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
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I HEARD A LOUD BEEPING NOISE AND LOOKED AT MY DASHBOARD TO SEE THAT A RED LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND MY CAR WAS OVER HEATING AT MAX TEMP.. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE A "DEFECTIVE" WATER PUMP. I WAS WITHOUT A CAR FOR 2 DAYS, YIPPIE. *JB
2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION COIL FAILED AT 30 MONTHS. $636 REPAIR TERMED NORMAL MAINTENANCE BY VOLKSWAGEN. MASSIVE REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM IN PROCESS FOR FAILED COILS ON OTHER MODEL YEAR GTIS AND SAME MODEL YEAR WITH DIFFERENT ENGINE, NONE OF WHICH HELPS YOU IF YOU OWN A 2001 GTI VR6. CAR HAS ALSO SUFFERED MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR FAILURE, 2 POWER WINDOW FAILURES, 2 BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURES WITH RELATED INOPERABLE CRUISE CONTROL, BODY WEATHER STRIPPING QUICKLY DEVELOPED HOLES, FAILED GLOVE COMPARTMENT LIGHT MODULE, REAR CUPHOLDER FAILURE. I'VE LOST COUNT OF DEALER SERVICE VISITS. *AK