Volkswagen Golf Complaints (1996)

36 consumer complaints on file.

#542446November 5, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILURE DURING WET WEATHER CONDITIONS ON TWO OCCASIONS, ONE INCIDENT RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541430September 29, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL FAILURE RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT OF EVERY LIGHT IN THE CAR MORE THAN A FEW TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536948June 29, 1998
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, SUSPENSION:FRONT
SUN ROOF MAKES NOISE SINCE OWNERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534181April 11, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
COOLING FAN FAILED. ALSO REAR BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533862April 6, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
COOLING FAN FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#531514February 27, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
PROBLEM IDLE SURGING, SEVER DIAGNOSIS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BAD CHIP IN ECM COMPUTER, UPDATE CHIP, WIRING PROBLEM-CUT WIRES ING THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT OF FUEL INJECTORS, REPLACE BOTH OXYGEN SENSORS, THROTTLE BODY SWITCH BAD-REPLACED, ALL TO NO AVAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#531388February 25, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN BUTTON DIFFICULT TO FIND IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606064September 9, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
ENGINE ECM FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521891July 25, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE RUBBER DOOR MOLDING HS SEPARATED AWAY FROM DOOR FOR THE THIRD TIME IN ONE AND ONE HALF YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516451April 11, 1997
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
POOR STEERING ASSISTANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#603100April 10, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID
BRAKE FLUID LEVEL INDICATOR SWITCH REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808266March 6, 1997
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
CIGARETT LIGHTER ADOPTER, AFTER BEING PUSHED IN, POPPED OUT AND THE ELEMENT STAYED INSIDE, CAUSING AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM, SAW SMOKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806955January 2, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER REARENDED CAR IN FRONT AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY . *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#508599September 12, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
OTHER: AIR BAGS DEPLOYED APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS AFTER THE IMPACT, ALSO SEAT BELT LOCKED UP AND CAN'T BE REAPPLIED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#981134March 22, 1996
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE TRAVELING 30MPH, VEHICLE OVERCAME WITH SMOKE, IMPAIRING VISION. DRIVER LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#976749December 18, 1995
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING FRONTAL COLLISION DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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