2000 Volkswagen GTI GLS review from North America

This car was purchased as a demonstrator from a Volkswagen dealer. Within the first months of ownership to just this week, I have had 23 incidents (including 3 roadside assistance and 3 tows to the dealer) for unscheduled maintenance performed by a Volkswagen dealer. The list of things that have gone and continue to go wrong with this car are the following:

Passenger and driver side window failure;

Interior courtesy light failure (twice)

Handle for access to rear seat broken

Passenger and driver side door poorly adjusted

Rear window washer and motor malfunction

Front wiper malfunction (replaced twice)

Cruise control malfunction

Driver side rear-view mirror heater malfunction

Second gear grinding

Passenger door handle trim coming apart

Car dead after one-week absence for vacation (3 times)

Rear brake disks and brake pads finished after 32000 km (front still OK)

Rough idling

Gas pump failure

The major problem: engine misfiring causing power failure (8 visits to the service department). For this last problem, every "ground wire" (I don't know what these are) was tightened. Ignition coil packs, ignition wires, spark plugs, sensors, relays, etc

Volkswagen has serious quality control problems it needs to address if as it's directors state they are to compete with Mercedes and BMW. More importantly, failure to take responsibility for a lemon they produced is not conducive to the future purchase of a Volkswagen or Audi product from customers.