2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI Engine Problems and Repair Histories
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2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTIs for which no Engine problems have been reported are not displayed. So the 2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI problems and repair histories you see here should not be used to infer car Engine problem frequency.
For 2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI Engine problem frequency, check the Car Reliability Survey result. For the problems behind the score, check the 2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI Engine problems and repair histories that follow it.
Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI Reliability through December 31, 2012
General NotesModels and statistics marked with an asterisk (*) have very low sample sizes. These results, visible only to logged-in members, provide only a rough estimate of car reliability.Any result under 20 repair trips per 100 cars is likely a result of the small sample size, and should be expected to increase to 20 or so in future updates.
New models often start out with high repair rates, and then improve as the manufacturer identifies and addresses common problems. MethodologyOnly successfully completed repairs are currently included in the analysis. Routine maintenance, most wear items, recalls, and problems fixed with just a reflash or warning light reset are not included.
| Year | Make/Model | Trips/Year/100 Cars | Compared to all models for the same year | |
| 2001 | Volkswagen Golf / GTI | 32 Golf / GTIs, 8.0 months of data per Golf / GTI, average 142600 miles Note high average odometer for the TDI. Score for the diesel especially seems too low to be accurate. Possible that owners are living with problems instead of fixing them.56 |
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| 2001 | Volkswagen Golf diesel | 14 Golf diesels, 9.4 months of data per Golf diesel, average 190900 miles Small sample size. Join or 14 Golf diesels, 9.4 months of data per Golf diesel, average 190900 miles Small sample size. sign in to view |
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2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI
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| Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI in Texas, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Aug | 2009 | 109000 | First odometer entry | |
| Sep | 2009 | 110000 | 0 | CEL came on reporting faulty Catalytic converter. Dealer quoting $880 to diagnose and fix the problem. Can't afford to pay $880 and planned to get OEM from alternate vendor and have it fixed at local shop. |
| Mar | 2010 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
| Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI in Quebec, Canada | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Nov | 2011 | 104780 | First odometer entry | |
| Dec | 2011 | 105400 | 2500 | Check engine |
| Jan | 2012 | 105400 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI in Illinois, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jun | 2011 | 77000 | First odometer entry | |
| Oct | 2011 | 79700 | 800 | o2 sensors |
| Jul | 2012 | 85000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI 4dr Sedan
turbocharged 150hp 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI in Quebec, Canada | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Nov | 2009 | 80600 | First odometer entry | |
| Dec | 2009 | 81220 | 0 | Engine seem to work on 2 cylinder intermittently. So we can feel a lost of power when accelerating. |
| Sep | 2010 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI 4dr Hatch
turbocharged 90hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD
| Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI in Washington, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Feb | 2010 | 82000 | First odometer entry | |
| Jul | 2010 | 87000 | 2000 | Car died, fuel delivery problem, towed car to shop -- replaced glow plug harness Car died, fuel delivery problem, towed car to shop -- replaced MAF sensor |
| Aug | 2010 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
| Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI in Oklahoma, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Sep | 2009 | 148000 | First odometer entry | |
| Aug | 2010 | 155300 | 80 | Replaced glow plugs. |
| Mar | 2011 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
| Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI in Florida, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Sep | 2010 | 179000 | First odometer entry | |
| Dec | 2011 | 200000 | 110 | Check engine light on because of a glow plug failure. Glow plug harness broke when I removed it to test the plugs, so I changed it and put 4 new glow plugs at the same time. |
| Dec | 2012 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
| Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI in Ontario, Canada | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Nov | 2007 | 241180 | First odometer entry | |
| Dec | 2007 | 243040 | 0 | A couple of glow plugs (Diesel engine) were burned out. Replaced with used ones on hand. |
| Aug | 2008 | 263500 | 230 | Camshaft oil seal leaking. Replaced during routine timing belt change (this is not always done or needed). As well, the timing belt tensioner was discovered to be in precarious health, possibly due to previous mechanic's error in installation. |
| Apr | 2010 | 297600 | 85 | One of the radiator fans (passenger side) was dead. |
| Jun | 2010 | 298220 | 55 | Air Mass Flow sensor was dead (possibly due to water ingestion) |
| Apr | 2011 | 311860 | 30 | Serpentine belt idler came apart - known weakness with this model, and I keep a spare on hand. |
| Mar | 2013 | 331080 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI 4dr Hatch
turbocharged 150hp 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI in California, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jan | 2010 | 91000 | First odometer entry | |
| Apr | 2010 | 93000 | 634 | Replaced leaking head gasget, leaking o-rings and damaged coolant flange. Got a $400 discount from my mechanic on repairs 'cause I was poor -- real cost of repair should have been almost $1000. Replaced damaged coolant flange. |
| Jun | 2011 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
| Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI in Washington, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Dec | 2008 | 90000 | First odometer entry | |
| Dec | 2009 | 102000 | 45 | replaced secondary air hose replaced cam chain tensioner and valve gaskets replaced air breather hose on valve cover replaced mass air flow meter replaced thermostat |
| Feb | 2010 | 104000 | 0 | Replaced all 4 ignition coils, after one went bad. There's not an official recall yet for the Golfs, but it was still fixed by VW. |
| Sep | 2011 | 122000 | 0 | Took car in for a 120,000 mile service, plus timing belt/water pump. |
| Nov | 2011 | 123000 | 1500 | 120K service, which includes timing belt, water pump, plugs, filters. new valve cover gasket. slow coolant leak fixed. |
| Mar | 2013 | 138000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI 4dr Hatch
turbocharged 150hp 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI in Colorado, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Oct | 2009 | 74000 | First odometer entry | |
| Feb | 2010 | 77500 | 700 | Timing belt, serpentine belt and water pump replaced. |
| Jul | 2010 | 82000 | 0 | Cracked cooling hose flange caused coolant leak. |
| Mar | 2013 | 109000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI 4dr Hatch
115-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI in Florida, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Feb | 2007 | 82000 | First odometer entry | |
| Nov | 2009 | 103000 | 1100 | Water Pump and Timing Belt replaced as scheduled by maintenance manual Oil leak discovered, added sleeve to oil drain plug, still leaking after returned home Thermostat replaced for indication of varying temperature indications |
| Jun | 2011 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI 4-door
turbocharged 4-cylinder diesel manual 2WD
| Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI in Washington, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Nov | 2008 | 94000 | First odometer entry | |
| Apr | 2009 | 98000 | 0 | Fuel pump replaced, extended warranty. |
| May | 2009 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI 4-door
4-cylinder diesel automatic 2WD
| Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI in New Jersey, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Dec | 2008 | 4000 | First odometer entry | |
| May | 2009 | 100000 | 650 | Soot removed from Air control device. Mass flow sensor? Code on computer indicated problem. common with diesels. Also needed to clean out exhaust manifold of soot as well. Stripped drain plug on aluminum oil pan leaking. Pan replaced. |
| Jun | 2011 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI 2dr Hatch
turbocharged 90hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD
| Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI in Texas, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jul | 2009 | 150000 | First odometer entry | |
| Oct | 2010 | 174300 | 2050 | bad fuel injection pump. replaced fuel injection pump. |
| Jun | 2011 | 175000 | 250 | very poor acceleration, turbo not functioning. hissing sound when trying to accelerate. leaking turbo exhaust hose. replaced hose. |
| Apr | 2013 | 186000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI 2dr Hatch
turbocharged 150hp 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI in New York, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Dec | 2010 | 70000 | First odometer entry | |
| Jan | 2011 | 71000 | 255 | Bad MAF sensor. |
| Feb | 2011 | 71000 | 250 | odd noises from the turbo, |
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI 2dr Hatch
turbocharged 150hp 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI in Indiana, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jul | 2007 | 49000 | First odometer entry | |
| Jun | 2010 | 95000 | 1100 | Replaced timing belt and water pump. Also replaced damaged breather hose. |
| Oct | 2012 | 114000 | 84 | engine dies at idle. rough running. |
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI 2dr Hatch
174-horsepower 2.8L V6 5-speed manual FWD
| Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI in West Virginia, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jan | 2013 | 101000 | First odometer entry | |
| Feb | 2013 | 101000 | 3000 | Repaired Timing Chains, was a completely miserable thing to try to go |
| Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI in Washington, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jun | 2011 | 124000 | First odometer entry | |
| Oct | 2012 | 143000 | 1473 | problem: engine light came on. repair: 1. replaced water pump, hose, coolant adative 2. replaced 02 sensor 3. replaced thermostat |
| Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI in Minnesota, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| May | 2008 | 77000 | First odometer entry | |
| Sep | 2011 | 115000 | 600 | Replacement of upper and lower timing chain guides, along with upper and lower timing chains. |
| Mar | 2013 | 123000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
2001 Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI 2dr Hatch
115-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI in Florida, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| May | 2008 | 83000 | First odometer entry | |
| Aug | 2008 | 85000 | 0 | Engine light went on. Catalytic converter went bad. Was covered under special extended warranty. |
| Sep | 2008 | 85000 | 0 | The check engine light was on again in the car (which is why I got rid of it). |
| Volkswagen in California, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Aug | 2007 | 100000 | First odometer entry | |
| Sep | 2007 | 103000 | 0 | Oil leak slowly. Didn't fix. |
| Mar | 2010 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
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