2004 Volkswagen Beetle

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND OBD DEVISE FAILED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE ALL THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE DISABLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2004 VW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE AND MY CAR HAS JUST HIT 75,000 MILES. A FEW WEEKS AGO I NOTICED THAT WHEN MY CAR WOULD GO IN OR OUT OF 3RD GEAR, IT WOULD JERK. AT ONE POINT I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE IT MADE A HUGE LURCH AND SPUTTERED BEFORE GOING FORWARD. I'VE ALSO HAD ISSUES SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. I TOOK IT INTO THE VW DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY AS I RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION IN THE MAIL THAT I MAY HAVE A FAULTY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP THIS AFTERNOON AND THEY ARE SAYING I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AT ONLY 75,000 MILES? I LOOKED THIS ISSUE UP ONLINE AND HAVE DISCOVERED HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SOME HAVE EVEN HAD THIS ISSUE APPEAR AT 10,000 MILES. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, MOST HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ONLY TO HAVE IT FAIL AGAIN. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A MAJOR DEFECT AND AM WONDERING IF THIS SHOULDN'T FALL UNDER A RECALL. *TR