Volkswagen Beetle Complaints

2,629 consumer complaints on file.

#894303August 14, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WILL GET STUCK WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. SOMETIMES WILL SWITCH INTO NEUTRAL. VEHICLE WILL HAD TO BE TOWED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785446August 6, 2001
SEATS
CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVERS SEAT SLIDES FOWARD EACH TIME THE VEHICLE STOPS, THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749060July 24, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THREE MONTHS PRRIOR TO THE ENGINE FIRE, A BATTERY BLEW UP IN THIS CAR AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION KEY. PRIOR TO THAT THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE A/C CONDENSER REPLACED. WE BELIEVE THIS CAR HAS SOME SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. VW DECIDED IT WAS AN "INSURANCE" ISSUE, BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE OF THE CAR. IN SHORT, THEY ARE SAYING THAT IT IS OK FOR THE ENGINE TO BURN UP ON A 1999 CAR WITH 44,000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748814July 20, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE VW IS NOT AS RELIABLE AS THE OLD ONES. NOSAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748662July 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR FAILURE. I HAVE HAD 4 FAIL, AND THE DEALER HAS JUST BEEN REPLACING THESE. I HAVE COME TO THE POINT OF JUST DISABLEING THIS SENSOR AND RUNNING OFF OF THE MANIFOLD ABSOLUTE PRESSURE SENSOR. SEVERAL CARS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748643July 17, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561989July 10, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATES THE REAR WINDOW CAN NOT BE CLEARED OF RAIN, DEW, FOG OR MOISTURE THAT ACCUMULATES ON THE WINDOW WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN MOTION, EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION UNDER CITY DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE REAR WINDOW VISION REMAINS OBSCURED, CONSUMER HAS DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM WITH THE DEALER AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT A CHEMICAL BE APPLIED TO THE REAR WINDOW THAT WILL FACILITATE REMOVAL OF MOISTURE FROM THE WINDOW, BUT THAT SOLUTION IS EFFECTIVE ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT A WIPER BE INSTALLED FOR THE REAR WINDOW AT HIS EXPENSE, BUT DEALER REFUSED TO DO SO.*ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747930July 5, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES DELAYS IN ACCELERATION ALMOST CAUSING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. DEALER #1, LASHER VOLKSWAGON STATED PROBLEM WAS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND REPLACED IT. VEHICLE STILL EXPERICENCED DELAYS IN ACCELERATION. DEALER #2, ROSEVILLE VOLKSWAGON STATED PROBLEM IS CONTAINED WITHIN THE VEHICLES SOFTWARE AND WILL TAKE 1 TO 3 MONTHS TO CORRECT. THIS VEHICLE IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891984July 5, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH CONSUMER'S SON BROADSIDED A TRUCK, CAUSING A CRASH. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891584June 28, 2001
SEATS
FRONT SEAT ON DRIVER SIDE WOULD GO FORWARD WHEN PUT ON BRAKES. ALSO, WHILE PUTTING IN BACK SEAT OF VEHICLE,HEARD A NOISE AND SEAT BROKE. PLEASE PROVIDE VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891632June 28, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED FIVE TIMES FROM DEALERSHIP . WHEN BACKING UP THERE WAS NO LIGHT SHOWING UP. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747349June 25, 2001
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, 10 MILES SOUTH OF PROVIDENCE, RI ON I-95. IT WAS 82 DEGREES AND SUNNY. I HAD A/C ON. SUDDENLY REAR WINDOW, FOR NO EXPLAINBLE REASON, EXPLODED OUTWARDS. THERE WAS A LOUD "BOOM" AND THE WINDOW SHATTERED IN THOUSANDS OF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747352June 25, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
ON DEC. 9TH, 2000, OUR BEETLE WAS HIT IN THE DRIVERS SIDE AND SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. "EXPERTS" AT VOLKSWAGEN CLAIMED THAT OUR FORWARD MOTION AT THE TIME OF IMPACT LESSENED THE SIDE IMPACT. I CAN UNDERSTAND THIS TO SOME DEGREE BUT BY THEIR REASONING, IF WE WERE GOING TWICE AS FAST, WOULD THE DAMAGE HAVE BEEN HALVED? OY. THE SIDE WAS SO CAVED-IN THAT I HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF THE CAR WITH THE JAWS OF LIFE. PEOPLE WHO HAVE SEEN THE CAR , INCLUDING THE REPAIR SHOP FOREMAN, CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ON CONTACTING VW, I WAS TOLD THAT BEING THAT I WAS MOVING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, IT LESSENED THE SIDE IMPACT. I CAN UNDERSTAND THIS TO SOME EXENT, BUT DOES THIS MEAN THAT IF WE WERE DOING 100MPH INSTEAD OF 50MPH WOULD THE DAMAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN HALVED?. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#747326June 24, 2001
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
THE BACK GLASS JUST EXPLODED INTO A MILLION PIECES WHILE IT WAS IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891048June 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IN MORNING AND WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED WITH VEHICLE IN REVERSE , PEDAL GOES DIRECTLY TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER, WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK DEALER HAS ALSO RECENTLY REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC PUMP AND PROBLEMS STILL EXIST, VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP SINCE JUNE 11TH. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891050June 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE FAILURE. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890546June 18, 2001
SUSPENSION
STRUT BAR HAS DISCONNECTED FROM VEHICLE CAUSING A "SCRUBBING" NOISE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND FOUND THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890589June 18, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
HOOD FAILED TO CLOSE COMPLETELY. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE. *AK CONSUMER STATES IT TOOK FIVE WEEKS TO GET AN APPPOINTMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561528June 11, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS ON THE DOORS OF THE CAR ARE PLACED EXACTLY IN THE LINE OF VISION AND IN ORDER TO SEE WHEN TURNNG A CORNER THE CONSUMER HAS TO PUT HIS HEAD DOWN AND LOOK UNDER HTHE MIRROR, THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS DESIGN IS UNSAFE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746433June 5, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
BAD WIRING, ALARM GOES OFF IN THE MIDDLE OG THE NIGHT, REAR HATCH LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF, WIRING IS BAD IN COLD WEATHER, FRONT HEADLIGHTS KEEP BURINING OUT, EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, AT ABOUT 2000 MILES ENGINE WILL BE BONE DRY, EXCESSIVE ROAD NOSIE, RADIO NO LONGER WORKS, IN GENERAL THE CAR IS IN BAD SHAPE AFTER TWO YEARS OF USE AND IT SEESM TO BE ALL FACTORY RELATED TYPE OF PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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