6.1

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
12,700 miles

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problem #1

Dec 102002

GTI 6-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 12,700 miles
Certified pre owned VW golf glx VR6 2001, bought Sept 2002 with 12K miles. Been in service at least 12 times for stalling, relay, clicking in dashboard, check engine light. 3 years still not fixed, and VW not able to find the problem. Car is not safe to drive as it tends to stall (not to a complete stop) but engine hesitates while driving

- White Plains, NY, USA

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