Volkswagen Beetle Complaints

2,629 consumer complaints on file.

#10029775July 21, 2003
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH REAR OUTSIDE MIRROR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ALSO, STATED WHEN TURNING IT WOULD BLOCK THE VIEW AT 50% ,AND WAS CONSIDERED UNSAFE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027160July 14, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AIRBAG LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER STATES THIS IS AN INDICATION THAT AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025997July 13, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
ON 7 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WE HAVE HAD A FAULTY BRAKE LIKE SWITCH REPLACED ON A 2001 VW BEETLE THAT WE BOUGHT NEW. WHEN THIS PROBLEMS OCCURS, THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY DAUGHTER'S SAFETY. THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN OCT. 2001 AND IS CONTINUING TO OCCUR REPEATEDLY. WHAT CAN I DO AS A CONSUMER? MY DAUGHTER WILL BE MOVING 120 MILES AWAY IN ONE MONTH TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PICK HER UP AND HAVE HER CAR TOWED WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN. PLEASE HELP!!!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027111July 11, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS KEEP ILLUMINATING AND GIVING A FALSE READING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027113July 11, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CONSUMER NOTICED DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHED WHILE TRAVELING. VEHICLE IS NOW ON SECOND REPAIR. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022784July 11, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK PH *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10019856July 11, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. *JB *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019930July 11, 2003
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
THE VEHICLE WAS IN A SIDE COLLISION AND WAS IMPACTED AT 45 MPH. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. *NLM PH *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10026528July 9, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, AIR BAGS
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026676July 7, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DEALER HAD TO REPLACE HEADLIGHTS 7 TIMES THIS YEAR. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS NOT LONGER UNDER WARRANTY SO SHE HAD TO PAY $60.OO FOR EACH HEAD LAMP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023797June 26, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN 2000 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022851June 11, 2003
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT WITHOUT ANY REASON. GOODYEAR, EAGLE RS8, SIZE 205/55R16 DOT- - - - - - - - - -. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019037May 21, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I OWN A 2001 VW BEETLE. BOUGHT RIGHT OFF THE SHOW ROOM FLOOR. PAID A PRETTY PRICE FOR IT TOO. MY CAR WAS RUNNING GREAT UNTIL JANUARY OF 2003, LESS THAN TWO YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I NOTICED THE CAR WAS SHAKING AND CUTTING OUT REALLY BAD. I BARELY MADE IT HOME THAT NIGHT. I TOOK IT IN TO BE REPAIRED IN MAY OF 2003, COSTING ME A HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL. IT WASN'T 6 DAYS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN, SAME THING. SO I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS GOING TO COST ANOTHER HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX IT. WASN'T HAPPENING. I GOT A HOLD OF THE MAIN MAN IN CHARGE OF SERVICE, TOLD HIM MY PROBLEM AND HE WAVED THE FEE. WHEN I GOT UP THERE THE NEXT WEEK, THEY TOLD ME IT COULD BE 1-250 DIFFERENT THINGS WRONG WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS FLASHING. OK, I AM STARTING TO DO SOME MATH HERE. 250 POSSIBLE THINGS WRONG X $100= $25,000!!!!!!! I COULD BUY A HOUSE FOR THAT MUCH MONEY. AND THE CAR ISN'T WORTH ANYWHERE NEAR THAT MUCH NOW. IT'S LIKE I WOULD BE PAYING FOR IT ALL OVER AGAIN AND WHO'S TO SAY THE PROBLEM WOULD EVEN GET FIXED? IT COULD JUST KEEP GOING IN CIRCLES. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ALL OF YOU, BUT I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. I AM MAKING CLOSE TO $500 PAYMENTS A MONTH ON THIS CAR WITH THREE YEARS STILL LEFT TO GO ON IT. YOU WOULD THINK A CAR COSTING THAT MUCH AND ALL THE HYPE THEY PUSHED ON IT THAT IT WOULD RUN BETTER THAN WHAT IT DOES AND WOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN IT DID. TO ALL THE PEOPLE OUT THERE THINKING ABOUT BUYING A VW BEETLE, TAKE IT FROM AN OWNER, DON'T!!!!!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019078May 21, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
#1 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY REPLACED A SENSOR AND IT DID NO GOOD, IT CAME ON AGAIN, AND THEY COULD NOT FIX IT, I TOOK IT BACK FOUR TIMES AND THEY STILL DID NOT GET IT FIXED PROPERLY. # AFTER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH A NOISE IN THE FRONT END AND I TOLD THEM ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID IT WAS OK, BUT I TOOK IT BACK AFTER MY STEP DAD TOLD ME TO AND THEY LOOK AT IT AND TOLD ME IT WAS MY SWAY BAR AND TOLD ME THEY HAD TO ORDER A NEW PART BUT IT WAS OK I TOLD THEM I HAVE TWO KIDS AND I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT WAS OK TO DRIVE . THIS IT THE FIFTH TIME IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR AND WANT SOME ONE TO CHECK IT OVER AND CLEAR IT TO DRIVE SO I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING IN TO A ACCIDENT WITH A UNSAFE CAR WOULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME TO TAKE CARE OF THIS SO I HAVE A SAFE CAR TO TAKE MY CHILDREN IN AND DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT GOING OFF THE ROAD . *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019724May 13, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE VEHICLES ABS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019387May 7, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *NLM *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016769April 30, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
FAULTY BRAKE SWITCH ASSEMBLY- WON'T COME OUT OF PARK. MY CAR ONLY HAD 9,000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017798April 29, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF RECALL 98V-100000 WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE VEHICLES ELECTRICAL WIRING UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016494April 25, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE: 2000 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED RESULTING IN A LACK OF ABILITY TO PROPERLY GAUGE SPEED. ALSO, LOST THE ABILITY TO DETERMINE WHETHER FUEL LEVEL WAS LOW. VW DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED THE CLUSTER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE IS 3 YEARS AND 1 MONTH OLD. THE WARRANTY PERIOD WAS 24 MONTHS OR 24,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS 16,000 MILES. I CONTACTED VW "CUSTOMER ADVOCATE" (THEIR NAME, NOT MINE) DEPARTMENT AND REQUESTED THEIR HELP. I REFERENCED SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 0103; "SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NONFUNCTIONAL". AFTER REVIEW THE "ADVOCATE" SAID THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING IN REGARDS TO 'GOODWILL' BASED ON AGE (1 YEAR OUT OF WARRANTY) AND MILEAGE. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THEIR APPLICATION OF MILEAGE (THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 16,000 WHILE WARRANTY IS 24,000) THE ADVOCATE RESTATED THE REASON FOR DECLINE, BUT WITHOUT MILEAGE. FURTHER, THE ADVOCATE STATED THAT SINCE I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, THEY WOULD NOT APPLY GOODWILL. WHEN I ASKED WHAT THE BASIS WAS FOR OWNERSHIP DISCRIMINATION, SHE INDICATED THE LACK OF SERVICE RECORDS. WHEN I, AGAIN, INDICATED THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER THREE MONTHS AGO AND COULD PROVIDE THE PRIOR SERVICE RECORDS, SHE SAID BASICALLY "TOO BAD", I COULD SEND THEM A COPY, BUT UPON REVIEW VW CUSTOMER ADVOCATE WOULD NOT LIKELY REVISE THEIR DECISION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017226April 21, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
THE VEHICLES DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS/HEADLIGHT HAVE ONE SWITCH WHICH CONTINUOUSLY BURNED OUT AND RESULTED IN NO HEAD LIGHTS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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