2000 Volkswagen Beetle

I PURCHASED MY VW BEETLE IN 2005 WITH THE CARFAX - NO ACCIDENTS OR MAJOR REPAIRS. WITHIN MONTHS, THE ENGINE LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING. I'VE PROBABLY SPENT MORE THAN WHAT I PAID FOR IT. I JUST SPENT OVER $1800 AT VW SPRINGFIELD IN VIRGINIA AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON AGAIN AFTER ONLY A FEW MONTHS. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION CODES WERE DISCOVERED BY OTHER REPAIR SHOPS, BUT THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE REPAIR. NEITHER VW SPRINGFIELD OR VW WOODBRIDGE EVER CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION. IN FACT, WOODBRIDGE TOLD ME TO TRADE IT IN AND PURCHASE A NEW ONE FROM THEM.SOME KIND OF LIGHT OR PROBLEM OCCURS IN MY CAR EVERY TIME I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO THIS DEALERSHIP AND VW WOODBRIDGE IN VIRGINIA. THEY CONTINUE TO CLAIM THAT IT IS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM EVERY TIME WITH THE SAME COMPONENTS. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE FOR DIAGNOSTICS? EVERY TIME I TAKE MY CAR TO ANY OF THE VW DEALERSHIP, I WILL HAVE TO BRING THE CAR IN MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN MONTHS. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES, AND NO ONE IS INVESTIGATING THIS. IT APPEARS THAT VW IS BEING PROTECTED FROM SELLING US POORLY MADE VEHICLES WITH HEFTY REPAIR COSTS, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MAKE SINCE THAT IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM FOR HUNDREDS, PERHAPS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. IS IT THAT THESE REPAIRS ARE MAJOR AND BRAKE LIGHTS AREN'T. A RECALL FOR THESE VEHICLES FROM 99 ON SHOULD BE PROCESSED. THE FACT THAT VW WAS IN THE NEWS RECENTLY AS SELLING PEOPLE CARS THEY KNEW HAD ENGINE, AIRBAG, ABS, TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL, AND WINDOW MAJOR PROBLEMS IS ASTONISHING, BECAUSE NOTHING IS BEING DONE. I'M DISGUSTED WITH VOLKSWAGEN AND THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL THIS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE ECONOMIC SITUATION, BUT PEOPLE ARE IN JUST AS MUCH A SITUATION AS MANUFACTURING COMPANIES. WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP GIVING AWAY TO VW. IT'S A MORAL SHAME. *TR

ODBI CAME ON WAS TESTED INDICATING CYLINDER MISFIRE TOOK IT FOR REPAIR WAS INFORMED TWO WIRES WERE BROKEN AND SPARK PLUG WAS SEVERELY FOULED NOW THERE'S A COMPRESSION PROBLEM WHICH REQUIRES THE ENGINE TO BE TORN APART. COST OF REPAIRS EXCEEDS AMOUNT VEHICLE'S VALUE AND PURCHASE PRICE I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR FIVE MONTHS WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IT HAD A LITTLE OVER 51000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER RAN GREAT AND THE VEHICLE BODY IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. *TR

TRAVELING ON THE CROSSTOWN FREEWAY @ THE POSTED SPEED, I STARTED TO ENGAGE THE VEHICLE'S HEATER AND THE POWER CONTROL SWITCH STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. I TURNED THE POWER CONTROL KNOB CLOCKWISE AND NOTICED SLIPPAGE OF THE CONTROL KNOB. I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE WHOLE HEATER CONTROL ASSEMBLY AND THEN AN ARCH, THEN A SMALLFLAME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START NORMALLY BECAUSE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULE FAILED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO START IMMEDIATELY. THE CONTACT STATED THE CLUSTER WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

BOUGHT USED 2000 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE FOR DAUGHTER. 102K MILES. AFTER HAVING IT ONE WEEK, WENT TO START IT, BATTERY DEAD (NEW BATTERY). NOTICED THAT THE COSMETIC MIRROR LIGHT IN DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WOULD GO ON EVEN THOUGH MIRROR CLOSED AND VISOR NOT IN USE. IN LOOKING FURTHER, IT APPEARS THAT SOMETHING IN THE MOVEMENT OF THE CAR JIGGLES SOME LOOSE WIRING IN THE VISOR, AND LIGHT REMAINS ON WITHOUT OUR KNOWLEDGE. WE BOUGHT NEW BATTERY, AND HAVE TAPED VISOR INTO SECURE POSITION WHEN PARKED. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 VW BEETLE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP WITH 100,000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST WEEK IT BEGAN ACTING CRAZY AND I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD "SOLD AS IS". I HAVE SPENT $3000 ON THIS CAR FIXING VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THIS CAR IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY! IT JUMPS AND JERKS AT WEIRD TIMES AND ALMOST CAUSES SOMEONE TO REAR END ME. I'VE ALREADY INVESTED A GRAND TRYING TO RESOLVE THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE BUT THE CAR WILL ACT FINE FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS AND THEN THE PROBLEM WILL BEGIN AGAIN. THE THIRD GEAR ALWAYS SLIPS AND YOU GET WHIPLASH. IT FEELS AS IF THEY GEAR IS ABOUT TO DROP OUT OF THE CAR!! THE ENGINE MISFIRES ON THE HIGHWAY AND NO PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND BY MY MECHANIC. HE TELLS ME THEY ARE JUST RANDOM MISFIRES! THAT IS DANGEROUS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPHS AND THE CAR SHOOT DOWN TO 50 AND JERK ON I-40 IN WINSTON SALEM. IN THE RAIN, IT WILL JERK EVEN WORSE, ALMOST LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS JUMPING OUT OF THE HOOD! MY ABS LIGHTS WILL FLASH AT WEIRD TIMES AS WELL AS MY BRAKE LIGHT. I HAVE HAD MY BRAKES CHECKED, NOT THE BRAKES. SOMETHING NOW STAYS ON IN THE CAR THAT NO MECHANIC CAN PINPOINT WHICH CAUSES THE BATTERY TO GO DEAD EVERYTIME YOU TURN THE CAR OFF. THE GAUGES TEND TO NOT WANT TO WORK SOME OF THE TIME AND THE MILEAGE WILL EVEN STOP READING. SOMETIMES THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOT CONNECT AND WILL STOP ACCELERATING EVENTHOUGH YOUR PUSHING ON THE GAS UPON TAKE OFF. THE ALARM GOES OFF AT ALL TIMES DURING THE DAY AND NOT FOR NO REASON AND VARIOUS TIMES WHEN I CRANK THE CAR. TO TOP THIS ALL OFF, THE FUSES ON TOP OF MY BATTERY CAUGHT ON FIRE! I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, NO PROBLEMS COULD BE BLAMED FOR THIS EVENT. SOMEONE NEEDS TO RECALL SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT! *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2000 VW BEETLE SATURDAY WHEN SHE SMELLED "SOMETHING HORRIBLE." SHE ROLLED THE WINDOWS DOWN AND THE NEXT THING SHE KNEW THERE WAS SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD AREA. SHE PULLED OVER AND A GENTLEMAN BEHIND HER PUT THE FIRE OUT USING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. SHE HAD HAD PROBLEMS A FEW DAYS EARLIER WITH THE AC NOT COMING ON PROPERLY. SHE WAS PLANNING TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE SHOP ON MONDAY. *TR

TL* CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATES SINCE DAY ONE OF OWNING HIS VEHICLE HE HAS HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN HIS DASH LIGHTS BLEW OUT, HIS POWER DOOR LOCKS ALSO STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT STATES WHILE HIS VEHICLE IS PARKED OUTSIDE AND IS NOT RUNNING HIS ALARM WOULD JUST GO OFF ON IT'S OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME SO THE CONTACT DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY AS MUCH. THE CONTACT STATES HE HAS SPENT ABOUT 353.00 ON MISCELLANEOUS, AND NORMAL MAINTENANCE. THERE WAS 5,182 PAID ON REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATES HE ALSO HAD A NEW COMPUTER PUT IN THE VEHICLE ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. THERE HAS BEEN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BACK TO BACK AND THE CONTACT ALSO STATES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON AND OFF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1 MILE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 58,000. AR UPDATED 06/22/11 UPDATED 07/12/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH PRODUCED "ERROR CODE 5". A MECHANIC REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND RESET THE COMPUTER; HOWEVER, THE INDICATOR CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 126,000. UPDATED 02/24/09. *LJ UPDATED 02/26/09. *JB