2000 Volkswagen GTI Visibility Problems

WAS ON THE WAY HOME DRIVING DURING RAIN AND SNOW. TYPICAL MINNESOTA WINTER. IT WAS ROUGHLY 25-30 DEGREES OUTSIDE. I LOWERED WINDOW TO REMOVE RAIN AND SNOW BEFORE I STARTED DRIVING. WINDOW REGULATOR STOPPED WORKING AND THE WINDOW WOULD NOT COME BACK UP. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH RAIN/SNOW POURING INTO MY CAR. AFTER THE 15 MINUTE DRIVE MY PASSENGER SIDE LEATHER SEATS WERE DESTROYED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE IN THESE PARTICULAR CARS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10212575

Incident

Dec 21, 2007

Mileage

65,000 mi

CONSUMER 2000 GTI MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILED TWICE AFTER REPAIRS. *TS ***NAR*** THE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE WAS LOOSE. THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. THE DOME LIGHT SWITCH WAS BROKEN. *JB

NHTSA ID

10155190

Incident

Jun 28, 2000

Mileage

396 mi

YESTERDAY, WHEN I WENT TO RAISE THE (ELECTRIC) WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY 2000 VOLKSWAGEN GTI, THE WINDOW FELL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR! FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR WASN'T MOVING. I HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I HAD BEEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I DISCOVERED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY VW OWNER WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT VOLKSWAGEN HAS REDESIGNED THE WINDOW MECHANISM ON SUBSEQUENT MODELS. (MY PASSENGER-SIDE WINDOW HAS BEEN STUCK CLOSED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.)LAST YEAR, VOLKSWAGEN OFFERED A SEVEN-YEAR-FROM-PURCHASE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOWS ON MY CAR. THEY DID NOT SPECIFY WHAT THE PROBLEMS WERE. I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! PLEASE INVESTIVATE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10028659

Incident

Jul 19, 2003

Mileage

24,500 mi

THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VOLKSWAGEN POWER WINDOWS. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR ALL CARS WITH PLASTIC POWER WINDOW REGULATOR CLIPS. THEY ARE NOT ADEQUATE TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE WINDOW, LET ALONE RAISE AND LOWER IT.*AK

NHTSA ID

767260

Incident

Sep 16, 2002

WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED, CAUSING DRIVERS WINDOW TO DROP INTO THE DOOR. THIS IS A SAFETY AND SECURITY PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE CURRENT MODEL IN 1999.5. A RECENT SURVEY ON THE VW VORTEX WEBSITE INDICATED THAT ALMOST 50% OF 1000 OWNERS RESPONDING HAD EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. IF THIS FAILURE HAD OCCURRED DURING THE RAINY SEATTLE WINTER DURING MY 40 MILE COMMUTE THE CAR WOULD UNSAFE TO DRIVE.*AK

NHTSA ID

764985

Incident

Jul 30, 2002

THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAS FAILED TWICE ON EACH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I AM AWARE THAT OTHER POST 99.5 VW'S SUFFER FROM THE PROBLEM YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN DONE BY VOLKSWAGEN. *TS ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS****760763

NHTSA ID

10008788

Incident

Apr 12, 2002

Mileage

32,775 mi

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. WINDOW WAS STUCK DOWN. OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED THE NEXT DAY. THE DEALER CLAIMS THIS AFFECTS EVERY VW. WHY DON'T THEY FIX THEM. NOW I'M OUT OF WARRANTY AND I'M SURE MY OTHER WINDOW REGULATOR AND OXYGEN SENSOR WILL BE GOING BAD ANY DAY NOW. VW SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS.

NHTSA ID

756414

Incident

Aug 1, 2001

DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR MECHANISM IS DEFECTIVE WHICH CAUSES WINDOWS TO ROLL UP SLOWLY AND A COME OF THE TRACK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

899498

Incident

Nov 1, 2001

I HAVE EXPERIENCED FOUR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURES IN TWO YEARS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT BEING PROPERLY ADDRESSED. I RECOMMEND AN ACTION BE INITIATED TO FORCE VOLKSWAGEN TO RECALL ALL DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATORS. THANK YOU. *AK

NHTSA ID

754796

Incident

Nov 19, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

747913

Incident

Jun 15, 2000

FAILURE OF WINDOW REGULATOR CAUSES WINDOW TO FALL INTO THE DOOR, HAS TO BE FIXED AT DEALER, OUT OF WARRANTY REPAIR IS APPROX $500, WHICH IS REDICULOUS FOR A KNOWN BAD PART. THIS CAUSES A SAFTEY CONCERN, NOT ONLY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CAN BE VANDALIZED WITH NO WINDOWS, BUT DUE TO EXTEREME WEATHER, THE DRIVER COULD BE ENDANGERED.

NHTSA ID

747743

Incident

Jul 20, 2000

BOTH WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED TWICE ON ME ALL AT SEPARATE TIMES, IN SEPARATE CONDITIONS. ACCORDING TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER VW DRIVERS ON THE HIGH POPULAR INTERNET FORUM VWVORTEX.COM, THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM TO MANY PEOPLE AND VW NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *AK

NHTSA ID

747684

Incident

May 28, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

747670

Incident

Jun 29, 2001

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ROLL WINDOW DOWN, WINDOW STOPPED ABOUT 1/2 WAY. CONSUMER HEARD A CRACKING NOISE. THEN, WINDOW SLAMNED DOWN INTO VEHICLE'S DOOR PANEL. WHEN TRYING TO ROLL UP WINDOW IT WOULD NOT ROLL UP. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

890778

Incident

Jun 1, 2001

BOTH WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING BOTH WINDOWS TO DROP INTO THE DOOR CAVITY.

NHTSA ID

746835

Incident

Apr 1, 2001

POWER WINDOWS FAILED ON BOTH SIDES - WITHIN 6 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER AND ON A CAR ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD! THE WINDOWS FAIL IN THE DOWN POSITION - NOT PLEASANT DURING A NE WINTER AND LEAVING THE CAR A POTENTIAL ROBBERY CANDIDATE. THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OVER - TIME FOR A VW RE-DESIGN AND VOLUNTARY RECALL ON THE POWER ASSEMBLY?*AK

NHTSA ID

738902

Incident

Nov 22, 2000

PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALER AND LOOKED AT. DEALER STATED THERE WASN'T ANY PROBLEM. FAILED AFTER 24,000 MILES AND DEALER WILL NOT FIX UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

NHTSA ID

737957

Incident

Sep 1, 2000

THIS PART SEEMS TO BE FAILING ON CARS ALL OVER THE NATION. THERE HAS EVEN BEEN A SHORTAGE OF REPLACEMENT PARTS AS A RESULT.*AK

NHTSA ID

735306

Incident

Oct 26, 2000

POWER WINDOW REULATOR HAS FAILED 3 TIMES, ONCE ON THE RIGHT SIDE TWICE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *ET

NHTSA ID

784947

Incident

Jan 1, 2000

PROBLEM WITH WINDOW REGULATOR/SEEMS TO BE NATIONWIDE (WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/TOWNHALL). *AK

NHTSA ID

733102

Incident

Sep 27, 2000