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2010 Volkswagen GTI Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 53 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Volkswagen GTI, most often about the engine (43% of complaints, typically around 66,000 miles). It is 11th of 25 GTI model years by number of complaints and has 1 recall.
Most common 2010 Volkswagen GTI problems
Engine
23 complaints · 43%Half of these problems showed up before 66,000 miles. Parts named most often: engine.
I was told that the ignition coil should last up until 100k mileage and this gave out at 65k and caused engine misfiring and almost engine failure. Volkswagen has similar recalls for their ignition coils and I think the 2010 vw GTI should be included. Thank you.
The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen GTI. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle started jerking and failed to properly accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was examined by an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the…
Transmission
14 complaints · 26%Half of these problems showed up before 38,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission.
My vehicle will automatically go from being in drive to acting like its in neutral. And will not move or go anywhere. And this all happenened when I was in dr9ve drving down the road.
Water pump failure, two failures in 8 years, the second failure with 20,000 miles on the pump. It failed while I was driving and car began to overheat.
Electrical
9 complaints · 17%Half of these problems showed up before 54,500 miles. Parts named most often: horn, 12v/24v/48v battery.
When I start my car I get a warning saying multiple lights (I.e. Headlight,taillight,fog lights) are burnt out. The affected light eventually turns on. The fuse for my lights was blown and scorched and my local dealer said it was a faulty fuse box which is the same box from the tiguan which has already been recalled.
We purchased and we were servicing our vw GTI 2010 at autobarn mt. Prospect/il. In the last 2 years we replaced all ignition coils at different time intervals and twice for cylinder #2. There are actually multiple issues here. First, this kind of problem can easily generate an accident, if one ignition coil fails at…
Fuel system
5 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 59,500 miles.
We purchased and we were servicing our vw GTI 2010 at autobarn mt. Prospect/il. In the last 2 years we replaced all ignition coils at different time intervals and twice for cylinder #2. There are actually multiple issues here. First, this kind of problem can easily generate an accident, if one ignition coil fails at…
The car stalled and lost power while driving. No power and no time to allow safely to move the car to the shoulder. Almost cause a rear end collision.
Brakes
3 complaints · 6%I have a 2010 vw GTI currently with 13,000 miles on it. The first instances happened at about 10,000. It started with brake vibrations, and engine stalling. Took it to vw, they found no issues. Had total brake boost loss on the way home, brake didnt work felt stiff as hell. Vw took it for 3 days, did an engineering…
Traveling at 45 MPH down a two way highway, I went to pass a slow moving vehicle when the epc turned on once again.I lost power and tried to return back into my lane the vehicle in front spiked on the brakes, I tried stopping but due to the ABS module going bad (vw knows about the problems with them) I had no ABS…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2010 Volkswagen GTI recalls
Transmission: automatic transmission
Risk: The abrupt shift to neutral could lead to a crash without warning.
Fix: Volkswagen will reprogram the transmission control module with updated software free of charge. The recall began on october 20, 2009. Owners may contact volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987.
Full defect summary
Volkswagen is recalling certain model year 2009 and 2010 passenger cars manufactured between september 2008 and august 2009. The wiring harness of a temperature sensor in the direct shift gearbox (dsg) may have connector wires that were insufficiently crimped. With insufficiently crimped connector wires, a temperature sensor has the potential to falsely detect a high gearbox oil temperature, causing the transmission to abruptly shift to neutral. If this happens, the selector lever position indicator within the instrument panel will flash. In addition, the "depress brake pedal" indicator light will be illuminated, alerting the driver to apply the brakes.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Air bag clockspring failure
Summary
In august 2015, volkswagen group of america, inc. (volkswagen) launched safety recall 15v-483 to address the loss of the protection provided by the front driver air bag in several models due to the failure of the clockspring.debris entry into the steering wheel hub can result in contamination and ultimately failure of the clockspring in 2010-2014 model year (my) cc, passat, eos, golf, gti, tiguan, jetta and jetta sportwagen models.contamination of the clockspring can cause the ribbon cable to tear resulting in loss of the electrical connection to the front driver air bag and any steering wheel mounted controls.the loss of the electrical connection to the front driver air bag will result in i
Questions about the 2010 Volkswagen GTI
- What are the most common problems with the 2010 Volkswagen GTI?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: engine (23 complaints, typically around 66,000 miles); transmission (14 complaints, typically around 38,000 miles); electrical (9 complaints, typically around 54,500 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2010 Volkswagen GTI have?
- 1 recall listed by NHTSA, the latest from August 20, 2009 (transmission). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2010 a bad year for the Volkswagen GTI?
- It is 11th of 25 GTI model years by number of complaints, with 53 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.