2019 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Power Train (4) · Service Brakes (3) · Electrical System (3)
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Safety recalls (3)
Electrical System:ignition:switch 2023-08-30 · campaign 23V604000 · 62,538 vehicles
Defect: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019 Golf, Golf Alltrack, Golf Sportwagen, 2019-2020 Golf GTI, and Jetta vehicles equipped with a conventional ignition switch. The ignition switch may fail, especially in high temperature environments.
Risk: Ignition switch failure can cause the electrical system to shut down and the engine to stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the ignition switch, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 1, 2024. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 28H7.
Tires:pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems 2022-10-31 · campaign 22V815000 · 296,044 vehicles
Defect: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan LWB, Golf Sportswagen A7, Golf Alltrack, Golf R GP, Audi Q3, Audi A3 Cabriolet, 2019-2020 Jetta NF, Jetta GLI, Golf GTI, Atlas, Golf A7, Audi A3, 2020-2021 Atlas Cross Sport, and 2021 Atlas FL vehicles. The tire pressure monitoring system may not detect an air pressure loss in adequate time when deflating occurs among all four tires simultaneously. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirem
Risk: An undetected sudden loss of pressure in all four tires increases the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will update the TPMS software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 18, 2022. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audis customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are (Audi) 45J7, and (VW) 45J6 and 45J8.
Wheels 2019-12-11 · campaign 19V879000 · 8 vehicles ⚠ DO NOT DRIVE
Defect: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019 Jetta GLI, Golf Alltrack, and Golf GTI vehicles. The front wheel bearings may have been improperly machined, potentially causing excessive stress on the wheel, wheel bolts, or wheel bearings.
Risk: The excessive stress can cause steering, traction or other stability issues or breakage relating to the front wheels, and increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Volkswagen has notified owners, and dealers will replace the wheel bearing assemblies, wheels, and wheel bolts, free of charge. The recall began December 11, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 40P1. Note: The affected owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repairs have been made.
Service bulletins (310)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Engine 2026-09-17 · V0116152014815_20 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
suggested fuel additive
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-09 · SM 39-2026 · Other
this special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided.
Service Brakes 2026-08-27 · V4622022067177_5 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
repair or replace information
Power Train 2026-08-10 · V4015022033347_8 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
replacement instruction
Unknown Or Other 2026-08-06 · TT 00-13-04_7 · Other
permission to change daily order upgraded to red order
Unknown Or Other 2026-08-04 · V0026012081638_2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
differences between a leak and seepage
Showing the 6 most recent of 310 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-01-06 · Power Train“the transmission lurches and studders at stops with roughly 60k miles on it. the dealer believes it to be the mechatronic unit. i am put at risk because the car begins to move, stops, and then begins again moving. cars behind me may believe i am accelerating from a stop and rear end me. there are no warning lamps, messages, or anything whatsoever,…”
2025-01-15 · Power Train“when i take my foot off the brake to accelerate, the car jerks backward and shudders. it feels as though it’s about to stall. when pressing the gas pedal, the car also has delayed acceleration. both of these issues create dangerous driving conditions. the car hesitates when accelerating from a stopped position, nearly causing me to be rear-ended at…”
2024-02-21 · Service Brakes“i was making my final trip of my move from minneapolis to the denver area and was on [xxx] traveling west in the right lane. the truck ahead was moving from the right lane to the left to give room to a car stopped on the right shoulder. there was another car in the left lane so i couldn’t move to the left. the truck was soon blocking much of the le…”
2023-09-21 · Electrical System“several times now, my 2019 vw golf alltrack s while driving has flashed a warning saying "ignition switched off" and then "check starter system". i can still apply the brakes, steer, and accelerate, but various electrical systems stopped working, including the speedometer. i've brought it to a vw dealer, but they said they couldn't find an issue. s…”
2023-08-16 · Fuel/Propulsion System“while driving, all vehicle gauges and hvac suddenly stopped working. car beeped, and screen said "pull over safely" (or something like that), and then said "check starter system". turned car off, and then eventually it turned back on. same thing happened again, but i was able to continue driving (engine kept running), with no hvac, no speedometer, …”
2023-08-16 · Electrical System“after being in hot sunlight all day(95+ degrees), car started and about three minutes into drive the engine and all electronics died while going approximately 15mph, warning display flashed up on center lcd display that ignition was off, please pull over, and then to check the starter. the power steering turned off so i had very limited steering. …”
2023-07-09 · Visibility/Wiper“windshield cracked while it was parked. four people were in the car on a trip from reno to san francisco. no one heard or saw anything hit the windshield before they stopped for breakfast. when they came back to the car they found that the windshield had a crack about 12 inches long. there was no sign of a stone or other object that might have cau…”
2023-07-07 · Visibility/Wiper“on july 5, 2023 the electronics in our 2019 vw golf alltrack s, stopped working, while that car was been driven on a highway. the following was no longer operational, (while the car was still in motion): gauges such as speedometer, tachometer, fuel indicator and engine temperature; controls such as turn signals, wipers, dashboard and car indicator …”
2023-01-30 · Wheels“this vehicle has experienced cracked front rims on two separate occasions resulting in sudden air pressure loss to the tire and an emergency stop and a ruined tire. additionally, this car has worn the front tires aggressively ever since new. there is an existing recall on 2019 alltracks that is the result of improperly machined front wheel bearin…”
2022-10-17 · Service Brakes“i was driving during the afternoon on a local road at approximately 30 mph. when i approached a traffic light with car brake lights showing ahead of me, i gently tapped my brakes in anticipation of possibly needing to slow down or stop. instead of an expected gradual slowing of the vehicle, i was surprised when the brakes seemed to grab and the c…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.