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2009 Volkswagen GTI Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	729941
Internal NHTSA #	10275961
Manufacurer	VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	GTI
Model Year	2009
File date	15/05/09
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I purchased my 2009 vw gti in august of 2008 and have been using it as my daily driver since its purchase. Not knowing the technicalities and specifications of the dsg transmission i drove the car as usual until after having the car for 2 or 3 months when i went to start the car the prnds was flashing in the dash and the key would not turn to unlock (i could attempt to start it though) nor would it remove from the ignition. After 3 failed attempts to start it i got out of the car and returned an hour later to start it and it worked without any problems. I made an appointment with my dealer and they "fixed the issue" my replacing a magnetic sensor in the triptronic unit. I drove the car as usual for a few months and everything was fine (or so i thought). I had a friend ride with me who owns another vw with a dsg transmission and he commented on how bad the shifts were and how it rode bad, so i began to investigate the issues (this being the only dsg car i have driven i did not know my car was driving bad). Turns out the car had a faulty mechatronic unit that was causing my car to have rough shifts, "lurching" motions while in 1st gear and reverse, and then would feel as though the car was going to stall and cut out. I had become accustomed to driving the car as such and had to take extra precautions when parallel parking so my car wouldn't "lurch" and hit the car on either side while parallel parking. You can read about multiple other people with the same problem with a late model vw gti (particularly 2008 and 2009) on a vw enthusiast forum: http://forums. Vwvortex. Com/zeroforum? Id=988.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ST. LOUIS, MO
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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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.
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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.
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2009 Volkswagen GTI Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Volkswagen GTI Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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