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2000 Volkswagen Eurovan

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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25Owner complaints

Model-year median: 15

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
13Visibility
3Electrical System
2Equipment
2Seat Belts
2
All reported categories
Exterior Lighting
1Fuel/propulsion System
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Seats
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Steering
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 18 of 25 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Visibility. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports1 fire reports1 injury reports

Seats complaints

1 reports
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216,312 miles · Jan 28, 2016
Seat BeltsSeatsInjury

I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN ON A CITY STREET ON MY WAY TO CHURCH AND THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEATER BURNED THROUGH AND MELTED MY COAT A LITTLE BIT. MY BACK FELT BURNED A LITTLE BIT BUT WENT AWAY AFTER AWHILE SO I DID NOT HAVE ANY LASTING PAIN. BUT MY GOOD CHURCH COAT WAS LEFT WITH A SLIGHTY MELTED AREA ON IT. THE PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT …

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I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN ON A CITY STREET ON MY WAY TO CHURCH AND THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEATER BURNED THROUGH AND MELTED MY COAT A LITTLE BIT. MY BACK FELT BURNED A LITTLE BIT BUT WENT AWAY AFTER AWHILE SO I DID NOT HAVE ANY LASTING PAIN. BUT MY GOOD CHURCH COAT WAS LEFT WITH A SLIGHTY MELTED AREA ON IT. THE PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT BURN BECAUSE THE HEATER DOESNT WORK ANYMORE.

NHTSA ODI #10822942

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

1

PE03015 · Engine Cooling Fan Blade Separation

Opened Apr 15, 2003 · Closed Aug 15, 2003

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling:cooling System:fan

THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION OPENED A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION (PE)03-015 ON APRIL 15, 2003, BASED ON THREE REPORTS ALLEGING THAT FAN BLADES SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE ELECTRONIC COOLING FAN.ALL THREE VEHICLES WERE WINNEBAGO RIALTA CLASS C MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON A VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN CHASSIS.DURING THE PE INVESTIGATION, VOLKSWAGEN PROVIDED 125 ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF FAN FAILURES.THE ADDITIONAL REPORTS INCLUDED 107 REPORTS ON RIALTA VEHICLES (ALL USING A SIEMENS MANUFACTURED COOLING FAN) AND 18 REPORTS ON EUROVAN VEHICLES (15 USING SIEMENS FANS AND 3 USING BOSCH FANS).AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS INVESTIGATION (EA03-013) HAS BEEN OPENED FOR FURTHER STUDY.