We found the following complaints for VOLKSWAGEN CABRIO (2001)
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Vehicle was involved in a rear end fender bender at 25 mph, accident caused a fire in the in engine compartment, dealer notified.consumer stated that manufacturer sent an engineer to investigate and found that the injector valve broke on impact and sprayed fuel over engine, which was the reason the air bags did go off.
Airbag light has been on for quite sometime now, however, the car was never in an accident.i am so afraid that the airbags will not deploy if the car is in an accident !there is no dealership in my town and i have had no time to take to dealership 3 hours from heredue to my work schedule.
Air bag warning:i took my cabrio to the volkswagen (vw) dealer service to fix a turn signal lever that fails to self-cancel after making left-hand turns.vw dealer reports that air bag cartridge is integrated into the turn signal assembly and the air bag is inoperable, even though there is no indication of any air bag problem.dealer also stated that this kind of problem is something they have seen several times. *la
Vehicle was involved in a front collision of 20 mph with another vehicle and driver's air bag did not deploy.
The contact owns a 2001 volkswagen cabrio. While driving approximately 50 mph, the contact was involved in a head-on crash and the frontal air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained lacerations on her face and a rib fracture. The passenger of the other vehicle was also injured. The vehicle was towed to an auto tow yard and was taken into the possession of the insurance company for evaluation. A police report was filed. The contact stated that the vehicle was not repaired and she was waiting to hear from the insurance company with the investigation results. The approximate failure mileage was 136,000.
Vehicle stopped running while driving.towed to dealer. Dealer had to replace fuel pump. There was also a smell of fuel in the car.the vehicle has also had electrical defects.*jg
The electrical components on my 2001 cabrio may and have caused a short which sparked under hood causing smoke and possible fire also, the computer over heats causing shorts which made the transmission fail and gauges fail, the us gov. (division) that handles such faults should force volkswagen to recall every and all cars for repairs!the us owners are paying for volkswagens mistakes, partially for their decision to have these cars made in mexico evading tax's and which has made these autos cheap and flawed.these cars are unsafe and the electrical issues are and will in future cost the american public alot of money.......so far:my auto has been at repair shop for over 6 months and has cost me more then what it's worth, hard working people are getting taken advantage of by a poorly built and unsafe product[xxx][xxx]ps even volkswagen doesn't and can't fix all these items, try taking it to dealer.....you will seeinformation redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
When starting car 75% of the time abs and (hand) brake light would switch on though brake not engaged; at the same time headlights and a/c didn't work.was told it is an ignition switch problem. Also, window automatic close malfunctioning which dealer service says is unrelated. Necessitated about $1,800 parts and labor.also, unfortunately at the mercy generally of vw dealer service since many mechanics do not stock the computer necessary to diagnose electrical problems.i have experienced service problems with two vw dealers in my area (northern virgnia).one dealer (alexandria vw)failed to tighten wheel nuts after a routine check-up and claimed after looking at the car that nothing was amiss.another (stohlman in vienna, va.) replaced the ignitiion switch but broke a part while doing so, so that the key could not be removed from the ignition.
Airbag light has been on for quite sometime now, however, the car was never in an accident.i am so afraid that the airbags will not deploy if the car is in an accident !there is no dealership in my town and i have had no time to take to dealership 3 hours from heredue to my work schedule.
Vehicle first sufferred serious power and ignition problems one rainy day.on taking the car to the dealer we were informed the warranty was expired and it would be $750.00 for new sparkplug wires, distributor cap, and rotor.i am an engineer and found that price offensive wrt the work associated.i replaced these items and the problem persisted.after a great deal of debugging the ignition system i finally found an electrical short at the control lines to the distributor when a small amount of water was applied.i sealed and water proofed this electrical connection with silicon and could then douse the engine in water without any misfires.my wife reported continued problems with accelleration and missing on humid mornings.i took the car from her one day and it rained.since then there is a massive misfire at the coil.this makes starting difficult and running impossible.as an electrical engineer the manufacture of the electrical componenets in this vehicle are amature bordering on retarded.someone please translate this to german and forward it to bosch and volkswagen.
When starting car 75% of the time abs and (hand) brake light would switch on though brake not engaged; at the same time headlights and a/c didn't work.was told it is an ignition switch problem. Also, window automatic close malfunctioning which dealer service says is unrelated. Necessitated about $1,800 parts and labor.also, unfortunately at the mercy generally of vw dealer service since many mechanics do not stock the computer necessary to diagnose electrical problems.i have experienced service problems with two vw dealers in my area (northern virgnia).one dealer (alexandria vw)failed to tighten wheel nuts after a routine check-up and claimed after looking at the car that nothing was amiss.another (stohlman in vienna, va.) replaced the ignitiion switch but broke a part while doing so, so that the key could not be removed from the ignition.
Consumer states:had 2nd electricalfailure on the engine, the wiring harness burnt up. Under warranty the dealer replaced partial wiring ofthe harness. Also 3 ignitionswitches put in. Mass airflow sensor,oxygen sensor, and coolant temperature failed.currently, the vehicleneeds two hole wiring harnesses, an original harness and main engine harness.
Consumer states:had 2nd electricalfailure on the engine, the wiring harness burnt up. Under warranty the dealer replaced partial wiring ofthe harness. Also 3 ignitionswitches put in. Mass airflow sensor,oxygen sensor, and coolant temperature failed.currently, the vehicleneeds two hole wiring harnesses, an original harness and main engine harness.
The electrical components on my 2001 cabrio may and have caused a short which sparked under hood causing smoke and possible fire also, the computer over heats causing shorts which made the transmission fail and gauges fail, the us gov. (division) that handles such faults should force volkswagen to recall every and all cars for repairs!the us owners are paying for volkswagens mistakes, partially for their decision to have these cars made in mexico evading tax's and which has made these autos cheap and flawed.these cars are unsafe and the electrical issues are and will in future cost the american public alot of money.......so far:my auto has been at repair shop for over 6 months and has cost me more then what it's worth, hard working people are getting taken advantage of by a poorly built and unsafe product[xxx][xxx]ps even volkswagen doesn't and can't fix all these items, try taking it to dealer.....you will seeinformation redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
My 2001 vw cabrio with 11,000 miles had the heatshield on the header pipe break away. Should this happen to such a relatively new car?
Consumer states:had 2nd electricalfailure on the engine, the wiring harness burnt up. Under warranty the dealer replaced partial wiring ofthe harness. Also 3 ignitionswitches put in. Mass airflow sensor,oxygen sensor, and coolant temperature failed.currently, the vehicleneeds two hole wiring harnesses, an original harness and main engine harness.
Vehicle would attempt to stall while driving.dealer notified. Engine crackles; oil pan leak found; cruise control fixed then broke again, dealership couldn't find problem, engine still revving at slow speeds and at stops, also experiencing harsh downshifts.
Vehicle was involved in a rear end fender bender at 25 mph, accident caused a fire in the in engine compartment, dealer notified.consumer stated that manufacturer sent an engineer to investigate and found that the injector valve broke on impact and sprayed fuel over engine, which was the reason the air bags did go off.
A pickup truck stopped suddenly and my vehicle rear ended him at 25 to 35mph. Upon impact my vehicle ignighted in fire.
Consumer states:had 2nd electricalfailure on the engine, the wiring harness burnt up. Under warranty the dealer replaced partial wiring ofthe harness. Also 3 ignitionswitches put in. Mass airflow sensor,oxygen sensor, and coolant temperature failed.currently, the vehicleneeds two hole wiring harnesses, an original harness and main engine harness.
The contact owns a 2001 volkswagen cabrio.the manufacturer stated that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 04v096000 (exterior lighting:brake lights:switch), although the failures were identical.the vehicle was repaired at the contact's expense.the failure mileage was 21,000 and current mileage was 22,000.
Function of turn signals and hazard lights on my 2001 volkswagen cabrio has been degrading over time. Both systems are now completely inoperable. There is an active vw recall (nhtsa campaign number 04v584000) for this problem on 2000-2002 golf, gti, beetle and jetta (but no current recall for the cabrio). I am requesting that the recall be expanded to include cabrio models. This is a very dangerous problem that is clearly widespread on 2000-2002 vw vehicles of all models.
Function of turn signals and hazard lights on my 2001 volkswagen cabrio has been degrading over time. Both systems are now completely inoperable. There is an active vw recall (nhtsa campaign number 04v584000) for this problem on 2000-2002 golf, gti, beetle and jetta (but no current recall for the cabrio). I am requesting that the recall be expanded to include cabrio models. This is a very dangerous problem that is clearly widespread on 2000-2002 vw vehicles of all models.
Vehicle would suddenly accelerate while driving, dealer notified and replaced the fuel pump, however problem still exists. Consumer states that the transmission fluid is low. *yd
Vehicle stopped running while driving.towed to dealer. Dealer had to replace fuel pump. There was also a smell of fuel in the car.the vehicle has also had electrical defects.*jg
Lock module for the passenger side door failed. As a result, the door latch does not catch.
The electrical components on my 2001 cabrio may and have caused a short which sparked under hood causing smoke and possible fire also, the computer over heats causing shorts which made the transmission fail and gauges fail, the us gov. (division) that handles such faults should force volkswagen to recall every and all cars for repairs!the us owners are paying for volkswagens mistakes, partially for their decision to have these cars made in mexico evading tax's and which has made these autos cheap and flawed.these cars are unsafe and the electrical issues are and will in future cost the american public alot of money.......so far:my auto has been at repair shop for over 6 months and has cost me more then what it's worth, hard working people are getting taken advantage of by a poorly built and unsafe product[xxx][xxx]ps even volkswagen doesn't and can't fix all these items, try taking it to dealer.....you will seeinformation redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Vehicle would suddenly accelerate while driving, dealer notified and replaced the fuel pump, however problem still exists. Consumer states that the transmission fluid is low. *yd
Vehicle would attempt to stall while driving.dealer notified. Engine crackles; oil pan leak found; cruise control fixed then broke again, dealership couldn't find problem, engine still revving at slow speeds and at stops, also experiencing harsh downshifts.
The vehicle was involved in an accident and the driver's seat belt failed to lock up.the driver was forced into the steering wheel.*scc
Driver seat bolt sheered offcausing loss of control when seat slid all the way to the rear unable to reach brake or clutch pedals.
Drivers seat falls back to the back seat.side adjustment piece fell off and the back of the seat will not stay in correct position.dealer unable to repair - suggests purchasing new seat $600.unacceptable for a seat to fall apart with normal use.
On most volkswagens (and some audi's) that were built between the years 1998 to 2002 it appears that the abs computers fail after approximately 5 years.the problem appears to be a fault in the internal wiring of the computer that allows wires to overheat, rendering the unit inoperable.this issue has been reported on several forums as well as several companies have started up with the sole purpose of repairing these units.volkswagen is unwilling to acknowledge this problem or provide in compensation in repairing the defective units.
The brakes would intermittently extended stopping distance when applied.the dealer was not notified.*scc
The rear brakes wore out before thefront brakes.the rearbrakes and rotors were replaced.
When starting car 75% of the time abs and (hand) brake light would switch on though brake not engaged; at the same time headlights and a/c didn't work.was told it is an ignition switch problem. Also, window automatic close malfunctioning which dealer service says is unrelated. Necessitated about $1,800 parts and labor.also, unfortunately at the mercy generally of vw dealer service since many mechanics do not stock the computer necessary to diagnose electrical problems.i have experienced service problems with two vw dealers in my area (northern virgnia).one dealer (alexandria vw)failed to tighten wheel nuts after a routine check-up and claimed after looking at the car that nothing was amiss.another (stohlman in vienna, va.) replaced the ignitiion switch but broke a part while doing so, so that the key could not be removed from the ignition.
At 2 miles when braking in reverse a loud grinding noise would come from rear wheels.vehicle has been to the dealer on several occasions, and they were unable to locate the problem.abs light came on, replaced rotors. *yd
At 2 miles when braking in reverse a loud grinding noise would come from rear wheels.vehicle has been to the dealer on several occasions, and they were unable to locate the problem.abs light came on, replaced rotors. *yd
At 2 miles when braking in reverse a loud grinding noise would come from rear wheels.vehicle has been to the dealer on several occasions, and they were unable to locate the problem.abs light came on, replaced rotors. *yd
The tie rod broke, which caused the left wheel to wobble.
Failure: driver's side window regulator failure on a 2001 volkswagen cabrio.i was entering a car wash, had put the window down on the car to code in my info, and was putting the power window back up.it crashed down loudly, so i backed it out of the wash, risking damage to the tires rather than flood the car.my local repair place referred me back to the dealership, because they thought it was under recall since it sounded like a known vw problem.before looking at the car, the dealership rep said they recognized the problem and said they would charge me $125 to fix the window.after calling them throughout the day only to be told they hadn't opened up the car yet, i finally received a call back telling me it was instead the window regulator, that the part was on indefinite backorder, and that it would eventually be over $600 just for the part.the dealership admitted a "7 year extended warranty" on volkswagen jetta and golf models from 2001 for the window regulator, but referred me to their national customer relations line for assistance with the 2001 cabrio.cabrio is the same as a golf (which the dealer sales rep told me when i bought the car), but vw customer relations says they will do nothing even though it is the same faulty part they put in their other cars.the car window is still stuck down in the door, which renders the car undrivable here in the sf bay area -- where for security purposes, you do not park your car outside with the window down. Based on a review of the vw owners forum online, it sounds like many other cabrio owners are having this problem, and that after repair, one or more other window regulators on the car break, requiring additional trips to their dealerships.i am scared to drive the car -- if this had happened on the freeway, the loudness of the window crashing down might have caused me to cause an accident.consumers need to know that the 2001 vw cabrio has the same safety issue as the 2001 vw jetta and golf models.
I have a 2001 volkswagen cabrio, which vw does not make anymore, and this is probably why. The car is always being fixed. One major issue i have had to replace three front axles in this car. 3/27/07 karl's custom vw; 6/28/08 big o tires; and now, 11/16/2010 i am told by sundevil auto engine and transmission mounts are sagging causing axles to bind, the car needs 4 transmission mounts and 2 axles. Vw parts are obviously inferior. I thought vw vehicles were suppose to last over 200,000 miles. What can you do for me? i am unemployed and cannot afford this $1100 repair, but i need my vehicle. With each time i've had this fixed, i was told that the vehicle was unsafe to drive.
The consumer stated while traveling out of town, she heard a noise.the consumer took thevehicle to a dealer, who told her that she had three (3) wheel bearings going bad at once.then she states that last week she heard a similar noise,she took the vehicle to a dealer in her home town,this time the dealer told her the same thing, that she now has the 4th wheel bearing going bad.she states she has called vw, and has also written them.she said vwrefused to recognized the problem. The consumer states the first 3 wheel bearing started to go at 57,000 miles, then the other one started to go at 59,200 miles.*sc
Vehicle would attempt to stall while driving.dealer notified. Engine crackles; oil pan leak found; cruise control fixed then broke again, dealership couldn't find problem, engine still revving at slow speeds and at stops, also experiencing harsh downshifts.
Vehicle would suddenly accelerate while driving, dealer notified and replaced the fuel pump, however problem still exists. Consumer states that the transmission fluid is low. *yd
While driving, the vehicle suddenly accelerated very rapidly without the gas pedal being touched.the car was put into neutral, then the engine rpm's increased to 5000.the gas pedal was checked to make sure it wasn't stuck down, or being pressed by the rug.the car needed to be shut off and restarted before it could resume normal operation.
When starting car 75% of the time abs and (hand) brake light would switch on though brake not engaged; at the same time headlights and a/c didn't work.was told it is an ignition switch problem. Also, window automatic close malfunctioning which dealer service says is unrelated. Necessitated about $1,800 parts and labor.also, unfortunately at the mercy generally of vw dealer service since many mechanics do not stock the computer necessary to diagnose electrical problems.i have experienced service problems with two vw dealers in my area (northern virgnia).one dealer (alexandria vw)failed to tighten wheel nuts after a routine check-up and claimed after looking at the car that nothing was amiss.another (stohlman in vienna, va.) replaced the ignitiion switch but broke a part while doing so, so that the key could not be removed from the ignition.
The passanger front window stopped working.the mechanis said that the window regulator faile dand he had to replce it. The regulator cost me $310 plus the labor $200.
I opened the windows part way to cool the car off, and when i tried to raise the driver's window, it dropped into the door and would not come up.i could hear the motor working, but the window would not come up.having had problems with the dealer's service dept, i took it to my local mechanic and they were able to fix it. It needed a new regulator, $370 for the part + labor + tax.
The driver side window failed. I went to do the e check in ohio and had to open the window. When i left the window didn't come up anymore. The mechanic said i need to replace the regulator which cost $310 + labor = tax.note: this the second regulator my car needs to be replaced.
Failure: driver's side window regulator failure on a 2001 volkswagen cabrio.i was entering a car wash, had put the window down on the car to code in my info, and was putting the power window back up.it crashed down loudly, so i backed it out of the wash, risking damage to the tires rather than flood the car.my local repair place referred me back to the dealership, because they thought it was under recall since it sounded like a known vw problem.before looking at the car, the dealership rep said they recognized the problem and said they would charge me $125 to fix the window.after calling them throughout the day only to be told they hadn't opened up the car yet, i finally received a call back telling me it was instead the window regulator, that the part was on indefinite backorder, and that it would eventually be over $600 just for the part.the dealership admitted a "7 year extended warranty" on volkswagen jetta and golf models from 2001 for the window regulator, but referred me to their national customer relations line for assistance with the 2001 cabrio.cabrio is the same as a golf (which the dealer sales rep told me when i bought the car), but vw customer relations says they will do nothing even though it is the same faulty part they put in their other cars.the car window is still stuck down in the door, which renders the car undrivable here in the sf bay area -- where for security purposes, you do not park your car outside with the window down. Based on a review of the vw owners forum online, it sounds like many other cabrio owners are having this problem, and that after repair, one or more other window regulators on the car break, requiring additional trips to their dealerships.i am scared to drive the car -- if this had happened on the freeway, the loudness of the window crashing down might have caused me to cause an accident.consumers need to know that the 2001 vw cabrio has the same safety issue as the 2001 vw jetta and golf models.
Consumer stated that while driving at any speed and without warning the front or rear windows would fail and stick in the seal causing a distraction to the consumer. Dealer notified. Ts
On 4/21 i took my 2001 cabrio in to be serviced at esserman in miami.they ordered the wiper fluid container because it was cracked and they couldn't repair it.i phoned every couple of weeks and they stated that they could not obtain a date from the nat'l parts center on when it would arrive and finally suggested that i phoned vw advocate.i phoned vw advocate 800-822-8987 on 6/1 and they were going to check to see when the part could ship to the dealer and phone me back.no calls received.on 6/7 i phoned again and the part is still on order with no projected date.i've had this car in several times for issues during the 3 years of my lease and now they can't tell me when they can have the container in so i can clean my windshield?i would at least expect a date to be given.i am in the mfg. Business and when an order is placed you give a delivery date -even if it has to be produced.i don't know where else to turn to get an answer and would appreciate any help.my lease expires next april and i would like to replace the part prior to then and i'm tired of going to gas stations to clean my windshield.
When driving front wheel would wobble, while vehicle was at dealer, theydiscovered that front wheel lugs were loose.
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