2000 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Complaints

OUR VOLKSWAGEN GOLF ( CUTS OUT ON US WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR MOST OF THE YEAR. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR CAR TO THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALER AT LEAST 7 TIMES SO FAR AND THE CAR STILL CUTS OUT DESPITE MANY DIFFERENT THINGS BEING DONE. OUR DEALER HAS TOLD US THAT THEY ARE STILL NOT SURE WHY, AND AFTER THE LAST VISIT, THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD FIXED IT. HOWEVER, I WAS JST DRIVING ON THE 1-9 IN NEW JERSEY AT SPEED AND THE ENGINE CUT OUT ON ME. THERE WAS NO WHERE TO PULL OVER AND I HAD TO PUT MY WARNING LIGHTS ON AND LET THE CAR COME TO A STOP. I ALSO LOST MY STEARING ALTHOUGH THANKFULLY I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE. ALTHOUGH THE VOLKSWAGON DEALER IS TRYING ITS BEST TO REPAIR OUR CAR AND HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH VOLKSWAGON FOR HELP, THIS KEEPS HAPPENING. THIS HAS JUST HAPPENED AGAIN AND I AM WRITING WHILE I AM STILL ANGRY. SINCE COLLECTING THE CAR FROM THE DEALER LAST WEEK WE THOUGHT THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN SOLVED AS THE ENGINE DIDN'T CUT OUT ALL WEEK (BEFORE IT WAS NEARLY EVERYDAY), HOWEVER IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. THE THING THAT IS BOTHERING ME MOST AND UPSETTING ME IS THAT THIS RECURRING UNSOLVED PROBLEM IS POTENTIALLY THREATENING TO MY HUSBANDS AND MY LIFE- AS WELL AS OTHER ROAD USERS. IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY WHEN THE ENGINE CUTS OUT AT SPEED WHILE OTHER CARS ARE WHIZZING PAST YOU. I ALSO WANT TO KNOW WHY WE HAVE TO BE WARY EVERYTIME WE COLLECT THE CAR FROM THE DEALER, BECAUSE EVERYTIME THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. *AK

MY VOLKSWAGEN GOLF TDI HAD TO HAVE THE REAR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE STILL IN GOOD SHAPE. THE SERVICE PERSON NOTED THAT BRAKE DUST STICKS TO THE SLIDING PARTS AND CAUSES THE BRAKES TO STICK AND WEAR. THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE TOTALLY WORN AND THE ROTORS SCORED. AT 36,000 MILE MY CAR'S BRAKES ARE MAKING A GRINDING NOISES AGAIN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED.*AK

HIGH PRESSURE SIDE NIPPLE, EXITING FUEL PUMP/SENDING UNIT ASSEMBLY CRACKED, SPRAYING UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE ABOVE FUEL TANK, BELOW REAR SEATS WITH FUEL. THIS AREA IS WELL PROTECTED FROM ROAD DEBRIS AND NO IMPACT DAMAGE IS EVIDENT. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND, PURCHASED NEW IN SEPT 2000. *NLM

THE ENGINE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHICH CAUSED SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *NLM

TOOK CAR TO DEALER BECAUSE AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATOR ON DASHBOARD WAS LIT- WAS TOLD BY TECHNICIAN THE AIRBAG IGNITOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR $300. DESPITE THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY, THIS COST OF THE REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED BY MANUFACTURER/DEALER SINCE THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *JB

WE TRIED TO REPLACE OUR TIRES FOR THE FIRST TIME AND TWO OF THE WHEEL LOCKS WERE COMPLETELY OXIDIZED ON AND COULD NOT BE PULLED OFF OR BROKEN BY ANYONE AT THREE DIFFERENT SHOPS. WE WERE TOLD THIS IS DUE TO POOR DESIGN. AS SOON AS SOMEONE TRIES TO TURN THE WHEEL LOCKS THEY WERE COMPLETELY STRIPPED AND FROM THEN ON IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLACE OUR LOW TREAD TIRES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY ENGINE LIGHT AND HEAVY VIBRATION FORCE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. DUE TO A FAULTY ENGINE COIL PACK. DEALER CHANGED THE FAULTY COIL PACK. AFTER COIL PACK WAS CHANGED VEHICLE SUFFERED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

ENGINE RUNS ROUGH, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER REPAIR CENTER STATE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON B/C INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE CLEANED AND VACUM HOSES HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR HAS ONLY 20K MI ON IT.

CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL #00V280000 FRONT CONTROL ARM. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED. TS

CONSUMER STATES WHILE THE ENGINE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN CAUSING LOST OF POWER STEERING. MR