1990 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO Complaints

POOR DESIGN OF REAR PANEL HOLDS LICENSE PLATE AS WELL,FALLS OFF WHILE DRIVING, LEAVING YOU WITHOUT A LICENSE PLATE IN THE REAR. I WORKED IN A VW DEALER AND THIS WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT ON CORRADO'S AND GOLFS.THE CORRADO OWNERS CLUB OF N.A. ALSO HAS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON RECORD FOR THIS COMMON DEFECT,AND A SAFETY ISSUE,AS IT LEAVES VEHICLE WITHOUT A REAR LICENSE PLATE NOT TO MENTION POSSIBLE DAMAGES/ACCIDENTS TO ANYONE FOLLOWING THAT CAN BE STRUCK BY LICENSE PLATE AND PANEL FALLING OFF AT SPEED! *AK

G60 ALUMINUM HOUSING WHERE REAR BRAKE OUTLET LINE FROM ABS UNIT LEAKS HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE ABS UNIT

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 96V115000. HAD NOTIFIED THE DEALER. WAS INFORMED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR COOLING SYSTEM. CALLED THE MANUFACTURER & INFORMED PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN SEPT. 98. SAID VEHICLE DRIVABLE.. IT HAD OVERHEATED IN TRAFFIC. DEALER STILL HAS NO PARTS. *AK

STARTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE RESULTING IN TRYING TO START CAR THREE TIME AND IT STILL WOULD NOT START, IGNITION SWITCH FAILED ALSO.

LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT ON PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDES, IN FOR REPAIR, REPLACEMENT OF SLIDE ASSEMBLY, WILL PROVIDE REPAIR RECEIPT. *AK

TAB ONTO WHICH THE MOTORIZED SEAT BELT SYSTEM IS LATCHED ON BROKE OFF THE MOTORIZED TRANSORT SYSTEM. *AK

THE MOTOR BELTS RETRACT WHEN ENGINE IS SWITCHED OFF, RATHER THAN RETRACTING WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH DUE TO THE CONTACT THAT CONTROLS THE MOTOR BELTS IS NOT SECURE WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR IF IGNITION SWITCH IS WIGGLED. *AK

THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT MOTOR WENT OUT AND THE SEATBELT NO LONGER WORKS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

DRIVER/PASSENGER'S SHOULDER BELT JAMMED DUE TO WEAR ON SHOULDER BELT TRACK AND ASSEMBLY, CAUSING BATTERY TO SHORT OUT/FAIL. *AK