Volkswagen Beetle Complaints

2,629 consumer complaints on file.

#10549362October 24, 2013
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY INADVERTENTLY OR WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,141. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549423October 24, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE POWER TRAIN HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 11/15/13*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548740October 21, 2013
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE BLACK TIE EDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, HE HEARD A VIBRATING NOISE ON THE ROOF. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE SPOILER HAD BECOME PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE SPOILER NEEDED TO BE RE-ATTACHED WITH GLUE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE SPOILER BECAME COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 11/05/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPOILER BECAME DETACHED THREE TIMES. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 08V036000. HOWEVER, THE RECALL ONLY PERTAINED TO THE TRIPLE WHITE EDITION, NOT THE BLACK TIE EDITION. UPDATED 11/18/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548387October 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THE AUTOMATIC 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547535October 10, 2013
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
REAR WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP. AUTOMATICALLY WENT BACK DOWN, AND THEN I HEAR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE GLASS BREAKING! THINK THERE ARE PLASTIC PARTS DOWN IN WINDOW THAT WERE ACTUALLY TEARING UP! HAD SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND WAS HOPING MY BUG WAS NOT A LEMON LIKE SO MANY OTHERS! VW HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM REPEATEDLY, BUT STILL CONTINUES TO DO NOTHING BUT CHARGE AN ASTRONOMICAL AMOUNT TO "FIX" (PUT A BANDAGE ON IT) ! LOVE MY BUG, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS! SERIOUSLY THINKING OF GETTING RID OF IT BEFORE SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547300October 8, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP. TWO MONTHS LATER WHILE PARKING IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AND ROLLED OVER A CEMENT CHOCK FOLLOWED BY A STORAGE UNIT THAT FRACTURED THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,387.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545363September 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PRNDL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE WARNING LIGHT WAS OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITH THE FLASHING PRNDL LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MACHATRONIC SPEED SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545365September 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION LURCHES WHEN SHIFTING. IT FEELS LIKE IT SLIPS AND WILL REV UP AND . FROM WHAT I AM READING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. THE DEALERSHIPS WANT $7000 DOLLARS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY ALL SEEM TO BE VERY FAMILIER WITH THIS "COMMON" PROBLEM. SOUNDS LIKE THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE CARS. GOT THIS CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER TO USE THROUGH COLLEGE AND NOW I AM STUCK WITH A CAR THAT COST MORE TO FIX THAN ITS WORTH. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545194September 24, 2013
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
THE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE BECOMES DEFECTIVE AND SETS AN AIRBAG CODE MAKING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURN ON AND POSSIBLY NOT WORK. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BUCKLE ON THIS VEHICLE IN 187,000 MILES. I HAVE CHECKED A NUMBER OF VW CLUB FORUMS AND HAVE FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543077September 11, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I AM THE THIRD OWNER AND I SHOULD HAVE CKED THIS CAR OUT SINCE THE PERSON WHO SOLD IT TOO ME DIDNT TELL ME A THING ABOUT THE CAR.I AM SO DICUSTED ABOUT THIS ADORABLE LOOKING CAR. I ONLY DROVE IT ONCE AND TOOK IT TOO OUR MECHANIC. WISHED I HAD TAKEN IT THERE FIRST$800.00 LATER AND JUST THE BEGINNING! I PAID TOO MUCH TO BEGIN WITH. IPAID $4500 FOR A 2003 VW BECAUSE IT WAS CUTE! SO I WISH VW WOULD HELP US AMERICAN PEOPLE. I WANT TO DRIVE MY CAR BUT HAVE ONLY DRIVEN IT ONCE.! HELP !! STILL AT THE MECHANICS! WISH PEOPLE COULD BE HONEST ! THIS WOULD NOT HAPPENED IN THE 60"S . WE HAVE A GOOD MECHANIC! THANK GOD! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542130September 5, 2013
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT: SAFETY ISSUE I OWN A 2009 VW BEETLE/2 DOOR COUPE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE LOWER SHIELDS TWICE. THESE SHIELDS, BAFFLES AND COVER PLATES ARE QUITE EXPENSIVE AND ADD UP TO MY GREATEST REPAIR COST FOR THIS VEHICLE. AS YOU KNOW, THEY ARE NOT REPAIRABLE. MY MOST RECENT EXPERIENCE IS WHAT HAS PROMPTED ME TO WRITE YOU. I DROVE MY CAR FROM MY HOME IN OZARK, MO TO DUBUQUE, IA THIS PAST JUNE THE ENTIRE TRIP IS ON GOOD TWO LANE OR FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. DURING THE TRIP, AFTER CROSSING A BRIDGE, I NOTICED A TERRIBLE SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR. IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS DRAGGING. IT WAS. THE SHIELD UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS DRAGGING. THE SHIELD MADE OF PLASTIC WAS ONLY ATTACHED TOGETHER WITH SMALL RUBBER CLIPS. THERE WAS NO WAY TO REPLACE THE CLIPS. THERE WERE NO SCREWS OR ANY OTHER ATTACHMENT TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD. IF THE SHIELD HAD COMPLETELY DISLODGED I DO NOT KNOW WHAT DAMAGE MAY HAVE OCCURRED TO THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR, BUT I DO KNOW THE DRIVER BEHIND ME WOULD HAVE BEEN FACED WITH A RUBBER SHIELD TOSSING DOWN THE ROAD AT HIM. THE REPAIR COST FOR THIS ONE INCIDENT WAS $357.32. I HAVE NOW PAID A TOTAL OF OVER $700 IN THE PAST TWO YEARS FOR THIS ONE ITEM ON MY CAR. THIS REPAIR EXPENSE IS ENOUGH MONEY TO CONVINCE ME TO BUY A DIFFERENT CAR. I LOVE THE WAY THE CAR HANDLES, BUT A $700 REPAIR BILL IN TWO YEARS IS TOO MUCH TO LIVE WITH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538079August 30, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE IS A DELAY BETWEEN WHEN THE HORN BUTTON IS PRESSED AND WHEN IT SOUNDS. THAT'S A HAZARD AND MAKES NO SENSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10541663August 29, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CPSC:I1380279A. 2006 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. CONSUMER STATED THE CAR IS EMITTING STRONG FUMES THAT SMELLS LIKE BURNING WAX OR CRAYONS. ALSO STATED IT IS MAKING HER SICK. *LN UPDATED 09/25/13*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537725August 28, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
EVER SINCE WE PURCHASED OUR USED 2004 BEETLE CONVERITBLE, THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN A PROBLEM. WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1-3 GEARS THE CAR JUMPS AND HALTS. IT IS HORRIBLE. WE HAD THE TRIP TRON SWITCH REPLACED AND STILL NO HELP. I WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS FROM 2003 TO 2008. A NEW TRANSMISSION IS OVER $6000. APPARENTLY, IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537126August 25, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY PARTIALLY MOVE WHEN TURNED ON OR STOP PART WAY THROUGH THE CYCLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536653August 22, 2013
POWER TRAIN
UPON INCREASING SPEED VEHICLE SHIFTS EXTREMELY HARD ESPECIALLY IN LOW GEARS. A DECREASE IN SPEED ALSO RESULTS IN EXTREMELY HARD DOWNSHIFTING. SOMETIMES CAR WILL NOT SHIFT. UPON SLOWING DOWN AT SAME RED LIGHT TWO DAYS IN A ROW CAR APPEARS TO DROP INTO FIRST GEAR, BUT THEN BEGINS TO TRY TO ROLL BACK UPON RELEASING THE BREAK. THIS PARTICULAR LIGHT IS ON A HILL WITH 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC. I HAD TO SWITCH THE CAR OFF, SHIFT INTO PARK, AND THEN CRANK THE CAR AGAIN FOR IT TO CATCH FIRST TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. I CALLED VW DEALERSHIPS WITH NO RETURN CALL. FINALLY GOT A SVC MGR. COULD NOT TELL ME ANYTHING. GAVE ME AN 800 PHONE # TO CALL. I WAS TOLD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT IN NOV OF 2012 EVEN THOUGH MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE 100,000 MILES. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT I SHOULD HAVE CALLED THAT NUMBER WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR TO "REGISTER" IT IN MY NAME WITH VW. I RECEIVED NO INFORMATION AT PURCHASE, AND WITH THIS BEING MY 8TH VEHICLE IT WAS THE FIRST I WAS TOLD I HAD TO CALL THE MAKER TO REGISTER IT WITH. I AM SCARED WHEN I HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR TO WORK EVERY DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536691August 22, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
REAR WINDOW REGULATOR BAD - REPLACE $639.00 FRONT REGULATOR BAD - $338.23 RADIO WENT BAD - DRAINS BATTERY - REPLACEMENT $419.62 AIRCONDITIONER MAKING LOUD NOISE NOT REPLACEMENT YET DASH LIGHT BULB - 100.62 REPLACE CRANK SEAL,WATER PUMP,THERMOSTAT,DRIVE BELT $1,094.16 OUTSIDE TEMP GAUGE REPLACE $49.70 . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536255August 20, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW ADHESIVE ON THE CONVERTIBLE TOP BECAME SEPARATED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE GLASS TO SEPARATE AND THE ROOF FABRIC TO HANG. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE GLASS MAY FRACTURE WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V036000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,520 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,600. UPDATED 03/31/14*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535932August 18, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
PULLED OVER FOR RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT BEING OUT.. HAD REPLACED THE BULB THE MONTH BEFORE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. REPLACED THE BULB AGAIN AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS STILL DO NOT COME ON... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535737August 16, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THIS IS MY DAUGHTERS CAR AND WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF IT WITH HER GOING TO SCHOOL AND WORK. IT HAS BEEN JERKING VERY HARD ENOUGH TO THROW YOU WHOLE BODY FORWARD I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THE COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN WITH THIS CAR I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT IT KNOWING ALL THESE PROBLEMS. PARENTS CONCERNED PLEASE HELP TO GET FIXED. VW SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND FIX THESE DANGEROUS ISSUES I PRAY EVERYDAY SHE IS OK DRIVING, CAN'T AFFORD TO GET ANOTHER CAR LET ALONE FIX IT!!! ALSO HAVE HAD OTHER ISSUES TOO BUT THIS ONE IS THE MOST CONCERNING!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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