Safety Score
97
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
17
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1989 Volkswagen Golf.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05-18 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEATER CORE IS LEAKING FLUID ONTO THE FLOOR BOARDS. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY RESULT IN VEHICLE CATCHING ON F… |
| 2001-03-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF HER BELT RESTRAINTS. THEY ONLY CONSIST OF SHOULDER BELTS THAT DO NOT PROVIDE … |
| 2000-08-23 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | Yes | 1 | HEATER CORE EXPLODED THROUGH FLOOR OF CAR ON INTERSTATE 5, SENDING BOILING HOT WATER ONTO DRIVER'S RIGHT FOOT, SEVERELY… |
| 2000-05-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | No | 0 | PEDALS FRAME WAS NOT PROPERLY WELDED TO BODY FRAME CAUSING FRAME TO TWIST WHEN BRAKE OR CLUTCH PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED LEAD… |
| 1999-02-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DEFECT REPORTED TO OWNER AFTER INSPECTION OF VEHICLE BY CERTIFIED MECHANIC. INSPECTION INDICATED THAT COOLANT LOSS WAS … |
| 1998-05-20 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 1 | THE SEAT BELT SHOULDER RESTRAINT FAILED RESULTING IN DRIVER'S INJURY ACCIDENT. YH |
| 1996-12-06 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR SPRING RUSTED OUT AND BROKE DOOR LATCH FAILED. *AK THE EXPANSION SPRING IN THE DOOR LA… |
| 1995-11-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED. *SD |
| 1995-06-15 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 1 | HEATER CORE BURST, CAUSING BOILING/HOT WATER TO SPILL ON DRIVER'S LEGS, RESULTING IN AN INJURY, PRIOR TO RECALL (ATTOR… |
| 1995-06-15 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEATER CORE FAILED, CAUSING OVERHEATED WATER TO SPILL ON DRIVER'S LEGS, RESULTING IN INJURIES PRIOR TO RECALL (92V-050)… |
| 1995-06-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | INTERNAL TRANSMISSION SEAL HAS DETERIORATED, WHICH MAY CAUSE FLUID TO MIXHESITATE/SEIZE. TT |
| 1995-04-23 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S RESTRAINT SYSTEM IS INEFFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED. *SKD |
| 1994-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER OF THE 1989 VW GOLF. IT ONLY CAME WITH A SHOULDER-TYPE SEATBELT (NO LAPBELTS) FOR THE FRONT … |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | CONSUMER PURCHASED A USED VEHICLE WHICH HAD AN UNSAFE INCOMPLETE SEAT BELT (THE LAP BELT WAS MISSING), THE SALESMAN STA… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | SHIFTER HANDLE FAILED. |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 20 DEGREES OR COLDER THROTTLE IS STICKING, CAUSING UNWANTED AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERAT… |