Volkswagen Beetle Complaints

2,629 consumer complaints on file.

#11343520August 5, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE TAIL LIGHT CONNECTOR ROTTED WHILE L WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343522August 5, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR STOP WORKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341158July 23, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRYING TO TURN OFF THE MOTOR BUT KEY WILL NOT TURN, IT WILL MOVE FORWARD AS IF YOU ARE STARTING IT BUT NOT TO REMOVE THE KEY.THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND I JIGGLES THE STEERING COLUMN AND GEAR LEVER AND EVEN THE KEY SWITCH BUT NOTHING WOULD RELEASE THE KEY AND TURN THE MOTOR OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11340118July 18, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TSI SHOOTING OIL THROUGH MUFFLER. ONLY 93,000 MILES ON THE CAR. HARD SHIFTING, LOSS OF POWER. VEHICLE IN MOTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11339544July 15, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I WASA DRIVING AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN.AOLL THE LIGHTS CAME ON ON THE DASHAND IT JUJST STOP POWER THE STEARING WHEEL LOCKED .I WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOD GOING SPEED LIMIT IF I HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY I DONT KNOW WHAT WOULD OF HAPPEN , IM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR NOW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11339418July 14, 2020
ENGINE
CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPEN A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES OVER A 10 DAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337067July 1, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DOOR LATCH FUNCTION FAILS AND THE CAR DOOR FREELY OPENS TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIANS. THE CABLE OR MODULE HAS FAILED AND A RIGHT TURN SWUNG THE DOOR OPEN AS I HELD THE WINDOW UNKNOWINGLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331259June 27, 2020
POWER TRAIN
WHEN DECELERATING ALL POWER SHUTS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AN OFF RAMP (7-5-19), GOING TO START TO GO THOUGH A GREEN LIGHT (7-15-19), WHILE DRIVING IN MY SUBDIVISION (7-16-19)AND TODAY (6-27-20) ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND NOW WILL NOT STAY OPERATIONAL IN THE DRIVEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11330098June 22, 2020
SEATS
BOTH FRONT SEATS HAD A FIRE. IT'S JUNE SO HEATED SEATS WERE NOT USED. WHAT IS MY RECOURSE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11329670June 18, 2020
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT THAT IS LOCATED ON THE DASH IS ON. TOOK TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED AND WAS TOLD THAT PART IS NO LONGER MADE. WITHOUT THIS SENSOR THE AIR BAG IS RENDERED USELESS. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE CODE THAT IS GIVEN 00003 CONTROL MODULE DEFECTIVE. AND 00532 SUPPLY VOLTAGE LOWER LIMIT NOT REACHED. AIR BAG MODULE HAD INTERNAL FAILURE. WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AND CHECK PART HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. IN THE EVIDENT I WANT TO SELL THIS VEHICLE I CAN NOT DUE TO THIS FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325486May 21, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
JUST PURCHASE A USED 2009 VW CONVERTIBLE BEETLE FOR OUR 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. THIS IS HER DREAM CAR AND SO EXCITED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON OUR WAY HOME FROM THE CAR LOT. THE ENTIRE HOUSING UNIT JUST GONE. WE PURCHASED THE CAR AS IS, SO WE ORDERED 2 NEW HEADLIGHTS HOUSING UNITS AND HAD THEM INSTALLED YESTERDAY. TODAY, THE FIRST TIME DRIVING SINCE GETTING BACK FROM SHOP, THE PASSENGER HEAD LIGHT HOUSING FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE ONLY 3 MILES FROM LEAVING OUR HOUSE CRASHING ALL OVER THE ROAD BEHIND US WHERE OTHER VEHICLES HAD TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY. WE DID NOT EVEN HIT A BUMP. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM FOR ANYONE AND ESPECIALLY A NEW TEEN DRIVER. IT IS NOT SAFE! OUR MECHANIC TOLD US IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. RESEARCHING SEVERAL THREADS HAVE CONCURRED HIS STATEMENT OF LIGHTS FALLING OUT OR CONNECTIONS FREQUENTLY COMING LOOSE SO THE LIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SLIGHTEST BUMP WHILE DRIVING. VW BEETLE LIGHTS ARE GARBAGE. SO VERY DISAPPOINTING VW HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THE HEADLIGHT ISSUES FOR THE MORE SAFETY CONCERN AS WELL AS THE CONTINUOUS EXPENSE OWNERS INCUR HAVING TO REPLACE ENTIRE UNITS, OR BULBS, OR CONNECTIONS AND THE LABOR COSTS THAT GO ALONG WITH IT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, WE'VE HAD THE CAR A WEEK AND HAVE ALREADY SPENT $500 REPLACING LIGHTS AND THE LABOR AND THEN THE DANG THING FALLS OUT AGAIN. I CERTAINLY DON'T FEEL MY DAUGHTER IS SAFE IF THE HEADLIGHTS FALL OUT EVERY TIME SHE DRIVES IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325130May 19, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GAS FILL DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. GAS FILL DOOR SHOULD OPEN WHEN CAR IS UNLOCKED, BUT DOESN'T. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324922May 18, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321179April 15, 2020
POWER TRAIN
CAR HESITATED TWO DIFFERENT TIMES WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION 'GRABBED' WITHIN 3 OR 4 SECONDS. EACH TIME I CAME CLOSE TO HAVING AN ACCIDENT, BUT DIDN'T THANKS TO THE ALERTNESS OF OTHER DRIVERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11317900March 13, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE TURNING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY I HEARD A BANG NOISE. IT WAS NIGHT AND AT THE TIME I DID NOT SEE WHAT WENT WRONG UNTIL AN INSPECTION LATER REMOVING THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL. THE TOP OF THE STRUT SPRING BROKE. THE TOP OF A MCPHERSON STRUT IS A PIVOT FOR THE STEERING. THE CAR IS A 2012 WITH 86,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11317598March 11, 2020
VISIBILITY, STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE ROLL THE WINDOW UP OR DOWN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VOLKSWAGEN OF HUNTINGTON LOCATED AT (838 E JERICHO TPKE, HUNTINGTON, NY 11746). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11316854March 8, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FUSE THAT CONTROLS READING OR MAP LIGHT IN CABIN AND EXTERNAL LIGHTING OUTSIDE FOR NIGHT DRIVING CONTINUALLY FAILS (3). SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE REAR LIGHTS AT NIGHT ONLY COME ON WHEN BRAKES APPLIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310737February 22, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR WENT BAD. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY NOW. HAD DRIVER SIDE REPLACED LAST YEAR AND WARRANTY COVERED IT. 1500 MILES OVER WARRANTY NOW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310584February 21, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS CAR HAS 2000 MILES ON IT AND VW ONLY OFFERED $ 4700.00 TO PURCHASE THE CAR BACK , THEY SAY THEY WANT TO ONLY PAY THE TRADE IN VALUE AND THIS IS NOT FAIR , I DID NOT CAUSE THIS RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309791February 18, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH INDEPENDENTLY LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. EVENTUALLY THE INTERIOR DOOR LATCH FAILED AND THE DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER THE DOOR LATCH TO SECURE THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER DON JACOBS (66900 PETERS CREEK RD ROANOKE VA.) WHO INDICATED THAT THE DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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