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2016 Volkswagen GOLF Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1311335
Internal NHTSA #	10897865
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	GOLF
Model Year	2016
File date	20/08/16
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Engine misfired and cause the car to stutter with loss of performance. This happened to me when making a left hand turn nearly causing an accident because the car was not moving at the normal speed due to loss of performance. This is the 3rd time the engine has misfired since i bought the car. It has less than 2,800 miles on it.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	2658
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ
VIN pattern	3VWC17AU8GMXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	08/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	15
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Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2016 Volkswagen GOLF Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 Volkswagen GOLF Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?