10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
29,500 miles

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problem #2

May 212002

GTI 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 59,000 miles
1998 Volkswagen golf Gti rolled into a ditch off 101 near gilroy. Three days prior it had had serviced entirely by michael's auto body in downtown san jose. With repairs totalling $2000. These repairs were supposedly merely "wear and tear" from a towing by the sjpd. The antilock brakes locked and the airbag did not release.

- San Jose, CA, USA

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problem #1

Jul 251998

GTI

  • miles
ABS light comes on and stays on when vehicle is started. Not sure if ABS is working during this time.

- Shreveport, LA, USA

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