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1988 Volkswagen Golf

Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
9
NCAP Stars

Recalls (2)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1987-12-01 87V182000 SEAT BELTS 784 Details
1987-11-16 87V175000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1,900 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2009-09-08 VISIBILITY No 0 1. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL WHEN THE WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP AND I WAS FORCED TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW SO I COULD SEE…
2001-01-04 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WHEN HE NOTICED FLAMES COMING FRO…
2000-07-06 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN No 0 THE HORN ASSEMBLY IS PLACED IN THE FRONT LEFT PORTION OF THE AUTOMOIBLE CLOSE TO THE ROAD SURFACE. WHEN WATER SPLASHES …
1997-01-02 SEAT BELTS:FRONT No 0 VEHICLE HAS A TWO POINT SEAT BELT RESTRAINT SYSTEM; THERE ARE NO LAP BELTS. *AK
1996-09-12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE DASH, CAUSED THE DASH TO CATCH ON FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.*AK
1996-05-23 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM No 0 POWER STEERING FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING THROUGH EVEN A SLIGHT PUDDLE VEHICLE LOSES ITS POWER STEERING. *AK
1996-01-18 VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE No 0 HEATER CORE FAILED. *SD
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE No 0 VEHICLE IS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE FROM HEATER CORE, RESULTING IN A BAD ODOR WITHIN THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. ALSO, WI…
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM No 0 DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER OT THROUGH EVEN A SLIGHT PUDDLE , VEHICLE LOSES ITS POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED EVEN AFTER …