2015 Volkswagen GTI Engine Problems

“Power steering turns stick randomly at any speed, requiring me to turn off the engine and restart only to get the steering back to normal. Very scary as more effort has to be input I to the steering for it to work. Engine stalls and cuts out randomly especially on idle. Has caused several issues when driving.”

“First car starts. Second put the gear into reverse. Third car starts to stall slowly shutting down the engine while in reverse. Fourth, car has difficulty starting the engine while putting in park gear. Fifth, I had to press the brake and the push start button in order to start while pressing the gas pedal to increase the RPM. Then I drive. This happens often when first starting the vehicle under stationary.”

“While driving, the cel came on. We had the car scanned for codes. Researching the codes, we believed the issue to be crank walk. We took the car to a local shop who confirmed that thrust washers had dislodged and begun deteriorating. This is essentially a catastrophic failure as the car cannot be driven without causing significant further damage to the engine. Most cost effective solution is to replace the engine ($3500 + labor). …”

“While driving to work, my vehicle would lose acceleration as I press on the gas and would not accelerate right away. Also as I'm in park or idling in traffic, the car would shut off but the vehicle lights would still function.”

“I am writing about my 2015 vw GTI. I am the second owner of this car. Like most GTI owners, I thought that it was a great car. I am the 2nd owner of this car, and I purchased the car about 18 months ago when it had about 25,000 miles on it. Over the past year, I have had numerous problems with oil leakage from the car. This past week, the check engine light went on again. The attached records show all the routine care and special care that I had to give this car during the past year. …”