2000 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Complaints

1) ROLLING DOWN PASSENGER WINDOW 2) WHOLE WINDOW FELL IN 3) CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE MECHANIC AND ALL INSIDE DOOR PANEL HAD TP BE REPLACED SINCE PLASTIC PIECE HOLDING THIS WINDOW BROKE. *NM

DRIVER'S SEAT SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WHEN FAULT CODES ARE SCANNED AND CLEARED. VW APPARENTLY KNOWS ABOUT PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE. TECHNICIAN INJURED WHEN AIRBAG FORCED HIS ARM INTO STEERING WHEEL.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 VW GOLF, WITH 78000 MILES, I SQUIRTED MY WINDSHIELD WITH FLUID TO CLEAR IT, AND THE WIPERS, INSTEAD OF THE USUAL 2-WIPE CYCLE SLOWED DOWN, STRUGGLED AND THEN, WITHOUT WARNING, CEASED TO OPERATE, STOPPING HALFWAY ON THE UPSWING. I WAS UNABLE TO PHYSICALLY MOVE THE WIPER BACK TO REST POSITION. LUCKILY, IT WAS NOT RAINING AND I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD WHERE I COULD PULL OVER SAFELY TO THE CURB. I DID DRIVE THE CAR HOME THAT DAY, AS IT WAS CLEAR, BUT WAS UNABLE TO USE THE CAR FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AS RAIN THREATENED, AND OBVIOUSLY I COULD NOT AFFORD TO BE DRIVING IN EVEN A LIGHT RAIN AS THE FRONT WIPERS WERE NON-OPERATIONAL. I HAD THE WIPERS REPAIRED AT MINUTEMAN VW, BEDFORD MA, ON SEPTEMBER 14. THEY FOUND THAT THE WIPER LINKAGE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS COMPLETELY IN A BIND AND WERE PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO MOVE IT, WHILE THE DRIVER'S SIDE MOVED FREELY. THEY REPLACED THE WIPER LINKAGE, PART # 1J1-955-603-B, AT A TOTAL COST OF $169.64. THEY FOUND NO SIGNS OF EXTERNAL INFLUENCE, AND HAVE NOTED SUCH IN WRITING ON MY SERVICE SLIP. I AM IN POSSESSION OF THE OLD PART. I CONTACTED VW CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND WAS TOLD THAT "VW DOES NOT CONSIDER WIPER OPERATION TO BE PART OF THE SAFETY OPERATION OF THE CAR",AND THAT I WAS TOO FAR OUT OF WARRANTY. I DISAGREE. I FEEL THAT THE MECHANICAL OPERATION OF THE WIPER IS DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTING TO SAFE OPERATION, AND SHOULD LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE CAR. HAD I BEEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN A RAIN STORM, HAVING THE WIPERS BECOME SUDDENLY INOPERATIVE WOULD WELL HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH LOSS OF LIFE OR SERIOUS INJURY. *NM

BOTH REAR OUTSIDE BRAKE PADS WORE DOWN TO THE METAL BACKING, WHILE ALL OTHER PADS WERE STILL SERVICEABLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

CAR HAS 61000 MILES ON IT AND THE "WATER PUMP WENT WHICH TOOK OUT THE TIMING BELT" PER MY MECHANIC. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED AND HAVE NO WARRENTY BECAUSE VW ONLY ALLOWS WARRANTY TO TRANSFER TO A FAMILY MEMBER WHO BUYS THE CAR. *AK

FRONT SUSPENSION IS MAKING A CRANKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOST OF STEERING. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, BUT THE MANUFACTURE ISN'T PROVIDING THE CONSUMER WITH ANY INFORMATION, INDICATING WHETHER OR NOT THIS VEHICLE IS COVERED BY THE RECALL. *AK

THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE MY OWNERS MANUAL WAS UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS CAUSED THE CONNECTORS TO BREAK. PERHAPS PEOPLE SHOULD BE TOLD NOT TO PUT ANYTHING UNDER THE SEAT. THERE IS NOTHING IN THE OWNERS MANUAL THAT STATES THAT. IT COST ME $300 TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I FEEL VOLKSWAGEN SHOULD COVER THE COST OF THIS REPAIR. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WAS STILL TOLD SINCE IT WAS AN OUTSIDE SOURCE (THE OWNERS MANUAL) WHICH CAUSED THE BREAKAGE, IT WAS NOT COVERED.*AK

THE CAR HAS HAD SQUEAKING AND CREAKING FRONT DOORS SINCE TWO WEEKS AFTER DELIVERY. THE DEALER HAS TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO LUBRICATE, ADJUST THE DOOR AND STRIKER. THE PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN SOLVED. IT CAN BE HEARD WHENEVER THE CAR ACCELERATES, DECELERATES, OR CHANGES DIRECTION. IT ALSO HAS BUZZES, CREAKS, SQUEAKS, AND RATTLES IN THE DASH. THE PROBLEM IS GROWING WORSE AND NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO SOLVE IT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE IT WAS TWO WEEKS OLD. IT ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT AT PRESENT.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER TEN TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NINE OCCASIONS BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *NM