There have been 5 technical service bulletins issued for the 1996 Volkswagen Cabriolet.
| Bulletin Date: | Aug. 28, 2008 |
| Component: | Cooling exhaust system. |
| Bulletin Summary: | Volkswagen: exhaust heat shield, replacement guidelines. Heat shields are to be inspected after completion o any type of repair to the underbody (exhaust system transmission, etc. ), and if damaged, replaced. |
| Vehicles covered in this TSB: |
1990 Volkswagen 4000,
1991 Volkswagen 4000,
1990 Volkswagen 5000,
1991 Volkswagen 5000,
1990 Volkswagen 90,
1991 Volkswagen 90,
1998 Volkswagen Beetle,
1999 Volkswagen Beetle,
2000 Volkswagen Beetle,
2001 Volkswagen Beetle,
2002 Volkswagen Beetle,
2003 Volkswagen Beetle,
2004 Volkswagen Beetle,
2005 Volkswagen Beetle,
2006 Volkswagen Beetle,
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| Bulletin Date: | Aug. 28, 2008 |
| Component: | Frame and members underbody shields. |
| Bulletin Summary: | Volkswagen: exhaust heat shield, replacement guidelines. Heat shields are to be inspected after completion o any type of repair to the underbody (exhaust system transmission, etc. ), and if damaged, replaced. |
| Vehicles covered in this TSB: |
1990 Volkswagen 4000,
1991 Volkswagen 4000,
1990 Volkswagen 5000,
1991 Volkswagen 5000,
1990 Volkswagen 90,
1991 Volkswagen 90,
1998 Volkswagen Beetle,
1999 Volkswagen Beetle,
2000 Volkswagen Beetle,
2001 Volkswagen Beetle,
2002 Volkswagen Beetle,
2003 Volkswagen Beetle,
2004 Volkswagen Beetle,
2005 Volkswagen Beetle,
2006 Volkswagen Beetle,
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| Bulletin Date: | Aug. 20, 1997 |
| Component: | Radio/tape deck/cd. |
| Bulletin Summary: | Concerns with cassette tape player, sound output low or distorted, tapes may be destroyed. |
| Vehicles covered in this TSB: |
1997 Audi A8,
1996 Volkswagen Cabriolet,
1997 Volkswagen Cabriolet,
1996 Volkswagen Jetta,
1997 Volkswagen Jetta.
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| Bulletin Date: | Apr. 16, 1997 |
| Component: | Power train. |
| Bulletin Summary: | Subject on the automatic transmission control module can additionally recognize two diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) not currently shown in the repair manual. |
| Vehicles covered in this TSB: |
1996 Volkswagen Cabriolet,
1996 Volkswagen Golf,
1996 Volkswagen GTI,
1996 Volkswagen Jetta.
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| Bulletin Date: | Apr. 16, 1997 |
| Component: | Automatic transmission. |
| Bulletin Summary: | Subject on the automatic transmission control module can additionally recognize two diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) not currently shown in the repair manual. |
| Vehicles covered in this TSB: |
1996 Volkswagen Cabriolet,
1996 Volkswagen Golf,
1996 Volkswagen GTI,
1996 Volkswagen Jetta.
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| Bulletin Date: | Apr. 10, 1997 |
| Component: | Gasoline engine. |
| Bulletin Summary: | Engine intermittently will not start, possibledtc's stored in tcm dtc memory |
| Vehicles covered in this TSB: |
1993 Volkswagen Cabriolet,
1994 Volkswagen Cabriolet,
1995 Volkswagen Cabriolet,
1996 Volkswagen Cabriolet,
1993 Volkswagen Golf,
1994 Volkswagen Golf,
1995 Volkswagen Golf,
1996 Volkswagen Golf,
1993 Volkswagen Jetta,
1994 Volkswagen Jetta,
1995 Volkswagen Jetta,
1996 Volkswagen Jetta.
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| Bulletin Date: | Jan. 21, 1997 |
| Component: | Doors latch. |
| Bulletin Summary: | Conditions regarding exterior door locks cannot be locked or unlocked with key when ambient temperature is below freezing. |
| Vehicles covered in this TSB: |
1994 Volkswagen Cabriolet,
1995 Volkswagen Cabriolet,
1996 Volkswagen Cabriolet,
1994 Volkswagen Golf,
1995 Volkswagen Golf,
1996 Volkswagen Golf,
1994 Volkswagen GTI,
1995 Volkswagen GTI,
1996 Volkswagen GTI,
1994 Volkswagen Jetta,
1995 Volkswagen Jetta,
1996 Volkswagen Jetta.
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Also see
Common problems of Volkswagen Cabriolet.