Volkswagen Beetle Complaints (2005)
261 consumer complaints on file.
- #10329128May 6, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 NEW BEETLE, 79,000 MILES NEEDS A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CAR SHIFTS HARD FROM GEAR TO GEAR, DOWN SHIFTS HARD, ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN, SHIFTS INTO NEXT GEAR AND JUST REVS UP INSTEAD OF SHIFTING. THIS IS NOW OCCURRING EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. THE COST TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IS $3,00 OR MORE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10328433May 2, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2005 VW BEETLE PURCHASED NEW, I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED JERKING BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND THEN IT STARTED STALLING GOING INTO 4TH GEAR AND A FEW DAYS AGO IT SLIPPED OUT OF 6TH GEAR IN THE CALDECOT TUNNEL, NEARLY GOT REAR ENDED! TOOK IT TO A TRANNY GUY AND HE CHECKED IT OUT. COME TO FIND OUT THE VW TECH HE CONTACTED TOLD HIM THAT THEY GO OUT AT 100,000 (CURRENTLY AT 97,700) AND IT CAN TAKE UP TO $7,500 TO REPLACE AND IT CAN'T BE FIXED. VW TECH SAID THEY DID THIS TO GET YOU TO BUY A NEW CAR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10327213April 23, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A 2005 VW NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE IN 10/2009 AS A WAY TO "SAVE MONEY" AND TRADED IN MY SUV. IT HAD 48000 MILES AND NOW HAS 56000. IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD. I TOOK IT IN TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP TO HAVE MY TRANS FLUID CHANGED, THINKING THAT MIGHT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY RUINED AND NEEDED TO BE REBUILT, WHICH COST $4600+ DOLLARS. MY HUSBAND STARTED LOOKING ONLINE AND THERE ARE PAGES AND PAGES OF TESTIMONIALS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN I TALKED TO THE VW CUSTOMER CARE DEPT, THEY DIDN'T KNOW OF ANY PROBLEMS OR COMPLAINTS AND BECAUSE I DIDN'T GO TO A DEALERSHIP FOR MY REPAIRS, OR PURCHASE THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY, I AM OUT OF LUCK. I'M AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. AT LEAST I WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP, BECAUSE LOOKING AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE THAT HAD THEIR TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED AT THE VW DEALER, LOTS OF THEM ARE NEEDING THEM REPLACED AGAIN. THIS SEEMS LIKE IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT, I AM THANKFUL THAT MY TRANSMISSION DIDN'T GO OUT OR ACT UP WHEN I WAS ON THE FREEWAY OR SOMEWHERE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE MAKE VW BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS, COME TO FIND OUT, COMMON DEFECT. THE PROBLEMS STARTED PROBABLY IN 1/2010 AND JUST HAD THE TRANS REBUILT 4/2010. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10325449April 13, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. CAR IS 5 YEARS OLD / 40K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING - HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. READ ONLINE THAT OTHER VW HAD SAME ISSUE - CLEARLY MANUFACTURING FAILURE. 2. TRANSMISSION FAILURE 3. VALVE BODY REPLACED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10324082April 6, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 VW NEW BEETLE AUTO 6 SPEED 57,000 MILES. HARD DOWNSHIFTING. THIS PROBLEM IS ONGOING. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10324111April 6, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2005 VW BUG TURBO JERKS SO VIOLENTLY BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS THAT I'VE NEARLY HIT A HANDFUL OF CARS WHEN I'M TRYING TO MOVE SLOWLY AHEAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, HAVE SERVICED IT FAITHFULLY, IT IS A 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC AND IT ONLY JUST TURNED 50K MILES. ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN I FIRST NOTICED IT SHIFTING ROUGHLY BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR (BOTH UPSHIFTING AND DOWN SHIFTING) I MENTIONED IT TO MY VW SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAID "THAT'S WHAT ALL BUGS DO," AND BRUSHED ME OFF. I'M WRITING YOU NOW BECAUSE THE JERKING HAS BECOME SO VIOLENT IT FEELS LIKE I'M BEING REAR ENDED EACH TIME IT MOVES FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. THANK YOU. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10323636April 3, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A 2005 VW NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE IN 2005 WITH THE OPTIONAL 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CAR NOW HAS APPROX 80000 MILLES ON THE ODOMETER AND THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AND SLIPS IN ALL GEARS. THE TACHMOMETER WINDS 3000 RPMS ABOVE WHAT THE ENGINE SHOULD RUNNING AT ANY PARTICULAR SPEED WHEN THIS OCCURS. DURING THESE CIRCUMSTANCES IN TRAFFIC I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE CAR WILL NOT RESPOND WHICH PLACES ME AT RISK OF A COLLISION.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10323426April 1, 2010UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IN A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE WITH 71,000 MILES, I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THEM BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR BECAME DEFECTIVE AT 59,000 MILES AND WHEN I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WAS TOLD IN ORDER FOR THEM TO ASSIST WITH PROBLEM IT MUST BE DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. DROVE 60 MILES AND WAS CHARGED $100 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM (WHICH I ALREADY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS) AND THEN WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. MANUFACTURER KNEW THE MILEAGE PRIOR TO REQUESTING ME TO TAKE TO DEALER. COST OF REPLACING A WINDOW REGULATOR $600, THERE IS A KIT THAT CAN BE INSTALLED, BUT OF COURSE THAT INFORMATION IS NOT GIVEN TO THE CUSTOMER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10321442March 22, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ISSUE HAS NOT YET CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT WILL. VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE, 2005 MODEL WITH FEWER THAN 57,00.00 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILING CAUSING HARD SHIFTING AND SLIPPING GEARS RESULTING IN CAR LURCHING AND PAUSING UNEXPECTEDLY. FROM MY INVESTIGATION THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NEW BEETLE, ONE THAT VW WILL NOT ADMIT NOR CORRECT. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE FOR SOME TIME FINDING THAT THERE IS NO QUESTION AS TO WHETHER A NEW BEETLE OWNER WILL HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS RATHER WHEN THE PROBLEM WILL BEGIN. WHILE I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MANY IF ANY ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THIS ISSUE I DO KNOW THERE IS A GREAT CONCERN AMONGST THESE VEHICLE OWNERS THAT ACCIDENTS WILL OCCUR. VW SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL ALL VEHICLES THAT USE THESE 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *DT
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10319692March 15, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OWNER OF A 05 BEETLE. TRANSMISSION ISSUES STARTED AT 60,000 MILES. PUT IN A LOT OF MONEY ON REPAIRS WITHOUT REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION TO BE TOLD AFTERWARDS THE TRANS HAD TO BE REPLACED. LOOKED ONLINE AND A LOT OF 05' BEETLES ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME EFFECTS AS EARLY AS 30,000 MILES!! THE CAR IS FINE FOR THE FIRST 15 MINS THAN IT JERKS VIOLENTLY INTO 3 & 4TH GEAR. THE JERKING GETS SO BAD IT FEELS AS IF I HAD BEEN REAR ENDED. I GET PANIC ATTACKS ESPECIALLY AT STALE GREEN LIGHTS OR INTERSECTIONS IN GENERAL. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL EVER ON MY CAR AND NOTICED ONLINE A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS WENT INTO AFFECT ON APR 08 WHICH MY AIR BAG HAS BEEN OUT. I HAVE PAID $15,000 AND STILL HAVE $14,500 TO PAY OFF IN THE NEXT 3 YEARS WITH A PAYMENT OF $400 A MONTH!!! I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW TRANS FOR MY CAR. ALL THESE 05 BEETLES ARE DEFECTIVE AND VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE DUE TO THEIR TRANS FAILING AND VERY LOW MILEAGE. I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT UP WITH OIL CHANGES, TRANS FLUSHES, NEW FILTERS YOU NAME IT. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT THE "CAR OF MY DREAMS" GIVES ME ANXIETY ATTACKS JUST TO DRIVE IT. DRIVING IS ONE OF MY MANY MODES OF TRANSPORT EVERYDAY! PLEASE HELP VW OWNERS WITH 05' BEETLES GET OUR CARS FIXED, I AM PAYING A LOT OF MONEY FOR A CAR THAT I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10317883March 8, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2005 NEW BEETLE CONV. IN 12/08 I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR 40K MILE SERVICE AT WHICH TIME THE TRANSMISSION WAS CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND FLUID LEVEL. IN 2/10 MY TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS NO GOOD. MY PROBLEMS STARTED ABOUT LATE NOVEMBER 2009 TO DECEMBER 2009. I STARTED TO HAVE HESITATION PROBLEMS FROM TAKE OFF AND COMING TO A STOP AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING. I FIRST THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS BAD GASOLINE, HOWEVER THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. I WOULD BE GOING ALONG JUST FINE AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK HARD SOMETIMES TO CHANGE GEARS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. AND WOULD WHINE AND HESITATE AND JERK TO CHANGE GEARS WHEN TAKING OFF. THIS PROBLEM GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN I WAS TOLD @ 55,000 MILES I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. SO A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED TO THE TUNE OF $5,700. THIS IS NOT WAS I BARGAINED FOR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10314944February 28, 2010EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NEW VW BEETLE HEADLIGHT AND TAILLIGHT FAILURES. THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY DAUGHTERS 2005 BEETLE FAIL BUT CAN BE MADE TO WORK AGAIN BY HITTING THE HEADLIGHT WITH THE PALM OF YOUR HAND. HEADLIGHT/TAILLIGHT FAILURES ARE REPORTED AS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NEW BEETLE AND VERIFIED BY MY VW DEALER IN METAIRIE, LA. LAST NIGHT WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF EACH OTHER. TODAY I REMOVED THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND INSPECTED THE CONNECTIONS AND WIRING. BOTH ASSEMBLIES HAVE HEAT AND CURRENT RELATED WIRING FAILURES. WHERE THE WIRE IS CRIMPED TO THE BULB FLAG TYPE CONNECTOR THE WIRE IS DISCOLORED AND IS CORRODED. THE INSULATION ON THE WIRE IS ALSO DISCOLORED AND CRACKING FROM HEAT OR OVERCURRENT OR BOTH. THIS APPLIES TO THE LOW BEAM CONNECTORS FOR BOTH LIGHTS. THE BULBS ARE THE ORIGINAL PHILLIPS 55W WHICH IS SPEC FOR THE LOW BEAM. MANY OWNERS THINK THEIR BULBS HAVE FAILED AND THIS IS NOT THE CASE. THERE ARE MANY BLOGS REGARDING EARLY BULB FAILURE IN THE NEW BEETLE AS MOST OWNERS SIMPLY ARE UNABLE TO REMOVE THE ASSEMBLY AS IT REQUIRES MECHANICAL SKILLS AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE. I'VE ALSO HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS REGARDING THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES BUT I HAVE NOT THOROUGHLY INSPECTED THEM AS I DID IN THIS CASE. AGAIN THE VW DEALER TOLD ME TAIL LIGHT FAILURES ARE COMMON AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHY VW HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY PROBLEM AND NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10312007February 19, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 VW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE - SLIPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR. I HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT DID THIS AND IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLES IN FONT OF ME AND BEHIND ME. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE INTO THE RIGHT LANE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT FOR NOW. READING OTHER FORUMS ABOUT VW, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE THAT VW IS HAVING WITH A LOT OF THEIR VEHICLES. YOUR JOB IS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, SO PLEASE DO YOUR JOB AND KEEP OUR HIGHWAYS SAFE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10310495February 15, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CAR HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN JUST DROVE AROUND TOWN AND IS NOW HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES IT HAS PROBLEMS GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND WHEN I SLOW DOWN IT DOWN SHIFTS SO HARD IT FELT LIKE I WAS BEING HIT FROM BEHIND!!! I WAS SO STARTLED WHEN IT HAPPENED I HAD CHEST PAINS!!! ITS LOOKING LIKE THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE DEFECTIVE BECAUSE THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM!!!!! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10310241February 13, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2005 VW CONVERTIBLE BEETLE TURBO AUTOMATIC. IT ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR LURCHING FORWARD OR SHIFTING VERY ROUGHLY BETWEEN 1,2,3 GEARS ON UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT. ITS VERY SCARY AND HAPPENS ONLY WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES. VW SEEMS TO BE GUESSING WHEN IT COMES TO A FIX FOR THIS ISSUE BUT AFTER READING EDMUNDS AND CONSUMER COMPLAINTS THERE ARE LOADS OF OWNERS OF THE NEW BEETLE (ALL YEARS) THAT ARE HAVING THIS EXACT PROBLEM. MINE IS IN THE DEALER SHOP NOW FOR THE 2ND TIME WITH THIS PROBLEM, 1ST THEY CHARGED ME 766.00 TO SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION (WHICH SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE DONE AS IT IS SEALED AND THE FLUID SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO BE CHANGED FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD), I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM...NOW THEY ARE SAYING EITHER A NEW TRANSMISSION BUT THEY ARE GOING TO TRY AND PUT IN A NEW VALVE BODY INSTEAD TO SEE IF THAT WORKS. ITS A CRAP SHOOT. I FEEL UNSAFE AND NERVOUS DRIVING THE CAR AS DO MANY, MANY OTHERS AND I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10307036February 6, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2005 VW BEETLE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND JERKING ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. I T HAS 50+ K MILES ON IT. FINALLY TOOK IT INTO ARMSTRONG VW DEALER IN GLADSTONE OR AND WAS TOOK IT WAS THE "TRANSMISSION VALVE" AND WOULD COST MORE THAN $2000.00 TO REPAIR AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY!! THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT NOW TELLS ME THAT IF I PAY $550.00 FOR A COMPLETE 45K MILE TUNEUP THAT VW WILL REPLACE THE PART FOR FREE. YES, THE CAR HAS OVER 50K MILES ON IT! PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE THE BEETLE SERVICED AT A LOCAL GARAGE BUT THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT THE TUNEUP MUST BE DONE BY A VW DEALER! THIS IS A HOSTAGE SITUATION. IT APPEARS FROM INTERNET RESEARCH THAT MANY, MANY OWNERS OF VW BEETLES ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS LURCHING HAS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *CN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10300218January 19, 2010AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIRBAG LIGHT ON FOR SECOND TIME, VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, HAS COST ME SO FAR $110 FOR A DEALER TO CHECK AND $117 FOR PARTS NOT TO COUNT MY LABOR FOR REPLACEMENT WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN AN EXTRA $400 OR SO. I BELIEVE VEHICLE FALLS UNDER A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND DURING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BAD PARTS I FOUND THE BAD PARTS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL NO. 08V178000 ON MY VEHICLE WHICH I STILL HAVE. WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE, WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BY VW AMERICA BUT ACCORDING TO THE DOCUMENT NO. RCMN-08V178-2838.PDF FOUND ON THIS WEB SITE UNDER DEFECTS & RECALLS, IS IN FACT ONE OF THE VEHICLES THAT SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE MY REPAIRS FINISHED, WHICH SHOULD ONLY REQUIRE THE AIRBAG COMPUTER TO BE RESET AND MY PREVIOUS COST AND POSSIBLE LABOR CHARGE REFUNDED TO ME BY VW OF AMERICA. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10298452January 6, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 VW BEETLE SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEARS WHEN SLOWING DOWN. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10297000December 26, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ALWAYS JERKS BADLY, WHENEVER I ACCELERATE AND APPLY THE BRAKES. THERE IS ALSO A LOUD THUMPING NOISE THAT IS HEARD OFTEN FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE CONTACTED YOUR PHONE NUMBER TWICE AND LEFT MESSAGES, BUT NO ONE HAS EVER RETURNED MY CALLS OR LEFT MESSAGES, SO I DECIDED TO TRY TO CONTACT YOU ALL ON-LINE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10295909December 15, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP. BETWEEN 2005- 2009 I HAD MANY REPAIR PROBLEMS. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS MY WINDOW REGULATOR WHICH COST ME $400 FOR THE PART AND LABOR. THEN I HAD ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND SENSOR PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THEY HAVE FIXED BUT IT WILL DO THE SAME THING LIKE A WEEK OR SO LATER. NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION, WHICH COSTS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN TO 5 PLACES TRYING TO GET MY CAR FIXED. MY CAR IS THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION THAT I HAVE TO AND FROM SCHOOL AND WORK. IT CAN GO OUT ON ME ANY DAY. IT JERKS WILL HARD AND OFTEN CAUSES MY TIRES TO SPIN FROM THE FORCE OF THE JERK. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS. I HAVE GOT MY WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER THE MOTOR IN THE WINDOW WENT OUT WHICH COST ANOTHER $400 TO FITS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0