Other Engine Info: 50-St./Can. TLEV emission.
Emissions Certification Test Group: 1ADXV01.8336 / 1VWXV01.8229
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt
Plant City: Wolfsburg
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: GLS
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2002
WHEELS:RIM
ROUGHNESS,CORROSION, WHITE SPOTS ON MY CAR'S RIMS.THE BRAKE PADS ARE CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. I AM LOOKING TO HAVE THE STOCK RIMS REPLACED. ALONG WITH THE STOCK BRAKE PADS THAT CAME WITH THE CAR. I KNOW OF ALL MOST 200 CARS THAT HAVE THESE ISSUES WITH THEIR RIMS. THE PROBLEM IS THE STOCK BRAKE PADS ARE EATING AWAY AT THE SPECIAL FINISH THAT IS ON THE RIM. VWOA DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MORE INFO HERE: HTTP://FORUMS.VWVORTEX.COM/ZEROTHREAD?ID=569321. *AK
2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I WANT TO REPORT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT REGARDING THE CLUTCH ON MY 2001 VOLKSWAGEN GTI GLX. THE CAR HAS ONLY 34,000 MILES ON IT AND THE CLUTCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALREADY. I HAVE DRIVEN A STANDARD TRANSMISSION FOR NEARLY 9 YEARS. VW SAYS THE CLUTCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED EARLY DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. TYPICALLY CLUTCHES LAST AROUND 100,000 MILES. MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE HAD 110,000 MILES ON THE SAME CLUTCH. SO I DON'T BELIEVE WEAR AND TEAR IS THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, SINCE VW IS CLASSIFYING THE FAULT AS WEAR AND TEAR, THEY ARE HOLDING ME RESPONSIBLE FOR THE $2000 REPAIR. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS FAIR. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AS WELL. THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD IF IT IS NOT CAUGHT EARLY AND THE BREAKDOWN OCCURS WHILE IN MOTION. ONE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF DANGER IF NECESSARY AND WOULD EXPOSE HIM OR HERSELF TO UNNECESSARY RISKS OF BEING BROKEN DOWN IN RUSH HOUR.*AK