This car was purchased as a certified vehicle after receiving the emissions fix. after less than 10,000 miles and only one year of ownership, all my dashboard warning lights came on (including airbag error) and the floor mats were soaked when i started my car after a severe rain storm. i was told the sunroof drains were plugged and caused the electrical issues. the drain being plugged with debris is considered an external factor and therefore the repairs are not covered by the warranty of this certified car. the owner's manual indicates that maintenance on the sun roof drains is recommended at 40,000 miles. as noted, the car was below the 40,000 mark but had sat idle for over a year between the time it was bought back from the original customer to when it was sold as a certified vehicle.
Steering column control module with clock spring failed,/ miles on car 54302. all buttons on steering wheel stopped working. no horn, air bag light on as malfunction, reports state hazardous to drive... took it in for replacement--cost 668.52. other vw have had this problem as a recall.. please add to list of vw having this problem and insist vw pay or recall to have them fix this dangerous problem. i pulled into parking spot when it all stopped. good this i was back home and not still up in the sierras
Problem noticed december 12th when one by one all the warning lights came on including the air bag, the stabilization system, the headlight system and others. then when i stopped at a red light, the car would not shift out of 1st gear. i ended up having to have my vehicle towed back home. the next day a mechanic scanned it and said there was a problem in the emitions system which disabled the car by making it not able to drive. i then had it towed to the nearest vw dealer who told me that the whole problem, including the failure of the safety systems, was caused by a leak in the sunroof. water ran down the a-piller and shorted some wiring. they gave me a print out where vw admits that this is the result of a production defect but they said that if the defect was not found before the warranty ran out that vw would not allow it to be fixed unless i paid them over $1,0000. as it is, i had to pay them $240 to take the trim off of the a-piller and dry the wiring out. this made the car run normally for the time being but now i am afraid that it will happen again.