2000 Volkswagen Eurovan problems
Owners have filed 32 complaints with NHTSA about the 2000 Volkswagen Eurovan. Cooling system is the most reported problem area, at 38% of complaints. Next are electrical system (9%) and wipers, windshield & visibility (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 32 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Cooling system 38% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 23 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 70,000 miles. For cooling system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 43,000 miles (10 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Volkswagen Eurovan with enough data (19 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Power windows failed to operate. This was caused by an electrical fire in the wiring harness that burnt the insulation.
I was driving in town on a city street on my way to church and the drivers side seat heater burned through and melted my coat a little bit. My back felt burned a little bit but went away after awhile so I did not have any lasting pain. But my good church coat was left with a slighty melted area on it. The passenger side did not burn because the heater doesnt work anymore.
On june 13, 2003 both of our rialtas electric cooling fans self destructed after staring the descend down eagle ridge mountain in tn. After a few scary minutes my wife successfully navigated the rv to safety with my two young children and sister aboard. Because of the missing blades the unit continued to vibrate excessively for five minutes until it cooled down.
The issue with the vehicle is that an excessive amount of pressure and heat builds up inside the gas tank while driving at any speed and to even a greater extent when in stop-n-go traffic or sitting in the parking lot idling. The result is that when opening the gas cap from hot fumes and fuel spray out after running the vehicle for less than an hour. There are no check engine lights or checks in place to warn or prevent this from happening. It is a major safety concern!