4.7

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
23,000 miles

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problem #1

Jul 282018

Golf SportWagen

  • 23,000 miles
The drain on retractable roof became blocked. Rainwater drained into car saturating carpets. Water flowed into control system causing an emergency dashboard alert to stop driving immediately while driving on highway. This event occurred twice: Firstly in New York then two weeks later in pa. VW service in pa replaced connectors. VW service in brooklyn NY and westchester pa explained that there is a design fault in the drainage system in the retractable roof.

- Brooklyn, NY, USA

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