Volkswagen Golf 2005

• Recall 102167 [USA]: A failure of the timing belt may cause the engine to shut down, potentially increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
  The gates corporation (gates) is recalling certain aftermarket tru-flow water pumps, part number tfw 41127, sold at certain napa auto parts and/or installed by automotive service technicians after november 1, 2013 (and manufactured august 2013 through october 2013) that have a black-colored pulley/sprocket or do not have 'us9377' stamped on the water pump housing. These service replacement parts were sold for use in model year 1999-2005 audi a4, 2000-2006 audi tt, 1998-2005 volkswagen beetle, 1999-2006 golf, 1999-2008 and 2011-2013 volkswagen jetta, and 2000-2005 volkswagen passat. In the affected water pumps, the pulley or sprocket that turns the timing belt may develop microfractures causing the timing belt to fail.
  gates will notify owners, and dealers will replace the water pump, free of charge. The recall began during may 2014. Owners may contact the gates corporation at 1-303-744-1911.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 46700 [USA]: Loss of brake fluid can result in poor braking performance, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
  Certain cardone master cylinders with part numbers 10-2925, 10-2987, 10-2987mza, 10-3083, 11-3015, 11-3042, 11-3044, 11-3045, 11-3047, 11-3064, and 11-3156, and with date codes lower than dca7078 sold as replacement equipment for use on the vehicles listed above. The seal on master cylinder can fail and leak brake fluid.
  cardone will notify owners and offer to repurchase any defective master cylinders. The recall began during april 2007. Owners can contact cardone at 1-800-777-4780.
  this recall only pertains to aftermarket cardone master cylinders and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the vehicles listed above.Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 31829 [USA]: The brake lights could become inoperative, or remain on. failure to provide the proper signal when braking could lead to a crash without warning.
  On certain passenger, wagon, and convertible vehicles equipped with or without cruise control, a brake light switch may malfunction if it was installed incorrectly.
  dealers will install the newly designed brake light switch free of charge. The recall began on april 27, 2007, and will be conducted in several staggered mailings through september 21, 2007. Vehicles within the make, model, and model year of this population may be involved in either this recall or 06v-183, but not both. The remedy is the same for each recall. Volkswagen dealers will apply the remedy based on the vin number of the vehicle. Owners may contact vw at 1-800-822-8987.
  volkswagen recall no. N4.Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 41498 [USA]: Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source may lead to a fire.
  On certain passenger vehicles, the high pressure diesel pumps were produced with an improper fastener, which could allow diesel fuel to escape from the pump.
  dealers will replace the diesel pump. The recall began on february 8, 2005. Owners should contact volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987.
  vw recall no. Vy.Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall 2006122 [Canada]: Lights and instruments
  On certain golf, gti, jetta, jetta wagon, new beetle, new beetle convertible, passat and passat wagon, the brake lamp switch may malfunction. If this happens, the brake lamps could become inoperative; or could come on and stay on, even though the vehicle is parked. Correction: dealers will replace the brake lamp switch with a newly revised version. This action includes vehicles previously affected by transport canada recall 03-184 and 04-075. The switch installed during this prior repair may not function properly. Note: parts available december 2006.

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• Recall 2004435 [Canada]: Fuel supply
  On certain vehicle equipped with tdi-pd (pumpe-düse) engines, the high-pressure diesel pumps were produced with improper fasteners. In rare cases, one of these improper fasteners may yield due to repeated cyclic loading and allow diesel fuel to escape from the high-pressure pump. Diesel fuel in the presence of an ignition source may lead to a fire. Additionally, due to the quantity of fuel that may be released, there is a crash risk posed to vehicles traveling behind the subject vehicle. Correction: dealers will install a replacement diesel pump kit.

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Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

Brake booster vacuum line fell off making me run a red light i could not stop the car in time. After getting the car stopped about 100 feet past the light i found that the brake booster vacuum line fell off its made of hard plastic that has become brittle it cracked at both ends. There was no warning lights even after it fell off. The part number of the hose is 130-612-041 i just wanted to let someone know before people start getting hurt...

I got in the car this morning to head to work, i reached back to pull the seat belt forward and around my lap. Next thing i knew the belt was fully extended and would not retract at all. I had no tension left in the seat belt and it hung over me completely extended. Now i am driving with this completely loose seat belt around me, and no protection if i am in an accident.

I got in the car this morning to head to work, i reached back to pull the seat belt forward and around my lap. Next thing i knew the belt was fully extended and would not retract at all. I had no tension left in the seat belt and it hung over me completely extended. Now i am driving with this completely loose seat belt around me, and no protection if i am in an accident.

When driving the car it was running fine and then all of a sudden died on me and would restart then died again before i could move it out of the way. Now when i start it, it dies immediately.

I move my passenger seat back and for no reason the airbag came on, it would not reset.

Takata recall - i was in accident on 5/24/16 and the front of my car was all damaged but the airbag did not inflate causing me to hit the steering wheel

When exiting the freeway, the fuel lift pump died and the car stalled on the exit ramp at 55 mph. I lost control of power brakes and power steering but was able to coast off the ramp to the stop light at the end of the ramp. *tr

Multiple airbag failures 01218 - side airbag igniter; passenger side (n200) 001 - upper limit exceeded - intermittent - mil on 01217 - side airbag igniter; driver side (n199) 001 - upper limit exceeded - intermittent - mil on the dtc's seem to be generated during cold weather periods when the seats are moved. This happens at least 1 - 2 times per year. Vehicle has never been moving when these codes were generated. Dealer has completed the tsb for the drivers side airbag wiring, but the problem is still occurring. Passenger seat does not have a tsb for the airbag wiring. Dealer requires that the code be cleared at the dealership for $100 per incident. Problematic airbags are disabled until the fault code is cleared from the system. Both codes have appeared multiple times, at least 4, on this same vehicle and this problem is also found on multiple vw models. *tr

The turn signal clicker continues clicking after the signal has been de-activated. This defect leads to people not using the signal as they do not want to risk listening to the annoying clicking that sometimes goes on for hours. *tr

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• P0102 [1] Mass or Volume Air Flow "A" Circuit Low Input
• P1128 [1] Throttle Position Sensor In Range But Higher Than Expected
• P1296 [1] Injector High Side Short To GND Or VBATT - Bank 1
• P1250 [3] Alternator Load Input Failed Low
• P0234 [2] Engine Turbocharger/Supercharger Overboost Condition
• P0299 [2] Turbocharger/Supercharger "A" Underboost Condition
• P1297 [3] Injector High Side Short To GND Or VBATT - Bank 2
• P2279 [1] Intake Air System Leak
• P1557 [1] P1557
• P0101 [1] Mass or Volume Air Flow "A" Circuit Range/Performance Problem
• P1603 [1] Throttle Control Unit Detected Loss of Return Spring