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2001 Volkswagen Jetta / Golf / 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 Jetta / Golf / GTI repair cost distribution
$2500+ (4%)
$1000 - $2499 (13%)
$500 - $999 (20%)
$100 - $499 (35%)
< $100 (28%)
Chart based on 98 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2001 Volkswagen Jetta 4dr Sedan
turbocharged 150hp 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| Volkswagen Jetta in Quebec, Canada Nov 2009 - Sep 2010 | |||
| Dec 200981220 mi | Engine seem to work on 2 cylinder intermittently. So we can feel a lost of power when accelerating. | ||
2001 Volkswagen Jetta / Golf / GTI
Engine not specified
| Volkswagen Golf in Quebec, Canada Nov 2011 - Jan 2012 | |||
| Dec 2011105400 miC $2500 | Check engine | ||
| Volkswagen Golf in California, United States Aug 2007 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Sep 2007103000 mi | Oil leak slowly. Didn't fix. | ||
| Volkswagen Jetta in Illinois, United States Jun 2011 - Jul 2012 | |||
| Oct 201179300 miUS $800 | o2 sensors | ||
| Volkswagen in Texas, United States Aug 2009 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Sep 2009110000 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. | ||
| Volkswagen Golf in Louisiana, United States Jan 2008 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Feb 200821000 miUS $105 | Electrical problem that is slowly draining battery, and causing intermitten starting problems. | ||
2001 Volkswagen Jetta / Golf / GTI 4-door
turbocharged 4-cylinder diesel manual 2WD
| Volkswagen Jetta in Washington, United States Nov 2008 - May 2009 | |||
| Apr 200998000 mi | Fuel pump replaced, extended warranty. | ||
2001 Volkswagen Jetta / Golf / GTI 4-door
4-cylinder diesel automatic 2WD
| Volkswagen in New Jersey, United States Dec 2008 - Jun 2011 | |||
| May 2009100000 miUS $300 | Worn Control arms ready to fail. Discovered during required State of NJ vehicle inspection. 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. | ||
| Sep 2009105000 mi | Leaky sun roof - drain tubes closed up in door jam causing leakage in car. Fixed myself. | ||
| Dec 2009109000 miUS $5 | Have changed back bulbs several times. | ||
| Jan 2010110000 miUS $3000 | Transmission. | ||
2001 Volkswagen Jetta / Golf / GTI 4-door
4-cylinder manual 2WD
| Volkswagen Golf in New York, United States Dec 2009 - Apr 2010 | |||
| Jan 201037000 mi | Window clips fell off window in pax side, resulting in the window sliding down partially into the door frame and unable to stay up | ||
2001 Volkswagen Jetta / Golf / GTI 2-door
turbocharged 4-cylinder manual 2WD
| Volkswagen in Texas, United States Oct 2006 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Nov 200668000 mi | CD Player failed (again) - had to be sent to Germany for repair (again). License plate lights. Driver side door lock. | ||
| Dec 200669000 mi | CD player replaced Driver's side door lock fixed License plate light they couldn't figure out. | ||
| Jan 200883000 miUS $1000 | Air bag light on (this has been a problem for 7 years now) Light covers had yellowed and required replacement. Car fills up with water when it rains. The problem is due to faulty water draining lines from the sunroof and would be too expensive to fix even though the problem existed when the car was brand new. | ||
| Jan 200996000 miUS $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. | ||
| Feb 200996000 miUS $500 | The threads in the oil pan were stripped (again) so we replaced the whole pan (again). Damn VW oil pans use soft metal. | ||
2001 Volkswagen Golf 4dr Hatch
turbocharged 90hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD
| Volkswagen Golf in Florida, United States Sep 2010 - Dec 2012 | |||
| Dec 2011203000 miUS $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. | ||
| Volkswagen Golf in Arizona, United States Jul 2011 - Mar 2016 | |||
| Aug 2014101600 miUS $540 | Voltage regulator. Entire alternator needed to be replaced as a result. | ||
| Dec 2014103000 miUS $500 | Alternator replaced | ||
| Jul 2015104200 miUS $490 | Starter replaced | ||
| Mar 2016108000 miUS $700 | Replaced ball joints, control arm bushings strut mounts and struts. | ||
| Volkswagen Golf in Oklahoma, United States Sep 2009 - Mar 2011 | |||
| Aug 2010155100 miUS $80 | Replaced glow plugs. | ||
| Volkswagen Golf in Washington, United States Feb 2010 - Aug 2010 | |||
| Jul 201087000 miUS $2000 | Car died, fuel delivery problem, towed car to shop -- replaced glow plug harness front end strut assemblies door lock actuators both sides, sensor for unlocking doors leak through sunroof from drain holes plugging Car died, fuel delivery problem, towed car to shop -- replaced MAF sensor | ||
| Volkswagen Golf in Ontario, Canada Nov 2007 - Dec 2014 | |||
| Dec 2007243040 mi | Front strut mount and strut bearings (not unexpected at this milage) Right front bearing needed replacement; not unexpected at this mileage (used car just purchased) A couple of glow plugs (Diesel engine) were burned out. Replaced with used ones on hand. | ||
| Feb 2008247380 miC $210 | Suspension bushings - front and rear needed replacing on account of age and wear. | ||
| Jun 2008260400 miC $190 | Driver's window fell into the door. A well-known problem with the plastic clips installed at the factory. There's a recall but the car is too old to qualify. | ||
| Aug 2008263500 miC $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. | ||
| Oct 2008265360 miC $700 | Alternator bearing has been getting worse for the past 38000 km (ever since I bought the car) The right steering knuckle and front hub were defective, possibly on account of a badly installed wheel bearing or a collision many years ago. | ||
| Nov 2008270320 miC $100 | Driver's side driveshaft disintegrated. Either a manufacturing defect or prior damage from rust. | ||
| Apr 2010297600 miC $85 | One of the radiator fans (passenger side) was dead. | ||
| Jun 2010298220 miC $55 | Air Mass Flow sensor was dead (possibly due to water ingestion) | ||
| Nov 2010304420 miC $120 | Left Rear wheel bearing wore out. May have also caused damage to ABS sensor which needed to be replaced as well. I replaced the brake rotors and pads as long as I was in there already. Passenger Front window dropped into door. Happened previously, as it's a defective design. Original dealer repair lasted 29 months... | ||
| Apr 2011311860 miC $30 | Serpentine belt idler came apart - known weakness with this model, and I keep a spare on hand. | ||
| Dec 2014345960 mi | Needed a new steering rack (been leaking for over a year - for a while, Lucas Stop Leak worked). Transferred engine to another car. | ||
| Volkswagen Golf in Massachusetts, United States Jul 2015 - Oct 2015 | |||
| Jul 2015167000 miUS $550 | Replaced front struts and springs | ||
2001 Volkswagen Golf 4dr Hatch
turbocharged 90hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 4-speed automatic FWD
| Volkswagen Golf in California, United States Jan 2014 - Jun 2015 | |||
| Apr 2014115200 miUS $1900 | Automatic transmission failure, full replacement. | ||
| May 2015120000 miUS $250 | Leak in cooling line. | ||
| Volkswagen Golf in Alabama, United States Apr 2012 - Mar 2019 | |||
| Sep 2012159000 miUS $1100 | A/C compressor broke down | ||
| Apr 2018182000 mi | serpentine belt | ||
2001 Volkswagen Golf 4dr Hatch
turbocharged 150hp 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| Volkswagen Golf in British Columbia, Canada Nov 2014 - Jun 2015 | |||
| Dec 2014190960 miC $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. | ||
| Volkswagen Golf in Washington, United States Feb 2015 - Dec 2015 | |||
| Apr 2015168500 miUS $500 | Broken clutch release lever | ||
| Volkswagen Golf in Nova Scotia, Canada Feb 2015 - Dec 2015 | |||
| Aug 201598860 mi | Cracked rack and pinion. Driver side interior handle broke off. Severe winter and accelerated rusting in front fenders. Will not pass safety inspection without body work. | ||
| Nov 2015101060 mi | Engine has died, reason unknown. | ||
| Dec 2015101060 mi | Engine finally failed. Ignition coils. Cracked rack and pinion. Driver side interior handle broke off. Severe rust in front fenders. | ||
| Volkswagen Golf in Washington, United States Dec 2008 - Jun 2016 | |||
| Dec 2009102000 miUS $45 | Air bag light was on. Cleaning connector under driver's seat seems to have repaired. replaced secondary air hose replaced cam chain tensioner and valve gaskets replaced air breather hose on valve cover replaced starter motor replaced mass air flow meter replaced thermostat replaced control arm bushings | ||
| Feb 2010103100 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. | ||
| Sep 2011122000 mi | The shop came back with a list of repairs that with the service will add up to about $3000 - question now is do we repair the car or sell? | ||
| Nov 2011123000 miUS $1500 | tie arm replaced. new valve cover gasket. slow coolant leak fixed. | ||
| Apr 2012126300 miUS $450 | #14 fuse kept blowing, the one that controls power locks, windows, interior lights, etc. First they replaced the dome light, but that didn't do it. Turned out to be the wires from the hatch to the trunk had deteriorated and were shorting. | ||
| Sep 2013143000 miUS $998 | Cooling hose flange replaced to repair a slow coolant leak. replaced drive axle | ||
| Jun 2014152000 miUS $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. | ||
| Sep 2014155000 miUS $100 | Heat exchanger is slowly leaking. $1500 for dealer to fix. About $950 from an independent. Will likely sell car, with full disclosure. | ||
| Volkswagen Golf in California, United States Jan 2010 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Apr 201093000 miUS $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. | ||
2001 Volkswagen Golf 4dr Hatch
turbocharged 150hp 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| Volkswagen Golf in Colorado, United States Oct 2009 - Sep 2013 | |||
| Dec 200976000 miUS $350 | Had to replace worn-out windshield nozzles -- because they are heated, they are an expensive replacement item. Windshield washer line to the rear windshield has a leak -- decided not to repair because it would require tearing out the entire interior to get at the line. | ||
| Jul 201082000 mi | Cracked cooling hose flange caused coolant leak. | ||
| Mar 201294000 miUS $130 | Sway bar bushings replaced. | ||
| Jul 2013113500 miUS $200 | Sunroof would not open or sometimes opened on its own. | ||
| Aug 2013116000 miUS $500 | Hose connector broke, lost all coolant. | ||
| Sep 2013116000 miUS $2100 | Mirror adjustment lever had broken off, replaced it. O2 sensor replaced. Timing chain tensioner needed to be replaced. | ||
2001 Volkswagen Golf 4dr Hatch
115-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| Volkswagen Golf in Oregon, United States Feb 2012 - Jan 2015 | |||
| Apr 2012190700 mi | Water intrusion into floor of car. Checked drains and seals for leak. Clean and dry carpeting. | ||
| Jun 2012194000 miUS $200 | ABS system triggered each time brakes applied. No code shown. | ||
| Mar 2013206000 miUS $600 | Replaced suspension. | ||
| Nov 2014215000 miUS $1100 | New water pump. New suspension. | ||
| Volkswagen Golf in Florida, United States Feb 2007 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Nov 2009103000 miUS $1100 | Oil leak discovered, added sleeve to oil drain plug, still leaking after returned home Thermostat replaced for indication of varying temperature indications | ||
| Jun 2010108000 miUS $225 | AC wasn't coming on, wire melted through was replaced | ||
| Volkswagen Golf in Alberta, Canada Nov 2012 - Mar 2013 | |||
| Feb 2013105400 miC $300 | Window winder stopped working. Mechanism replaced. | ||
| Volkswagen Golf in Sweden Mar 2011 - Nov 2013 | |||
| Dec 201299820 mi$1000 | Rust and corrosion on brake line (rear right side). The whole brake line was replaced. | ||
| Nov 2013101680 mi | Front drivers window no longer opens (doesn't go down when pressing the button). | ||
2001 Volkswagen Golf 4dr Hatch
115-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| Volkswagen Golf in California, United States Aug 2013 - Sep 2015 | |||
| Sep 201375000 miUS $800 | Rear interior panel pulled off when pulling down the hatch. | ||
| Jul 201492200 miUS $188 | Hatchback interior panel pulled off and needed reattaching. Filled gaps where water is leaking into door and sunroof | ||
| Mar 201597000 miUS $170 | Windshield fluid pump needed replacement | ||
| Volkswagen Golf in California, United States - Nov 2016 | |||
| Nov 201698235 miUS $338 | All inner and outer tie rods have been replaced. There was considerable play in the wheels and I deemed it not safe to drive. Drives a hundred times better now. | ||
2001 Volkswagen Golf 2dr Hatch
turbocharged 90hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD
| Volkswagen Golf in Saskatchewan, Canada Jul 2010 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Sep 2010221960 miC $800 | put in shocks. rotors repaired rear wiper had quit trunk latch | ||
| Dec 2015280240 miC $750 | replace timing belt and water pump replace rubber mounts for suspension | ||
| Jan 2016268460 miC $1270 | check engine code p0234 boost waste gate replace waste gate actuator and control solenoid. set injection pump timing. free up drivers seat slide and lock. | ||
| Volkswagen Golf in Texas, United States Jul 2009 - Apr 2013 | |||
| Aug 2009153000 mi | New ac compressor and drier needed. $1,200 estimate to repair. Decided not to repair yet. | ||
| Jun 2010170000 miUS $700 | AC compressor diagnosed as bad. replaced AC and drier. | ||
| Oct 2010174200 miUS $2050 | bad fuel injection pump. replaced fuel injection pump. | ||
| Jun 2011175000 miUS $250 | very poor acceleration, turbo not functioning. hissing sound when trying to accelerate. leaking turbo exhaust hose. replaced hose. | ||
2001 Volkswagen Golf 2dr Hatch
turbocharged 150hp 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| Volkswagen Golf in New York, United States Dec 2010 - Feb 2011 | |||
| Jan 201171000 miUS $255 | Bad MAF sensor. | ||
| Feb 201171000 miUS $250 | Electric windows and dome light inoperative. Replaced fuse, then sold vehicle. Many problems when sold, including bad right rear brake caliper, transmission shift forks, odd noises from the turbo, interior had fallen apart in many places, a leaky and balky sunroof. | ||
2001 Volkswagen Golf 2dr Hatch
turbocharged 150hp 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| Volkswagen Golf in Indiana, United States Jul 2007 - Mar 2015 | |||
| Aug 200750000 miUS $3800 | complete failure of automatic transmission, requiring replacement. though under the milage limit for VW warranty, VW declined coverage due to age of car. | ||
| Jun 201095000 miUS $1100 | Also replaced damaged breather hose. | ||
| Oct 2012114000 miUS $84 | engine dies at idle. rough running. | ||
| Jun 2013115000 miUS $95 | Rough idle. Sometimes stalls after starting. | ||
2001 Volkswagen Golf 2dr Hatch
115-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| Volkswagen Golf in Florida, United States May 2008 - Sep 2008 | |||
| Aug 200885000 mi | Engine light went on. Catalytic converter went bad. Was covered under special extended warranty. | ||
| Sep 200885000 mi | The check engine light was on again in the car (which is why I got rid of it). | ||
2001 Volkswagen GTI VR6 2dr Hatch
174-horsepower 2.8L V6 5-speed manual FWD
| Volkswagen GTI VR6 in Minnesota, United States May 2008 - Jan 2015 | |||
| Jun 200878000 miUS $580 | Alternator was replaced. | ||
| Sep 2011115000 miUS $600 | Replacement of upper and lower timing chain guides, along with upper and lower timing chains. Clutch, flywheel, pressure plate and rear main seal. | ||
| Jul 2012122200 miUS $250 | Replaced alternator. | ||
| Volkswagen GTI VR6 in Washington, United States Jun 2011 - Dec 2015 | |||
| Aug 2011126000 miUS $401 | Window regulator issue. Manufacturer extended waranty to 7 years. After 10 years it went out. parts and labor are expensive. It cost me $401.00. | ||
| Oct 2012143000 miUS $1473 | problem: engine light came on. repair: 1. replaced water pump, hose, coolant adative 2. replaced 02 sensor 3. replaced thermostat | ||
| Oct 2015191700 miUS $608 | Check engine light on. Misfired but it turn out to be a spark plugs issue. Replaced spark plugs and wires. | ||
| Volkswagen GTI VR6 in West Virginia, United States Jan 2013 - Feb 2013 | |||
| Feb 2013101000 miUS $3000 | Repaired Timing Chains, was a completely miserable thing to try to go | ||
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