Safety Score
98
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
10
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Volkswagen Gti.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-09-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT, IN THE RAIN, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND SEE WHAT WA… |
| 2004-10-20 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 1 | SIDE AIRBAG (PASSENGER) DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT WITH A POTHOLE WITH THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL |
| 2003-05-13 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | 1998 VOLKSWAGEN GTI VR6. ELECTRIC WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. SAW THIS SITE ON WWW.VWVORTEX.COM. *NLM |
| 2002-05-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | Yes | 1 | 1998 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI ROLLED INTO A DITCH OFF 101 NEAR GILROY. THREE DAYS PRIOR IT HAD HAD SERVICED ENTIRELY BY MICH… |
| 2001-02-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED WITHOUT WARNING. JUST BEFORE VEHICLE STALLED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER S… |
| 1999-06-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED AND NEVER WENT *AK |
| 1999-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DOOR PANELS CAME OFF. *YC |
| 1998-07-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED. NOT SURE IF ABS IS WORKING DURING THIS TIME. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE STALLED WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE A TURN. *JB |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE STALLED WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE A TURN. *JB |