Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| TB-01-12-04 | 02/10/2012 | 10043602 | Volkswagen: gasoline engines have rough idle, have significant loss of power or stalling with reduced performance. *pe | 04/13/2012 | |
| SAC-28F3/P1-REV | 08/01/2010 | 10036496 | Volkswagen: gasoline engine vehicles inspect, and if necessary, replace ignition coils. vehicles affected by this action may have ignition coils that could malfunction under certain conditions. models passat and wagon; golf; gti; jetta a | 03/23/2011 | |
| 200709 | 06/29/2007 | 10022463 | Mil on, dtc's p0442, p0445, p0456 or p2404 stored in ecm fault memory, no leaks present. *kb | 08/15/2007 | |
| 010615 | 09/19/2006 | 10020803 | Engine cranks intermittently or has no crank. *kb | 01/16/2007 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||||
| 2015831 | 08/28/2008 | 10026848 | Volkswagen: exhaust heat shield, replacement guidelines. heat shields are to be inspected after completion o any type of repair to the underbody (exhaust system transmission, etc.), and if damaged, replaced. *pe | 12/29/2008 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||||
| V201203 | 12/03/2012 | 10050079 | Volkswagen:evaporative (evap) emission system, diagnostic trouble code diagnosis. revised procedure developed to test evap system without fuel cap. *js | 01/24/2013 | |
| SAC-28F3/P1-REV | 08/01/2010 | 10036496 | Volkswagen: gasoline engine vehicles inspect, and if necessary, replace ignition coils. vehicles affected by this action may have ignition coils that could malfunction under certain conditions. models passat and wagon; golf; gti; jetta a | 03/23/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 10/12/2008 | 1 | ||
| This is my second complaint. my 06 vw rabbit has been stalling since approx. the second month that i had it (bought 06/06). in august 08 after continually complaining about this issue my car first started to sputter like the timing was off while driving (not the first time for sputtering but it usually does it when idle, not driving). i took the car into dealership and they could find nothing wrong even though the car sputtered 3 times on my way back home. the very next morning the car started to smoke very bad, smell like gasoline, and a light was flashing on the dashboard. i burned a 1/4 tank of gas driving approx 10 miles to dealership. the dealership had the car for two+ weeks and has since replaced the 02 sensor, fuel injectors, etc. however approx 2+ weeks after getting the car back it stalled again. the car is also occasionally making a strange knocking noise behind the steering wheel (which has also been an ongoing problem) and occasionally the tailpipe is backfiring not like a loud boom but like a release of air (which had only happened twice before and now happens more often). i can't stress enough how bad my nerves have become while sitting in traffic which is what i do at least twice a day. the car mostly stalls when the car is idle (i.e. sitting at lights, sitting in traffic, parking spaces). because the issue is sporadic i cannot get anyone to take this matter seriously because i have no way to prove it since the codes clear after the car is restarted and vw does not have a black box to record the incidents. i have found sites with people having the same problems and getting the same response from the dealerships. i think this unsolved mystery with the stalling is making the wear and tear on my engine worse because my car no longer runs the same and problems just keep getting worse. i don't want to wait for the warranty to run out before more serious problems show themselves. *tr | |||
| 08/30/2006 | 2000 | 1 | |
| My 06 vw rabbit (bought in june, problems started in approx august) will stall or sputter sporadically. this happens usually when waiting at a light, sitting in traffic, or when about to take off and the car is idle. it has happened months apart and sometimes days apart. if the car does not shut off completely it sometimes does a hard jerk back and forth like when you don't ease of the clutch right when driving a stick (this is an a/t transmission) and the rpm's drop to just above 0. the car starts back up after it shuts off however the last couple of times it took several attempts to restart. the very last time the car shut off i was not driving. the car was parked i got in, started it, and it immediately shut back off. nothing has been done to correct this issue. when i take it to the dealership these things do not happen when they drive it around the block and it was explained to me that the scan codes clear upon restarting the car. i did suggest the next time the car shuts off to have them tow it so that way the codes do not clear out but they did not agree with the suggestion. the only suggestion they can offer me is to wait until it happens all the time. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 11/05/2007 | 35000 | 1 | |
| 2006 vw rabbit, 2.5l, 5 cyl. has been stalling intermittently while idling, over and over again since buying this car brand new in 2006. i prefer not to give my vin # for confidentiality reasons. i have read numerous posts on forums online, including vw employees who own the car and claim vw of america is pretending like they don't know of such an issue when it has occurred many times. my car has been to the dealer many times and they say its fine, well i don't think it is and i have 2 little kids that ride in this car on a daily basis. *tr | |||
| 12/23/2006 | 4500 | 1 | 07/22/2006 |
| ***note: this was a vw rabbit, not a vw golf, but rabbit was not an option under the required model*** at 12:30am on december 23, 2006, i parked my 2006 vw rabbit in my driveway. i then plugged in the block heater, as usual. at 11am that same day, i was awoken by the sound of an explosion and my car alarm going off. when i went outside, there were flames coming from underneath the hood of my car. i called the fire department and they came and put out the fire, but not before it totaled my car. the car was six months old with approximately 4500 miles on it. the block heater was installed by the vw dealership on purchase. the fire appeared to start inside the engine as it did not break through the fire wall into the interior of the car. so far, the exact cause of the fire has not been determined, and is unlikely to be determined due to the extent of the damage. however, it seems likely that it was a short within the car's engine. i am still fighting with the insurance company and the dealership to remedy the situation. *nm | |||