Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TB-35-11-0106/06/201110041250Ready09/21/2011
TB-35-11-0106/06/201110041250Volkswagen: the gear box has a momentarily delay while accelerating. *rm09/21/2011
POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION
040101/23/200410006517Reverse gear, difficult to engage or disengage. *mr05/05/2004

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
09/24/20042
 Consumer took vehicle to dealer for repairs due to transmission slipping. less than 2,000 miles the same issue occurred again, transmission slipped after being driven for while.*ak
POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
11/08/200735000101/03/2004
 My wife was taking a short trip to pick me up from work in our 2004 vw golf, when the clutch failed suddenly at a traffic light. she was able to continue, but the clutch was failing to fully disengage. fortunately, she was on surface streets and did not have to drive at highway speeds. we limped home and requested to have the vehicle towed to a vw service center. the service center indicated that the clutch failure was due to wear and was not a warranty item. we had no indications of impending failure (slippage, difficulty putting in gear, vibrations, strange noises, etc.) and my wife and i are both experienced users of manual transmissions. the service center made the repairs (total cost over $1900) and we have resumed using the vehicle. *tr
07/05/2007107000105/19/2004
 The dual-mass flywheel came apart in my volkswagen golf tdi (2004) causing difficulty in shifting and need for premature clutch replacement. the problem started nearly a month before i had it diagnosed at the dealer as a bad clutch. *jb