Volkswagen Beetle Complaints

2,629 consumer complaints on file.

#10935569December 15, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WINDOW REGULATORS ARE EASY TO BREAK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934745December 12, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR STOPPED WORKING. WINDOW WAS STUCK DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER. CAR WAS IN MOTION, HIT THE FRONT WINDOW BUTTON, BACK WINDOW ROLLED DOWN, WOULDN'T ROLL BACK UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928896November 30, 2016
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A 2007 VW NEW BEETLE. I AM EXPERIENCING A MALFUNCTIONING AIRBAG ISSUE. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THE 2007 NEW BEETLE WAS NOT INITIALLY INCLUDED IN THE 2007 RECALL BUT I AM ASKING FOR A RECONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE 12/2015. NO MATTER WHAT IS DONE TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION, THE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUES TO EMIT. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNWILLING TO CLARIFY IF MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE FAULTY AIRBAGS. DUE TO POSSIBLE SEVERITY OF THIS SITUATION, NO VEHICLE SHOULD BE ERRONEOUSLY OMITTED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF DANGER EXISTING. I APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927206November 21, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WINDOW NEEDS NEW REGULATOR. IT IS STUCK HALFWAY DOWN. IT IS THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926488November 16, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP, NOISY UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFTS. WHILE DRIVING UNPREDICTABLE GEAR SHIFTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925139November 9, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A LEAKY DETECTION PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10923750November 2, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALTERNATOR MALFUNCTION CAUSED SEVER BURNING OF THE BATTERY TOP MOUNTED FUSE BOX ASSEMBLY. REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND FUSE BOX ASSEMBLY AND CAR STILL DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. BATTERY DRAINS OUT CONTINUOUSLY EVEN WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. DEALERSHIP HAS GIVEN UP OF REPAIRING THE CAR EVEN AFTER SPENDING 500$ IN DIAGNOSTICS, THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY A CORRECTIVE COURSE OF ACTION. I HAVE ALL BILLS AND REPAIR LISTS ON FILE IF NEEDED. THE CAR HAS ONLY 44,000 MILES AND WAS IN MINT CONDITION. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE 3 OF THE 4 WINDOW COMPONENTS ON THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919283October 27, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10917467October 20, 2016
POWER TRAIN
A WELL DOCUMENTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM UNDER 100,000 MILES THERE WAS A LAWSUIT THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF MY TRANSMISSION IS NOW HAVING THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915301October 11, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
THE CAR WAS DRIVEN IN THE MORNING THEN PARKED AT MY HOME. WHEN I WENT TO USE IT AGAIN IT WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. THE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT SO THAT I CAN PULL THE GEAR SHIFT OUT OF PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10913755October 4, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10911348October 3, 2016
AIR BAGS
MY 2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE HAS THE WARNING LIGHTS ON FOR THE AIRBAG. THE REPAIRMAN DIAGNOSED IT AS CODES P1738 AND P1739 WHICH INDICATE THE FRONTAL CRASH SENSORS FOR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. 76,900 CARS UNDER RECALL 08V178000 HAVE THE SAME ISSUES FOR THIS. MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VW DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO FIX, I FEEL I AM BEING PENALIZED BY HAVING TO PAY 500.00 TO REPAIR A KNOWN PROBLEM. I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER VW AGAIN IF THIS IS WHAT I CAN EXPECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910238September 28, 2016
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. CAR SHOP SAID THE SEAT BELT SWITCH ASSEMBLY FAILED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IF THERE WAS A CRASH, THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LOCK AND THE DRIVER WOULD BE THROWN INTO THE AIR BAG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906280September 14, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TAKATA RECALL ON 8/13/16 WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH ON A CITY STREET AND AS I ATTEMPT TO MOVE OVER THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID THIS SEVERAL MORE TIMES BEFORE I WAS TO SEND IT BACK TO THE CAR LOT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CRANK SHAFT WAS REPAIRED ON THE VEHICLE. ON 9/13/2016 (1MONTH LATER) WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH ON A BUSY CITY STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, IN FRONT OF AN 18 WHEELER THIS CAR SHUT OF AND IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED ON ITS VERY OWN. I MOVED OVER TO A SLOWER LANE TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTS. I PROCEEDED TO MY DESTINATION AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME I HAD TO MANUALLY RESTART THE VEHICLE. I PARKED THE CAR AT AN AREA RESTAURANT FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS. I WENT OUT TO START THE CAR AND THERE WAS NO POWER AT ALL. I CALLED TRIPE AAA, THEY CHECKED THE BATTERY AND THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. FINALLY A TOW TRUCK WAS DISPATCHED AND ARRIVED ABOUT 15 MINS AFTER THE BATTERY CHECK AND ALL LIGHTS WERE OWN. IN ABOUT 10 MINS I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED WITHOUT ANY HESITATION. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE BECAUSE I ABSOLUTELY FEAR FOR MY SAFETY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903585September 4, 2016
ENGINE
ENGINE SMOKING DEFECTIVE FUEL FILTER O-RING GASKETS CAUSING FUEL LEAKS--VW DEALERS NOT HONORING WARRANTY. BETWEEN APRIL 2015 - JULY 2016, VW DEALERS HAVE REPLACED THIS FUEL GASKET FIVE TIMES, REPEATEDLY CHARGING ME FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART AND UNNEEDED FILTERS. I SAVED ONE OF THE DEFECTIVE GASKETS AND HAVE BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT VW DEALERSHIPS, GRAHAM IN SIOUX FALLS SOUTH DAKOTA AND JENSEN IN SIOUX CITY IOWA. THE ENGINE SMOKES, I FIND THE FUEL LEAK, TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BEFORE EVEN OPENING THE HOOD, BECAUSE "THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON." I CONTACTED THE VW REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER, TAMAR T., AND VW CUSTOMER CARE (REFERENCE # 160555387) AND WAS ADVISED THAT REPLACING A FUEL GASKET FIVE TIMES IN JUST OVER A YEAR IS A REGULAR "MAINTENANCE ITEM". ATTACHED ARE A PHOTO OF THE DEFECTIVE GASKET, RESPONSE FROM VW CUSTOMER SERVICE AND MY MAINTENANCE RECEIPTS/LOG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898531August 25, 2016
AIR BAGS
CALLED VOLKSWAGEN ABOUT THE 08V178000 RECALL AS THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ON MY VEHICLE AND THEY SAID THE COMPUTER SAYS IT IS THE FRONT RIGHT CRASH SENSOR WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WAS RECALLED YET THEY REFUSE TO INSPECT AND HONOR THE RECALL. THEY SAY THE COMPUTER TELLS THEM THERE ARE NO ACTIVE RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898011August 23, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON LAST YEAR, RESOLVED. BACK ON, I SEE OLD RECALL? WHAT TO DO?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897304August 20, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
COOLANT SYSTEM CAN NOT BE FIXED. WHEN DRIVING, SOMETIMES THE COOLANT WILL BE BOILING. SOMETIMES THE COOLANT LEVEL IS LOW LEAD THE COOLANT SYSTEM LIGHT ON. WHEN ADD MORE COOLANT TO THE WATER TANK, AFTER SEVERAL MILES DRIVING, THE COOLANT LEVEL WILL BE HIGHER THAN NORMAL. IT RUNS WELL THEN THE COOLANT SYSTEM/OVERHEATING LIGHT WILL BE ON. KEEP DRIVING THEN THE LIGHT WILL BE OFF. THEN IT WILL BE OFF. MECHANICS TRIED TO CLEAN AND REPLACE THE WHOLE COOLANT SYSTEM. BUT THE OVERHEATING ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN AND AGAIN. THEN AFTER THEY TRIED FOUR TIMES, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED TO GET RID OF THE CAR CAUSE THEY CANNOT FIX IT. AND THEY KNEW OTHER PEOPLE'S VW NEW BEETLE(2000) HAS THE SAME ISSUE. SEEMS LIKE NOT ONLY MY BEETLE BUG'S PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10895837August 15, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER A BUSINESS TRIP INTO AUSTIN MY VEHICLE STARTED JERKING WHEN I WOULD BRAKE OR ACCELERATE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS NOTHING JUST MY CAR ACTING DIFFERENT BECAUSE THE THE IMMEDIATE CHANGE IN SPEED GOING FROM 85 TO ABOUT 40 TO EXIT OFF THE INTERSTATE. ON THE WAY TO HOUSTON THERE WAS NO TROUBLE UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. THE FOLLOWING EVENING BEING MY FIRST TIME DRIVING IT ALL DAY, I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND WHEN TRYING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN MY VEHICLE JERKED 4 OR 5 TIMES THEN STOPPED WHEN THE WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE BATTERY AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS AT A STOP SIGN. I TURNED OFF MY CAR THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE WHEEL WAS UNLOCKED AND THE BATTERY LIGHT WAS OFF, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I WANTED TO SEE IF IT WOULD DO IT AGAIN AND IT DIDN'T, BUT I STILL REFUSE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL I KNOW WHAT'S WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10895365August 12, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
1. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN MY DRIVE WAY (AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, PARKED IN A LOT), CONVERTIBLE ROOF STALLS UPON OPENING. YOU HAVE TO STOP PRESSING BUTTON AND TRY AGAIN. EVENTUALLY IT STARTS AGAIN AND OPENS. VW SERVICE UNABLE TO REPLICATE. THEY GREASE THE EQUIPMENT INVOLVED HOPING IT CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. 2. WHEN CAR WAS NEW, NOT WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS WERE NOTED. AFTER A YEAR THE DRIVERS SIDE SQUIRTS OUT IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE WIPER DOESN'T GET WET ENOUGH TO CLEAN WINDOW, THUS LEAVING BLURRY STREAKS THAT IMPEDES DRIVER'S SIDE VISION. PASSENGER SIDE OK. TOOK CAR IN 2 TIMES, THEY SAY THEY ADJUST SPRAY. PROBLEM STILL THERE EVEN AFTER REPLACING WIPERS WITH BRAND NEW (VOLKSWAGON BRAND) WIPERS. JUST HAD THE SPRAY FIXED AGAIN LAST WEEK. AFRAID TO SEE IF IT IS ANY BETTER. WILL WRITE ANOTHER REPORT IF PROBLEM PERSISTS. HAD CONVERTIBLE TOP GEARS GREASED AGAIN LAST WEEK. I WONDER IF HOT WEATHER IS EFFECTING THE TOP TO OPEN?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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