Volkswagen Cabrio owners have reported 8 equipment related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 5 most common equipment problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's radio/tape cd player (3 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's air conditioner (2 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Radio/tape Cd Player problems | |
| Air Conditioner problems | |
| Equipment problems | |
| Electrical Jack problems | |
| Anti-theft Devices problems |
Convertible top accumulating some kind of black substance that hardens and cannot be removed. At the three year mark, the car just began to deteriorate very quickly. Timing belt, convertible stopped working, abs brakes kick in when not supposed to, exhaust system had to be replaced at 40k miles. Read details...
Air conditioner failed, new unit smells of mildew. Yh Read details...
Ignition switch fails to return from starter position -- burning out starter. This is a know problem with 1997 a4 but was never reported/carried over to the 1997 Cabriolet. Also, key-in-ignition-status maintained even after key removed from ignition causing battery to run down. Read details...
I was changing tires and the brake pads of 2001 vw Cabrio using vw issued jack the jack collapsed because ist slipped from it grove. It happened in three different occasions. I think it is universal jack for vw cars. Read details...
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, Read details...