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Recent owner-reported faults

1. 21 Apr 2017

   Report that while a 2014 Golf 2.0 TDI 150 GT was in for warranty work on a door seal, one front damper was found to have failed and the other to be'misting'. Failed damper replaced under warranty.

2. 14 Apr 2017

   Another report of problems with the ACC on a Golf. In August 2016 just after setting off the car applied the brakes for no reason.

3. 17 Mar 2017

   Report of leaking rear damper in September 2013 Golf.

4. 17 Mar 2017

   Report of engine of new Volkswagen Golf Match 1.6TDI bought in January 2017 cutting out at 5-15mph. Rejected for this reason.

5. 23 Jan 2017

   Another report of ACC jamming on the brakes violently and independently for no reason, this time in a 2015 Golf 1.6 TDI Bluemotion. Owner booked it in to dealer who promptly told him they have no experience of this problem. He was driving on a single carriageway but with 2 lanes of traffic coming towards him the other way and the road bent to his left so that my ACC sensor will have been pointing towards the oncoming traffic. He surmised that my sensors detected traffic in the other carrieageways with a combined closing speed of around 100mph. The ACC performed an emergency stop.

6. 23 Jan 2017

   Report of 2016 Golf 1.6 TDI BlueMotion with 7-speed dry clutch DSG gearbox suffering loss of power when picking up from low revs such as on entering/leaving roundabouts. The car almost dies and the revs drop right away and then it picks up. This can be quite alarming as of course the car slows when other drivers expect it to pick up. The car has been into the supplying dealer on a half dozen occasions but they are unable to trace/find a fault. The reason is usually a sticking brake pedal switch failing to send a message to the ECU that the brakes are off, so the ECU assumes the brakes are on and cuts power until the switch unsticks.

7. 15 Jan 2017

   Report of electromechanical parking brakes of 2015 Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI manual initially refusing to release when parked facing upwards on a hill with a wall one foot behind its rear bumper. On 2nd and 3rd attempts car refused to budge. Owner checked doors were securely locked and safety device not employed. Tried a 4th time to drive forward but without success. On taking his foot off the accelerator the car rolled back and hit the wall behind it. On the next attempt the car was pulling against the brake and wouldn't move forward. On the last try the car pulled away completely normally but left with a damaged bumper and boot. Volkswagen dealer denied all knowledge of any fault.

8. 30 Dec 2016

   Another report of a 2013 Golf, this time a 1.4 TSI SE 7-speed dry clutch DSG, autonomously braking to a standstill for no apparent reason. The dealer applied a software update. However again, in October 2016, the car autonomoiusly braked and the car behind nearly hit it. Dealer now said it had a faulty electromechanical parking brake and replaced that. It's possible that this fault is confined to early production Golf models fitted with ACC.

9. 5 Dec 2016

   Report of steering rack failure on 2013 (three and a half year old) Golf. Discount given on replacement part, but a technical exppanation of why it failed was refused by the dealer.

10. 21 Nov 2016

    Problems with independently purchased 2014 Golf 1.6 105 BlueMotion diesel still under manufacturer warranty: 1) knocking noise from rear suspension 2) fault/intermittent lock on the fuel flap 3) recent struggle to start in cold conditions.

11. 11 Nov 2016

    Report of 40k mile 2013 Golf 1.6 TDI DSG failing to go into reverse. Volkswagen dealer initially wanted £4000 to replace DSG transmission, reduced to £3000 after £1000 contribution from Volkswagen.

12. 5 Oct 2016

    Report that electromechanical parking brake of 2016 Golf 1.6 TDI estate intermittently releases when clutch is depressed to start the engine allowing the car to roll forward or backward if parked on a hill. Dealer initially found no fault, but later fitted a new brake switch and a new CPU, but problem persists.

Source: honestjohn.co.uk · 30 reports indexed, top 12 shown