In Oct 03 the vehicle was recalled. (the brake light switch) as time passed, the vehicle became harder and harder to switch out of park. On 6-6-05 the vehicle became stuck park. Owner called the dealer while stuck and dealer instructed how to get the car out of park. Then owner took the vehicle to the dealer and repaired. Air bag light also comes on from time to time, and has been repaired 3 times. Also, all the bulbs in the vehicle burn out unreasonably fast.

- Alton, IL, USA

Engine would not start, after several attempts it started but check engine & air bag light was on. Check engine light went off after 23 miles, but air bag light stayed on until instrument cluster was replaced by dealer.

- Tuttle, OK, USA

Problem with the 'engine check light'. first came on at about 3K miles. Dealer spent four hours and made a comment about the fault code being associated with the idle speed (yeah right). They fooled with it, reset the computer and sent me away. Now it's back on again. I have noticed that the light goes out but then re-appears again. It's back to the dealer again. If anyone has an absolute solution, I'd love to know so I can tell the dealer what to look for.

- Charlton, NY, USA

Dashboard gauges/indicators malfunctioned, air bag light, tripometer etc.

- Chagrin Falls, OH, USA

While driving engine check light and temperature light came on. Then smoke came from under the hood. When this happened, car had to be towed to nearest VW dealer. Dealer said that both electric fans needed to be replaced. There was a kink in the wire of one of the fans that caused it to fail. Both fans basically melted and blew apart.

- Mt. Pleasant, SC, USA