Volkswagen Beetle Complaints

2,629 consumer complaints on file.

#10049900December 2, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DEALERSHIP/MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ADVANCED AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATION WAS DUE TO DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LATCH FAILURE. DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048729November 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKE SENSOR WENT OUT. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WAS NOT ON. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048538November 24, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE POWER WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN BY THEMSELVES WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10049887November 21, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
DEFECTIVE BATTERY ON A 1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. *MR THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE BATTERY DID NOT ACCEPT CHARGING DUE TO A DEAD CELL. THE BATTERY WAS ONLY 7 1/2 MONTHS OLD. *SCC *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048434November 20, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A GAS STATION TO REPLACE THE TIRE. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047891November 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2000 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE LEAKING COOLANT, DEFECTIVE AIRFLOW SENSOR, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND PROBLEMS WITH WINDOW SWITCH. *MR THE WINDOW HAD TO BE OPERATED A CERTAIN WAY IN ORDER TO OPERATE PROPERLY,THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON DUE TO A BAD AIRFLOW SENSOR IN WHICH THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE COOLANT LIGHT HAD COME ON DUE TO THE TUBE THAT HAD RUN FROM THE COOLANT CONTAINER TO THE ENGINE HAD CUT IN IT AND LEAKED COOLANT. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045894November 10, 2003
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
MY WIFE'S VOLKSWAGEN CLUTCH HAS BROKEN 3 TIMES. ONCE AT 3K, ANOTHER AT 34K AND NOW AT 83K; THIS DESPITE THE FACT SHE DRIVES ABOUT THIRTY FIVE MILES EACH WAY TO WORK ON AN EXPRESSWAY, AND DOES NOT SUE THE CLUTCH THAT MUCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046581November 7, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST FOR REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH.*MR (NAR) *CB THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS RECALLED. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047763November 5, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE EQUIPMENT ON 2001 BEETLE. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED WITH THE FACT THAT THE SERVICE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 17 DAYS TO FIX THE BRAKE PROBLEM. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046291November 4, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SPEEDOMETER ONLY REGISTERED UP TO 65 MPH. DEALER DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT INFORM THE CONSUMER WHAT PARTS HAD TO BE FIXED. *AK
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044512October 22, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S BRAKES.*MR THE CONSUMERS HAD PLACED THERE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 11 DAYS BEFORE RETURNING. THE CONSUMER FELLED IT WAS SERIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE, EITHER AND ACCIDENT WOULD OCCUR OR IN EVENT BREAKING THE LEASE. PLEASE HELP IN RESOLVING MATTERS. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044345October 21, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STRUCTURE
INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE READ IMPROPERLY. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044317October 20, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A PERIOD OF ONE HOUR DRIVER TRIED TO START IT BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ALSO, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE DASH. VEHICLE DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE. DEALER FOUND THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION IN THE WIRING UNDER THE DASH, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044159October 17, 2003
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE. DEALER STATES "PROBLEM IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE; " HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN CASE OF COLLISION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037794October 10, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. *AK THE DEALER FIXED THE VEHICLE DIFFERENTLY EACH TIME. (AIRBAG, AIR BAG HARNESS, AIR BAG CONNECTOR AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER) WERE ALL REPLACED. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042006September 30, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, AIR BAGS
CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT COMIMG ON/OFF WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND STATED THAT AIR SENSOR FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040311September 22, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
TAIL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FUNCTION, AND THE DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037758September 22, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND WOULD STAY LIT FOR THE REMINDER OF THE TIME THAT VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK VEHICLE STALLED, BUCKED, ALL LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL LIT UP. FAILURE OF WINDOW SWITCHES.*TS
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037657September 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH A QUARTER TANK OF GAS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. *AK *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039001September 16, 2003
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE OF 1998 BEETLE ACTIVATED. SIDE BAG ONLY. NEITHER FRONT BAGS, NOR DRIVER'S SIDE. NO COLLISION WITH OTHER CAR. LATER EXAMINATION SHOWED DAMAGE TO RIGHT WHEEL RIM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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