turbocharged 90hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD
190000 mi US $20 |
Rear view mirror mount broke off. Brittle, aged, sun-baked plastic. Replacement mirror and mount was $20, and took about 3 minutes to install. |
185000 mi | Headliner began to sag, then completely hung down. Repaired with 40 small screws and washers. |
115000 mi | Glove box latch detached from lid. Disassembled lid and reinstalled latch. The pivot pins had slid out of position allowing the latch to detach. Repositioned pins and glued in place. Reglued inner and outer lid shells. Outcome: Successful repair. |
131000 mi | Received recall notice regarding sunroof drains. Determined that the official VW "fix" was to snip off the end of the drain because of the likelihood of clogging, which I experienced. I clipped the ends myself instead of going to the dealer |
turbocharged 150hp 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
54560 mi C $180 |
Rubber seal that goes along the left side of the roof under the front and rear left door, had damage (holes) due to ice buildups during the winter that acted like a glue, causing soundproofing issues, but also freezing of windows and locks in winter |
56420 mi C $1150 |
Replaced the rubber seal/moulding |
162000 mi US $80 |
Trunk weather seal had deteriorated, replaced with aftermarket part. |
174-horsepower 2.8L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
96000 mi | Sunroof will only pop up; sunroof and shade cover will not slide open |
286000 mi US $1200 |
front bumper defective (VW does not recall) this has occurred before. Bumper too low and EASILY breaks from holding latches/screws but stays on car, looks as if u were in accident, happens if go over any normal parking space concrete stop |
6-cylinder automatic 2WD
4-cylinder automatic 2WD
107000 mi US $100 |
Dealership damaged door handled, in fact, they ripped it off and broke it inside the door panel. They would not fix it as they wouldn't admit of being at fault. I purchased the part and installed it. |