← NHTSA complaints

2016 VOLKSWAGEN GTI — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 injured · 1542124 · 2019-02-21

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
GTI
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
33,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE SILVER METAL TRIM THAT BORDERS THE GEAR SHIFTER HAS STARTED TO PEEL AWAY FROM THE PLASTIC BASE TRIM UNDERNEATH. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND WAS DONE BECAUSE IT IS CHEAPER TO MAKE A FLAT METAL PLATE AND JUST GLUE IT ON TOP OF THE BASE PLATE THAN IT IS TO MAKE AN EDGE THAT ROLLS OVER AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE BASE PLATE IT IS GLUED TO. SO IN ESSENCE WHEN IT SEPARATES, IT'S BASICALLY A RAZOR BLADE EDGE BECAUSE IT IS SO THIN. MY WIFE HAS CUT HER HAND OPEN ON THIS AS HAVE SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE ON FORUMS SO THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11181722
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown