Volkswagen Beetle Complaints

2,629 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#10333828May 29, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
REAR WINDOW REGULATOR DEFECT WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332642May 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED SHE DROVE AND ESPECIALLY WHEN SHE WAS SLOWING DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR A TRANSMISSION RECALL REMEDY IN APRIL 2007 FOR THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND WAS ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ADVISED SINCE THE RECALL REMEDY WAS ALREADY PERFORMED, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332700May 28, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
MY WIFE OWNS A 2004 VW NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE WITH POWER WINDOWS! THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 40K ON THE ODOM. BUT THE REAR WINDOWS HAVE HAD TO BE REPAIRS MULTIPLE TIMES! THERE ARE SEVERAL TSB'S ON THIS ISSUE POSTED BY VW. THEY WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS AND THIS IS A CONCERN! I AM HAVING THE REPAIRS COMPLETED AGAIN FOR THE 4TH TIME AT A COST OF $500.00 TOTAL RIDICULOUS!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332553May 27, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ODI NUMBER: 10282664 HELLO, I HAVE A 2003 VW NEW BEETLE TURBO CONVERTIBLE WITH ONLY 26,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 5-6 REPAIRS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. I'M THE SECOND OWNER OF THE CAR AND PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2008 AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS UP. LIKE MANY, I HAVE HAD TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THE LAST REPAIR TO REPLACE THE RIGHT SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS OVER $1,000 DOLLARS AND NO THE OTHER SIDE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332279May 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT MY DAUGHTER A 2004 BEETLE IT HAS BEGUN SHIFTING HARD 1ST THRU 3RD BOTH UP AND DOWN SHIFTING. I'VE HAD IT AT THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND AM GETTING THE SAME RUN AROUND. THERE'S NO WAY VW ISN'T AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, I CALLED VW AMERICA TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE DEALERSHIP BUT GOT NOWHERE. I'M FED UP AND TIRED OF BEING SCREWED, THE CAR ONLY HAD 65K MILES AND I FIRST TOOK IT IN WITH 58K MILES ON IT. TODAY THEY SAY I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $6500.00 AND IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY SO I 'D HAVE TO FORK OVER OUT OF MY POCKET. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE OVER 100 PEOPLE POSTING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332169May 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE 6SP. TIPRTONIC TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED AT 78,500 MILES. I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND ONTO THE ROAD AND THE CAR ACCELERATED LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSED, SHIFTER THROUGH FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD, THEN NEVER SHIFTED TO FOURTH JUST REVVED. WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED AND QUOTED $4,800 BY MECHANIC. HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH ABOUT THIS TOPIC SINCE AND HAVE DISCOVERED SEVERAL OTHERS IN THE SAME SITUATION. I FEEL VOLKSWAGEN SHOULD AT LEAST HELP US OUT. I CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN ON MAY 12TH AND WAS TOLD BASICALLY THEY WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. WITH EVERYTHING I HAVE SEEN ON DISCUSSION FORUMS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION, I FEEL A RECALL MAY BE IN ORDER TO FORCE VOLKSWAGEN TO LOOK AT THE ISSUE. THANKS YOU FOR TIME AND CONSIDERATION ON THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332194May 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DOWN SHIFTING, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK EXCESSIVELY AND WOULD ALSO HESITATE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332220May 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2005 VW CONVERTIBLE BEETLE AUTOMATIC, WHICH I BOUGHT NEW IN AUGUST OF 2005. IT ONLY HAS 64,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR LURCHING FORWARD OR SHIFTING VERY ROUGHLY BETWEEN FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD GEARS ON UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT. IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY AND GETS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE THE WARMER THE CAR GETS. I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN ACCIDENTS SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THE LURCHING, AND I'VE ALMOST BEEN REAR-ENDED ON THE FREEWAY BECAUSE OF GEAR SLIPPING. I'VE SPOKEN TO MY TRANSMISSION MECHANIC, AND HE STATED THAT THEY'VE SEEN THESE SAME ISSUES IN MANY OTHER VW'S. I'VE ALSO SEARCHED ONLINE, AND SEEN 100'S OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. I CONTACTED MY VW DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THIS IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM. AFTER DOING A LITTLE BIT OF INTERNET RESEARCH, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THAT'S TRUE. I'M HAVING TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION TO THE TUNE OF SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND THE CAR IS NOT EVEN 5 YEARS OLD. 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
#10331531May 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT THIRD GEAR, TRIPTRONTIC AUTOMATIC, LEAK IN TRUNK, TOP WILL NOT GO UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331578May 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE IS DEFECTIVE. IT SLAMS INTO GEAR FROM 2 TO 3 AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO FIX THE PROBLEM WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $6000. ALSO THE REAR WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP AND THE TAIL LIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS GONE OUT THEREFORE CREATING TURN SIGNAL PROBLEMS. I HAVE CHECKED ON LINE AND THESE PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE AN ISSUE FOR OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE AND OTHER YEARS. I ALSO HAVE HAD THE WATERPUMP GO OUT WHICH ALSO SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331467May 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE PURCHASED IN 2008. I'M PUTTING IN THIS COMPLAINT ALONG WITH THOUSAND OF OTHER VW BEETLE OWNERS. THE PROBLEM IS THE 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION. IT JERKS REAL HARD WHEN DOWN SHIFTING AND THEN AGAIN WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. NOW IT'S TO THE POINT WHERE IT WON'T PULL AT ALL. I HAVE TRIED TO CALL VW OF AMERICA TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM BUT NO WILL RETURN MY CALLS SO I WENT ON EDMUNDS.COM AND REALIZED THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CAR AND VW. I ALSO CALLED VW CREDIT WHO I STILL OWE FOR THIS CAR THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, AND TO CALL VW OF AMERICA. MY QUESTION IS WHAT AM I TO DO WITH A VEHICLE THAT I CAN'T DRIVE AND I OWE $9,000 ON. THAT HAS A TRANSMISSION THAT THEY ARE TELLING ME I GOING TO COST $6,000 TO REPLACE. PLEASE! IS THERE ANYONE WHO CAN HELP MY SITUATION ? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331470May 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SIX SPEED AUTO TRANS BEGAN SLAMMING DOWNSHIFTING AND SLIPPING UP AT AROUND 75K. CAR HUNG IN NEUTRAL 3 TIMES ON A 20 MINUTE COMMUTE NEARLY CAUSING NEAR REAR END COLLISIONS AS IT WAS NECESSARY TO PULL OFF ROAD TO STOP AND RESTART CAR. BLOGS ARE FILLED WITH MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME SCARY PROBLEM. VW DENIES. REPAIR BILL $5000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330569May 15, 2010
STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY DAUGHTER DRIVES A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN CONVERTIBLE. IT HAS NUMEROUS SAFETY ISSUES: 1. THE TAIL LIGHTS CEASE WORKING ALTHOUGH THE BULBS ARE GOOD. THE BULB CONTACTS ARE INADEQUATE FOR BOTH TAIL LIGHTS. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES ON HER CAR IN THE PAST THREE YEARS. 2. THE CONVERTIBLE HEADLINER PULLS AWAY FROM THE REAR WINDOW AND DROOPS IN FRONT OF THE REAR WINDOW BLOCKING THE VIEW IN THE REAR VIEW WINDOW. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 4 YEARS AND SHE HAS STOPPED USING THE CONVERTIBLE TOP TO PREVENT HER FROM HAVING A ACCIDENT. 3. THE POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT COME UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THREE YEARS. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED BY MANY VW OWNERS (DO A GOOGLE SEARCH). THEY ARE ALL SAFETY ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330255May 13, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE XENON LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF AND ON AT ANY TIME. THE CONTACT WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN DECEMBER 2006 BECAUSE THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF SUDDENLY AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO RUN INTO A CURB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE LIGHTS WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT DRIVE SAFELY AT NIGHTS. THE LIGHTS WOULD RESET AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,500.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330270May 13, 2010
STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING ON A PAVED ROAD ON MY WAY TO WORK. MY CAR WAS MAKING AN AWFUL GRINDING NOISE, SO I WAS TAKING IT EASY AND MADE A NOTE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER VERY SOON. I HEARD A JINGLING NOISE, LIKE SOMETHING METAL FALLING. IT REPEATED A SECOND TIME. 100 YARDS DOWN THE ROAD, MY CAR STARTED MAKING A HARD CLUNKING NOISE. IT FELT LIKE A FLAT TIRE. I PULLED OFF AND INSPECTED THE TIRES, WHICH WERE FINE. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS. MY ENGINE LOOKED A LITTLE LOW, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW LOW WAS NORMAL. THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AND SAID MY ENGINE FELL OUT. THE BOLTS SUPPORTING THE ENGINE HAD SHEARED OFF. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD WITH UNDER 30K MILES ON IT. I'VE OWNED IT FOR A YEAR. I HAVE NEVER HIT ANYTHING, GONE OFF ROAD, OR BOTTOMED OUT IN THE VEHICLE. NOTHING AT ALL THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. THE DEALERSHIP IS INSISTING THAT I HAD A COLLISION AND REFUSING TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330334May 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 VW BEETLE, TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE ...ORIGINAL OWNER, REGULAR SERVICING,COMPLETED. AUTOMATIC 6 SPEED SPORT SHIFT. RUNS FINE WHEN THE CAR IS COLD. DRIVE 10 MILES OR SO AN THE CAR STARTS TO JERK AND FAILS TO SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR. YESTERDAY GOT STUCK IN 3RD GEAR WHILE ON HWY, CREATED A DANGER FOR ME AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. TOOK IT TO A TRANY PLACE, NOT THE TRANSMISSION, BUT SUGGESTS IT IS THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER THE DASH ON PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN THE CAR FAILS TO SHIFT THE RPMS GO TO 5K OR 6K THEN THE CAR JERKS AND TIRES SCREECH, I CALLED VW AND THE PARTS GUY SAID THAT A NEW TRANY RUNS7 K OR SO AND HE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AS I DESCRIBED IT ABOVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330346May 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED NEEDED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329780May 10, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE. AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR WINDOW WAS SEPARATING FROM THE ROOF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROOF WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ROOF WOULD NOT PROPERLY CLOSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN SERVICED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 06/06/11 *BF UPDATED 12/29/2011 *LN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329128May 6, 2010
POWER 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

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