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2016 Volkswagen GOLF R Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1413066
Internal NHTSA #	11032692
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	GOLF R
Model Year	2016
File date	24/06/16
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Rear view camera operation is intermittent. When parked and activating reverse, the display screen sometimes displays "park pilot currently not available" and the rear camera is disabled. This happens about one time in every 10 times the camera is used. It has happened many times in the 1 year, 5 months that i have owned the car. Backing up without a view to the back is very dangerous in many situations. The dealer has attempted to fix this problem six times with no success. A lemon law complaint (florida) has been made.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	1400
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GAINESVILLE, FL
VIN pattern	WVWLF7AU7GWXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Transmission type
Vehicle speed	0
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Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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Dealer's ZIP code

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2016 Volkswagen GOLF R Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 Volkswagen GOLF R Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?