2001 Volkswagen Golf complaints

VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD (BUT BEYOND WARRANTY MILEAGE) WHEN AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED RT SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR, AND AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $770. WITHOUT REPLACEMENT, DEALER SAYS ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE.*AK

THE HAZARD LIGHT FLASHER MALFUNCTIONED. THE FLASHER BEGAN FLASHING RAPIDLY, THEN WOULDN'T FUNCTION AT ALL. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE FLASHER HAD TO BE REPLACED. HAZARD SWITCH RECALL 04V584000 WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WA SNOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. THEY DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. *AK THE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO A LEAKING RECIRCULATION VALVE. *NM

THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH NO IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT SOMETHING HIT THE FLOOR OF THE TRUNK, AND THAT SET THE AIR BAG OFF. ALSO, DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.*AK

CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM ON THE 2001 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 5 TIMES YET THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON. *TT *NM

THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED TO OPERATE ON MY CAR AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE OWNING THE CAR, I NOTICED HAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ONLY CAME ON IF THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AT STOP LIGHTS (PROVIDED I SLOWED DOWN) WITHOUT EVER HAVING THE BRAKE LIGHT COME ON. I REALIZED THIS WHEN SOMEONE ALMOST HIT ME. A FRIEND VERIFIED THAT THE LIGHTS DIDN'T COME ON UNLESS I PUSHED THE PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED WHEN I NOTICED A BULB BURNT OUT, BUT THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY SWITCH AT THE PEDAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AS SOON AS IT WAS REPLACED (FOR 90.00), THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON IMMEDIATELY WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I THEN REALIZED THAT THE PART WAS PROBABLY DEFECTIVE FROM DAY ONE. I ALSO REALIZE THAT I WAS LUCKY NO ONE HIT ME BEFORE. THE DATE I HAD IT FIXED IS BELOW - THERE WAS NO PARTICULAR "INCIDENCE."

POSSIBLE TO REMOVE ENTIRE DOOR LOCK CORE WITHOUT SETTING OFF THE CAR ALARM IN VW GOLF. *BF *SC

MY REAR PASSENGER WIDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN BECAUSE OF A FAULTY WINDOW REGULATOR. VW KNOWS THE PROBLEM EXISTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT WINDOW REGULATORS THAT HAVE A SIMILAR DESING USING PLASTIC WINDOW CLIPS. *JB I HAVE CHILDREN THAT TRAVEL IN THE CAR FREQUENTLY AND IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN AND GET OUT OF THE CAR. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I REALIZE THAT THE GTI VERSION OF MY CAR DOESN'T HAVE WINDOWS THAT ROLL DOWN IN THE BACK BUT I DIDN'T BUY THAT CAR BECAUSE I HAVE KIDS THAT NEED TO RIDE IN THE CAR. THEREFORE I NEED WINDOWS THAT ROLL DOWN TOO. I TOOK THE CAR TO A VW DEALER BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD FIX IT UNDER THE EXTENDED SERVICE THING THAT THE FRONT WINDOW ARE FIXXED UNDER. AFTER THEY TOOK THE CAR, THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT IT DOESN'T COVER THE REAR WINDOWS. SO, I DECLINED GETTING IT FIXXED BY THEM AND WILL REPAIR IT MYSELF. THE PART COSTS $120 FOR THE REAR WINDOWS. THE FRONT WINDOW HAVE A REPAIR KIT THAT SELLS FOR ABOUT $20 (IT JUST REPLACES THE FAULTY PART, NOT THE WHOLE UNIT AS THE REAR WINDOWS DO). AT A MINIMUM THEY SHOULD SELL A REPAIR KIT FOR THE REAR WINDOWS.

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH NO INDICATION OF STOPPING, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT HE WOULD BE REAR ENDED DUE TO THE FAILURE. *AK THE VEHICLE EPC LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DETERMINED FROM THE TROUBLE CODES THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED ALONG WITH THE FUEL PUMP RELAY, OXYGEN SENSOR, ECT AND PURGE VALVE. *NM

THE HINGE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GLOVE BOX BROKE OFF. *LA

THE LATCH FOR THE DOOR ON THE CENTER CONSOLE BROKE OFF. *LA

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE SIDE AIRBAG IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I HAD IT REPLACED FOR ABOUT $327.00. *JB

1. NO EVENT APPLICABLE (I.E. NO ACCIDENTS, CRASHES OR IMPACTS) 2. AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON 3. VW CHARGED $90 TO TELL ME THAT IT WOULD TAKE $715 TO REPLACE THE PART; MY VEHICLE IS ONLY A 2001. VW STATED IT SUFFERED MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN; THE PART IS NOT A WEARABLE PART!!!*AK

HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES AROUND 38000 MILES. FRONT BRAKES WERE FINE BUT HAD TO HAVE THE REAR REBUILD. WAS TOLD THAT THE PADS WENT OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND HAD TO BE RE-SHIMMED. I DO THINK THAT THIS IS A DEFECT THAT VW SHOULD COVER.*AK

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE CONSUMES ENGINE OIL AT A RATE THAT LEAVES THE RESEVOIR EMPTY BEFORE IT WOULD BE REFILLED DURING AN OIL CHANGE (ALL THE OIL IS CONSUMED WITHIN 5000 MILES, THE RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGE INTERVAL). VOLKSWAGEN MAINTAINS A POLICY THAT USING ONE QUART OF OIL PER 1000 MILES IS NORMAL FOR A 'MODERN ENGINE,' AND REFUSES TO REPAIR VEHICLES WHO DO NOT MEET THE CONSUMPTION REQUIREMENT. THIS ISSUE IS KNOWN BY THE COMPANY TO AFFECT A NUMBER OF THE 2.0L ENGINES ON THEIR GOLF AND JETTA MODELS, WITH THE CAUSE BEING ATTRIBUTED TO PISTON RINGS BEING INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN. REINSTALLATION OF THE RINGS IS THE RECOMMENDED SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, DEALERS ARE RELUCTANT TO EVEN PERFORM THE CONSUMPTION TESTS ON SUSPECT VEHICLES, MUCH LESS PERFORM THE REPAIRS. FURTHERMORE, THEY FALSIFY FINDINGS WHEN REPORTING TO THE CUSTOMER, UNDERESTIMATING OIL CONSUMPTION.

DRIVER'S DOOR WINDOW "EXPLODED" WHILE PARKED - TOTALLY FRACTURED AND A SECTION "BLOWN OUT" WITH THE GLASS ON THE GROUND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE.*AK

VEHICLE CONSUMES OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE. THE RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGE INTERVAL IS EVERY 3000 MILES, HOWEVER IN THAT TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD CONSUME MORE THAN ITS OIL CAPACITY, RESULTING IN THE CAR RUNNING WITHOUT OIL. VW IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PERFORMS "OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS" ON VEHICLES, BUT MANY DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS ARE RELUCTANT TO DO SO AND ALWAYS CLAIM THAT 1 QUART OF OIL CONSUMPTION PER 1000 MILES IS "NORMAL" AND REFUSE TO PERFORM ANY SERVICE UNLESS THE CONSUMPTION EXCEEDS THAT AMOUNT.*AK

REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT LATCH BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

SWITCH USED TO VERIFY BRAKE IS ENGAGED BEFORE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO GO INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE HAS FAILED TWICE. FIRST TIME 10-08-02 AT 13,691 MILES AND 03-02-04 AT 36,695 MILES. DOES NOT ALLOW VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN, MOVED OR GO INTO OPPOSITE DIRECTION IF NEEDED WHILE DRIVING.*AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILURE, PREMATURE REAR BRAKE PAD FAILURE, AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK MALFUNCTION, WATER PUMP FAILURE, THIRD BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE.*AK

PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL OFF ITS TRACK ON TWO OCCAISIONS. RENDERS WINDOW TOTALLY INOPERATIVE. FAILURE FIRST OCCURED AROUND 40000 MILES AND THEN AT 50000. *AK

AT THE 30,000 MILE DEALER SERVICING, DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE CREATING A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

THIS IS A COPY OF MY LETTER TO VOLKSWAGEN, PLS HELP ME. HELLO VW, TO MAY IT MAY CONCERN. RECENTLY I PURCHASED AT VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2001 USED MODEL. IT HAS ABOUT A YEAR WARRANRTTY LEFT WITH 25,000KM ON IT. PRACTIXCALLY BRAND NEW. I WAS IN A MAJOR CAR ACCIDENT REAR ENDING SOMEONE HARSHLY, AND MY AIRBAG S DID NOT GO OFF, MY GIRLFRIEND WAS INJURED FROM THIS INCIDENT. WE WERE ABOUT 50KM PER HOUR WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. BUT FAILED TO PROTECT HER FACE FROPM HITTING THE DASHBARD. PLS EXPLAIN THIS INCEDENT, TO ME.

SEALS TO TURBO CHARGER IN 2001 VW GOLD TDI ARE LEAKING OIL INTO AIR INTAKE AND ONTO GROUND. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 VW GOLF. I HAD TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED AT AROUND 36,000 MILES. BUT THE FRONT BRAKES LOOK LIKE THEY'RE BRAND NEW. I FEEL THAT VW HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND WON'T ADMIT IT. I DON'T FEEL TO SAFE KNOWING THAT THE CAR IS ONLY STOPPING ON THE REAR BRAKES. *LA

I HAVE A 2001 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF WITH THE TDI ENGINE (ENGINE CODE ALH). LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ECU POWER RELAY ("RELAY 109"). SYMPTOMS ARE SUDDEN STALLING OF THE ENGINE WITH THE INABILITY TO RESTART FOR 3-5 MINUTES. THIS MORNING DURING MY MORNING COMMUTE MY ENGINE STALLED 4 TIMES, 3 OF WHICH WERE ON AN EXTREMELY BUSY FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THIS IS A KNOWN AND WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THE TDI ENGINE. THERE HAVE BEEN A LARGE NUMBER OF REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM (SEE HTTP://FORUMS.TDICLUB.COM AND SEARCH FOR "RELAY 109" FOR EXAMPLES). VOLKSWAGEN HAS RELEASED AN UPDATED RELAY WHICH FIXES THIS FAILURE MODE. LUCKILY I WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM SO I WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT AND INSTALL IT MYSELF. VW KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE... THE ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING AND MAY NOT BE RESTARTED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. LUCKILY THIS MORNING I WAS ONLY TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN THE FIRST STALL HAPPENED. I RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM AND AFTER I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY ENGINE AND CONTINUE ON, I GOT INTO THE RIGHT-HAND LANE, ASSUMING THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 55 MPH, AND FORTUNATELY I WAS PREPARED TO STOP THE CAR SAFELY. THIS HAPPENS TO VWS WITH TDI ENGINES UP TO AND INCLUDING THE 2001 MODEL YEAR. THE OLD RELAY PART NUMBER IS 357906381A AND THE NEW REPLACEMENT IS 1J0906381A. THIS SITUATION MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED SERIOUS SINCE THE REPLACEMENT PART IS ONLY

2001 VW GOLF 2.0L WITH 59K MILES AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON AT STARTUP AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. CALLED VW OF AMERICA AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY REPORTED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WAITING FOR VW OF AMERICA RESPONSE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS TO TAKE PLACE. *JB

AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON SIDE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO DAMAGE DONE TO VEHICLE OTHER THAN SLIGHT SCRATCH ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE. IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHETHER OR NOT THE SCRATCH WAS THERE BEFORE OR AFTER THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE, AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE.*AK

MY VW GOLF 2001 WITH 2.0L GASOLINE ENGINE HAS A O2 SENSOR PROBLEM. BUT DEAR COULD NOT FOUND ANY RECALL ON MY CAR. SINCE THERE IS A MASSIVE RECALL ON O2 SENSORS AND MY CAR FIT IN THE CATEGORY, AND IT BROKEN DOWN RIGHT AFTER THE WARRENTY EXPIRES, IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. ALSO THE MASSIVE AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILS AFTER THE WARRENTY, WHICH IT IS NOT FIXED UNTIL IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER FOR 3 TIMES!*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE ENGINE RUNNING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE OXYGEN SENSOR WOULD LEAK CARBON MONOXIDE THROUGH OUT THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SERVICE DEALER AFTER INSPECTION AND HAD A FAULTY O2 SENSOR REPLACED. *AK *CB

THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO RESPOND, THE HAZZARD LIGHTS WOULD FLASH WHEN THE DEFROSTER WAS TURNED ON, THE GAS TANK COVER WOULD OPEN WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED, THE REMOTE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK... A BUNCH OF RANDOM PROBLEMS WERE INTERMITTENT AT FIRST -THEN BECAME PERMANANT. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT BARRY VOLKSWAGON (DARTMOUTH MA) INSISTED THAT IT WAS NOT RELATED TO AN ADVISORY REPORT ON WINDOW CLIPS BUT OFFERED TO FIX IT FOR $1000. TRACY VOLKSWAGON (HYANNIS, MA) TOOK A LOOK AT THE SAME CAR AND FIXED THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. IT WAS THE WINDOW CLIPS SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 640101. *AK

CAR CONSUMES TOO MUCH OIL. OIL CONSUMPTION TEST IN PROGRESS FROM MANUFACTURER. 3RD TIME WITH TEST. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE MANUFACTURER 3 TIMES AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEY NEED TO DO THE TEST 3 TIMES IN ORDER TO GUARANTEE THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG. THE CAR JUST EATS UP OIL LIKE CRAZY AND IT ONLY HAS 39K MILES. *NLM

SEAT BELT FAILURE. WHEN PULLING ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT TO BUCKLE UP, SEAT BELT "JUST CAME OUT" TO FULL LENGTH. NO TENSION AT ALL, LOOSE. DRIVER REPORTED HEARING A NOISE AS BELT WAS COMING OUT, AND IT CAME OUT TOTALLY SLACK. WON'T GO BACK IN NOW. *AK

MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR FAILURE HAS CAUSED INTERMITTENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHICH MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD, AND REPEATED FAILURES ARE OCCURRING WITH MANY DIFFERENT OWNERS. CARS AFFECTED ARE DIESEL ENGINE MODELS.*AK

MARCH 2, '03 WHILE TRAVELING ON A SECONDARY ROAD WITH 5 OCCUPANTS, IN A NON-ACCIDENT EVENT, THE SUBJECT VEHICLE PASSED OVER A LARGE METAL PLATE THAT IS USED TO COVER ROAD WORK FOR THE EVENING OR WEEKEND. WITHOUT WARNING THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG SYSTEM DEPLOYED THE PSGR SIDE AIRBAGS! NO DAMAGE OR IMPACTS WERE NOTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BODY. HOWEVER, A SMALL SCRATCH WAS NOTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE BETWEEN THE DOORS (RIGHT SIDE) AND WHAT APPEARED TO BE A THUMB PRINT IN THE UNDERCOATING UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. NEITHER OR BOTH MAY BE RELATED TO THE INCIDENT. VW INDICATED THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT ONE OR BOTH OF THE MARKS, BEING LOCATED VERY NEAR TO THE SENSORS, CAUSED THE DEPLOYMENT. ALTHOUGH UNKNOWN FOR CERTAIN, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A BOLT OR SOME OTHER OBJECT MAY HAVE BEEN LYING ON THE METAL PLATE AND MAY HAVE BEEN PINCHED BY A TIRE - CAUSING IT TO STRIKE THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. IN NO WAY AN INCIDENT THAT SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. VW HAS ADVISED THAT "AN OUTSIDE INFLUENCE" CAUSED THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY AND STATED TO THE VEHICLE OWNER THAT "THE SENSORS CANNOT DETERMINE WHETHER A STONE IS HITTING THE VEHICLE OR IF A TRUCK IS HITTING THE VEHICLE." A STATEMENT THAT ALSO INDICATES A DEFECTIVE SYSTEM . WHILE IT'S UNDERSTOOD THAT SENSORS ARE TO "SENSE" THAT SOMETHING HAS OCCURRED, THE "AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE" SHOULD INTERPRET THE INFORMATION BEING SENT BY THE SENSOR AND BE ABLE TO MAKE A MORE REASONABLE ASSESSMENT. IN ANY EVENT, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE T

CAR SEAT HANDLE UNSNAPS AND BABY FALLS FORWARD. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

THE IGNITION COIL FAILED, WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE LOOSING POWER. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED AND REPLACED THE COILS.*JB

2001 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GLS 1.8T ON MONDAY, DEC 2, 2002, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (INDICATING THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN), ENGINE STUTTERING, AND LOSS OF POWER. UPON INSPECTION BY THE DEALER THE CAUSE WAS FOUND TO BE A FAULTY IGNITION COIL. A REPLACEMENT WAS ORDERED BUT DUE TO THE NATIONAL SHORTAGE OF IGNITION COILS FOR VW/AUDI 1.8TS IT WAS NOT KNOWN WHEN THE PART WOULD ARRIVE. THE REPLACEMENT IGNITION COIL WAS RECEIVED AND INSTALLED BY THE VW DEALER ON THURSDAY, DEC 5, 2002. DUE TO THE PARTS SHORTAGE ONLY ONE OF FOUR IGNITION COILS WAS REPLACED. AFTER REPLACEMENT ALL PREVIOUS SYMPTOMS WERE GONE AND THE VEHICLE RAN NORMALLY. ON THURSDAY, DEC 12, 2002, THE SYMPTOMS (FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, STUTTERING ENGINE, AND LOSS OF POWER) RETURNED. AGAIN THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN IGNITION COIL FAILURE BY THE SAME VW DEALER. ONE OF THE IGNITION COILS THAT HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS FAULTY. I AM VERY PLEASED WITH THE DEALERS HANDLING OF THE SITUATION. I AM NOT PLEASED WITH VW'S USAGE OF A PART THAT HAS SHOWN TO BE AS FAILURE PRONE AS THESE IGNITION COILS. TS

VW SAYS WORKING ON IT, KNOWS COILPACKS ARE BAD. WILL ONLY REPLACE BAD ONES. ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL THE OTHER'S WILL FAIL. VW WILL NOT REPLACE THE BADLY DESIGNED ONES THAT HAVE NOT GONE BAD YET. RECALL SHOULD BE DONE. SITUATION OF FAILED COIL PACKS CAN POTENTIALLY BE DANGEROUS. DT

SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE FOR MORE ROOM, AND IT WILL CAUSE SEAT BELT TO CUT CONSUMER'S NECK, CAUSING DISCOMFORT FOR CONSUMER WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHILE MAKING A TURN, SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP OR DURING ACCELERATION FROM A STOP POSITION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON EIGHT OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, ONE OF THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THERE IS NO DAMAGE WHATSOEVER TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE, CLAIM 55-S451-201. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN, CLAIM 28-3091-943. *SLC

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE IN PARK, RESULTING IN LIMITED PROPERTY DAMAGE AND PASSENGER INJURY. *TT

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE IN "PARK" IN TWO OCCASIONS (CAR ACCELERATED AND JUMPED FORWARD WHILE BEING ON "PARK" AND WHILE DRIVER WAS BRAKING) . JAN 2002 LIMITED DAMAGES// JUNE 2002 SIGNIFICANT DAMAGES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON 4/16/01, AND THREE DAYS LATER DRIVERS SIDE BAGS DEPLOYED ALSO WITHOUT APPARENT REASON. *AK *YH

PASSNGER SIDE COLLISION AT 15 MPH, AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT SUDDENLY STOPPED AND CONSUMERS VEHICLE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR BECAUSE BRAKES FELLED TO STOP PROPERLY. CONSUMER FEELS THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE RECALL 02 V 031 000 FOR THE ABS SYSTEM. CONSUMERS VEHICLE ID# WAS NOT INCLUDED.PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND WITHOUT COLLISION OCCURRING PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. AFTER INSPECTION OF VEHICLE, BLACK BOX INDICATED A CRASH CODE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE REASON FOR DEPLOYED BAGS WAS THAT THE LATERAL MOTION LIMIT WERE EXCEEDED. *JG*AK IE04-078*PO