1991 Volkswagen GTI

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Suspension1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Vehicle Speed Control92V131000
Filed Sep 15, 199212,650 vehiclesVolkswagen Of America,inc

Defect. THE VENTURI TUBE LOCATED IN THE THROTTLE VALVE HOUSING CAN BECOME LOOSE AND FALL AGAINST THE THROTTLE PLATE.

Risk. THE VENTURI TUBE CAN PARTIALLY BLOCK THE THROTTLE PLATEAND PREVENT IT FROM RETURNING TO ITS FULL IDLE POSITION, RESULTING IN UNWANTEDENGINE SPEED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN A FORWARD OR REVERSE GEAR.

Remedy. REPLACE THE PRESS-FIT VENTURI TUBE WITH A THREAD TYPE TUBE.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Suspension
Filed Feb 17, 1998CA

VEHICLE VIBRATES AND ACTS IF IT'S OUT OF GAS.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2019
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20250100Routine
202428200Routine
20236500Routine
202228600Routine
20214100Routine
20208300Routine
2019179400Routine
201817302Do not drive
201752200Routine
201666400Routine
201597610Routine
201410110Routine
201334211Fatalities reported
201240210Routine
201155210Routine
201053100Routine
2009167220Routine
200867100Routine
200777101Fatalities reported
200643230Routine
20058100Routine
20047100Routine
200353111Fatalities reported
2002124200Routine
200174230Routine
200045310Routine
19998200Routine
199810000Routine
199710010Routine
19969110Routine
199518200Routine
19940200Routine
19930200Routine
19920100Routine
1991 — this page1100Routine
19900200Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Sep 15, 1992. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.