This is an online automotive information provider of a detailed information on complaints, defects and recalls for Volkswagen GTI 2010 electronic stability control. Our users can find data on mass market car models from most popular brands. The service allows to compare and analyze statistics for reported problems, complaints, recalls for various manufacturers. We hope our site will help with selecting of a reliable and safe car. By using this tool, you will be able to get records with description of safety issues for vehicles, equipment, tires and child restraints. These issues include safety recalls for your Volkswagen GTI 2010 electronic stability control and complaints other owners have filed.

Enter valid VIN:

2010 Volkswagen GTI Electronic Stability Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1617678
Internal NHTSA #	11279309
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	GTI
Model Year	2010
File date	06/08/19
Component	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	During moderate acceleration, engine cuts power, epc light and check engine light comes on. Vehicle goes into limp mode, and engine will not turn more than 3000 rpm, and has no power to accelerate. Engine develops misfires and idles very roughly. Engine may stall. Turning key off and back on does not remedy the problem. Disconnecting the battery will turn the epc and check engine lights off, but under next moderate acceleration, epc and check engine lights come back on, and problems come back. Check engine dtc codes range from misfires to system too lean and air intake leaks, and for accelerator/throttle position sensor b malfunctions. These problems have happened multiple times in traffic on the interstate and in the city. The vehicle has stalled at stop signs and traffic lights. It has also stalled during acceleration. This problem started happening on august 6th 2019 and has continued to happen.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	148000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WEATHERFORD, TX
VIN pattern	WVWEV7AJ3AWXXXXXX
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	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders
Drive train type
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	30
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
Dealer's state code
Dealer's ZIP code

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.

Last decoded VIN:

WDB9340531L593330 WDC2539842F683434 U5YHB511AAL214235 KNAPH812SH5349377 1ZCS15011LZ358998 WBA1W320305E29184 1HD1KBM11DB606641 YV1RH592072600818 WVWZZZAUZKW125945 5NPE34AF5FH146803 JM0DE10Y180118467 JTMZFREV733210704

Rating: 4.7 from 5 (3783 reviews)

2010 Volkswagen GTI Electronic Stability Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2010 Volkswagen GTI Electronic Stability Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?