Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1996 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.

1
Open recalls
9
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
27
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

9 filed
0
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
    1
  • Service BRAKES, Hydraulic
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    1
  • Electrical System
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT Underhood
    1
  • WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
    1
  • VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON Roof Assembly
    1
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    1

Recalls

1 campaign
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

1 action
PE98037·STRUCTURE1998-07-01 → 1998-07-20

HOOD LATCH FAILURE

Led to recall98V160000

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