Volkswagen Beetle Complaints

2,629 consumer complaints on file.

#8009342May 7, 2002
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID MNOT DEPLOY AFTER HITTING VEHICLE. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009391May 7, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL ARE VERY CLOSE TOGETHER. WHEN WEARING WORKSHOES THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF STEPPING ON THE BRAKE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSES BEYOND THE HEIGHT OF THE GAS PEDAL. CONSUMER REQUEST THAT DEALER INSTALL A KILL SWITCH ON ACCELERATOR TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761578May 6, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008886April 30, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING BRAKE AT 40 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUE DTHOUGH THE INTERSECTION BEFORE STOPPING. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008786April 29, 2002
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHENEVER THE SUN ROOF IS OPEN 1 1/2 TO 2" WIDE, EXHAUST FUMES WOULD COME INTO VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK DEALER STATED TO CONSUMER, THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO FIX AT THIS TIME. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008449April 24, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
RUBBER AND TRIM AROUND DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS COMING OFF. MOLDING ALSO AROUND REAR HATCHBACK IS COMING OFF. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008451April 24, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR HANDLE HAS COME OFF PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008452April 24, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
LOCK CYLINDER ON DOOR CAME OFF. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008454April 24, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW SWITCH ON PASSENGER'S SIDE IS BROKEN. CAN'T GET WINDOW DOWN. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008237April 22, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
VEHICLE BURNS 1 QUART OF OIL FOR EVERY THOUSAND MILES. THIS IS NORMAL. CONSUMER FEELS ENGINE IS BURNING THE OIL AND SHOULD NOT ALSO IT MAY BE AN EMISSION ISSUE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760869April 18, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007067April 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE DASBOARD AND THE VEHICLE WILL SHUTDOWN. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK *YD CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE ENGINE WHICH WAS REBUILT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760377April 7, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
STABILIZER LINKS WHERE RETIGHTENED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006925April 4, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THE FOURTH TIME. PROBLEM IS NOT INTERMITTENT, LIGHT STAYS ON UNTIL IT IS FIXED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006843April 2, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN CONSUMER NOTICED FLAMES 1 FOOT HIGH COMING FROM DASHBOARD. AT DEALER AT THIS TIME, HEATER SWITCH CAUSED FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006441March 26, 2002
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN RED LIGHT, THE OTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY RESULTING IN INKURY TO THE DRIVER. NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8006445March 26, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS SYSTEM SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY, THE ABS SYSTEM MODULE WAS REPLACED, THIS WAS THE 2ND TIME IT HAD HAPPENED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759766March 25, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER & ODOMETER WEREN'T WORKING (MILEAGE FROZE AT 26,139). THE GAS GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING EITHER. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT. BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE 19 FAILURES WHEN IT WAS TESTED ON THEIR COMPUTER. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS PARTS REPLACED. (WILL BE COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY POSSIBLY). STILL WAITING ON PARTS. THEY SAID AFTER THEY REPLACE PARTS OF TRANSMISSION THEY WILL LET ME KNOW WHAT ELSE NEEDS TO BE DONE AND HOW MUCH IT WILL COST ME. THE STANDARD WARRANTY ENDED MARCH 2001. THE VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE (26,139). THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED LAST YEAR. MANY TIMES THE CAR WOULDN'T START AND HAD TO BE JUMPED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE FIRST YEAR I HAD THE CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED IT WAS A SENSOR PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005901March 19, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND REQUESTED CONSUMER TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO RECEIVE A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK.*AKL
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005066March 6, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN DRIVER'S FOOT IS ON BRAKE ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE. VEHICLE HAS TO BE SLAMMED INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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