Volkswagen GTI Complaints (2000)

45 consumer complaints on file.

#10003262January 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003266January 23, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
POP-OUT CUP HOLDER BROKE TWICE. REPLACED ONCE, I HAVN'T BOTHERED TO REPLACE IT A SECOND TIME. THE SPRING POPS OUT OF THE ARM THAT HOLDS THE CUP IN PLACE. I USE THE CUP HOLDER EVERY DAY, AS MOST COMMUTERS DO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003264January 23, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002853January 17, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767260September 16, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764985July 31, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008788April 16, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756414January 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899498November 27, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754796November 22, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748661July 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747913July 5, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747743July 3, 2001
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747670July 2, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747684July 2, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
BOTH WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED TWICE ON ME ALL AT SEPARATE TIMES, IN SEPARATE CONDITIONS. ACCORDING TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER VW DRIVERS ON THE HIGH POPULAR INTERNET FORUM VWVORTEX.COM, THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM TO MANY PEOPLE AND VW NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890778June 20, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ROLL WINDOW DOWN, WINDOW STOPPED ABOUT 1/2 WAY. CONSUMER HEARD A CRACKING NOISE. THEN, WINDOW SLAMNED DOWN INTO VEHICLE'S DOOR PANEL. WHEN TRYING TO ROLL UP WINDOW IT WOULD NOT ROLL UP. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746835June 14, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
BOTH WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING BOTH WINDOWS TO DROP INTO THE DOOR CAVITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738902January 6, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOWS FAILED ON BOTH SIDES - WITHIN 6 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER AND ON A CAR ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD! THE WINDOWS FAIL IN THE DOWN POSITION - NOT PLEASANT DURING A NE WINTER AND LEAVING THE CAR A POTENTIAL ROBBERY CANDIDATE. THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OVER - TIME FOR A VW RE-DESIGN AND VOLUNTARY RECALL ON THE POWER ASSEMBLY?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737957December 18, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALER AND LOOKED AT. DEALER STATED THERE WASN'T ANY PROBLEM. FAILED AFTER 24,000 MILES AND DEALER WILL NOT FIX UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735306October 28, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THIS PART SEEMS TO BE FAILING ON CARS ALL OVER THE NATION. THERE HAS EVEN BEEN A SHORTAGE OF REPLACEMENT PARTS AS A RESULT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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