Volkswagen Beetle Complaints

2,629 consumer complaints on file.

#6901312August 12, 2002
TIRES, AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING, RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG THEN DEPLOYED, THERE WAS A SCRATCH ON THE WHEEL, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN, CLAIM 53-C850-661. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764953July 30, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
MAY 2001 WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT A WINDOW (DRIVERS) FELT THRUOUGH DOOR CAVITY ON MY VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPAIRED AND THAT WAS IT. THE NEXT MONTH THE PASSENGER WINDOW HAD THE SAME LUCK AND THIS TIME THE SERVICE ADVISORS AT THE DEALER (CAMELBACK VOLKSWAGEN AT PHONEIX, AZ) COMMENTED THAT THIS WAS FAIRLY COMMON ON THE VOLKSWAGENS, AND NOW THAT BOTH OF MY SYSTEMS WHERE REPAIRED I DID NOT HAVE TO WORRY ANYMORE. I WAS UPSET AND ASKED HOW COME THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THEY SAID THAT VW DID NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE ONCE THE WINDOW FALLS YOU HAVE NO WAY TO LOCK THE CAR UNLESS YOU TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE!! ON JULY 29, 2002 MY PREVIOULSLY REPAIRED WINDOW FELT INTO THE DOORS CAVITY ONE MORE TIME. I CALLED THE DEALER AND ASKED FOR AN EXPLANATION AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE INSTALLED PART WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THAT A NEW PART WAS DESIGNED AND BEING INSTALLED ON BROKEN VEHICLES. THIS TIME I CALLED VOLKSWAGEN AND DEMANDED THAT BOTH OF MY WINDOWS SYSTEMS WHERE TO BE REPAIRED AT THE SAME TIME WITH THE NEWLY DESIGN PART, AND ASKED WHY THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS MATTER AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THERE IS NOT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CASES. WELL THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT THEY ARE DEALING WITH 10-15 CASES A DAY AND THEY DO NOT EVEN HAVE THE PART IN STOCK., IT IS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY CAN ONLY PROP THE WINDOW AND LEAVE UNMOBILE UNTIL THE PARTS ARRIVE. IN THE MEANTIME VW REFUSES TO REPLACE THE OTHER PART ON THE DRIVERS SIDE UNTIL IT FAILS, EVEN WHEN THEY KNOW THAT THE INSTALLED PART IS FAILING CONSTANTLY AT LEAST IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764725July 25, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN FOLLOWING THIS VEHICLE IN BRIGHT SUN IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE BRAKE LIGHTS OR THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS ON THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE SUN JUST WASHES THEN OUT. THEY NEED TO BE MOUNTED VERTICALLY AND NOT ON A SLOPE AS THEY ARE NOW.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566861July 24, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
CONSUMER STATED THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULB FAILED, ALSO THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT IS LOCATED IN PLACE THAT IS HARD TO GET TO, THE DEALER STATED IT TOOK 45 MINUTES TO REMOVE THE INSIDE PANELLING AND 2 SECONDS TO CHANGE THE BULB.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764482July 19, 2002
SEATS
DURING A REAR IMPACT, MY SON STATES HIS SEAT LUMBAR SECTION TILTED TOWARDS THE BACK SEATING AREA AND THE PASSENGER SEAT (EMPTY) TILTED FORWARD, TOWARDS THE WINDSHEILD. MY SON LITTERALLY HAD TO USE THE STEERING WILL TO HELP PULL HIMSELF BACK UP FORWARD.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#764335July 17, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AS YOU DRIVE THE ABS LIGHT DISPLAYS ON THE DASH AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY SOFT AND LONG. IT COMPROMISED BRAKING DISTANCE. THIS HAS HAPPEN 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THE FIRST TIME AFTER ONLY 19 044 MILES. WE TALKED WITH VOLKSWAGEN AND THEY SHARED . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566567July 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
WHILE IN MOTION, THE RED ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER CHECKED THE COOLANT RESERVOIR AND FOUND IT TO BE EMPTY. THE CAUSE, A LEAKING COOLANT RESERVOIR CAP. THE RED ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATES OCCASIONALLY. THE OIL LEVEL WAS EXTREMEMLY LOW. MAZDAS SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE NEW BEETLES TENDS TO USE OIL. THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT FAILED ALSO. THE OIL PAN HAS A HOLE IN IT WHICH ALLOWED THE OIL LEVEL TO CONTINUOUSLY BE LOW, THEREFORE ALLOWING THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT TO CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATE, ALSO THE TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER BELT WERE REPLACED. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566140June 19, 2002
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CONSUMER HAD A SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENT, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY RESULTING IN A SERIOUS INJURY TO THE PASSENGER. *YH THE CONSUMER STATED THE BELT TENSIONER DEPLOYED WHICH CAUSED HIS INCREASED ACCELERATION OVER THE NORMAL FORCES .
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8012113June 19, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD A FAILURE IN FUSE BOX WHICH CAUSED SOME FUSES TO MELT. ONE FUSE SHORTED OUT A WIRE TO THE RELAY BOX WHICH ALSO SUSTAINED A SHORT. HEAD LIGHTS, DEFOGGER, HORN, TURN SIGNALS ETC, BECAME INOPERATIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566136June 18, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE OIL CONSUMPTION IN THIS VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXAMINED FOR OIL LEAKS. VEHICLE RUNS LOW ON OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS TYPE OF ENGINE.*JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011520June 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BOLTS THAT HOLD ENGINE FRONT ON RIGHT HAND SIDE CRYSTALIZED, HEAT TREATMENT FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO COME LOOSE. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762946June 11, 2002
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHEN TIRES WERE ROTATED, THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THREE BULGES ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE GOODYEAR DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS ROAD DAMAGE AND WOULD NOT HONOR THE TIRE WARRANTY. THE TIRE WAS LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD AND HAD GONE LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. IT HAD REPLACED THE ORIGINAL, WHOSE SIDEWALL WAS PUNCTURED WHEN MY WIFE HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD. I SUSPECT THAT THE SIDEWALLS ON THIS MODEL TIRE SHOULD BE STRONGER THAN THEY ARE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011215June 6, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOWS ON PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE WILL CONTINUOUSLY FALL WHENEVER CONSUMER IS DRIVING VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER . DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011083June 5, 2002
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND ROLLING OVER SOME PIECES OF TIRE TREAD ON ROAD DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762397May 29, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DEALER SAYS AIR BAG MUST BE REPLACED. NEVER DEPLOYED. SHOULD IT NOT LAST LONGER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010134May 20, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW REGULATOR KEEPS BREAKING, CAUSING POWER WINDOWS TO MALFUNCTION. HAD PART REPLACED 3 TIMES. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009979May 16, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENLY LOSE POWER AT A CERTAIN SPEED AND STAY THERE FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS THE CONSUMER HAS TRIED TO STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WILL STILL DRIVE AT THE SAME SPEED. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*JB *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009948May 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FO RECALL REPAIRS, OXYGEN SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE IS MAKING LOUD NOISES. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761903May 14, 2002
AIR BAGS
THE FAILURE IS WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. DOES NOT FUNCTION WHEN AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A BAD PANEL. I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL REGAURDING THESE PANELS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009441May 8, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ON A BRIDGE AT 50 MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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