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2005 Volkswagen GTI Electrical System Alternator Generator Regula Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	589367
Internal NHTSA #	10158302
Manufacurer	VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	GTI
Model Year	2005
File date	06/06/05
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULA
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I bought a new volkswagen gti in '02. Every six days when the temperature went over 85 degrees, the car died and left me stranded. This also happened in moving traffic, and i lost throttle, steering, transmission, and braking ability. Vw replaced the car two months later. The same problems occurred. Every electrical system in the car then began to fail. After two months of research and analysis, since i am a retired federal engineer, i noticed that the factory was putting 90 amp alternators in the automatic transmission cars, and when it got hot, and the cooling fans came on, the alternator could not supply enough power to the battery, which discharged over a 5 or 6 day interval, then stranded people. I reported this to volkswagen of america. They thanked me for solving a problem their engineers had been unable to fix. I was horrified, when i got a 2005 gti, to again find myself stranded on the road, helpless, when it got hot. Sure enough, there was a 90 amp alternator in that car, not the required 120 amp. This was 3 years after they acknowledged they had a problem. I was then told that this was not a factory error, but a deliberate decision by vw to save money by using the cheaper alternator. They have stranded totally disabled people like myself, and families, for the past 3 years, to save a few dollars. I was told by vw that when the owner gets stranded, the correct alternator is then put in the vehicle. By then, the electronics have been fried, as has happened with my new car. I ask the government to step in, and order vw to recall all 2002-2005 vw gtis with automatic transmissions, and to replace my vehicle, which has failed 4 times so far, with a vehicle with the proper alternator in it. *jb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	2000
Number of Occurences	4
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DALE CITY, VA
VIN pattern	9BWDE61J054XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	20/01/05
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	AUTO
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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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2005 Volkswagen GTI Electrical System Alternator Generator Regula Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Volkswagen GTI Electrical System Alternator Generator Regula Problems, Complaints and Defects

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