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2002 Volkswagen Golf exterior lighting problems

11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2002 Volkswagen Golf15% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Exterior Lighting complaints
15%
share of all complaints
64,749 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • There was a brake switch short that caused the car to be stuck in park. So it had to be dragged out and was sent to volkswagen service. *tr

    filed Jan 11, 2009

  • 2002 volkswagen golf has had numerous problems. The most recent problem is that the coil spring broke while the consumer was driving causing damage to the strut. Now the consumer has to pay to get the vehicle fixed. *kb the consumer stated the problems started after the warranty ended. The battery…

    filed Aug 30, 2007

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

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.