Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1995 Volkswagen GTI

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
18
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
21
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

18 filed
1
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
    2
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
    2
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND Attachments
    2
  • Unknown OR Other
    1
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL Pump
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER Dash
    1
  • EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
98V195000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1998-08-17

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE REAR BRAKE LINE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS ROUTED TOO CLOSE TO THE CORNER OF THE FUEL TANK. THE LINE COULD BE DAMAGED BY CHAFING AGAINST THE FUEL TANK.

RiskREPEATED CHAFING COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN A LEAKING BRAKE LINE CAUSING DIMINISHED BRAKING IN ONE BRAKE CIRCUIT INCREASING THE VEHICLE'S STOPPING DISTANCE.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BRAKE LINE AND REPLACE ANY DAMAGED LINES.

98V160000·LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH1998-07-16

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE BOLTS SECURING THE FRONT HOOD LATCH CAN LOOSEN OVER TIME. THE LATCH WOULD MOVE CAUSING DISENGAGEMENT OF THE HOOD STRIKER FROM THE LATCH.

RiskUNEXPECTED OPENING OF THE HOOD COULD OCCUR OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT THE HOOD LATCH AND SECURING BOLTS AND REPLACE THEM IF NECESSARY.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
PE98037·STRUCTURE1998-07-01 → 1998-07-20

HOOD LATCH FAILURE

Led to recall98V160000

DP98006·STRUCTURE1998-06-11 → 1998-07-01

HOOD FLY-UP

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