2001 Volkswagen Gti problems, complaints & recalls

2025-11-06 · Air Bags

“today is 11/05/2025 incident happened yesterday evening 11/04/2025 the driver airbag in the steering wheel auto deployed when i started the car i went to step out from my car while it was warming up and barley turning the steering wheel the airbag exploded with my arm still on the wheel hitting and fracturing my ulna bone n causing a burn that was …”

2018-05-25 · Air Bags · 56,000 mi

“the car, a 2001 vw gti 1.8t, was being driven at low (residential street -- 25 mph or less) speeds and made a right turn. the right rear wheel probably grazed the curb, or possibly hit a pothole. the passenger side airbag and side curtain airbag deployed. the car lost power, possibly due to the engine stalling (it's a manual) though that's not cert…”

2011-05-12 · Air Bags · 126,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2001 volkwagen gti. the contact was traveling 35 mph when he abruptly turned the wheel to avoid a crash. the contact drover over a pothole and the air bags deployed independently. the vehicle was not inspected or repaired for the air bag failure. the contact believed the failure to be a manufacture ring defect. the vin was u…”

2011-01-31 · Air Bags:side/Window · 176,000 mi

“2001 vw gti passenger side airbag inadvertantly deployed. side seat airbag and headliner deployed. dashboard airbag did not. no accident occured. deployment was when car was driving on a highway, straight road, no bumps, no turns, no potholes, no debris on road, no impact with anything. no idea why airbags deployed. *tr…”

2010-12-28 · Seats · 89,000 mi · 🔥 fire

“tl* the contact owns a 2001 volkswagen gti. the contact stated that the heated front passenger seat caught fire and burned through the passengers jacket. the contact did not have the vehicle inspected or repaired. the contact stated that he was no longer utilizing the heated seat function and the failure had not recurred since. the failure and curr…”

2010-06-19 · Tires · 91,000 mi

“have potenza g 019 grid tires made by bridgestone,,,as they wear they keep getting louder an louder,,,i have done every thing by here tire book,,,and still they are loud,,,read some of the reviews on tire rack.com its crazy. *tr…”

2010-03-10 · Power Train:manual Transmission · 100,000 mi

“the coil pack fails, i have replaced it twice and no matter what the check engine light comes back on in no time at all and it's coil pack failure, which also triggers other sensors like the coolant sensor which i have replaced as well. i think the longest time my check engine light was off was 3 weeks! this car costs a fortune to fix and it's neve…”

2010-03-10 · Seats · 110,000 mi

“in my 2001 gti glx vr6 the drivers side heated seat, heats up so much that it burns my legs, actual red burn marks! even if turned down to the lowest setting the seat will burn me. i know in my friends 2002 jetta they had their heater in the seat replaced by vw for the same issue free of charge. i have been to vw and they say it's not covered. …”

2009-07-28 · Equipment

“i have a 2001 vw gti and my side curtain airbags wrongfully deployed. i received minor damage to my rear rim from a street curb that caused my airbags to wrongfully deploy. i was not in a collision, nor in serious danger, although when my airbags deployed i was frightened and veered to my left lane. luckily no one was in that lane, but i could ha…”

2008-12-09 · Exterior Lighting:headlights

“i bought a pair of aftermarket headlights from a member on ebay for my 2001 vw gti. i bought these headlights from a seller . i have recently discovered that these headlights are defective and foglight (which is incorporated into the headlight housing) is turned on it will cause the inside of the headlight to melt because of a manufacturing defect.…”