2000 Volkswagen Golf Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 3%of 88 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2000 Volkswagen Golf, 3% of the 88 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I had just got on the freeway about 5mins. On the car shut down and then there was a back fire then I seen a symbol of a car with a key under it lit in the dashboard, the car would not start back up I had it towed to the house and then the car started but now it has a putter noise I changed the spark plugs the wires and o2 sensors and it still has the puttering noise.”
NHTSA complaint #10606059, filed 2014-06“1. Passenger front window drops down in door. Has happened twice. There were four other people at the dealer for the same problem at the same time I was there. I was told it was an arizona problem and that the part that holds the window up melts and breaks. I was driving down the highway when my window fell down causing me to become distracted by the incident and nearly causing an accident. 2. Air bag light went on for no reason. Cost tom me was $618 to replace a faulty airbag and wiring harness. …”
NHTSA complaint #764627, filed 2002-07Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 5% |
| 2020 | 1 | 17% |
| 2019 | 2 | 3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 3% |
| 2017 | 4 | 3% |
| 2016 | 3 | 4% |
| 2015 | 7 | 5% |
| 2013 | 3 | 7% |
| 2012 | 3 | 6% |
| 2011 | 4 | 4% |
| 2010 | 1 | 1% |
| 2006 | 3 | 25% |
| 2004 | 2 | 7% |
| 2001 | 7 | 6% |
| 2000 | 3 | 3% |
| 1998 | 1 | 6% |
| 1995 | 1 | 2% |
| 1994 | 2 | 5% |
| 1993 | 1 | 14% |
| 1992 | 1 | 17% |
| 1991 | 1 | 13% |
| 1990 | 2 | 20% |
| 1989 | 2 | 12% |
| 1986 | 1 | 8% |
| 1985 | 1 | 10% |
Other parts of the 2000 Volkswagen Golf
20 complaintsAir bags
16 complaintsEngine cooling
13 complaintsBrakes
12 complaintsFuel system
7 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsSuspension
5 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
5 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsTires
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Volkswagen Golf
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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