Two problems related to visibility 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.
A plastic burning smell in cabin was noted at highway speed. Upon exiting the highway, smoke was seen coming from the hvac control panel. Recirculation fan was switched from high speed setting to off. The smoke continued to intensify, until all DC power was removed from the car. Maintenance found the hvac controller, rotatory fan speed switch to have melted in the off position due to the heat of the electrical arching in side the switch. Damaged limited to the hvac control panel p/n 1j0 820 045f manufactured by valeo.
Window regulator made of plastic clip is known to break and vw extended warranty to 7 years. However, they only specified for automatic window, when both uses same plastic regulator clip that is defective on both automatic and manual. When I contacted vw dealer hq, they both denied on warranty. Hq stated that because they have not received enough complaints, they will not cover manual window regulator, even though they use same defective plastic clip.
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