After my video "Buying a Golf/Bora? What should you look out for?" and "Golf 4 VLOG: A new V5? What should I look out for when buying a car?" comes a long video about the #weak points that many Golf 4 and Bora drivers have noticed over the years. With the following timestamps you can quickly jump to the problems (which you may currently have). Below you will also find links to the two videos mentioned above. 00:40 Dark speedometer display, display difficult to read Video on display replacement: • ???????? VDO speedometer instrument cluster display ... 01:24 Instrument lighting not working 02:12 ABS and/or ESP lamp lights up, lateral acceleration sensor, wheel speed sensor Video on dismantling and re-soldering the sensor: • ???????? VW Golf IV Bora ESP sensor dismantling... 04:00 Climatronic no longer regulates properly, interior too warm or too cold 04:35 Door lighting not working, exit lighting not working, door lock not working properly, microswitch defective 05:31 Vehicle does not lock, lock opens again, microswitch defective, safe not working properly 07:08 What if the door no longer opens? How do I get the lock replaced? Video of removing the door panel: • ???????? VW Golf IV Bora removing the door panel... 07:43 The tailgate won't open, problem with the tailgate lock, the tailgate lock is stuck Video of this from the trunk: • ???????? VW Golf IV tailgate won't... 07:53 The tailgate is rusting 08:24 The door is hanging, the doors are difficult to close 09:04 The alarm goes off for no reason, the bonnet switch is defective 09:32 The car smells of petrol, the smell of petrol comes through the ventilation (when stationary) Video of this, what is the name of the hose?: • ???????? VW Golf IV activated carbon filter, the... 09:55 The engine ticks when stationary, noise from the activated carbon filter Video, because one video isn't enough: • ???????? VW Golf IV smells of petrol VW... 10:17 The additional water pump is defective? Is there an error code for this? Video additional water pump explained, tested and retrofitted: • ???????? VW Golf IV additional water pump explained... 10:50 Noises when steering, cracking on bumps, cracking when turning Video about wheel bearings, steering knuckles, ball joints, coupling rods and tie rods: • ???????? VW Golf IV wheel bearings with steering knuckles... 11:59 Car smells burnt, fuse box on the battery has traces of heat 12:58 Interior wet, footwell wet, drains from the sunroof leaking? Video about sunroof drains: • ???????? Sunroof drains, speedometer problems... 14:08 Roof liner comes loose, roof liner gets stuck 14:39 Belt does not roll up (completely), belt gets stuck 15:37 Mirror heating does not work, outside mirrors fog up Video Check mirror heating without multimeter: • ???????? VW Golf IV Bora mirror heating without... 16:28 Interior lighting flickers, interior light does not work (properly) 17:12 Engine starts poorly when warm, diesel engine starts poorly when cold Video Short circuit in glow plugs: • ???????? VW Golf IV 1.9 TDI does not start,... 17:56 Temperature in the speedometer does not match the water temperature 18:51 Air conditioning does not work, windows do not clear in winter 19:59 Sometimes the Climatronic is strange Video Sensor after evaporator not present: • ???????? VW Bora Golf 4 air conditioning cools n... 20:19 Gearshift stiff, gearshift jerky Video Clean gearshift: • ???????? VW Golf IV Bora Cable gearshift ... Video Spare parts and shortening the gearshift: • ???????? VW Golf IV Bora OEM shortening the gearshift ... 21:35 Leaking vacuum hose, hose on the brake booster torn Video Repair the brake booster, do not replace it: • ???????? VW Golf IV brake booster re... 21:44 Air mass meter defective, clean the air mass meter Video Replace camshaft sensors and air mass meter: • ???????? VW Golf IV V5 camshaft sensors... 22:08 Door assembly carrier and loudspeaker leaking Video ...but why is the Bora leaking: • ???????? VW Bora VLOG: Eighth door ... 22:30 Problems with the windshield wiper, relay defective Video Repairing the wiper linkage: • ???????? Repairing the VW Golf IV wiper linkage... Video Windshield wipers do not work sporadically: • ???????? VW Golf IV Bora windshield wiper fu... Video Wiper relay is stuck, windshield wipers wipe too far: • ???????? VW Golf IV Bora wiper relay is stuck... 22:44 Cable broken in the transition to the tailgate, rear window heating no longer works, rear wiper no longer works 23:17 Forced ventilation and/or tail lights (seals) leaking 23:56 Rear wiper is rusting solid, tube in the wiper motor is oxidized 24:17 More suggestions from the community part 2: • ???????? Known Golf 4 and Bora problems ... Buying a VW Golf #Bora? What should you look out for? Weak points: • ???????? Buy a VW Golf/Bora? What should I look out for... #Golf4 VLOG: A new V5? What should I look out for when buying a car?: • ???????? Golf 4 VLOG: A new V5? What should I look out for... I accept no lia