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2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI repairs by problem area
Engine (42%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (5%)
Brakes and Traction Control (2%)
Suspension and Steering (14%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (19%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (10%)
Other (8%)
Chart based on 146 repairs.
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI engine repair cost distribution
$2500+ (4%)
$1000 - $2499 (18%)
$500 - $999 (18%)
$100 - $499 (22%)
< $100 (37%)
Chart based on 49 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI
Engine not specified
| 103000 mi | Oil leak slowly. Didn't fix. |
| 105400 mi C $2500 |
Check engine |
| 110000 mi | CEL came on reporting faulty Catalytic converter. Dealer quoting $880 to diagnose and fix the problem. Can't afford to pay $880 and planned to get OEM from alternate vendor and have it fixed at local shop. |
| 79300 mi US $800 |
o2 sensors |
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI 4dr Sedan
turbocharged 150hp 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 81220 mi | Engine seem to work on 2 cylinder intermittently. So we can feel a lost of power when accelerating. |
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI 4dr Hatch
turbocharged 90hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD
| 87000 mi US $2000 |
Car died, fuel delivery problem, towed car to shop -- replaced glow plug harness Car died, fuel delivery problem, towed car to shop -- replaced MAF sensor |
| 243040 mi | A couple of glow plugs (Diesel engine) were burned out. Replaced with used ones on hand. |
| 263500 mi C $230 |
Camshaft oil seal leaking. Replaced during routine timing belt change (this is not always done or needed). As well, the timing belt tensioner was discovered to be in precarious health, possibly due to previous mechanic's error in installation. |
| 297600 mi C $85 |
One of the radiator fans (passenger side) was dead. |
| 298220 mi C $55 |
Air Mass Flow sensor was dead (possibly due to water ingestion) |
| 311860 mi C $30 |
Serpentine belt idler came apart - known weakness with this model, and I keep a spare on hand. |
| 155100 mi US $80 |
Replaced glow plugs. |
| 203000 mi US $110 |
Check engine light on because of a glow plug failure. Glow plug harness broke when I removed it to test the plugs, so I changed it and put 4 new glow plugs at the same time. |
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI 4dr Hatch
turbocharged 90hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 4-speed automatic FWD
| 120000 mi US $250 |
Leak in cooling line. |
| 182000 mi | serpentine belt |
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI 4dr Hatch
turbocharged 150hp 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 102000 mi US $45 |
replaced secondary air hose replaced cam chain tensioner and valve gaskets replaced air breather hose on valve cover replaced mass air flow meter replaced thermostat |
| 103100 mi | Replaced all 4 ignition coils, after one went bad. There's not an official recall yet for the Golfs, but it was still fixed by VW. |
| 123000 mi US $1500 |
new valve cover gasket. slow coolant leak fixed. |
| 143000 mi US $998 |
Cooling hose flange replaced to repair a slow coolant leak. |
| 152000 mi US $726 |
oooling flange leaking, and replaced Failed WA Emissions Testing. Had 5 different faults. Got a waiver to get the car license updated. Would cost a lot to get all the emissions working. Had the MAF replaced since car was running roughly. |
| 155000 mi US $100 |
Heat exchanger is slowly leaking. $1500 for dealer to fix. About $950 from an independent. Will likely sell car, with full disclosure. |
| 93000 mi US $634 |
Replaced leaking head gasget, leaking o-rings and damaged coolant flange. Got a $400 discount from my mechanic on repairs 'cause I was poor -- real cost of repair should have been almost $1000. Replaced damaged coolant flange. |
| 101060 mi | Engine has died, reason unknown. |
| 101060 mi | Engine finally failed. Ignition coils. |
| 190960 mi C $200 |
Car was running roughly and check engine light flashing. Mechanic replaced two ignition coils. Car was squealing on cold start. Mechanic disconnected secondary air pump. |
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI 4dr Hatch
turbocharged 150hp 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 82000 mi | Cracked cooling hose flange caused coolant leak. |
| 116000 mi US $500 |
Hose connector broke, lost all coolant. |
| 116000 mi US $2100 |
O2 sensor replaced. Timing chain tensioner needed to be replaced. |
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI 4dr Hatch
115-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 215000 mi US $1100 |
New water pump. |
| 103000 mi US $1100 |
Oil leak discovered, added sleeve to oil drain plug, still leaking after returned home Thermostat replaced for indication of varying temperature indications |
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI 4-door
turbocharged 4-cylinder diesel manual 2WD
| 98000 mi | Fuel pump replaced, extended warranty. |
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI 4-door
4-cylinder diesel automatic 2WD
| 100000 mi US $300 |
Soot removed from Air control device. Mass flow sensor? Code on computer indicated problem. common with diesels. Also needed to clean out exhaust manifold of soot as well. Stripped drain plug on aluminum oil pan leaking. Pan replaced. |
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI 2dr Hatch
turbocharged 90hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD
| 174200 mi US $2050 |
bad fuel injection pump. replaced fuel injection pump. |
| 175000 mi US $250 |
very poor acceleration, turbo not functioning. hissing sound when trying to accelerate. leaking turbo exhaust hose. replaced hose. |
| 280240 mi C $750 |
replace timing belt and water pump |
| 233300 mi C $1270 |
check engine code p0234 boost waste gate replace waste gate actuator and control solenoid. set injection pump timing. |
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI 2dr Hatch
turbocharged 150hp 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 71000 mi US $255 |
Bad MAF sensor. |
| 71000 mi US $250 |
odd noises from the turbo, |
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI 2dr Hatch
turbocharged 150hp 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 95000 mi US $1100 |
Also replaced damaged breather hose. |
| 114000 mi US $84 |
engine dies at idle. rough running. |
| 115000 mi US $95 |
Rough idle. Sometimes stalls after starting. |
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI 2dr Hatch
174-horsepower 2.8L V6 5-speed manual FWD
| 115000 mi US $600 |
Replacement of upper and lower timing chain guides, along with upper and lower timing chains. |
| 101000 mi US $3000 |
Repaired Timing Chains, was a completely miserable thing to try to go |
| 143000 mi US $1473 |
problem: engine light came on. repair: 1. replaced water pump, hose, coolant adative 2. replaced 02 sensor 3. replaced thermostat |
| 191700 mi US $608 |
Check engine light on. Misfired but it turn out to be a spark plugs issue. Replaced spark plugs and wires. |
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI 2dr Hatch
115-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 85000 mi | Engine light went on. Catalytic converter went bad. Was covered under special extended warranty. |
| 85000 mi | The check engine light was on again in the car (which is why I got rid of it). |
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI 2-door
turbocharged 4-cylinder manual 2WD
| 96000 mi US $250 |
Oil pan threads were stripped again. The metal is said to be soft so they strip when the oil pan bolt is over tightened. I've replaced this pan several times in the 9 years I've owned it - I can't remember how many times exactly. |
| 96000 mi US $500 |
The threads in the oil pan were stripped (again) so we replaced the whole pan (again). Damn VW oil pans use soft metal. |
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