Major Problems with 2001 Volkswagen Cabrio Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2001 Volkswagen Cabrio

2001 Volkswagen Cabrio FRONTAL Victims: 2 Mileage: 136000 miles

2001 Volkswagen Cabrio GASOLINE Victims: 1

2001 Volkswagen Cabrio SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Victims: 1 Mileage: 17000 miles

Browse 2001 Volkswagen Cabrio complaints by category

Problems with POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING and SEATS are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Volkswagen Cabrio owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY to whom it may concern: in march 2003 my wife and i purchased a new 2000 volkswagen cabrio convertible. when...	5 ~ 65186 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl*the contact owns a 2001 volkswagen cabrio. the manufacturer stated that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign id...	2 ~ 45500 miles
SEATS driver seat bolt sheered off causing loss of control when seat slid all the way to the rear unable to	2 ~ 58875 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC the brakes would intermittently extended stopping distance when applied. the dealer was not notified. ak scc...	2 ~ 14500 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS vehicle was involved in a front collision of 20 mph with another vehicle and driver's air bag did not deploy.	2 ~ 76500 miles
SUSPENSION i have a 2001 volkswagen cabrio which vw does not make anymore and this is probably why. the car is...	1 ~ 134000 miles
SWITCH > HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING function of turn signals and hazard lights on my 2001 volkswagen cabrio has been degrading over time. both systems are...	1 ~ 70000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC on most volkswagens (and some audi's) that were built between the years 1998 to 2002 it appears that the abs...	1 ~ 83000 miles
TIRES i have had 5 tires fail on me in a 6 months period they have either been blow outs and...	1 ~ 116 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE failure: driver's side window regulator failure on a 2001 volkswagen cabrio. i was entering a car wash had put the...	1 ~ 95771 miles
EQUIPMENT i was changing tires and the brake pads of 2001 vw cabrio using vw issued jack the jack collapsed because...	1 ~ 46400 miles
ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT > MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT i was changing tires and the brake pads of 2001 vw cabrio using vw issued jack the jack collapsed because...	1 ~ 46400 miles
WHEEL BEARING > FRONT > SUSPENSION the consumer stated while traveling out of town she heard a noise. the consumer took the vehicle to a dealer...	1 ~ 55192 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM vehicle first sufferred serious power and ignition problems one rainy day. on taking the car to the dealer we were...	1 ~ 28000 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL while driving the vehicle suddenly accelerated very rapidly without the gas pedal being touched. the car was put into neutral...	1 ~ 60000 miles
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT to whom it may concern: in march 2003 my wife and i purchased a new 2000 volkswagen cabrio convertible. when...	1
INTERIOR/UNDER DASH > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM to whom it may concern: in march 2003 my wife and i purchased a new 2000 volkswagen cabrio convertible. when...	1
ANTI-THEFT DEVICES > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT to whom it may concern: in march 2003 my wife and i purchased a new 2000 volkswagen cabrio convertible. when...	1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING my 2001 vw cabrio with 11 000 miles had the heatshield on the header pipe break away. should this happen	1
TIE ROD ASSEMBLY > LINKAGES > STEERING the tie rod broke which caused the left wheel to wobble.*jb...	1 ~ 21000 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY consumer stated that while driving at any speed and without warning the front or rear windows would fail and stick	1
FRONT > SEAT BELTS the vehicle was involved in an accident and the driver's seat belt failed to lock up. the driver was forced	1 ~ 17000 miles
AIR BAGS vehicle was involved in a rear end fender bender at 25 mph accident caused a fire in the in engine...	1
GASOLINE > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING vehicle was involved in a rear end fender bender at 25 mph accident caused a fire in the in engine...	1

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