Volkswagen Beetle Complaints (2006)

124 consumer complaints on file.

#10386604March 6, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 NEW BEETLE TDI TRANSMISSION (DSG) FAILURE. CAN SUDDENLY SLOW AND OPERATED AT HIGH REV'S. LUCKY I DID NOT GET REAR ENDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384639February 27, 2011
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE OWNED A 2003 AND 2006 VW NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLES AND HAVE HAD 3 WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL. ALL ON THE BACK SIDE WINDOWS. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THEY FAIL FOR NO REASON. THE LAST FAILURE WAS 02/26/2011. I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AND PUT THE WINDOW DOWN AND IT WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. I WAS 50 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO HAPPEN FOR THE 3RD TIME BUT DIFFERENT WINDOW EACH TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381548February 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 60 MPH WHEN THE FLY WHEEL DISINTEGRATED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOCK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FLY WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381461February 10, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLY DOES NOT FULLY ENGAGE WITH HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR (SOCKET) WHEN REPLACING HEAD LAMPS AND RE-INSTALLING ASSEMBLY. HEAD LIGHT CAN GO OFF UNEXPECTEDLY DUE TO ROAD VIBRATION. WE HAD DRIVERS SIDE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY (6/24/09, 37,779 MILES). PASSENGER SIDE FAILED AFTER I REPLACED LOW BEAM LAMP (1/15/11, 54,000 +/- MILES). I HAD (HAVE TO- DEPENDING ON TIMING AND MY ABILITY-) TO REPLACE THE "RETAINER", THE DEVICE THAT SECURES THE HEAD LIGHT MODULE/ASSEMBLY WITHIN THE FENDER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369222December 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I TOOK MY VW DIESEL WITH AN AUTOMATIC DSG TRANSMISSION FOR 90,000 MILE SERVICE. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER A MONTH BEING DIAGNOSE WITH A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED SINCE NEW BY AUTO BAHN VW OF FORTH WORTH. THE FIRST INDICATOR OF A PROBLEM WAS THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPING AROUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368084November 29, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS TANK LEAK. WHEN INSPECTED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC, A CRACK IN THE TANK WAS DISCOVERED. WHEN THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO ORDER A NEW TANK, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE GAS TANK IS ON BACK ORDER FROM THE MANUFACTURER. HE THEN REMOVED THE TANK AND WELDED THE CRACK. HE STATED TO ME THAT THE TANK SEEMS TO BE EXTRAORDINARILY THIN AND FLAWED IN ITS DESIGN. IT SEEMS PECULIAR TO ME THAT THERE IS SUCH A DEMAND FOR A GAS TANK UNLESS THERE IS IN FACT A DESIGN FLAW. OBVIOUSLY, THE DANGER OF A FIRE IS GREAT. UPDATED IVOQ/ 12/21/10.*JB *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367821November 24, 2010
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362663October 27, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP FOR THE BRAKES HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ALSO ABNORMALLY LOW. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE FAULTY BRAKE VACUUM PUMP UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE AN OIL LEAKAGE. THE LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP BRAKE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THEY STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR CRASH WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 01/14/11 *BF UPDATED 03/24/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361547October 21, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
06 VW BEETLE HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT SO MANY TIMES AND THE COST TO REPAIR EACH TIME IS AROUND $100. AFTER EACH REPAIR IT COULD BE A DAY A WEEK OR TWO BEFORE THE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS THAT IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. I NOW DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS SO THAT I AM VISIBLE AT NIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360410October 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356351September 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2006 VW BEETLE LOSES POWER WHEN DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST FIFTEEN TO TWENTY TIMES. CAR TAKEN TO VW DEALERSHIP SERVICE SIX TIMES FOR REPAIR. TWICE WHILE UNDER THE NEW CAR MANUFACTURES WARRANTY. THEY HAVE TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT HAVE NOT AS IT STILL HAPPENS. WE NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR. VW OF AMERICA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. FORTUNATELY NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED AS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PULL OFF ON TO THE SHOULDER. JUST HIRED A LAWYER AS VW'S POSITION IS IT'S MY PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353798September 3, 2010
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. SHE NOTICED RED MARKS ALONG THE BACK OF HER LEGS AND BACK. AFTER SEEING A DOCTOR SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE RED MARKS WERE A RASH FROM A HEATING BURN CAUSED BY THE HEATED CAR SEATS. SHE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE RASH MAY NEVER GO AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER EXAMINED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10352270August 27, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A SENSOR WITHIN THE SEAT BELT RECEPTOR THAT WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350347August 18, 2010
VISIBILITY
OWN A 2006 NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE. FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR MOTOR HAVE BEEN OUT TWICE. REAR WINDOW REGULATORS AND CABLE SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AT MY COST BOTH TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348652August 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE TDI. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE STARTING SLOWING DOWN, CAUSING HER TO DRIVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE WAITED A FEW MINUTES, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO HER DESTINATION AT A LOWER SPEED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE MECHANTRONIC UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ORDERED THE PART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346811August 2, 2010
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A FOUL, OVERPOWERING ODOR IN THE INTERIOR CABIN. THE CONTACT STATED HE AND PASSENGERS HAVE SUFFERED SEVERE HEADACHES AFTER RIDING IN THE VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED TIME. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM DEODORIZATION TREATMENTS TO THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT PERFORMED RESEARCH ON THE ODOR IN THE VEHICLE AND BELIEVED AN ASPHALT BASED CHEMICAL WAS USED TO REDUCE THE NOISE IN THE VEHICLE AND WAS CAUSING THE ADVERSE ODOR. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE THE CHEMICAL WAS REACTING TO THE PLASTIC USED IN THE CABIN ONE REMEDY WAS TO HAVE ALL THE PLASTIC REMOVED. THE CONTACT DID NOT BELIEVE THAT TO BE AN ADEQUATE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10334134June 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK FORWARD AND THROW ME FORWARD ON THE HIGHWAY AS IT DOWNSHIFTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328584May 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A 2006 NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE. IT IS A 5 SPEED. AT APPROX. 10,000 MILES IT JERKED, WOULDN'T SHIFT AND THEN WAS DISABLED IN THE FAST LANE OF TRAFFIC. IT WAS PUSHED ONTO THE SHOULDER, TOWED BACK TO DEALER. I WAS THEN GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO DRIVE A 5 SPEED (AFTER APPROX. 35 YEAR OF IT). I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT YOU CANNOT DRIVE THIS 5 SPEED IN TRAFFIC - YOU CANNOT LET IT GET HOT. I WAS ALSO TOLD I MUST BE "DRIVING MY CLUTCH". ALL IN ALL - IT WAS MY FAULT IT BECAME A BUCKING BRONCO OUT THERE. THANK GOD I'M A DRIVER. VW HAS A WONDERFUL 100,000 WARRANTY ON THEIR DRIVE TRAIN BUT THEY DO NOT CONSIDER THE CLUTCH A PART OF THE DRIVE TRAIN. I HAVE ALWAYS SAID "GO AHEAD - DRIVE YOUR CAR WITHOUT YOUR CLUTCH FELLAS". AT ANY RATE - I HAVE BEEN PAINFULLY LOYAL TO VW ALL MY LIFE. THIS WAS AND IS MY FIRST DOG. I WAS TOLD TO GIVE THEM $3,500 TO FIX MY FAULTY FLYWHEEL ASSEMBLY. I SAID NO. TOOK IT TO 3 OTHER PLACES AND THEY SAID "DRIVE IT". I DID. I TOTALLY CHANGED MY DRIVING HABITS TO ACCOMMODATE THE CAR. NO HILLS - NO TRAFFIC. GOD FORBID I WAS IN TRAFFIC. GOT OFF THE ROAD - ON THE SHOULDER. STOPPED THE CAR. MIND YOU - THIS IS RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING OF MY OWNERSHIP. EVERYONE IS ALL OWNER THE CONSUMER WEBSITES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I AM SO INSULTED BY WHAT VW DID TO US. IN THE MEANTIME THEY QUIETLY STOPPED MAKING 5 SPEEDS. OH NO KIDDING? WHY DO YOU THINK THAT WAS?? SO - NO TRAFFIC, NO HILLS - NO HOT DAYS. IT FINALLY TOOK IT'S LAST BREATH LAST WEEK. AND THAT $3000 IS NOW DUE PLUS THE $150 TO TOW IT FROM WHERE I WAS STRANDED. LITTLE DID I KNOW EVERYONE ALSO HAD THE HEADLIGHT ISSUES - SOMETIMES YES. SOMETIMES NO. THE CAR IS A DEATH TRAP. FOR SOMEONE AS ETHNOCENTRIC AS ME THE CAR IS QUITE A DISAPPOINTMENT. BUT FAR MORE DISAPPOINTING IS THE WAY VW TREATED ME. IT HAD A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THOUSANDS HAVE HAD IT. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR THIS. IT IS DISGRACEFUL. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. THEY KNEW ALL ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328043April 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON MY 2006 VW BEETLE WHICH ONLY HAD 90,000 MILES. BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR IT WOULD SLIP AND THEN JUMP INTO THE GEAR. THIS HAPPENED WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. I HAD TO STAY AT LEAST A CAR LENGTH BACK WHEN STOPPING AT A SIGNAL LIGHT JUST IN CASE IT JUMPED AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO SPEND $6000.00 TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322082March 25, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAILING DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL. SYMPTOMS ARE VIBRATION, RATTLING. SYMPTOMS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING SINCE VEHICLE WAS DETECTED WITH UNKNOWN VIBRATION AT 17K. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM AFTER REPLACING EGR, MAF, FUEL PUMP AND CHECKING FLYWHEEL FOR GREASE DEPOSITS. RESULTS OF FAILURE ARE IMMEDIATE LOCKUP OF TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE IF OPERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE ARE PROBABLE. WELL KNOWN DOCUMENTED FAILURES HAVE BEEN RECORDED AND FIXED BY VW, BUT MOST FAILURES ON MANUAL CARS HAVE BEEN BLAMED ON DRIVER AGRESSIVENESS EVEN THOUGH DMF MAKERS HAVE RELEASED DOCUMENTATION THAT SHOW THAT FAILING DMF WILL SHOW THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS A FAILURE DUE TO AGRESSIVE DRIVING. VW HAS ACTIVE RECALL CAMPAINS IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES FOR THE SAME DMF FAILURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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