Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2019 Volkswagen Golf has 16 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
16
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The transmission lurches and studders at stops with roughly 60K miles on it. The dealer believes it ... |
| Nov 26, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | When I take my foot off the brake to accelerate, the car jerks backward and shudders. It feels as th... |
| Apr 7, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | COOLANT LEAKING FROM THERMOSTAT HOUSING WATERPUMP MODULE CAUSING ENGINE ISSUES. COMMON ISSUE ON THE... |
| May 3, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | ISSUE WITH AUTOMATIC DSG TRANSMISSION AFTER 3 DAYS OF OWNERSHIP AND 182 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. ISSU... |
| Jan 29, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | ENGINE HESITATE, STUMBLE AND JERK FROM STOP TO THE FIRST 5 GEARS AND MAKE WHINING NOISE. BRAND NEW ... |
| Aug 21, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | I WAS PULLING UP TO A RED LIGHT, CLUTCHED IN, SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND NOTICED MY STEERING HAD LOCKED.... |
| Aug 20, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | 2019 VW GTI RABBIT EDITION 6SPD MANUAL. INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT OR TRAFFIC ST... |
| Jul 31, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. WHILE DRIVING FREQUENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTI... |
| Jul 23, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | COMING UP TO A STOP WITH THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, WHETHER HAVING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL OR USING THE CLUT... |
| Jul 7, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | AS I AM BRAKING TO A STOP WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED (AT A RED STOP LIGHT OR TO MAKE A LEFT TUR... |
| Jun 8, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | 2019 GOLF GTI SE 6MT PURCHASED WITH 12 MILES. ENGINE RANDOMLY STALLS IN NEUTRAL WHEN ROLLING TO STOP... |
| Jun 1, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. WHILE DRIVING IN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS, THE VEHICLE SU... |
| Apr 27, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | ENGINE SOFT SHUT-OFF WHEN IN NEUTRAL (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) OR WITH THE CLUTCH TO THE FLOOR, WHILE SH... |
| Apr 12, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | PURCHASED 2019 GTI RABBIT EDITION 6MT. SOON AFTER PURCHASE, VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN... |
| Apr 8, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | VEHICLE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP WITH CLUTCH DEPRESSED. GEAR INDICATOR WILL INDICATE WRONG GEAR... |
| Feb 27, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | I PURCHASED A 2019 GOLF GTI RABBIT EDITION (URANO GREY) W/ MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON 2/23/2019. ON 2/27... |