Side/rear Glass problems of the 2001 Volkswagen Golf

Two problems related to side/rear glass have been reported for the 2001 Volkswagen Golf. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Volkswagen Golf based on all problems reported for the 2001 Golf.

1 Side/rear Glass problem

Failure Date: 03/25/2004

Driver's door window "exploded" while parked - totally fractured and a section "blown out" with the glass on the ground outside the vehicle.

2 Side/rear Glass problem

Failure Date: 01/22/2001

The driver side mirror showed signs of discoloration, the dealer installed a new mirror, at that time the dealer installed the wrong type of mirror and they replaced it. The knob used to adjust this same mirror broke and was replaced as well, also the passenger side rear window would not go up or down.


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