Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
35
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Volkswagen Golf.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-06-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 65 AND 70 MPH IN RAINY WEATHE… |
| 2006-07-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECALL # 98V160000, WHICH REFERS TO THE HOOD LATCH, APPLIED TO THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, T… |
| 2004-09-16 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE'S HOOD FLEW UP WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE WINDSHIELD GLASS WAS SHATTERED. PLEAS… |
| 2002-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 1 | CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. THEN, SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. HE SHUT OFF ENGINE… |
| 2001-05-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL IS LEAKING FROM CONNECTOR SENSOR AND THIS IS GETTING DOWN INTO ENGINE. *AK |
| 2001-04-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | AFTER CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND THEN STARTED IT BACK ON CAR ALARM CAME ON AND STAYED ON.CONSUMER LOOKED UNDER … |
| 2001-04-01 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | No | 0 | DOOR LOCK CYLINDER- SEPARATED FROM INNER ASSEMBLY , #2. WHILE IN HYWAY TRAFFIC, RADIO FAILED, FOLLOWED BY ,IN APPROXIM… |
| 2001-03-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WITH LESS THAN A YEAR OF PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE WOULD LEAK INSIDE ON FLOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE. TWICE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR … |
| 2001-02-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | DROVE INTO PARKING LOT. HEARD A NOISE & VEHICLE STOPPED. SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER HOOD, THEN FLAMES SHOT OUT. FIRE DEPAR… |
| 2000-10-19 | TIRES | No | 0 | 2 SIDEWALL FAILURES OUT OF 6 TIRES (DOT NUMBER: MKHCFJWR19 TIRESIZE: 195/60R14) |
| 2000-10-13 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | DRIVING AT APPROX. 30MPH, BALL JOINT OF FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE CAUSING FRONT WHEEL TO FALL OFF. CAR CAME TO A SCREET… |
| 2000-03-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE LEFT DOOR HAS A LOUD NOISE WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING. IT NEEDS TO BE WELDED. DEALER SAID THAT VOLVO ISN'T RESPONSI… |
| 1999-11-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | THE SERPENTINE BELT CRACKED. YH |
| 1999-10-07 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS, AND DEALERS DID NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK |
| 1999-01-06 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT BUCKLE COMPLETELY FELL APART. IT WAS BEING USED FOR AN INFANT CAR SEAT CARRIER. WHEN I WENT… |
| 1998-11-29 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK CYLINDER FAILED. YH |
| 1998-10-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILURE DURING WET WEATHER CONDITIONS ON TWO OCCASIONS, ONE INCIDENT RESULTING… |
| 1998-04-23 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY, FAILED OXYGEN SENSOR TWICE. DOOR LOCK LITERALLY FELL OUT OF DOOR AND LEFT HOLE, WAS … |
| 1998-03-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | COOLING FAN FAILED. ALSO REAR BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. |
| 1998-03-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | EXTENTED WARENTEE NOT ACCEPTED,HAD TO PAY PARTS AND LABOR. *AK |
| 1997-03-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | COOLING FAN FAILURE. *AK |
| 1997-01-13 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL | No | 0 | CIGARETT LIGHTER ADOPTER, AFTER BEING PUSHED IN, POPPED OUT AND THE ELEMENT STAYED INSIDE, CAUSING AN OVERHEATING PROBL… |
| 1996-12-16 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SUN ROOF MAKES NOISE SINCE OWNERSHIP. |
| 1996-10-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | DRIVER REARENDED CAR IN FRONT AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY . *AK |
| 1996-10-15 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | POOR STEERING ASSISTANCE. |
| 1996-07-30 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | OTHER: AIR BAGS DEPLOYED APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS AFTER THE IMPACT, ALSO SEAT BELT LOCKED UP AND CAN'T BE REAPPLIED. |
| 1996-04-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | ENGINE ECM FAILED. |
| 1996-03-11 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | Yes | 1 | WHILE TRAVELING 30MPH, VEHICLE OVERCAME WITH SMOKE, IMPAIRING VISION. DRIVER LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. AI… |
| 1996-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | PROBLEM IDLE SURGING, SEVER DIAGNOSIS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BAD CHIP IN ECM COMPUTER, UPDATE CHIP, WIRING PROBLEM-CUT W… |
| 1995-12-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | DURING FRONTAL COLLISION DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. TT |
| 1994-12-26 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DOOR LOCK HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL FAILURE RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT OF EVERY LIGHT IN THE CAR MORE THAN A FEW TIMES. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALER SAID HE CANNOT KEEP TENSIONERS IN STOCK, THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 40% OF 1996 AND LATER MODELS OF GOL… |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE RUBBER DOOR MOLDING HS SEPARATED AWAY FROM DOOR FOR THE THIRD TIME IN ONE AND ONE HALF YEARS. |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | HORN BUTTON DIFFICULT TO FIND IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. |