I have a 99 Cabrio with 52,000 miles on it that has had more parts fall off than stay on. Its great to see that there are other people out there who hate my car as much as I do!! I should have known three months into owning my car when the wheel was defective and nearly fell off while I was driving it that the problems would be never ending. Two months after the warranty was up, the motor for the power window went bad and had to be replaced for a mere $700.00. Since then I have had two dashboard lights short out (which will cost $200 to fix each, NO WAY!), the tailpipe fall off, airconditioner blower go bad, the other window motor malfunction, the canvas top leaks in the rain, the button control for the power locks fell off, the tie rod was defective and froze up which caused the wheel bearings to go bad (another $600), the coil went bad and made me have a near accident (too bad my 99 isn’t covered under the recall!!), and most recently my antenna corroded through the rubber and fell off the car altogether. This is the tip of the iceburg. I also love how both of the VW dealers in my area quote different repair prices for the same thing and charge a fee of $56.00 to tell you what’s wrong with it, even though I usually tell them myself before I arrive. What is to be done? Has anyone had any success in getting justice for the pain and anquish (and empty wallet) caused by VW’s poor craftsmanship and service?

Well the dealer open my oil cap and said ohh! my you got engine oil sludge problems…
And already preping me to denie that VW will repair or replace my block!
I need your help what steps can i take to prevent the screw job…instead of the engine replace job I need! Need Help in Florida Please email any legal info i can use or your experiance to this problem if would like to “”res09i6j@verizon.net”" my personal email…Thank you in advance for any help for the driver screwed…..

Post edited 06/15/05 11:14 PM by Rafaelwfloresjr

Hmm… I’m not sure about the angularization going on here.

What’s up with the whole “”body lines are in”" thing!?

Post edited 06/14/05 8:06 PM by paultakeda

I like my VW it’s a diesel and it runs best on regular gas… You should try it!!

It appears that people are going through Kubler-Ross’ five psychological stages of VW dying. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and finally, acceptance. Obviously, there are people in denial that VW is dying. And, looking at the recent flames, it is obvious that there are angry people. And bargaining: “Wait till all the new models come out. Sales will boom”. I’m sure that there are VW enthusiasts that are depressed. I’m depressed that I made the awful mistake (twice) of buying a VW. But I think everyone will be better off when they accept the fact that VW is dying. VW simply is not capable of competing in the twenty first century.

When confronted with VW’s massive quality control problem, VW apologists use the excuse “all carmakers have problems”. That is analogous to using the excuse ” Sure, the Manson family had problems, but all families have problems”.

Hello

Im thinking of getting my car remapped. I have a gt tdi (115) golf. does anyone know anything about getting your car remapped? does it damage the engine?

thanks, nicola

http://www2.autospies.com/article/index.asp?articleId=4306&categoryId=10

http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=101992

also see it in automobile magazine, new july 05 issue page 17

enjoy, liver-lips;}

whats the point of an open forum if we have a hall-monitor?

Has anyone ever heard of light fixtures being melted away by the bulb? This happened on my 99 jetta, fun times.