1999 Volkswagen Golf engine problems
15 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1999 Volkswagen Golf, which is 20% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 20% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
None of the engine complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Vehicle experienced intermittent stalling while driving.this condition occurred on several occasions. Vehicle has been at repair shop on two occasions. Dealer informed consumer that problem could not be found. Manufacturer notified.
Four year old car with 42,822 miles. Check engine light flashed a few time on accelerating thursday night. Check engine light went solid friday morning, and on my way to the dealer the engine siezed. VW tells me the engine is completely dead.