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2001 Volkswagen GTI visibility problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the visibility on the 2001 Volkswagen GTI14% of all complaints for this model year.

10
Visibility complaints
14%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Two months ago my passenger side window broke - it was the regulator (cost me $400 +), that got fixed and two weeks ago my driver side window broke, I have not taken it to get fixed until I checked on recalls but I did not locate any. I am sure it is the regulator and will probable cost another…

    filed Oct 21, 2005

  • Vehicle is in shop for replacement of catalytic converter and mass air flow sensor, both still under warranty because they are emission control. The culprit for the failure seems to be the coil pack has failed. The coil is not covered under warranty as the car now has 43,000 miles and is outside of…

    filed Jun 29, 2005

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

Visibility problems in other GTI years

YearReportsShare
2016 GTI35%
2013 GTI26%
2012 GTI13%
2010 GTI24%
2009 GTI11%
2008 GTI11%
2007 GTI11%
2003 GTI24%
2002 GTI86%
2000 GTI2044%
GTI 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.