Other Engine Info: 50-St./Can. TLEV emission.
Emissions Certification Test Group: YADXV01.8336
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt
Plant City: Wolfsburg
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FREQUENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR ACCELERATING AFTER SLOWING DOWN THE DSG TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SELECT NEUTRAL FOR A SECOND OR TWO BEFORE SELECTING A GEAR. WHEN IT EVENTUALLY SELECTS A GEAR IT JERKS HARSHLY INDUCING WHEELSPIN. THIS HAPPENS IN ALL TYPES OF DRIVING CONDITIONS, BUT IS MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR IS COLD. MOSTLY, THIS IS JUST AN ANNOYANCE; HOWEVER, WHEN A TRUCK IS BEARING DOWN ON YOU WHILE YOU ARE MAKING A LEFT TURN IT CAN BE FRIGHTENING AND PERHAPS EVEN LIFE THREATENING. THE SERVICE MANAGER VW DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS NORMAL BEHAVIOR. HE IS WRONG. *TR
2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
CONSUMER 2000 GTI MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILED TWICE AFTER REPAIRS. *TS ***NAR*** THE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE WAS LOOSE. THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. THE DOME LIGHT SWITCH WAS BROKEN. *JB