2001 Volkswagen EuroVan: raw data

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vehicle2001 / volkswagen / eurovan
known issues7 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-06)
complaints21 on file (2001-12-12 → 2014-10-29)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Engine damage and replacementENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING3 complaints2004-08 → 2014-10eurovan-2001-engine-damage
  • 10105760 INTERMEDIATE DRIVE GEAR WHICH CONTROLS CAM SHAFT AND VALVE TRAIN FAILED DUE TO NON HARDENED METAL
  • 10651101 THE INADEQUATELY HARDENED SPROCKET TEETH WILL VEER EXCESSIVELY, SUCH THAT CHAIN "JUMPEDS" A TOOTH AND SINCE THE VR6 IS AN "INTERFERENCE" VALVE-TRAIN ENGINE, THE ENGINE WILL ESSENTIALLY BE IRREPARABLY DAMAGED
  • 10088781 VW USED PLASTIC IN THE EUROVAN'S OIL FILTER HOUSING
Engine cooling fan blade disintegrationENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2 complaints2009-07 → 2011-11eurovan-2001-cooling-fan-failure
  • 10436086 ENGINE COOLING FAN BLADE FAILURE
  • 10275797 WHEN THE COOLING SYSTEM WAS DISMANTLED, ONE COOLING FAN HAD COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED AND THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE SHROUD APPARENTLY WHERE PART OF THE FAN BRACKET THAT HAD BROKEN OFF WENT THROUGH THE SHROUD INTO THE RADIATOR
Service brake wear and pedal lossSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC3 complaints2001-12 → 2004-12eurovan-2001-brake-system
  • 10104634 MY BRAKES ARE SOFT AND FAIL TO KEEP THE CAR AT REST
  • 755576 I PULLED OUT DOWNHILL AND BRAKE PEDAL FLOORBOARDED
  • 10093043 IN 31,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE IS NOW ON ITS' THIRD SET OF BRAKES
Wheel cracks and air leakageWHEELS2 complaints2002-05 → 2007-02eurovan-2001-wheel-air-leak
  • 8010664 STEEL RIMS HAS WELDS AND AIR IS LEAKING FROM THE TIRE
  • 10182305 THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED STRESS CRACKS IN THE TWO REAR WHEELS
Propane regulator bracket and tank damagePOWER TRAIN2 complaints2002-08 → 2002-09eurovan-2001-propane-bracket
  • 8016626 BRACKET ON VEHICLE THAT HOLDS PROPANE TANK GOT CAUGHT AND ALMOST RUPTURED THAT TANK
  • 766697 THE GAS PRESSURE REGULATOR BRACKET BROKE FREE OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS FORCED BACKWARD INTO THE PROPANE STORAGE TANK
Seat heater burning the seatSEATS2 complaints2006-02 → 2013-01eurovan-2001-seat-heater-burn
  • 10491520 DRIVER SEAT HEATER CAUGHT FIRE AND MELTED HOLE IN SEAT
  • 10150334 THEY DETERMINED THE SEAT HEATER BURNED THE SEAT
Ignition, coil and window wiring electrical faultsELECTRICAL SYSTEM3 complaints2003-12 → 2005-06eurovan-2001-electrical-faults
  • 10126268 CONTACT STATES VEHICLE WILL NOT START. HOWEVER, AFTER WRIGGLING THE IGNITION SWITCH THE VEHICLE WILL START
  • 10106858 WHEN PRESSING THE BUTTON DOWN TO LOWER THE WINDOW SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE DOOR
  • 10050779 WE DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WHEN THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIT UP

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
212001-12-122014-10-2911ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:7; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:3; SERVICE BRAKES:3; HYDRAULIC:3; SEATS:2

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2001 Volkswagen EuroVan vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2001/volkswagen/eurovan
@misc{wrenchpro_2001_volkswagen_eurovan_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2001 Volkswagen EuroVan},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2001/volkswagen/eurovan}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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