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2007 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 Mar 2, 2020
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.
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Reports on file since Sep 5, 2007

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2007 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

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Powertrain (other)
Filed Mar 2, 2020

THE VEHICLE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION ITS JERKING TOO MUCH OUT OF NOWHERE MY CAR GOT STUCK ON ONE GEAR AND THE PRND LIGHTS KEEP FLASHING NOTHINGS FIXING THE PROBLEM I REALLY LOVE THIS CAR SUCKS IT HAS TO BE PUT DOWN AT 160K

NHTSA ID
11315593
Incident
Jan 10, 2020
Mileage
160,000 mi
Engine
Filed Sep 5, 2007

CAR OVERHEATED ABOVE 40 MPH. RADIATOR INSPECTED AND FLUSHED. PROBLEM PERSISTED. WATER PUMP REMOVED AND FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. PLASTIC IMPELLER WAS LOOSE ON SHAFT AND NOT MOVING COOLANT. REPLACEMENT IMPELLER WAS METALLIC.

NHTSA ID
10201946
Incident
Aug 16, 2007

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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