There are 3 stored owner reports matching the speed control & cruise leading-label group for the 2001 Volkswagen Golf in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 3 of 3 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR FAILURE HAS CAUSED INTERMITTENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHICH MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD, AND REPEATED FAILURES ARE OCCURRING WITH MANY DIFFERENT OWNERS. CARS AFFECTED ARE DIESEL ENGINE MODELS.*AK
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE IN PARK, RESULTING IN LIMITED PROPERTY DAMAGE AND PASSENGER INJURY. *TT
DEALER HAS UNNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE SENT THE VEHICLE TO REPAIR AND HAD IT PUT ON THE COMPUTER. INDICATIONS WERE THAT THE THROTTLE VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE. THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT. GOT THE VEHICLE BACK- DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN- 3TIMES. STILL THE LIGHT COMES ON. I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW - LEASE. I AM NOT ACCEPTING THIS VEHICLE AS IT IS NOT WHTA I EXPECTED IN A BRAND-NEW VEHICLE HELP!! *AK
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.