Major Problems with 2003 Volkswagen Golf Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2003 Volkswagen Golf

2003 Volkswagen Golf SIDE/WINDOW Victims: 2

2003 Volkswagen Golf SEAT HEATER/COOLER Victims: 1

2003 Volkswagen Golf AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 130000 miles

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Problems with AIR BAGS, SIDE/WINDOW and SEAT HEATER/COOLER are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Volkswagen Golf owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS while driving about 65 mph and without prior warning the consumer swerved to avoid another car. as a result the	7 ~ 87914 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS i hit a medium size pothole in the road and my passenger side airbags inflated. dealer says the module says...	4 ~ 9061 miles
SEAT HEATER/COOLER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS while driving at 5 mph consumer smelled smoke. driver's seat overheated. consumer parked the vehicle and exited before the seat...	3 ~ 36167 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2003 volkswagen golf. while driving approximately 35 mph the contact noticed that the air conditioner...	2 ~ 159000 miles
SUSPENSION while traveling on the highway and without prior warning vehicle will veer off to the left or right. *ak...	2 ~ 129898 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER the airbag control module has failed and needs to be replaced. without it there is no guarantee that the airbags...	1 ~ 123000 miles
POWER TRAIN i had the hatch open on my golf and started to smell an electrical fire. i seen smoke coming from...	1 ~ 230000 miles
WHEELS driving late at night hit pothole that badly dented right front rim caused passenger side curtain airbags to deploy filling...	1 ~ 259795 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING engine overheated due to water pump failure requiring water pump replacement. plastic impeller degraded and failed. use of plastic for...	1 ~ 73888 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2003 volkswagen golf. while driving approximately 70 mph on normal road conditions the brake lights failed....	1 ~ 118000 miles
SEATS 1) i turned on my heated seats for the first time since last spring. 2) once the seat was on...	1 ~ 43000 miles
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM > FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER my 2003 volkswagen golf tdi was taken to aplleway volkswagen in spokane washington for a 40k service and a...	1 ~ 40909 miles
CONTROL MODULE > ANTI-THEFT > IGNITION vehicles car alarm continues to go off once the alarm has been set. tried to deactivate the horn alarm system	1 ~ 52000 miles
SEAT BELTS ditto on the "nhtsa id number: 10252376". my 2003 base model golf's airbags were turned off (airbag light on) and...	1
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING recently i had the same problem regarding the brake lights saying on after i turned off my 2003 volkswagen golf...	1 ~ 69152 miles
SWITCH > BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING recently i had the same problem regarding the brake lights saying on after i turned off my 2003 volkswagen golf...	1 ~ 69152 miles
PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) > CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN clutch pedal sticks. as a result the vehicle won't shift gears. *ak...	1 ~ 25000 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM coilpack failures are a safety issue. is volkswagon waiting for someone to die until they recall this? while your at	1 ~ 11000 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT coilpack failures are a safety issue. is volkswagon waiting for someone to die until they recall this? while your at	1 ~ 11000 miles
SPINDLE > AXLE > REAR consumer noticed that passenger's rear tire was bent. vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and mechanic determined that	1

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