2001 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Complaints

THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH NO IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT SOMETHING HIT THE FLOOR OF THE TRUNK, AND THAT SET THE AIR BAG OFF. ALSO, DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.*AK

CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM ON THE 2001 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 5 TIMES YET THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON. *TT *NM

THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED TO OPERATE ON MY CAR AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE OWNING THE CAR, I NOTICED HAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ONLY CAME ON IF THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AT STOP LIGHTS (PROVIDED I SLOWED DOWN) WITHOUT EVER HAVING THE BRAKE LIGHT COME ON. I REALIZED THIS WHEN SOMEONE ALMOST HIT ME. A FRIEND VERIFIED THAT THE LIGHTS DIDN'T COME ON UNLESS I PUSHED THE PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED WHEN I NOTICED A BULB BURNT OUT, BUT THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY SWITCH AT THE PEDAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AS SOON AS IT WAS REPLACED (FOR 90.00), THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON IMMEDIATELY WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I THEN REALIZED THAT THE PART WAS PROBABLY DEFECTIVE FROM DAY ONE. I ALSO REALIZE THAT I WAS LUCKY NO ONE HIT ME BEFORE. THE DATE I HAD IT FIXED IS BELOW - THERE WAS NO PARTICULAR "INCIDENCE."

POSSIBLE TO REMOVE ENTIRE DOOR LOCK CORE WITHOUT SETTING OFF THE CAR ALARM IN VW GOLF. *BF *SC

MY REAR PASSENGER WIDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN BECAUSE OF A FAULTY WINDOW REGULATOR. VW KNOWS THE PROBLEM EXISTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT WINDOW REGULATORS THAT HAVE A SIMILAR DESING USING PLASTIC WINDOW CLIPS. *JB I HAVE CHILDREN THAT TRAVEL IN THE CAR FREQUENTLY AND IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN AND GET OUT OF THE CAR. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I REALIZE THAT THE GTI VERSION OF MY CAR DOESN'T HAVE WINDOWS THAT ROLL DOWN IN THE BACK BUT I DIDN'T BUY THAT CAR BECAUSE I HAVE KIDS THAT NEED TO RIDE IN THE CAR. THEREFORE I NEED WINDOWS THAT ROLL DOWN TOO. I TOOK THE CAR TO A VW DEALER BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD FIX IT UNDER THE EXTENDED SERVICE THING THAT THE FRONT WINDOW ARE FIXXED UNDER. AFTER THEY TOOK THE CAR, THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT IT DOESN'T COVER THE REAR WINDOWS. SO, I DECLINED GETTING IT FIXXED BY THEM AND WILL REPAIR IT MYSELF. THE PART COSTS $120 FOR THE REAR WINDOWS. THE FRONT WINDOW HAVE A REPAIR KIT THAT SELLS FOR ABOUT $20 (IT JUST REPLACES THE FAULTY PART, NOT THE WHOLE UNIT AS THE REAR WINDOWS DO). AT A MINIMUM THEY SHOULD SELL A REPAIR KIT FOR THE REAR WINDOWS.

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH NO INDICATION OF STOPPING, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT HE WOULD BE REAR ENDED DUE TO THE FAILURE. *AK THE VEHICLE EPC LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DETERMINED FROM THE TROUBLE CODES THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED ALONG WITH THE FUEL PUMP RELAY, OXYGEN SENSOR, ECT AND PURGE VALVE. *NM

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE SIDE AIRBAG IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I HAD IT REPLACED FOR ABOUT $327.00. *JB

HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES AROUND 38000 MILES. FRONT BRAKES WERE FINE BUT HAD TO HAVE THE REAR REBUILD. WAS TOLD THAT THE PADS WENT OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND HAD TO BE RE-SHIMMED. I DO THINK THAT THIS IS A DEFECT THAT VW SHOULD COVER.*AK

1. NO EVENT APPLICABLE (I.E. NO ACCIDENTS, CRASHES OR IMPACTS) 2. AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON 3. VW CHARGED $90 TO TELL ME THAT IT WOULD TAKE $715 TO REPLACE THE PART; MY VEHICLE IS ONLY A 2001. VW STATED IT SUFFERED MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN; THE PART IS NOT A WEARABLE PART!!!*AK

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE CONSUMES ENGINE OIL AT A RATE THAT LEAVES THE RESEVOIR EMPTY BEFORE IT WOULD BE REFILLED DURING AN OIL CHANGE (ALL THE OIL IS CONSUMED WITHIN 5000 MILES, THE RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGE INTERVAL). VOLKSWAGEN MAINTAINS A POLICY THAT USING ONE QUART OF OIL PER 1000 MILES IS NORMAL FOR A 'MODERN ENGINE,' AND REFUSES TO REPAIR VEHICLES WHO DO NOT MEET THE CONSUMPTION REQUIREMENT. THIS ISSUE IS KNOWN BY THE COMPANY TO AFFECT A NUMBER OF THE 2.0L ENGINES ON THEIR GOLF AND JETTA MODELS, WITH THE CAUSE BEING ATTRIBUTED TO PISTON RINGS BEING INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN. REINSTALLATION OF THE RINGS IS THE RECOMMENDED SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, DEALERS ARE RELUCTANT TO EVEN PERFORM THE CONSUMPTION TESTS ON SUSPECT VEHICLES, MUCH LESS PERFORM THE REPAIRS. FURTHERMORE, THEY FALSIFY FINDINGS WHEN REPORTING TO THE CUSTOMER, UNDERESTIMATING OIL CONSUMPTION.