Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
23
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1988 Volkswagen Fox.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-07-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 VOLKSWAGEN FOX. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST ALL BRAKING FUNCTION. THE CONTACT W… |
| 2004-02-13 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH DASHBOARD ON DRIVER'S FEET. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR… |
| 2002-07-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD UNEXPECTEDLY POPPED UP AND BROKE THE WINDSHIELD. *YH BOTH HINGES SECURING THE HOOD HAD BROKEN… |
| 2001-06-29 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WINDSHILED WAS CRACKED, AS A RESULT OF GRAVEL BEING DUMPED ON THE HIGHWAY.*JB |
| 2000-01-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | PRESSURE FUEL HOSE WAS CRACKED AND SEEPING GASOLINE. IMMINENT LEAK/FIRE HAZARD. *AK |
| 1999-10-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT HEATER CORE BLEW UP, CAUSING ANTI-FREEZE TO SPRAY ON THE CONSUMER AND FAMILY, AND SMOK… |
| 1997-12-28 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | HOOD LATCH FAILED CAUSING HOOD TO FLY UP AND SMASH INTO WINDSHIELD. |
| 1996-10-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 1 | VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR BY ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE, UPON IMPACT VEHICLE LOSS CONTROL/OVERTURNED, ROOF COLLAPSED ON… |
| 1996-01-10 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEATER CORE REPLACED AFTER RECALL. *SD |
| 1995-11-19 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEATER CORE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL. |
| 1995-11-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | RADIATOR LEAK PRIOR TO RECALL. *SD |
| 1995-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | DEALER DO NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK, INSTALL HEATER BYPASS VALVE. |
| 1995-08-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE. *AK |
| 1995-04-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, HOOD FLEW UP THEN BROKE OFF. TT |
| 1994-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | Yes | 0 | DRIVESHAFT DISCONNECTED FROM TRANSMISSION, RESULTING IN VEHICLE BEING REAR ENDED. *TW |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVE RECALL 95V105000 9/95 LETTER STATES PART WOULD BE IN BY AUG 31,1995 IS HAVING THAT PROBLEM PLUS OTHER … |
| — | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | FRONT HOOD LATCH FAILED AND THE HOOD SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD. YH |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | FRONT WINDSHIELD LEAKS CONTINUALLY CAUSING RUST DAMAGE AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. MJS |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | #95V105000 RECEIVE RECALL CALL DEALER TO MAKE APPT THERE ARE NO PARTS CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEM HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT .… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE GEARS WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE INSTEAD IT GOES INTO FIRST GEAR. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. MJS |
| — | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | THE HEATER CORE RUNS HOTTER THAN BEFORE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| — | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | ODOR OF ANTI-FREEZE SOLUTION IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT,. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL RECALL 95V105000. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & HAD THE COOLING SYSTEM REPAIRED. WHIL… |