1999 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Complaints

ENGINE DIED ON HIGHWAY; RESTARTED BUT STALLED 2 MORE TIMES. REPLACED RELAY BASED ON INTERNET INPUT (SEARCH 'RELAY 109' AT WWW.TDICLUB.COM). *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ENGINE LOST ALL POWER, NO WARNING, CONSUMER COULD NOT START CAR UNTIL 10 MINUTES LATER, AND THIS HAPPENED TWICE. MECHANIC SAID RELAY HAS FAILED. *AK *SLC

THESE 2 ITEMS CONCERNED ME GREATLY AS TO THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE FAILED DUE TO COLD WEATHER, BELOW ZERO, AND BEING HIT BY SLUSH BALL FROM A TRUCK. HAD THE FUEL LINE BEEN METAL, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO FAILURE. THE SECOND ITEM, THE HEADLIGHTS IS MORE CRITICAL. THEY FAILED TO WORK ON LOW BEAM. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED UNANNOUNCED AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. I DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON.

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE SPINNED OUT OF CONTROL, HITTING A GUARDRAIL HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER PASSENGER'S NOR DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. BUT THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID ONCE THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE GUARDRAIL. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

SEE WWW.TDICLUB.COM AND SEARCH FOR 'RELAY 109' FOR REPORTS. DEFINITELY RECALL MATERIAL, HAZARD TO DRIVERS WHEN ENGINE DIES IN TRAFFIC. *AK

THIS VEHICLE STALLS OUT INTERMITTENTLY. HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS 6 TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. DEALER SERVICE MANAGER ADMITS THEY ARE GRASPING AT STRAWS AND JUST REPLACING PARTS TO GET RID OF IT. VW REGIONAL MANAGER CHRIS O'HARA REFUSES TO BUY BACK THE CAR AND ALSO REFUSES TO ALLOW US TO BRING THE CAR BACK FOR SERVICE AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE CONSUMING/BURNING UP TWO QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1200 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THAT ENGINE. ASKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

WHEN DRIVING ENGINE MISFIRES AND STALLS. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 5 TIMES, AND CAN'T SOLVE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WILL MISFIRE / STALL. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *YC

CAR WENT INTO DIP IN ROAD, OIL PAN CRACKED OPEN WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING LIGHTS OR NOTIFICATION. LOCAL DEALER STATES ENGINE NEEDS REPLACEMENT. NO PARTS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE IN THE US. OIL PAN MADE OF POROUS, POT-METAL WHICH APPEARS WEAKENED BY AIR BUBBLES. COST ESTIMATE EXCEEDS MORE THAN HALF THE PRICE OF THE VEHICLE. NOW HAVE A CAR THAT IS UNUSABLE AND WE ARE STILL PAYING LEASE PAYMENTS. NO COMPANY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO SELL CARS WITHOUT PART AVAILABILITY. PLEASE HELP.