2001 Volkswagen Gti

TWO MONTHS AGO MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW BROKE - IT WAS THE REGULATOR (COST ME $400 +), THAT GOT FIXED AND TWO WEEKS AGO MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BROKE, I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO GET FIXED UNTIL I CHECKED ON RECALLS BUT I DID NOT LOCATE ANY. I AM SURE IT IS THE REGULATOR AND WILL PROBABLE COST ANOTHER $400. HAVE ANY OTHERS SUBMITTED THIS ISSUE. *JB

ON OCTOBER 4, 2005 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ACTIVATED ON MY 2001 VW GTI, UPON BRINGING IT TO MY REPAIR SHOP - THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT MY IGNITION COIL WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT, THIS REPAIR COST ME NEARLY $1,000. UPON LEARNING THAT THE IGNITION COIL ON 2001 VW'S WAS DEFECTIVE AND READING A PRESS RELEASE FROM VW THAT STATED IN PART ALL 2001 VW CARS INCLUDING GTI'S EQUIPPED WITH 2.8 LITER VR6 WOULD BE REPLACED AT NO COST" AND ALL CUSTOMERS WILL BE NOTIFIED THAT THIS PART DOESN'T MEET OUR HIGH STANDARDS AND WILL BE REPLACED, I CONTACTED VW AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR MY REPAIR. THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT, CONTRARY TO THE INFO CONTAINED IN THEIR PRESS RELEASE, MY CAR WASN'T ELIGIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS THE PART REFERENCED IN SERVICE BULLETIN 0401 AND 0402, 10007016 AND 10007205 ON THIS WEBSITE. IT APPEARS THAT VW ISN'T LIVING UP TO THEIR COMMITMENT, THEY NEITHER NOTIFIED ME INITIALLY OR AGREED TO REIMBURSEMENT OR OTHER REMEDY WHEN I CONTACTED THEM TODAY.*JB

DT: THE ENGINE WILL BUCK OR STALL AND THEN COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THIS HAPPENED AT ALL SPEEDS AND EVEN AT AN IDLE. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES. THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSTICALLY TESTED. ALSO, FUEL INJECTION WA SCLEANED. AT ANOTHER TRIP TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER, AND DID ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME REASON AWAITING REPAIRS. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AN AREA REPRESENTATIVE CAME TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, NO INFORMATION ON HIS FINDINGS. *AK

CERTIFIED PRE OWNED VW GOLF GLX VR6 2001, BOUGHT SEPT 2002 WITH 12K MILES. BEEN IN SERVICE AT LEAST 12 TIMES FOR STALLING, RELAY, CLICKING IN DASHBOARD, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. 3 YEARS STILL NOT FIXED, AND VW NOT ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AS IT TENDS TO STALL (NOT TO A COMPLETE STOP) BUT ENGINE HESITATES WHILE DRIVING

DT: WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR LEFT TIRE WENT FLAT. THERE WAS A NAIL IN THE TIRE, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE FLAT TIRE. ALSO THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO COLLISION AND THE VEHICLE DIDN'T SWERVE. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURY, SHE HAS A BURN ON HER UPPER ARM. VEHICLE WAS A VOLKSWAGEN, GTI, 2001. SHE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING; SHE WOULD HAVE TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE MANUFACTURER. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE DONE UNDERNEATH OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

I WAS REAR ENDED IN NOV 2003. MY CAR WAS PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO SIGNAL THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I DID NOT FIND THIS OUT UNTIL AFTER THE ACCIDENT WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE SIGNAL HAD GOTTEN SCRAMBLED AND LOST. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. IN APR 2005, DURING MY 60K SERVICE I WAS TOLD THAT MY AIRBAG RESISTANCE WAS SET TOO HIGH AND THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER SAID THIS REPAIR WOULD COST $1000 IN PARTS PLUS THE LABOR WHICH IS INTENSIVE. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR FAULTY SAFETY EQUIPMENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG.

VEHICLE IS IN SHOP FOR REPLACEMENT OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, BOTH STILL UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY ARE EMISSION CONTROL. THE CULPRIT FOR THE FAILURE SEEMS TO BE THE COIL PACK HAS FAILED. THE COIL IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS THE CAR NOW HAS 43,000 MILES AND IS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY, COST IS ABOUT $800. THE COIL PACK FAILED AND WAS REPLACED AT 19,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY. WAS TOLD BY DEALER TO EXPECT TO REPLACE THE COIL ABOUT EVERY 2 YEARS. IN ADDITION HAD THE DRIVERS WINDOW CLIPS FAIL TWICE AND THE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR, HORN SHORTED 3 SEPERATE TIMES, THE DEALER FINALLY REPLACED THE RELAY THE 3RD TIME IT CAME IN AND THAT CORRECTED IT.

I HAVE A 2001 VW GOLF GTI. IT IS LEAKING OIL FROM THE ENGINE'S BLOCK HEAD GASKET. BEING THAT IT IS UNDER A 100K MILES WARRANTY I TOOK IT IN TO THE VW DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. I WAS ALARMED THAT THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE LEAK WAS A "SMALL AND NORMAL LEAKAGE, JUST SIPPING." THE PERSON AT THE COUNTER TOLD ME I HAD NOTHING TO WORRY BECAUSE I WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND "WOULD GET A NEW ENGINE IF ANYTHING HAPPENED TO THE ONE I HAVE NOW." CAN YOU PLEASE HAVE VW EXPLAINED TO ME HOW IS THAT AN ENGINE BLOCK THAT LEAKS OIL IS "NORMAL". IN THE END, I LEFT B/C THEY WOULD NOT SERVICE THE CAR SINSE IT WAS "SIPPING" OIL, THUS ACCEPTABLE ACCORDING TO THE DEALER.

IGNITION SWITCH HAS FAILED THREE TIMES. FAILURE OF IGNITION SWITCH PREVENTS NORMAL FUNCTIONING OF MANY ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. THIS PROBLEM IS A FIRE HAZARD. OVERHEATING OF THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY MELTS PLASTIC HOUSING AND DAMAGES INSULATION AND CONDUCTOR OF WIRES CONNECTED TO THE SWITCH. PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS WHEN DRIVING LIGHTS (I.E. HEADLAMP SWITCH PULLED OUT) ARE ON. NO PROBLEM OCCURS WITH DRIVING LIGHTS OFF. PROBLEM MAY BE CAUSED BY INADEQUATE SWITCH DESIGN. DEALER SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE ENTIRE DASH WIRING HARNESS, WHICH WAS UNACCEPTABLE DUE TO COST. OWNER REPAIRED DAMAGED WIRE WITH VOLKSWAGEN REPAIR KIT AND REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH, AND NO LONGER USES DRIVING LIGHTS. PHOTOS OF FAILED SWITCH AVAILABLE.

I WANT TO REPORT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT REGARDING THE CLUTCH ON MY 2001 VOLKSWAGEN GTI GLX. THE CAR HAS ONLY 34,000 MILES ON IT AND THE CLUTCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALREADY. I HAVE DRIVEN A STANDARD TRANSMISSION FOR NEARLY 9 YEARS. VW SAYS THE CLUTCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED EARLY DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. TYPICALLY CLUTCHES LAST AROUND 100,000 MILES. MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE HAD 110,000 MILES ON THE SAME CLUTCH. SO I DON'T BELIEVE WEAR AND TEAR IS THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, SINCE VW IS CLASSIFYING THE FAULT AS WEAR AND TEAR, THEY ARE HOLDING ME RESPONSIBLE FOR THE $2000 REPAIR. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS FAIR. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AS WELL. THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD IF IT IS NOT CAUGHT EARLY AND THE BREAKDOWN OCCURS WHILE IN MOTION. ONE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF DANGER IF NECESSARY AND WOULD EXPOSE HIM OR HERSELF TO UNNECESSARY RISKS OF BEING BROKEN DOWN IN RUSH HOUR.*AK