Table 1 shows three common electrical system related problems of the 1998 Volkswagen Cabrio.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Back Up Alarm problems | |
| Battery Dead problems | |
| Electrical System problems |
The alarm system does not activate on the drivers side door. The door also occasionally does not lock on the drivers side door either. You must go to the passenger side to compensate for this flaw. Additionally the drivers side window does not always go up. About half of the time, or more it goes up and then goes back down on its own. You must hold the up button for the window for it to go all the way up when its suppose to be an automatic up automatic down window.
Vehicle would not crank, dealer stated the battery had failed.
1) no known event leading to this radio system failure. 2) radio suddenly and inexplicably moved from normal 'on' to maximum blaring volume with no one touching it. . . And could not be changed, turned off, or altered in any way. Radio controls had no effect, even turning off the auto and removing the keys did not shut off radio. Driving suddenly became dangerous and nearly impossible as the noise was deafening and totally distracting. I could not hear my teenage son in the seat next to me (not necessarily a bad thing). . . But could see well enough that he was laughing his head off (an annoying irriatation that did not help!) :) after 15 - 20 minutes and some miles of tortured driving, the radio went silent on it' s own. 3) no corrective action taken yet.