2000 Volkswagen GTI problems
Owners have filed 58 complaints with NHTSA about the 2000 Volkswagen GTI. Wipers, windshield & visibility is the most reported problem area, at 34% of complaints. Next are engine (16%) and exhaust system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 58 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 35% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 25 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 | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 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 | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 25 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 55,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 12th most-complained-about out of 19 model years of the Volkswagen GTI with enough data (40 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
Vehicle has a problem with catching fire from excessive electrical draw over the main power lead. Over amp draw is causing main wiring to melt and also melt the fuse box over the battery.
My daughters 2000 volkswagen gti was parked at 11:00p.m. Four hours later ( 3:00 a.m ), the car jumped out of gear and rolled 30 - 40 feet and crashed into a parked car. She had left the car in gear with the brake on. This is the second time this type incident has occurred with this vehicle. We reported it to VW customer care and they said they do not have an active campaign on involving this type of problem. They said I could take it to a VW dealer at my expense to diagnose if there was a problem.
I just purchased a 2000 volkswagen gti gls [xxx] for my grandson. We received two remote entry keys and one plain key. The remote key used at the dealer to show the car was used to drive this vehicle home. Upon arrival we tried the second remote entry key. The vehicle would not start. We then tried the plain key and still nothing. According to victory motors in harrisburg, pennsylvania the chip in one of the keys is defective. Now the automatic anti-theft feature is on.