Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2001 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
74
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
113
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

74 filed
2
Crashes
3
Fires
9
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    12
  • AIR Bags
    12
  • VISIBILITY:POWER Window Devices AND Controls
    9
  • Electrical System
    5
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
    5
  • Equipment
    3
  • Tires
    3
  • Engine AND Engine Cooling
    3

Recalls

2 campaigns
07V063000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH2007-02-20

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER, WAGON, AND CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH OR WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL, A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MAY MALFUNCTION IF IT WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY.

RiskTHE BRAKE LIGHTS COULD BECOME INOPERATIVE, OR REMAIN ON. FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE PROPER SIGNAL WHEN BRAKING COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

FixDEALERS WILL INSTALL THE NEWLY DESIGNED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 27, 2007, AND WILL BE CONDUCTED IN SEVERAL STAGGERED MAILINGS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 21, 2007. VEHICLES WITHIN THE MAKE, MODEL, AND MODEL YEAR OF THIS POPULATION MAY BE INVOLVED IN EITHER THIS RECALL OR 06V-183, BUT NOT BOTH. THE REMEDY IS THE SAME FOR EACH RECALL. VOLKSWAGEN DEALERS WILL APPLY THE REMEDY BASED ON THE VIN NUMBER OF THE VEHICLE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VW AT 1-800-822-8987.

04V584000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH2004-12-16

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE HAZARD SWITCH AND FLASHER SYSTEM FUNCTION MAY DEGRADE OVER TIME BECAUSE OF DISTORTION AND MATERIAL TRANSFER OF THE CONTACTS OF CERTAIN HAZARD SWITCH RELAYS WHICH OCCURS DUE TO SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED ELECTRICAL CURRENT LOAD FROM HIGHER WATTAGE TURN SIGNAL BULBS.

RiskTHIS MAY RESULT IN INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD FLASHER FUNCTION.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD FLASHER SWITCH/RELAY KIT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 31, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.

NHTSA investigations

5 actions
PE04081·AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW2004-12-16 → 2005-04-01

INADVERTENT SIDE-AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT

PE04073·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT2004-10-19 → 2004-12-16

TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHER FAILURE

Led to recall04V584000

PE04073·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL2004-10-19 → 2004-12-16

TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHER FAILURE

Led to recall04V584000

PE04073·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH2004-10-19 → 2004-12-16

TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHER FAILURE

Led to recall04V584000

PE04073·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS2004-10-19 → 2004-12-16

TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHER FAILURE

Led to recall04V584000

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