2000 Volkswagen Golf defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2000 Volkswagen Golf. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• ENGINE STALLING
  Defect Petition DP05004 · opened Aug 11, 2005 · closed Dec 8, 2005

  By letter received on june 24, 2005, mr. Ronald m. Strickland of raleigh, nc, submitted a petition requesting that the agency investigate the performance of the ignition coil plugs on model year (my) 2000-2003 volkswagen jetta, golf and passat sedans.the petitioner alleges that he had experienced multiple stalling even…

• FUEL PUMP LEAKS
  Preliminary Evaluation PE04079 · opened Nov 29, 2004 · closed Apr 19, 2005 · led to recall 05V154000

  This investigation was opened on november 29, 2004, based on five consumer reports alleging fuel leaking from the fuel pump.by letter of april 14, 2004, volkswagen of america (volkswagen) notified the agency that it will conduct a safety recall of 35,000 golf and gti vehicles manufactured in wolfsburg germany for the n…

• TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHER FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE04073 · opened Oct 19, 2004 · closed Dec 16, 2004 · led to recall 04V584000

  This investigation was opened on october 19, 2004, based on nine reports on 2000 through 2001 jetta and gti vehicles alleging that the turn signals and or hazard flashers fail to blink, or flash.some of the complainants reported that the lights would blink only a few times and then stop.several of the complainants repo…