2000 VOLKSWAGEN GTI Complaints

GLOVE BOX DOOR HINGE BROKE. REPLACED TWICE. I REPLACED THE DOOR MYSELF THE SECOND TIME AND FOUND THAT LUBRICATING THE HYDRALIC MECHANISM REDUCED THE STRESS ON THE HINGE.

MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILED PREMATURELY. DEALER REFUSES TO COVER PART UNDER EMISSIONS WARRANTY. WHEN MAF SENSOR FAILS, DAMAGE IS CAUSED TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUSING PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE CONVERTER, DECREASE IN FUEL ECONOMY AND DECREASED ENGINE PERFORMANCE. TS

THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VOLKSWAGEN POWER WINDOWS. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR ALL CARS WITH PLASTIC POWER WINDOW REGULATOR CLIPS. THEY ARE NOT ADEQUATE TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE WINDOW, LET ALONE RAISE AND LOWER IT.*AK

WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED, CAUSING DRIVERS WINDOW TO DROP INTO THE DOOR. THIS IS A SAFETY AND SECURITY PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE CURRENT MODEL IN 1999.5. A RECENT SURVEY ON THE VW VORTEX WEBSITE INDICATED THAT ALMOST 50% OF 1000 OWNERS RESPONDING HAD EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. IF THIS FAILURE HAD OCCURRED DURING THE RAINY SEATTLE WINTER DURING MY 40 MILE COMMUTE THE CAR WOULD UNSAFE TO DRIVE.*AK

THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAS FAILED TWICE ON EACH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I AM AWARE THAT OTHER POST 99.5 VW'S SUFFER FROM THE PROBLEM YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN DONE BY VOLKSWAGEN. *TS ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS****760763

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. WINDOW WAS STUCK DOWN. OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED THE NEXT DAY. THE DEALER CLAIMS THIS AFFECTS EVERY VW. WHY DON'T THEY FIX THEM. NOW I'M OUT OF WARRANTY AND I'M SURE MY OTHER WINDOW REGULATOR AND OXYGEN SENSOR WILL BE GOING BAD ANY DAY NOW. VW SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS.

DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR MECHANISM IS DEFECTIVE WHICH CAUSES WINDOWS TO ROLL UP SLOWLY AND A COME OF THE TRACK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

I HAVE EXPERIENCED FOUR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURES IN TWO YEARS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT BEING PROPERLY ADDRESSED. I RECOMMEND AN ACTION BE INITIATED TO FORCE VOLKSWAGEN TO RECALL ALL DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATORS. THANK YOU. *AK

MASS AIR SENSOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING CAR TO LURCH UNCONTROLLABLY - DEALER IN KEENE, NH STATED THE MAF IS NOT COVERED BY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY.*AK

FAILURE OF WINDOW REGULATOR CAUSES WINDOW TO FALL INTO THE DOOR, HAS TO BE FIXED AT DEALER, OUT OF WARRANTY REPAIR IS APPROX $500, WHICH IS REDICULOUS FOR A KNOWN BAD PART. THIS CAUSES A SAFTEY CONCERN, NOT ONLY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CAN BE VANDALIZED WITH NO WINDOWS, BUT DUE TO EXTEREME WEATHER, THE DRIVER COULD BE ENDANGERED.