2000 Volkswagen Golf problems
Owners have filed 118 complaints with NHTSA about the 2000 Volkswagen Golf. Wipers, windshield & visibility is the most reported problem area, at 18% of complaints. Next are air bags (14%) and brakes (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 118 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 52,000 miles 50 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 | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 19 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 50 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 52,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 20 model years of the Volkswagen Golf with enough data (87 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
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.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 30MPH the vehicle rear ended another vehicle and the airbags failed to deploy. Injuries were sustained by the occupants of both vehicles. The contact was wearing a seatbelt. The airbag indicator lights were not illuminated prior to the incident. There was a police report filed at the scene. The vehicle was determined totaled by the independent repair shop.
Driver's seat side airbag deployment when fault codes are scanned and cleared. VW apparently knows about problem with airbag control module. Technician injured when airbag forced his arm into steering wheel.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 volkswagen golf. The contact stated the material that was used to insulate the vehicle released a toxic odor that caused the contact to have headaches, and a rash. The manufacturer filed complaint 110328029 and advised him to have the dealer diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 93,909 and the current mileage was 94,236.
Took car to dealer because airbag light indicator on dashboard was lit- was told by technician the airbag ignitor would need to be replaced for $300. Despite the expiration of the warranty, this cost of the repair should be covered by manufacturer/dealer since this is a manufacturer defect.
2000 VW golf. The airbag light is stuck on. There is no way for me to know if the bag will deploy or not. In order for the dealer to look at it it would cost me $100 for the diagnostic test and between $500 and $700 to fix the problem. They also told me there is no guarantee that they will fix the problem. So after I pay $500 or $600 they still wont guarantee the bags are safe. How do I go about figuring this out.