NHTSA — Engine Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
85,400 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

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2006 Volkswagen GTI engine problems

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2006 Volkswagen GTI Owner Comments

problem #5

Feb 012020

GTI

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Fuel injector faild open and dumped fuel into the cylinder and it hydro locked. I was in motion and check engine flashing and engine running rough

- Ogden, UT, USA

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problem #4

Jan 042019

GTI

  • 122,000 miles
Camshift sensor check engine light on and off every 2 days

- Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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problem #3

May 182016

GTI

  • 110,000 miles
Engine compartment caught fire while driving and vehicle was quickly consumed in flames. Power loss was initially noticed on the highway, but vehicle caught fire and started to burn on a side street while stopped.

- Bluemont, VA, USA

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problem #2

Oct 302015

GTI

  • 74,800 miles
Car lost acceleration at approx 40 mph on 4 lane road. Dealer diagnostic claims broken cam chain. Dealer did not check warranty extension part cam follower which is known to fail (per cory from vwoa) but has another warranty extension part intake camshaft on repair list. There are several hundreds of these incidents happening with a quick search.

- Boise, ID, USA

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problem #1

Jan 192013

GTI

  • 120,200 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Gti. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph the vehicle stalled. Immediately after the failure the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was later towed to a dealer where they advised that the cam follower and the high pressure fuel pump failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure and current mileages were approximately 120,200.

- Greenville, SC, USA

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