1990 Volkswagen Gli

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the visibility › defroster/defogger/hvac system › heater core. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core1
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
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core
Filed Sep 26, 2005159,000 milesNH

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH WAY MY HEATER CORE BURST SHOOTING COOLANT INTO THE FLOORS AND ON TO MY LEGS IN SIDE THE CAR. AS OF YET MY HEATER CORE HAS JUST BEEN BY PASSED DUE TO ME AWAITING A HOPEFUL GOOD WILL FROM VWOA. *JB

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2009
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20212100Routine
20098000Routine
20081000Routine
1990 — this page1100Routine

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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.