Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
23
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Volkswagen Golf.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-09 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT BRINGING A FRIEND HOME AND AS I WAS APPROACHING AN OFF RAMP, I FELT SOMETHING BURNING ON MY LE… |
| 2005-07-01 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONING IS LEAKING CONDENSATION INTO THE CAR, FOGGING UP FRONT WINDOW AND COMPROMISING VISIBILITY. FLOORBOARD … |
| 2005-03-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE SHIFTING. DRIVER PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. THE V… |
| 2004-06-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED FOUR DOORS' MOLDING SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER GLUED MOLDING ON TW… |
| 2004-04-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHEN THE ENGINE IS "COLD" THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT IN TO GEAR PROPERLY. IT USUALLY GET… |
| 2004-01-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT WHEN NEEDED INTO HIGHER GEARS, AND SOMETIMES FALLS OUT OF THE PROPER GEAR AND INTO A LOWER … |
| 2002-01-17 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | AIRBAGS IN THE CAR DEPLOYED CAUSING ME TO HIT A CURB MORE THAN ONCE DESSIMATING MY PASSENGER SIDE AND KNOCKING ME THROU… |
| 2001-09-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-05-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS TOLD BY VW THAT THE O2 SENSORS USE TO BE COVERED BY THE EMMISSIONS CONTROLS WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THESE PARTS WERE… |
| 2000-04-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE IGNITION BROKE IN APRIL 2000 & WAS REPLACED BY DEALER. ON 9/1/2000, WHITE, ODORLESS SMOKE CAME FROM LEFT SIDE OF S… |
| 2000-04-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | EXHAUST DOWN PIPE SHEID OUTSIDE LOOSE BOTTOM & TOP NEED TO BE "RECRIMED" (VW 7/24/00) VW DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT'S A MANA… |
| 1999-07-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR HOME IN THE RAIN AND APPARENTLY MY CAR'S ENGINE HYDROLOCKED BY SUCKING IN WATER THROUGH THE AIRBOX… |
| 1999-01-08 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DEALER COMPLICATED ISSUE. REPAIR TECHNICIAN STATED TO SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT CLUTCH CABLE CAUSED PREMATURE CLUTCH… |
| 1998-11-23 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1998-10-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. DASH WARNING LIGHT WENT ON 10/23/98. NO ACCIDENTS, POWER FAILURE, ETC. … |
| 1996-11-17 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEAT IS UNCOMFORTABLE, THIS CREATES A LOT OF FATIGUE, EVEN ON SHORT TRIPS. *AK |
| — | TIRES | No | 0 | THE GOODYEAR EAGLE GA TIRES (195/60R14) EXPERIENCED 2 FAILURES, THE RIGHT REAR SIDEWALL HAD A DEFECTIVE CRACK AND THE R… |
| — | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK BROKE. NLM |
| — | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONED IN COLD TEMPERATURES. DOOR KNOB POPPED UP, BUT THE DOOR FAILED TO OPE… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AND ACCELERATING THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. DEALER SAYS PIPE NEEDS TO BE REWELD… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK |
| — | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | WHEEL LUG:BOLTS THAT ARE CAUSING THE WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE DUE TO IMPROPER LUG: NUTS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO WHEE… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | HORN CAN'T BE LOCATED WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED. |