I've started to notice that after driving my car and using the dsg shifter or sport mode, my car will not start back up for a while after parked. Seems only to happen after warm engine. I will start the car and then it will sputter before the engine shuts off. After about an hour or maybe longer, I am able to crank it and drive.

- Savannah, GA, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Gti. The contact stated that the fuel cap warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to neftin westlake Volkswagen (3550 auto mall dr, thousand oaks, ca 91362, (805) 497-9404) where the dealer stated that no recalls were associated with the VIN. The contact stated that an unknown failure was not determined. Upon picking up the vehicle, the warning indicator was no longer illuminated. That after leaving the dealer, the check engine indicator illuminated. The manufacturer was notified of the failures and the contact was advised to take the vehicle to be diagnosed. The approximate failure mileage was 18,000.

- Simi Valley, CA, USA

Vehicle has 48K miles. Check engine light came on and it was diagnosed as a P2015 error. Recommended replacement of intake manifold. Found information that VW extended warranty of the intake manifold to 10 years/100K miles in many vehicles, but my VIN was not included in that warranty extension. This seems to be a common, recurring problem in Volkswagen. This warranty extension needs to be extended to all vehicles.

- Holly Springs, NC, USA

Vehicle has just under 60,000 miles. A check engine light came on. It was P2015, which was associated with the intake runner position. VW dealership says the flap inside the intake manifold has disintegrated. VW had extended the warranty on 2.0T engines from model year 2008 to 2011. However, 2013 is not covered. VW has clearly not resolved the problems with the intake manifold for engines after 2011.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

Vehicle displaying mil light @ 68,948 miles. Dealer diagnosis:to correct fault, requires replacement of intake manifold assembly & fuel filter, recommended cleaning of intake valves while the intake manifold was removed.

- Williamsburg, VA, USA

My 2013 VW Gti has an ongoing issue-condition with what appears to be a fuel pump and/or low fuel pressure. It usually occurs randomly, without any hint. After the start up the car stalls within a few seconds. At that point the car would die at every attempt to start up again. However, the car will come back to life after staying idle for 40-60minutes (in severe cases even longer). In addition, we had several incidents when the car would stall while in slow motion on a hill. The gas tank in all instances was full or near full. We have had numerous major and minor incidents that have started since approximately 7,000 miles. We had somehow tolerated such randomly occurring incidents until the issue became (suddenly) almost a daily norm in December 2014 and January 2015. The car was repaired by the VW dealership at least 2 times within 2 week period. The issue still occurs these days, yet with lesser frequency. The issue is causing serious health and safety concerns on top of the major inconvenience and additional out-of-pocket expenses.

- San Francisco, CA, USA

Took car for first drive. After traveling 145 miles into this trip when trouble started. Ambient temp was 101F. Drive time was just over 2.5 hours. Gas tank was slightly over half empty. Car stalled taking off from stop. Engine running but car would not accelerate. Engine then stopped. Cranked over (started) and went about 2 blocks. Car stalled again. This time it was difficult to get started again. Had to crank it 3-4 times. Started then stalled. Engine malfunction light came on. Eventually started. While driving on highway at 55mph engine turned off without warning. I pointed car to the shoulder and braked to a stop. Two more stop light incidents where car stalled and quit running at and in intersections. Pulled over and called dealer. Talked to service consultant. Discussed options. Engine malfunction light on all the time. Even though roadside assistance was offered, service consultant stated that since the engine light was steady amber it should be ok to drive if I was comfortable doing it. I determined my best option was to drive it back to tucson. Waiting for roadside assistance on hwy 191 between safford and willcox in 100F+ sunshine would have been unacceptable, if not more dangerous than driving the car - because of the remote location and the extreme heat. Made it back to tucson. Drove straight to service and dropped the car off. Total mileage on car 353 miles. Note that I had not added any gas to the vehicle, and was still using the gas provided by dealer upon delivery. (I mention this because a tech asked if diesel fuel was put in the tank instead of gas. No!) dealer service confirmed fuel pump not working properly and replicated problem. Noted fuel pump extremely hot and discovered associated electrical damage to fuel control module with strong potential for fire. In my opinion, this is a critical safety problem and should be investigated.

- Tucson, AZ, USA