1995 Volkswagen Golf

Complaint history

When NHTSA received these reports. Changes in reporting alone do not establish a change in failure rates.

Problems owners report

Listed groups have at least 3 complaints. The page includes the 20 largest groups plus any additional flagged groups; some complaints are not assigned to a group.

AI groups complaints by meaning; the groups are approximate. Share ratio compares the problem’s share of this vehicle’s complaints with its share on other vehicles over the last 24 months (shown from 3 recent complaints). A 2× ratio means twice the complaint share, not twice the failure risk. Flags mark unusual shares or recent surges after an AI review of the complaint content. “First signal” does not mean the pattern has persisted continuously.How recall estimates are calculated.

Recalls

• NHTSA recall #98V195000August 17, 1998153,000 vehicles affected

  service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

  Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The rear brake line on the passenger side was routed too close to the corner of the fuel tank. The line could be damaged by chafing against the fuel tank.

  Repeated chafing could eventually result in a leaking brake line causing diminished braking in one brake circuit increasing the vehicle's stopping distance.

  Remedy

  Dealers will inspect the brake line and replace any damaged lines.

• NHTSA recall #98V160000July 16, 1998238,000 vehicles affected

  latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch

  Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The bolts securing the front hood latch Can loosen over time. The latch would move causing disengagement of the hood striker from the latch.

  Unexpected opening of the hood could occur obstructing the driver's view of the road while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

  Remedy

  Dealers will inspect the hood latch and securing bolts and replace them if necessary.

• NHTSA recall #95V178000September 20, 199534,000 vehicles affected

  engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan

  Improper material was used in manufacturing the radiator fan motor shaft causing the shaft to wear and become noisy.

  A worn and noisy fan motor shaft Can seize renderingthe fan motor inoperative, eventually causing the engine to overheat and stall. A stalled vehicle in traffic Can increase the potential for a vehicle accident.

  Remedy

  Dealers will replace the complete cooling fan assembly on vehicle having the potential shaft material problem. Dealers will install a new fan blade including a new lock nut on vehicle with loose fan blade lock nuts.

• NHTSA recall #95V054000March 13, 1995104,000 vehicles affected

  equipment: mechanical: accessory scissor/screw/bottle jack/lift; equipment: mechanical: integrated jack/leveler/stabilizer

  The jacks supplied with these vehicles were assembled with an improperly machined spindle, so that a sharp ridge on the edge of spindle's thread would have remained.

  This ridge Can damage the inside thread of the jack's scissor shoe when the jack is used to lift the vehicle. The jack could collapse with the possibility that a person standing close to the vehicle could be injured.

  Remedy

  Owners will be provided with a new jack.

Other model years

• 1994 41
• 1995
• 1999 64
• 2000 88
• 2001 116
• 2002 74
• 2003 26
• 2004 28
• 2010 70
• 2011 110
• 2012 48
• 2013 43
• 2015 131
• 2016 85
• 2017 117
• 2018 29
• 2019 63
• 2022 81