2001 Volkswagen Cabrio Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“I opened the windows part way to cool the car off, and when I tried to raise the driver's window, it dropped into the door and would not come up. I could hear the motor working, but the window would not come up. Having had problems with the dealer's service dept, I took it to my local mechanic and they were able to fix it. It needed a new regulator, $370 for the part + labor + tax.”

“Failure: driver's side window regulator failure on a 2001 Volkswagen Cabrio. I was entering a car wash, had put the window down on the car to code in my info, and was putting the power window back up. It crashed down loudly, so I backed it out of the wash, risking damage to the tires rather than flood the car. My local repair place referred me back to the dealership, because they thought it was under recall since it sounded like a known vw problem. Before looking at the car, the dealership rep said they recognized the problem and said they would charge me $125 to fix the window. …”

“To whom it may concern: in march, 2003, my wife and I purchased a new 2000 Volkswagen Cabrio convertible. When the car had 13,611 miles on it, we noticed that the temperature gauge was not operating. There were several other problems at the time, such as the window switches not working properly, and the fact that the alarms had gone off at inappropriate times, locking up the radio. My wife took the car to the fort myers dealership for service. When she picked up the car, she was told that the instrument cluster had been replaced, and the other problems were also taken care of. …”

“The driver side window failed. I went to do the e check in ohio and had to open the window. When I left the window didn't come up anymore. The mechanic said I need to replace the regulator which cost $310 + labor = tax. Note: this the second regulator my car needs to be replaced.”

“When starting car 75% of the time ABS and (hand) brake light would switch on though brake not engaged; at the same time headlights and A/C didn't work. Was told it is an ignition switch problem. Also, window automatic close malfunctioning which dealer service says is unrelated. Necessitated about $1,800 parts and labor. Also, unfortunately at the mercy generally of vw dealer service since many mechanics do not stock the computer necessary to diagnose electrical problems. I have experienced service problems with two vw dealers in my area (northern virgnia). …”