2000 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Complaints

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON 4 TIMES IN LAST 10 MONTHS; DEALERS HAVE TRIED FIXING 3 TIMES!. *AK

3 WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED UNDER 2YEAR/24000MILE WARRANTY. THIS IS OBVIOUS A FAULTY PIECE. VW SHOULD RECALL THE PART BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES APPARENT SHOULD THE WINDOW FALL OFF OF THE TRACK WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*AK

CONSUMER HIT THE BUTTON TO ROLL WINDOW UP, WINDOW WENT UP ABOUT 3 INCHES, THEN DROPPED DOWN INTO DOOR.*AK

DRIVERS SEAT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON WITHOUT CAUSE. CHARGE TO REPAIR THIS IS UNREASONABLE $700.00 AND UNJUSTIFIED. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND THE OWNER CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR IT. THIS MEANS NOW THAT THIS RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLE WILL BE OPERATED WITH A POTENTIAL SERIOUS DEFECT. IS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM, PERHAPS A TREND?*AK

THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE PAD WORE DOWN TO THE METAL BACKING PLATE IN UNDER 20,000 MILES WHILE ALL OTHER PADS WERE STILL SERVICEABLE. BRAKE LIGHT ON THE RIGHT REAR HAD ALSO BURNED OUT. THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT DOOR HINGE SNAPPED WHILE OPENING IT.*AK

DRIVER DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR AFTER LIGHT TURNED GREEN. CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, CRASHED INTO TWO OTHER CARS THEN WENT OVER DITCH.*AK

WHEN RIDING INTO THE SUN DASHBOARD CAUSES A GLARE ON WINDSHIELD THAT OBSTRUCTS 60% OF DRIVER'S SIDE VISIBILITY. VOLKSWAGEN HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

JACK SLIPPED ON COMPLETELY FLAT SURFACE. JACK FOOT PRINT TOO SMALL AND UNSTABLE.*AK

WHEN PULLING OUT A GAS STATION AXLE HAD CRACKED, CAUSING BOLTS TO COME APART FROM SUSPENSION, VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED THAT CRACK WAS ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 5-10MPH. ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT & THE CONSUMER FRONT END HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE'S PASSENGER SIDE. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. LEFT SIDE OF THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED. DEALER HAS TO INSPECT VEHICLE FOR REASON.*AK