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Chart based on 51 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
Rattling sound from left rear door. Service fixed the absorber realign the bushes. 2nd issue rear cup holder accidentally open and stepped by my son, maybe the position is not quite right.
Plastic clips that hold the trunk lid were broken off before car was purchased. Dealer installed new back trim under warranty
28100 mi
The moon roof would work intermittently. They replaced the controller.
8000 mi
All exterior door moldings were loose and had to be replaced.
23560 mi
Loud thunk from driver's door when driving over potholes/broken pavement. Service tech also heard the noise on a test drive, replaced all the door clips, but door still makes exactly the same noise.
24180 mi
Car went back twice for same door clunking problem. Still not fixed. Service dept. now thinks noise is coming from B-pillar area. Car will go back to shop again.
24680 mi
Yet another day at the dealer and door clunk still not fixed. Dealer now says "they all do that". I'm done wasting time on this and will just live with it.
5800 mi
US $70
The driver's door needed to be adjusted to stop a rattle, and the sound deadening was adjusted.
35400 mi
The leather steering wheel had bad stitching when the car was purchased, but more stitching came out from use. VW exchanged the old steering wheel for a new one.
12000 mi
Replaced plastic trim surround on inside back light (hatch); pin that holds cargo cover broke off. Also performed scheduled 10,000 mile service under warranty (oil,filter, tire rotation).
32000 mi
replaced sunglasses holder TSB for rattling FPS speaker.
Have a rattle coming from the hatch area. Dealership was successful in removing the rattle but now after a month it seems to be slowly coming back a little bit at a time.
31000 mi
US $180
Lower side window moldings warped
36000 mi
Front bumper became misaligned, no accident involved
39000 mi
Windows squealing
11160 mi
Also attempted to fix rattles in interior, but unsuccessful.
44020 mi
The rattles were never fixed. The dealer did not seem inclined to deal with it and I learned to live with the rattles.
11000 mi
Had a squeak in the back hatch area couldt reproduce for dealer. Sunglasses holder won't close dealer ordered new part but hasn't called back to replace it yet.
3000 mi
Replaced a piece of broken trim covering the driver's B-pillar and seatbelt exit.
1000 mi
Fix noisy front passenger door.
20460 mi
Squeak from the center console, needed to tighten a few screws. Quebec Roads are like tank traps.
2000 mi
Passenger door rattle near B-pillar
6000 mi
Driver side B-pillar rattle
20000 mi
Rattle noise from all the doors. Dealer changed the door seals. I see improvements for the driver side door but rear doors are still rattling.
21000 mi
front passenger door squeek. Dealership greased front door latch mechanism.
5000 mi
slight ticking sound from B pillar - felt placed behind trim
30800 mi
US $30
Rear armrest repaired under warranty. Also had brake light replaced.
Doors move within seals when going over surfaces that cause body to twist. Read most roads. Sound is rubbing/squeaking. Adjustments made by shop have deceased sounds but they are stillbthere. Other friends with golfs do not have this proble
17640 mi
A $500
Doors and their seals adjusted and rubbing noise now gone.
31000 mi
A $160
wooshing sound from passenger footwell under acceleration. Almost sounds as though there is a hole in the firewall. Told that they all do that.
The car's footwells were really damp and the headliner began to sag. The interior also started smelling really musty. The drains for the sunroof ended up being clogged so we unclogged them.
71800 mi
US $249
The headliner had fallen from previous issue with the sunroof drains. We got it replaced with OEM material.
27000 mi
Shifter Squeaked when shifting.
5000 mi
Passenger side windshield, door pillar, dash board corner broken during inspection sticker application. Although small, damage was conspicuous due to the high quality standard of this cars interior finish and appointments.
5000 mi
Broken interior hatch cover hanger. Dealer ordered part for installation under warranty.
1000 mi
alignment creaky door / dash
950 mi
creaky door creaky door
alarm not working properly
3000 mi
problem still exists! clicking noise from doors
8000 mi
finally - it seems they've fixed the door (pillar) noise.
Driver's side door panel replaced due to arriving from factory with wrong color panel.
51000 mi
US $60
Fixed water leakage through window regulator by installing new bolts that hold it tight to the door.
57500 mi
US $100
A wire that pulls the sunroof open snapped. This caused much damage to the entire sunroof motor assembly. Had to take apart the headliner and replace lots and lots of parts. The extended warranty paid for $1,400 of the $1,500 repair.
button snapped off parcel shelf support. Trim replaced inside boot as the button was integrated into trim (not possible to just replace the button). Car returned with broken head rest so will be going back for that repair!
Outer door seal squeaking. Dealer provided lubricant, problem solved.
6820 mi
Squeaking of trim around driver's side rear speaker. Trim removed, insulation added, squeak gone.
20000 mi
Had some wind noise, dealer immediately offered to replace all door seals and realign doors. Better now.
51460 mi
C $60
Rear hatch liner had become loose as clips had been bent. Dealer refastened it, but still a bit loose. Will replace fully down the road.
2000 mi
big air/wind noise noticed from driver's door seal. Dealer adjusted door, noise still there but not as bad.
12000 mi
Have complained twice now for air/wind noise common to Mk 6 2 door Golfs/GTI. Dealer adjusted striker plate, reduced temporarily but noise/air leak still present and noticeble at speed, in tunnel, etc.
61000 mi
US $4200
Found water puddle inside car. Turns out some seal inside door panel was cracked, leaking water inside the car. Had to replace the whole carpet and carpet padding.
8000 mi
The floor lamp/light detached and went under my clutch. Big safety issue. VW denied. I called VWoA and complained. Dealer decided to have body shop reattach with plastic epoxy.
5000 mi
Door seal replaced
10000 mi
the common B-pillar squeak, VW's 'cure' is to lube the door latch, which helped for a week, but squeak has returned, though lower in level at this time.
10000 mi
B pillar squeak successfully repaired by lubing and trimming plastic piece inside B pillar that seat belt tensioner rides on.
58000 mi
US $170
Rear window washer fluid flowed into taillight due to some internal crack. VW extended warrantee useless and I paid for new taillight assembly. Dumb cos I could have gotten it on eBay for 1/3 the price :-(
71000 mi
US $100
Driver's door was making awful squeaking noise. Simple fix after checking door alignment was to apply silicon spray along the rubber seals.
2800 mi
Window seal and channel were faulty and dealer replaced them. Made wind noise and rattles go away.
18000 mi
Door rattle in my passenger door that wouldn't go away. Pasadena VW claimed to not hear it and VW Alhambra claimed they fixed it but they did not. I had to take the panel off myself and line the inside with memory foam. Its fixed now. FU VW
36000 mi
Sunroof stopped closing. Replaced actuator switch. Sunroof failure at 36k miles. Thats the power of german engineering
Door and window seals leaked air. Dealer adjusted and replaced passenger door as necessary. Have to go back once some parts get in.
3300 mi
The seal around the door was replaced.
5000 mi
The doors rattle and squeak anytime the vehicle is driven over roads with the slightest defects. The dealer noticed, tightened some bolts on the doors, but the problem persists. Rain occasionally leaks in from the driver's door. The dealer noticed the door latch was 10 mm off and corrected it, but the problem still persists. Also, the dealer claims the lining on the door is not defective and is secured properly.
1000 mi
Rattles, squeaks from the B pillar area.
10000 mi
Fixed the infamous rear washer nozzle drip; 2nd trip this month because they ordered parts during scheduled maintenance and I returned when the parts arrived.
The cord holding the security shelf that covers the luggage area broke. Dealer replaced the plastic trim area around rear window on the hatch. This piece has a little protuburance to which the cord is attached.
3000 mi
A/C drain tube not connected at factory. Tube reconnected and carpeting dried out and treated for mold.
9660 mi
Wind noise from driver side door. Striker plate was adjusted. Replaced driver side window seal with new one.
14800 mi
Doors and B-pillar area ticked and clicked over rough roads. I applied lithium grease to the door latches and striker plates, it stopped. I'll probably have to reapply in the future. The doors seem to be aligned properly.
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