed during first year of ownership. had to be replaced. This GTI was made in Mexico"

"I experienced hesitation when engaging in Drive...a clunk into gear. I was told that this is normal...never had that occur and any other automatic transmission before"

"AC randomly will not engage when turned on."

"Battery failed after 2 1/2 years"