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2000 Volkswagen Golf visibility problems

20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the visibility on the 2000 Volkswagen Golf23% of all complaints for this model year.

20
Visibility complaints
23%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 1) rolling down passenger window 2) whole window fell in 3) car was brought to the mechanic and all inside door panel had tp be replaced since plastic piece holding this window broke. *nm

    filed Dec 29, 2004

  • While driving my 2000 vw golf, with 78000 miles, I squirted my windshield with fluid to clear it, and the wipers, instead of the usual 2-wipe cycle slowed down, struggled and then, without warning, ceased to operate, stopping halfway on the upswing. I was unable to physically move the wiper back to…

    filed Oct 11, 2004

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Visibility problems in other Golf years

YearReportsShare
2019 Golf12%
2017 Golf33%
2016 Golf11%
2015 Golf11%
2010 Golf11%
2004 Golf14%
2002 Golf710%
2001 Golf1311%
1999 Golf69%
1995 Golf25%
1994 Golf37%
Golf visibility problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.