Volkswagen Cabrio Complaints

186 consumer complaints on file.

#8007037April 8, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING, DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LOW. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007039April 8, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING. TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP. THERE WAS ALSO A SMELL OF FUEL IN THE CAR. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO HAD ELECTRICAL DEFECTS. *JG *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007040April 8, 2002
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHEN DRIVING FRONT WHEEL WOULD WOBBLE, WHILE VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER, THEY DISCOVERED THAT FRONT WHEEL LUGS WERE LOOSE. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760032March 31, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXTREME EXHAUST INTRUSION INTO PASSANGER COMPARTMENT, INTO DEALER AND INDEPENDENT SHOPS MANY TIMES WITH NO RESULTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785916March 15, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE DASHBOARD AREA WHILE DRIVING. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005620February 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
A PICKUP TRUCK STOPPED SUDDENLY AND MY VEHICLE REAR ENDED HIM AT 25 TO 35MPH. UPON IMPACT MY VEHICLE IGNIGHTED IN FIRE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#757120January 21, 2002
TIRES
SCREW SECURED FACTORY WHEEL WEIGHTS CREATE LEAKS IN COLD WEATHER WHEN TIRES COLD CAUSING RAQPID DEFLATIION AND SEPARATION FROM RIM. THOUGHT IT WAS A FREAK ACCIDENT UNTIL IT HAPPENED FOR THE THIRD TIME CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL (RIGHT REAR WHEEL) AND EXIT FROM HIGHWAY. TIRE DISINTEGRATES FROM HEAT WITHIN 10 SECONDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THREE ORIGINAL TIRES WITH THESE WEIGHTS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899180November 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END FENDER BENDER AT 25 MPH, ACCIDENT CAUSED A FIRE IN THE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT MANUFACTURER SENT AN ENGINEER TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND THAT THE INJECTOR VALVE BROKE ON IMPACT AND SPRAYED FUEL OVER ENGINE, WHICH WAS THE REASON THE AIR BAGS DID GO OFF.*SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#897162October 2, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS. A PRIVATE MECHANIC HAS DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM, AND WAS MAKING REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897098October 1, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE. CONSUMER HAS TO MAKE ALL PASSENGERS SIT IN BACK OF VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750545August 15, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHUT DOWN IN MOVING TRAFFIC. IT'S BEEN AT THE DEALER 6 TIMES, FOR UP TO 7 DAYS AT A TIME AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CONCERN OR DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. I FEEL IT'S A REAL SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE CAR SHUTS DOWN IN MOVING TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING. CAR STARTS UP AFTER COMPLETELY STOPPING, PUTTING IT IN PARK TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING IT. THERE ARE NO WARNING SIGNS. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE IN THE ELECTRICAL BECAUSE THE CAR LOOSES ALL POWER. NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH, NO POWER STEERING ETC. WHAT IS A REASONABLE LENGHT OF TIME FOR THIS TO BE CORRECTED?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894441August 15, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT DECELERATE. HAD TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKES TO CONTROL VEHICLE. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. BUT, THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT HAD CAUSED THE SITUATION.*AK THE FLOOR MAT WAS CAUGHT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO DECELERATE, THIS WAS ACCORDING TO 2 OTHER DEALERS.*YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893446August 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL SURGE DURING NORMAL OPERATION. PROBLEM OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY IN WARMER WEATHER. *NOTE: TRANMISSION WAS REBUILT BY DEALERSHIP PREVIOUSLY FOR SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892830July 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE ENTERING A FREEWAY AT 40 MPH VEHICLE DIED, AND CONSUMER COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. CONSUMER RESTARTED, AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF. TOOK TO DEALER , AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THAT PROBLEM. ON 06/23/01, VEHICLE DIED AT 25 MPH. TOOK BACK TO DEALER, AND THEY STILL COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. ON JULY 3, 2001 VEHICLE DIED AGAIN WHILE TRAVELING AT 15 MPH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889554June 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND THEN KICK BACK ON. ALSO, IF SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION ENGINE WILL STALL. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, BUT CANNOT REPRODUCE THIS DEFECT TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744112April 16, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
UPON LOW SPEED IMPACT, 5 MPH, BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS EXPANDED CAUSING MINOR BURNS AND 'CUTS' ON PASSENGER IN FRONT SEAT. SINCE ACCIDENT ON 03-25-01, THE DEALER HAS YET TO RECEIVE THE NEEDED REPLACEMENT AIR BAGS-TODAY'S DATE, 04-16-01. IN SPEAKING WITH VWOA'S ENGINEERING & PARTS DEPTS, THEY SAID DO NOT USUALLY STOCK ITEM IN US AND THAT THE AIRBAGS RESPONDED "CORRECTLY" IN DECELERATION MODE. BESIDES THE COST OF REPLACING THE AIRBAGS, THE DAMAGE TO THE VW WAS MINIMAL (SCRATCH ON LT FT. FENDER & THE NEED TO REPLACE THE LT. FT. SIDE MARKER). IS THERE A PROBLEM W/THESE AIRBAGS? SHOULD THEY HAVE GONE OFF @ SUCH A LOW SPEED? IF SO, THEY COULD HAVE GONE OFF IN HITTING A PARKING GARAGE 'PYLON', NO? PLEASE INFORM ME ASAP ON WHY VWOA DOES NOT HAVE PARTS IN US! THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#882804March 12, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
VENT HOSE CONNECTOR IS RUSTED AND CAUSES FUEL LEAKAGES WHEN FUEL EXPANDS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFAXCTURER'S RECALL. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS ASKING THE MANUFACTURER TO REIMBURSE THE COST OF REPAIR BECAUSE THE SAME PROBLEM WAS UNDER NHTSA RECALL FOR OTHER MODELS OF VEHICLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741963March 5, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE SOMEONE HIT MY SIDE GOING ABOUT 35-40 MPH AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. I DRIVE MY GRANDMOTHER PLACES BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY FACTOR WITH MY CAR AND SHE WAS PINNED IN THE CAR AND NOT EVEN HER AIRBAG WENT OFF. I THINK THIS IS A DISGRACE ON THE PART OF VW AND I DON'T EVEN WANT TO DRIVE THIS CAR ANYMORE. I SPEND $450.00 A MONTH ON THIS CAR AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT! *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#877801January 9, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY AN AUTHORIZED AUTOMOBILE REPAIR DEALER THAT COMPUTER FOR AIRBAG WAS NOT WORKING, AND THEREFORE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN CASE OF AN IMPACT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875527November 27, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS GO UP AND DOWN INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE LOCKS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, AND ALARM SYSTEMS ARE NOT OPERABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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