Other Engine Info: 50-St./Can. LEV emission.
Emissions Certification Test Group: 1VWXV02.8224
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt
Plant City: Wolfsburg
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: GLX
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHEN I PASSED 24000 MILES, AFTER HAVING DRIVEN MY CAR EXTREMELY CAREFULLY (2001 VOLKSWAGEN GTI GLS 1.8T), THE CLUTCH BEGAN TO SLIP TO THE POINT WHERE THE CAR WAS UNDRIVEABLE, AND I HAD TO BUY A REPLACEMENT CLUTCH AS WELL AS THE INSTALLATION WHICH COST AROUND $700. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL OTHER VW OWNERS (SAME MODEL) AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THINK THAT VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR THIS DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. *NM