Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2004 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
7
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
129
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

7 filed
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • AIR Bags
    2
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
    2
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
    1
  • Unknown OR Other
    1
  • Power TRAIN:CLUTCH Assembly
    1
  • FUEL/PROPULSION System
    1
  • Exterior Lighting
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    1

Recalls

1 campaign
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.

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