Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for the 2011 GTI are official communications between Volkswagen & their dealerships that describe processes for troubleshooting or fixing certain common problems.
All vehicle manufacturers are required by U.S. law to make their TSBs available to the public.
VOLKSWAGEN: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT POOR POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE. DTCS MAY BE STORED IN POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE J500. ALSOINCLUDED MODEL JETTA SPORTWAGEN MODEL YEAR 2010-2012. *JS UPDATED 12/4/13. Read More »
VOLKSWAGEN: IF ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK WAS REPLACED OR UPDATED, WOULD CAUSE THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY FAILURE TO LOCK DOORS OR ARM ALARM, BUT WILL UNLOCK DOORS. MODELS 2011-2013 GOLF, GTI, JETTA TIGUAN, PASSAT, BEETLE. Read More »
VOLKSWAGEN: ACTIVATED CHARCOAL FILTER SYSTEM, SOLENOID VALVE AND PERFORMING GFF FUNCTION TEST A VACUUM CHECK ON CANISTER PURGE VALVE N80 ARE ESSENTIAL TO DIAGNOSE PROPER OPERATION. MODEL 2009-14 ALL BUT ROUTAN. Read More »
VOLKSWAGEN: ALL MODELS EXPERIENCE THE TIMING CHAIN SLIPPING, RATTLING NOISES OF THE ENGINE AFTER STARTING, AND ENGINE FAILS TO START. 2008-13 ALL MODELS. *PE Read More »
VOLKSWAGEN: TSB CONTAINS AN OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER. SELECT DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON BELOW. SOME VEHICLES ARE EXPERIENCING, OVER TIME, A LEAKAGE IN COOLANT PUMP AND WOULD NEED COOLANT PUMP REPLACED, IF NECESSARY. MODEL 2011-14 GTI. Read More »
VOLKSWAGEN: CERTAIN MODEL YEAR VEHICLES ARE EXPERIENCING ENGINE NOT STARTING, MAKING A RATTLING NOISE WHEN ENGINE HAS STARTED, TIMING CHAIN KEEPS SLIPPING AND EXHAUST LIGHT COMES ON. *PE Read More »
VOLKSWAGEN:EVAPORATIVE (EVAP) EMISSION SYSTEM, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE DIAGNOSIS. REVISED PROCEDURE DEVELOPED TO TEST EVAP SYSTEM WITHOUT FUEL CAP. *JS Read More »
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
VOLKSWAGEN: DIAGNOSIS FOR HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WHERE NO START, ENGINE CRANK, WITHOUT DRIVING, AFTER LONG PERIODS AND MAY HAVE ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. MODELS 2008-2014 EOS, GTI, BEETLE CONVERTIBLE, JETTA, CC, PASSAT, TIGUAN, BEETLE. Read More »
VOLKSWAGEN: ON SOME VEHICLES, LOW FUEL STORED IN ECM PRESSURE, ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START LONG PERIODS WITHOUT DRIVING, MAY RUN ROUGH AND/OR MIL ON. ALL MODELS 2008-2013. *PE Read More »
VOLKSWAGEN: SOME VEHICLES MAY RUN ROUGH, EXPERIENCE ENGINE CRANK, OR NO START. ALSO INCLUDED MODEL BEETLE CONVERTIBLE MODEL YEARS 2008-2013 *JS Read More »
VOLKSWAGEN: HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP DIAGNOSIS. ENGINE CRANK, NO START AFTER LONG PERIODS WITHOUT DRIVING. ENGINE MAY RUN ROUGH, AND OR MIL-ON WITH DTC P0087-LOW FUEL PRESSURE STORED IN ECM FAULT MEMORY. Read More »
VOLKSWAGEN: WOULD EXPERIENCE NO START AFTER LONG PERIODS OF NOT DRIVING AND ENGINE RUN ROUGH. TO AVOID UNNECESSARY REPLACEMENTS, HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP DIAGNOSIS TEST IS ESSENTIAL TO PROPER PUMP OPERATION. Read More »
VOLKSWAGEN: WHEN NOT DRIVEN FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, WOULD HAVE ENGINE CRANK, BUT NO START. SOMETIMES ENGINE MAY RUN ROUGHT AND/OR MIL ON. MODELS 2009-2013 TIGUAN, EOS, CC, GTI, BEETLE, JETTA. Read More »
VOLKSWAGEN: DIAGNOSIS FOR HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WHERE NO START, ENGINE CRANK, WITHOUT DRIVING, AFTER LONG PERIODS AND MAY HAVE ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. MODELS 2008-2014 EOS, GTI, BEETLE CONVERTIBLE, JETTA, CC, PASSAT, TIGUAN, BEETLE. Read More »
VOLKSWAGEN: ON SOME VEHICLES, LOW FUEL STORED IN ECM PRESSURE, ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START LONG PERIODS WITHOUT DRIVING, MAY RUN ROUGH AND/OR MIL ON. ALL MODELS 2008-2013. *PE Read More »
VOLKSWAGEN: WOULD EXPERIENCE NO START AFTER LONG PERIODS OF NOT DRIVING AND ENGINE RUN ROUGH. TO AVOID UNNECESSARY REPLACEMENTS, HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP DIAGNOSIS TEST IS ESSENTIAL TO PROPER PUMP OPERATION. Read More »
VOLKSWAGEN: WHEN NOT DRIVEN FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, WOULD HAVE ENGINE CRANK, BUT NO START. SOMETIMES ENGINE MAY RUN ROUGHT AND/OR MIL ON. MODELS 2009-2013 TIGUAN, EOS, CC, GTI, BEETLE, JETTA. Read More »
VOLKSWAGEN: DUE TO A LOOSE OR UNFASTENED CONNECTOR FOR PASSENGER AIR BAG, THE AIRBAG WARNING LAMP MAY ILLUMINATE IN INSTRUMENT PANEL. MODELS 2010-2013 GOLF, GTI, JETTA SPORTWAGEN, JETTA SEDAN. Read More »
VOLKSWAGEN: AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED INDICATING A FRONT SIDE AIRBAG PRESSURE SENSOR INTERRUPTION/SHORT TO B+. THE DTCS B101715 AND B103615. *JS Read More »
VOLKSWAGEN: AIRBAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, DTC B101614 STORED IN AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE. AIRBAG LAM IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MAY ILLUMINATE DUE TO UNFASTENED CONNECTOR FOR PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LAMP. Read More »
VOLKSWAGEN: DUE TO A LOOSE OR UNFASTENED CONNECTOR FOR PASSENGER AIR BAG, THE AIRBAG WARNING LAMP MAY ILLUMINATE IN INSTRUMENT PANEL. MODELS 2010-2013 GOLF, GTI, JETTA SPORTWAGEN, JETTA SEDAN. Read More »
VOLKSWAGEN: AIRBAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, DTC B101614 STORED IN AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE. AIRBAG LAM IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MAY ILLUMINATE DUE TO UNFASTENED CONNECTOR FOR PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LAMP. Read More »
VOLKSWAGEN: IF ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK WAS REPLACED OR UPDATED, WOULD CAUSE THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY FAILURE TO LOCK DOORS OR ARM ALARM, BUT WILL UNLOCK DOORS. MODELS 2011-2013 GOLF, GTI, JETTA TIGUAN, PASSAT, BEETLE. Read More »
VOLKSWAGEN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. AN EXTENSION WARRANTY, WITH SPECIFIC CONDITIONS, 10 YRS OR 120,000 MILES,WHICHEVER IS FIRST, HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEMS WARRANTY FOR INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FUEL ... Read More »
VOLKSWAGEN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. AN EXTENSION WARRANTY, WITH SPECIFIC CONDITIONS, 10 YRS OR 120,000 MILES,WHICHEVER IS FIRST, HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEMS WARRANTY FOR INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FUEL ... Read More »
