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I would have to say yes.
As for my 99 Passat v-6, I have had unusual items go bad, most of them under 60k miles.
First, the one thing that really peaved me when I bought this car used, was the fact that VW cuts the warranty in half. What was a 100k mile warranty became 50k. What a crappy way to do business.
At about 28k, a $300 air valve went bad, was not covered under warranty. Around the same time, needed a new side view mirror switch(very cheaply made).
At about 30k miles I had a $550 front brake job on the car with new rotors at Midas. The dealer quote was $800.
At about 40k, had the rear brakes done for $250.
At 49k, I had a ticking noise in engine. Two crappy VW dealers said it was the gas I was using. near the 50k mark, I left the car at the VW dealer for 10 days and they figured out it was a combination of the tension pulley, water pump, and timing belt. The total $$ was $1400, but I had to show documentation that I had my oil changes before the warranty would pick up the tab.
At about 50k, the blinker and brake lights went out.
At about 55K, had to have another side view mirror switch, and a main window and lock switch. The original just deterioated. $100 for these two parts.
At about 60k, the two front cv joints need to be replaced. Have not done this yet. $300 quote.
At 65k, water starts appearing on floor behind passenger seat. Why on God's green earth would a clogged pollen filter lead to a wet floor. I think it is crappy engineering.
At 70k miles, still have the water leak.
This is my 3rd VW and last. On a Honda Accord with 150k miles, the only things I changed or repaired were: 1 cv joint and axel, front brakes, timing belt, and oil.
My brother in law has an 01 GTI with a v-6. The driver's window track has been fixed 3 times and the airbag has been fixed 4 times, all under 30k miles.
VW's drive GREAT, but the reliability is crap. They would have the best car in the world if it had Honda or Toyota reliability.
As for the window and mirror switches, I am going to mail them to the U.S. VW Pres.
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