Volkswagen / Golf / 2000
2000 Volkswagen Golf problems
Owners have filed 118 complaints about the 2000 Volkswagen Golf with NHTSA. Visibility accounts for 17.8% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of air bags at 14.4%.
Complaints118
Crashes4
Fires1
Injuries4
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Visibility 17.8% · 21
Air bags 14.4% · 17
Service brakes, hydraulic 12.7% · 15
Engine and engine cooling 11.9% · 14
Electrical system 4.2% · 5
Fuel system, gasoline 4.2% · 5
Power train 4.2% · 5
Suspension 4.2% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 4 describe a crash, 1 describe a fire and 4 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 7 model years of the Volkswagen Golf in this data, 2000 draws comparatively few complaints; 2015 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 4 in the last three years against 14 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 52,028 miles.
In owners' own words
While rolling up the passenger side power window of my 2000 Golf the window fell between the door panels. I live and generally drive alone, hence the passenger side window is rarely used. Since discovering your site and the consumeraffairs.Com web site on jetta windows with repeated complaints about just this problem it is clear that vw has a problem that they need to acknowledge and fix. Visibility
I have had 3 out of 4 power windows (one twice) go down and fail to come back up. I was originally told that this was an isolated incident. I have come to find out that this is occuring with such regularity my dealership can not keep the part in stock. I am just waiting for window #4 to break while I am at work which is not the most savory neighborhood. Visibility
Power windows on three occasions on both front windows, with no cause fell down in window well. This occurred once on driver's side, and twice on passenger's side. Owner stated while trying to get this repaired three other people were at the dealer for the same problem. Dealership was backed up due to numerous replacement requests. Visibility
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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