Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS - UNDERBODY SHIELDS | |||||
| 2015831 | 08/28/2008 | 10026848 | Volkswagen: exhaust heat shield, replacement guidelines. heat shields are to be inspected after completion o any type of repair to the underbody (exhaust system transmission, etc.), and if damaged, replaced. *pe | 12/29/2008 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 3 | |||
| Door handle problem. handles have been replaced 3 times on different doors. manufacturer was contacted, and said that there was nothing they could do.*ak | |||
| 11/06/2001 | 2 | ||
| Complete shut down of electrical system while the car is being driven resulting in complete loss of power and limited control of the car. a search of the web indicates this is not an isolated occurance. volkswagen customer service is non existent. as for the door handle and window problem, again this is not an isolated incident. so far no one has lost their life at least in our case. m. *ak | |||
| 06/01/1999 | 4 | ||
| The door handle has broken 4 times and i really feel this is a problem.*ak | |||
| 01/01/1999 | 1 | ||
| All doors at 32 degrees and below intermitently will not stay closed/ instrument panel intermitently would not show milage 1 year ago but now the instrument cluster including speed,feul level, and tach do no work at all | |||
| 10/19/1996 | 1 | ||
| Door seals leak. | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - TRUNK LID | |||
| 07/01/1999 | 50 | ||
| Trunk locking mechanism and electrical component failure. results in dangerous situations when the trunk will open while driving and not close and lock. may cause a highway accident when the trunk pops up, completely blocking driver rear view causing an accident. dt | |||
| 06/01/2000 | 1 | ||
| I cannot get into my car driver/passenger side without rolling all my windows down from the outside. i have replaced all doors once before and then the front two doors broke once again must be replaced again, i feel it is a safety hazard, if i were to wreck and became unconsious in a burning car the person on the outside would not be able to get into the front of the car. | |||
| 12/01/1996 | 1 | ||
| Trunk leaks. | |||
| 03/01/1996 | 2 | ||
| Trunk switch failed 2 times. | |||