2019 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack: problems, recalls and reliability

“Windshield cracked while it was parked. Four people were in the car on a trip from Reno to San Francisco. No one heard or saw anything hit the windshield before they stopped for breakfast. When they came back to the car they found that the windshield had a crack about 12 inches long. There was no sign of a stone or other object that might have caused the crack. there was no chip in the glass either.”Owner report · Visibility/Wiper · May 2023

“This vehicle has experienced cracked front rims on two separate occasions resulting in sudden air pressure loss to the tire and an emergency stop and a ruined tire. Additionally, this car has worn the front tires aggressively ever since new. There is an existing recall on 2019 Alltracks that is the result of improperly machined front wheel bearings and has resulted in a number of incidents surrounding the front wheels and the drivability issues. This recall apparently doesn't impact my vehicle, but seeing that VW recommends not driving the vehicle until the repairs are made and with the issues that appear similar to the recall, I am concerned that recall should be expanded.”Owner report · Wheels · Jan 2023

“I was driving during the afternoon on a local road at approximately 30 mph. When I approached a traffic light with car brake lights showing ahead of me, I gently tapped my brakes in anticipation of possibly needing to slow down or stop. Instead of an expected gradual slowing of the vehicle, I was surprised when the brakes seemed to grab and the car stopped abruptly as if I had stepped down hard on the brake pedal. Fortunately, the situation appeared to return to normal in an instant when I let up on the brakes. The incident has not reoccurred.”Owner report · Service Brakes · Oct 2022

“Coolant leaking from thermostat housing waterpump module causing engine issues. Common issue on the vw ea888 gen 3 engine.”Owner report · Power Train · Apr 2021

“Key fob left on top of car while trying to put car seat in, which allowed car to start (push to start) and move, however keys fell off car during movement. When done while parked this will normally lead to a beeping sound and a warning that there is no longer a key in proximity, and two big yellow lights come up on the dashboard. However, as the key fell off the roof when the car was already in gear/moving, no warning sound or dashboard light came up (car acted as if everything was normal even though there was no longer a key in range). This led to a set of lost key fob/house keys and being stranded once parked.”Owner report · Electrical System · Jan 2021

“Sunroof leaks into cabin causing headliner stains and water damage to headliner. Vw is not taking care of the issue properly and I have been without my car for 29 days now.”Owner report · Structure · Apr 2020

“Hello. I purchased a new vw golf alltrack se from open road vw manhattan on 2/3/2020. The next day, I started noticing rattling noises from the driver side headliner when car is in motion over bumps and corning around soft shoulders. The dealership noticed the sound and attempted to repair the issue on 2/17/2020 with lubrication. The car was returned to me and unfortunately the rattling sounds persists.”Owner report · Structure · Feb 2020