Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
45
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2000 Volkswagen Gti.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH CATCHING FIRE FROM EXCESSIVE ELECTRICAL DRAW OVER THE MAIN POWER LEAD. OVER AMP DRAW IS CAU… |
| 2010-08-19 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON WITH NO ACCIDENT. THE READINGS ARE THREE MAJOR INTERMITTENT ISSUES. IT SEEMS THIS IS AN ISSUE… |
| 2010-07-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FAULTY COMPONENT: GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP DEFECT SUMMARY: ON MY 2000 GTI GLX, THE FUEL PUMP NIPPLES THAT CONNE… |
| 2009-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | ABS SYSTEM. THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF AT TIMES AND STAYS OFF FOR A WHILE. THE COMPUTER SCAN DEDUCED THAT ONE O… |
| 2007-12-21 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | WAS ON THE WAY HOME DRIVING DURING RAIN AND SNOW. TYPICAL MINNESOTA WINTER. IT WAS ROUGHLY 25-30 DEGREES OUTSIDE. I LOW… |
| 2007-10-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | No | 0 | I HAVE OWNED THE 2000 GTI SINCE 10/2001. PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 13,000 MILES ON IT FROM THE ORGINAL OWNER. CURRENTLY … |
| 2007-09-28 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY RIGHT CV JOINTS, ON MY 2000 GTI, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S THE PROBLEM, BUT I HAVE REPLACED IT 4 TIM… |
| 2006-09-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | AFTER HAVING MY AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON DUE TO A FAILED DRIVER AIRBAG SWITCH UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT, & FIXING IT MYSELF, I… |
| 2006-07-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I JUST PURCHASED A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN GTI GLS [XXX] FOR MY GRANDSON. WE RECEIVED TWO REMOTE ENTRY KEYS AND ONE PLAIN KEY.… |
| 2006-06-25 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | EVERY MAJOR COMPONENT OF OUR AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS FAILED WITHIN A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS. - IN 12/05 OUR AIRBAG LIGHT ILL… |
| 2006-06-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAS FAILED TWICE IN APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS, SO VEHICLE WAS OPERATING WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS. *NM |
| 2006-03-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ON MARCH 3, 2006, I WENT TO THE METRO VOLKSWAGEN TO HAVE MY INSPECTION AND AN OIL CHANGE DONE. THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME… |
| 2005-10-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE ON A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. *JB |
| 2005-07-21 | SEATS | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2000 GOLF GTI/VR6 IN MAY OF 2005. A FEW WEEKS LATER WHILE DRIVING, MY SEAT (DRIVER'S) BROKE AWAY FOR NO … |
| 2005-02-04 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT CONTROL ARM WHICH BROKE WHERE IT WAS ATTACHED TO THE BODY. OWNER CONTACT… |
| 2004-04-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED FOLLOWED BY NON ACCELERATION, THEN STALLING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSH… |
| 2004-03-31 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | MY DAUGHTERS 2000 VOLKSWAGEN GTI WAS PARKED AT 11:00P.M. FOUR HOURS LATER ( 3:00 A.M ), THE CAR JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND … |
| 2003-07-19 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | YESTERDAY, WHEN I WENT TO RAISE THE (ELECTRIC) WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY 2000 VOLKSWAGEN GTI, THE WINDOW FELL D… |
| 2003-04-13 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | MY 2000 VW GTI 1.8T MANUAL TRANSMISSION'S CLUTCH KEEPS FAILING. I ADMIT I DROVE IT AGGRESSIVELY WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT.… |
| 2002-12-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. |
| 2002-11-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILED PREMATURELY. DEALER REFUSES TO COVER PART UNDER EMISSIONS WARRANTY. WHEN MAF SENSOR FAILS, … |
| 2002-09-16 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VOLKSWAGEN POWER WINDOWS. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR ALL CARS WITH PLASTIC POWER WIN… |
| 2002-07-30 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED, CAUSING DRIVERS WINDOW TO DROP INTO THE DOOR. THIS IS A SAFETY AND SECURITY PROBLEM THAT HAS … |
| 2002-04-12 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAS FAILED TWICE ON EACH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BEEN RE… |
| 2001-11-19 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | I HAVE EXPERIENCED FOUR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURES IN TWO YEARS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT BEING PROPERLY… |
| 2001-11-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR MECHANISM IS DEFECTIVE WHICH CAUSES WINDOWS TO ROLL UP SLOW… |
| 2001-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. WINDOW WAS STUCK DOWN. OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED THE NEXT DAY. THE DEALER CLAIMS TH… |
| 2001-06-29 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-06-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | MASS AIR SENSOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING CAR TO LURCH UNCONTROLLABLY - DEALER IN KEENE, NH STATED THE MAF IS NOT… |
| 2001-06-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ROLL WINDOW DOWN, WINDOW STOPPED ABOUT 1/2 WAY. CONSUMER HEARD A CRACKING NOISE. THEN, WINDOW SLAM… |
| 2001-05-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | POP-OUT CUP HOLDER BROKE TWICE. REPLACED ONCE, I HAVN'T BOTHERED TO REPLACE IT A SECOND TIME. THE SPRING POPS OUT OF … |
| 2001-05-28 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | BOTH WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED TWICE ON ME ALL AT SEPARATE TIMES, IN SEPARATE CONDITIONS. ACCORDING TO HUNDREDS OF… |
| 2001-04-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | BOTH WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING BOTH WINDOWS TO DROP INTO THE DOOR CAVITY. |
| 2001-02-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | GLOVE BOX DOOR HINGE BROKE. REPLACED TWICE. I REPLACED THE DOOR MYSELF THE SECOND TIME AND FOUND THAT LUBRICATING THE… |
| 2000-11-22 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | POWER WINDOWS FAILED ON BOTH SIDES - WITHIN 6 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER AND ON A CAR ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD! THE WINDOWS FAIL IN T… |
| 2000-10-26 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THIS PART SEEMS TO BE FAILING ON CARS ALL OVER THE NATION. THERE HAS EVEN BEEN A SHORTAGE OF REPLACEMENT PARTS AS A RES… |
| 2000-09-27 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | PROBLEM WITH WINDOW REGULATOR/SEEMS TO BE NATIONWIDE (WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/TOWNHALL). *AK |
| 2000-09-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALER AND LOOKED AT. DEALER STATED THERE WASN'T ANY PROBLEM. FAILED AFTER 24,000 MILES AND DEA… |
| 2000-07-20 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | FAILURE OF WINDOW REGULATOR CAUSES WINDOW TO FALL INTO THE DOOR, HAS TO BE FIXED AT DEALER, OUT OF WARRANTY REPAIR IS A… |
| 2000-06-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | CONSUMER 2000 GTI MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILED TWICE AFTER REPAIRS. *TS ***NAR*** THE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE WAS LOOSE. T… |
| 2000-06-15 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-03-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL PAN MADE FROM ALUMINUM, WAY TOO CLOSE TO GROUND DAMAGE EASY. *AK |
| 2000-01-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE CRACKED THE OILPAN TWICE, DUMPING ALL OF THE ENGINE OIL. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SOMEONE AT VW AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANY… |
| 2000-01-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | POWER WINDOW REULATOR HAS FAILED 3 TIMES, ONCE ON THE RIGHT SIDE TWICE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *ET |
| — | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VERY COMMON WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AT OVER 3500 IT GRINDS. *AK |