Volkswagen Beetle Complaints

2,629 consumer complaints on file.

#10286955October 9, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2000 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE TURBO 1.8L, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BREAKS AND REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND BREAKS AGAIN. ALL OLD PARTS IN POSSESSION AND VEHICLE PURCHASED THIS YEAR FROM ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285985October 1, 2009
SEATS
MY 1998 VW NEW BEETLE DRIVER SEAT DISLODGED COS SCREWS UNDERNEATH CAME OUT WHILE DRIVING ON OAKLAND HIGHWAY. I WAS PUSHED TO THE BACK ON THE SEAT N I WAS NOT ABLE TO REACH MY ACCELERATOR N BRAKE PEDALS. I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON FREEWAY IF IT HAPPENED FIVE MINUTES EARLIER. THE SCREWS CAME LOOSE THE SECOND TIME. THE THIRD TIME I HAVE TO USE THE WHITE TAPE ON THE SCREWS TO TIGHTEN THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285744September 30, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE WITH THE 1.8 TURBO MOTOR. SINCE OWNING THE CAR FROM NEW, WE HAVE HAD FIRST ONE AND NOW THE OTHER REAR WINDOW MALFUNCTION. ONE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE OTHER WOULDN'T YOU KNOW WENT OUT SOON AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE WINDOW WILL NOT GO ALL OF THE WAY UP WITHOUT SOME STRONG PHYSICAL ASSISTANCE. NOT HAVING THE WINDOW OPERABLE ALSO MEANS THAT WE CAN NO LONGER USE THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. THERE SEEMS TO BE A GROWING NUMBER OF VW NEW BEETLE CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AND/OR PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT WINDOWS AS WELL. FOR SOME STRANGE REASON THE CONVERTIBLE WERE LEFT OUT OF A SOMEWHAT RECENT TSB/RECALL FOR WINDOW FAILURE. OUR CAR HAS HAD THE ISSUE FOR THE FRONT WINDOWS RESOLVED UNDER WARRANTY. BUT WE ARE CONCERNED THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE SEEN THE LAST OF THIS. BUT THE COMPLAINT AT THIS TIME IS ABOUT THE REAR WINDOWS. WITH THE CAR NOT BEING VERY OLD, GARAGED, COVERED AND WELL CARED FOR, WE SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES, AND NEITHER SHOULD SO MANY OTHERS. IT SEEMS TO US THAT VOLKSWAGEN GROUP HAS A PARTS QUALITY ISSUE HERE THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED NOT BY EXPERIMENTING ON THE CONSUMER OR AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. WE ARE PUTTING UP WITH ENOUGH BY HAVING TO WORK AROUND THE INCONVENIENCES IN LOST FUNCTIONALITY OF THE VEHICLE AND LOST TIME GOING TO THE SERVICE CENTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285793September 30, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OVER THE LAST MONTH OR TWO MY WIFE'S 2003 VW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE HAS HAD SOME ISSUES WITH THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION THAT PROGRESSIVELY HAVE GOTTEN WORSE. DEALER SAYS TRANS IS BAD WITH ONLY 120K MILES. TRANS IS NON SERVICEABLE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING TRANS SLAMS BETWEEN GEARS MAKING CAR UNDRIVABLE. DEALER WANTS $6500 TO REPLACE. FORUMS ON THE INTERNET CLAIM THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR YEARS AND VW IS NOT DOING SQUAT ABOUT IT. $6500 TO FIX A '!@#$% TRANSMISSION IS RIDICULOUS. WHEN WILL THERE BE A RECALL. THIS IS UNSAFE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285554September 28, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES HAVE FAILED THREE SEPARATE TIMES ON MY VW NEW BEETLE. THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE MASTER CYLINDER ONCE! THE CAR IS EXACTLY 23 MONTHS OLD AND HAS A TOTAL OF 8,300 MILES. FIRST FAILURE AT 2201MILES 2ND FAILURE AT 3800MILES AND 3RD FAILURE AT 8,200 MILES. ITS A DEATH MACHINE!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285296September 25, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR/CABLE. HAD ONE OF MY BACK WINDOWS REPLACED ALREADY THE DRIVER SIDE BACK WINDOW REGULATOR/CABLE IS BROKEN MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR/CABLE IS BROKEN AND MY PASSENGERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR/CABLE IS GOING STARTING TO MAKE THAT FUNNY NOISE RIGHT BEFORE IT BREAKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284921September 22, 2009
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
SAB DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10284621September 19, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
VW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE WINDOW REGULATOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284102September 16, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, VISIBILITY
REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WILL NO LONGER COME UP. THE REGULATOR IS BROKEN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284105September 16, 2009
VISIBILITY
PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW DOES NOT RETRACT WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR. IT STAYS UP AND GETS CAUGHT ON THE TOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284106September 16, 2009
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT WONT GO OFF. WAS TOLD THE SEATBELT SENSOR CAME LOOSE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED COSTING $350. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283978September 15, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE. WHEN HE TRIED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN "DRIVE" OR SHIFT GEARS THEY LOCKED BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST SPEED WHILE DRIVING AND THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED DISPLAYING ALL OF THE GEARS AT ONCE ( P, R, N, D, S,). A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION OR THE TIP TRONIC SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS, THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 124,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283437September 9, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. A HEADLIGHT BULB BLEW OUT IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENTIRE HIGH INTENSITY DENSITY SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, DUE TO THE REPAIR COST THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE SO THAT HE COULD PASS THE VIRGINIA STATE INSPECTION. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK SPECIFICALLY SINCE THE STATE OF VIRGINIA PROHIBITS DRIVING WITHOUT HEAD LAMPS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 26,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282871September 4, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE WINDOW REGULATOR ON THE 2003 AND 2004 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLES DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT DOES NOT ALLOW THE WINDOW TO GO DOWN ENOUGH OR SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. THIS CAUSES THE WINDOW TO RUB AGAINST THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. I NOW HAVE A SMALL TEAR IN MY TOP, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A LARGER TEAR OR POSSIBLE BREAKDOWN OF MY CONVERTIBLE TOP, RENDERING THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE IN MY MINNESOTA CLIMATE. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WITH THESE CARS AND VW REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DESIGN FLAW. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS THE REGULATOR CAN COST UP TO $700 PER SIDE TO FIX. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS FOR SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING TO VIRTUALLY EVERY 03, 04 NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282664September 2, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2004 VW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE. REAR WINDOWS REGULATOR/MOTORS BROKE. VW ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR FRONT WINDOWS (7 YEARS) REAR WINDOWS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER WANTS $700.00 PER SIDE TO FIX. WINDOWS DO NOT ROLL DOWN ON COMMAND. OFTEN FALL ON THEIR OWN AFTER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281922August 27, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT AND SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. AND FRONT HEADLIGHT GOES OFF AND ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281499August 24, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE--ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ENGINE COMPARTMENT FUSEBOX MELTED DUE TO A SHORT. THE CAR WAS MAINTAINED. IT JUST PASSED INSPECTION 2 WEEKS BEFORE MELTDOWN. THE BATTERY WAS CHECKED AS WELL. NO WARNING OR DASH LIGHTS INDICATING A PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS NEARLY NOT POSSIBLE TO START IN RECENT HOT HUMID WEATHER. I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE AND THEY FOUND THE MELTED FUSEBOX. THIS HAS TO BE CHANGED ASAP BECAUSE IT COULD AFFECT THE CAR'S COMPUTER AND THEY AREN'T SURE ABOUT THE ALTERNATOR YET AS IT WAS HAVING A HARD TIME STARTING THE CAR. THIS REPAIR IS GOING TO COST ME $400.00 OUT OF POCKET SO FAR. IF THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW BY VW WHICH CAUSES DAMAGE BECAUSE THEY DON'T PROTECT THE ENGINE FUSE BOX OR ANY RELATED WIRING FROM HEAT FROM THE BATTERY, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. I NOTICED A SIMILAR POST FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS ON THIS SITE. MY CAR SEEMS TO BE AMONG SEVERAL WHICH HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE MILEAGE OF THIS VEHICLE IS 66,417. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281284August 21, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE MODEL IS THE NEW VW BEETLE. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I HAVE THE ACCELERATOR FLOORED, AND MOSTLY IT ACCELERATES FINE, ALBEIT SLOW; HOWEVER, A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE TIME, I CAN LEAVE THE ACCELERATOR ON THE FLOOR, AND THE ENGINE HAS NOT EVEN REGISTERED THAT IT IS DEPRESSED. THE ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE IS TO PUMP THE ACCELERATOR UNTIL IT KIND OF "CATCHES". VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281247August 20, 2009
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I OWN A 2005 BEETLE INTERMITTENTLY IT DOESN'T START. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP AS MUCH AS I HAVE DRIVEN,IN A YEAR AND A HALF.THE LAST THING THEY THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE IS THE ELECTRIC CONTROL MODULE. HAS THERE BEEN ALOT OF COMPLAINTS IN THIS AREA. PLEASE FURTHER ADVISE ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280866August 18, 2009
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHENEVER HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE BLIND SPOT ON THE VEHICLE DISTORTS HIS VIEW OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSIS AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 111000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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