There are 2 stored owner reports matching the powertrain & transmission leading-label group for the 2000 Volkswagen Golf in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)2000 GOLF GLS. REPLACED CLUTCH IN MARCH 2008 AT 135K MILES. REPLACED CLUTCH FAILED IN NOVEMBER 2009 AFTER 15K MILES ON HIGHWAY! CAR TOWED TO NEAREST VW DEALERSHIP. CLUTCH REPLACED. VW REFUSED TO PAY FOR COST OF REPLACING CLUTCH SAYING NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH FAILURE ONLY AFTER 15K. *TR
WHEN ANY ELECTRIC OR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT ON MY 2000 VOLKWAGEN GOLF TDI FAILS, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS IN 3RD GEAR, MAKING ACCELERATION VERY DIFFICULT. RECENTLY, THESE COMPONENT FAILURES HAVE ALSO BEEN RESULTING IN COMPLETE POWER FAILURES AT SPEED.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
Checks are recorded separately for each dataset, not for the whole page. Dates use UTC. A missing check date does not mean no records exist.
Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.