vinkodex.Panoramic roof: drain hose leak
It does not show up on every car. Check before you buy.
expensive
severity
not available
mileage
2
sources
2 sources next to the write-up.
The fault
How you spot it
At the factory the roof drain hoses were fixed to their stubs with only a few spots of adhesive; heat separates them over time, and the water runs onto the headlining. The drains are also narrow and block up easily. The sign is a damp headlining around the A-pillar, or water in the footwell. The maker issued a technical bulletin about it for the 2015 to 2017 Golf and GTI models.
Which model
Who it affects
The card opens the generation, the engine or the transmission.
Generations and models
3 generations.
Volkswagen
VI
Golf
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Volkswagen Golf VI
2008–2012
Volkswagen
VII
Golf
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Volkswagen Golf VII
2012–2017
Volkswagen
VII.5
Golf
Volkswagen Golf VII.5
2017–2020
vinkodex.Checklist
Panoramic roof: drain hose leak
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Before you buy
Checklist
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Sources
How we know
Information, not an expert opinion
We write the descriptions, and we put the source next to them. A person reviews them before they go out. They are still information, not a technical expert opinion.
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