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1988 Volkswagen Golf Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Nov 2, 2009
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jan 18, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Volkswagen Golf. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–9 of 9

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Filed Nov 2, 2009

1. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL WHEN THE WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP AND I WAS FORCED TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW SO I COULD SEE HOW FAR I WAS TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. 2. 3. I HAD THE HEATER CORE BYPASSED SO I CAN DRIVE THE CAR AT LEAST. *TR

NHTSA ID
10290595
Incident
Sep 8, 2009
Engine
Filed Mar 19, 2001
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WHEN HE NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM

NHTSA ID
560376
Incident
Jan 4, 2001
Electrical
Filed Jul 12, 2000

THE HORN ASSEMBLY IS PLACED IN THE FRONT LEFT PORTION OF THE AUTOMOIBLE CLOSE TO THE ROAD SURFACE. WHEN WATER SPLASHES UP FROM THE FRONT LEFT TIRE, IT CAUSES ONE OR BOTH OF THE DUAL HORN SYSTEM TO FAIL, CREATING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION OF NOT BEING ABLE TO USE HORN IN AN EMERGENCY. *AK

NHTSA ID
725350
Incident
Jul 6, 2000
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Filed Feb 3, 2000

VEHICLE IS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE FROM HEATER CORE, RESULTING IN A BAD ODOR WITHIN THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. ALSO, WINDOWS FOG UP. CONSUMER NOTED RECALL NUMBER 92V050000. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
856117
Steering
Filed Apr 17, 1997

DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER OT THROUGH EVEN A SLIGHT PUDDLE , VEHICLE LOSES ITS POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED EVEN AFTER NEW BELTS WERE INSTALLED. *AK

NHTSA ID
514382
Seat belts
Filed Jan 23, 1997

VEHICLE HAS A TWO POINT SEAT BELT RESTRAINT SYSTEM; THERE ARE NO LAP BELTS. *AK

NHTSA ID
513669
Incident
Jan 2, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 15, 1996
Fire reported

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE DASH, CAUSED THE DASH TO CATCH ON FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.*AK

NHTSA ID
802591
Incident
Sep 12, 1996
Steering
Filed May 23, 1996

POWER STEERING FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING THROUGH EVEN A SLIGHT PUDDLE VEHICLE LOSES ITS POWER STEERING. *AK

NHTSA ID
504647
Incident
May 23, 1996
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Filed Jan 18, 1996

HEATER CORE FAILED. *SD

NHTSA ID
500542
Incident
Jan 18, 1996

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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