2009 Volkswagen Beetle

VW HAS KNOWN ISSUES WITH THEIR HEADLIGHTS. THEY EASILY DISCONNECT FROM THE WIRING HARNESS (PLUGS DO NOT HAVE A SAFETY MEASURE TO KEEP THEM ATTACHED TO EACH OTHER). I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY LAST NIGHT AND ALL OF MY LIGHTS WENT OUT. IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR OTHER CARS COMING I WOULD HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE TO NO LIGHTING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE AND CLOSE THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO REPLACED THE MOTOR REGULATOR. HOWEVER, THE REMEDY REPAIR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CORNER THE BATTERY INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND NO ACCELERATION. IT DID NOT APPEAR THAT THE ENGINE STALLED. THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE POWER STEERING AND ACCELERATION CAME RIGHT BACK WITHOUT TOUCHING THE IGNITION KEY. MY DAUGHTER ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NO OTHER DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON OTHER THAN THE BATTERY INDICATOR. THIS CAR IS A DEATHTRAP! *TR

SUBJECT: SAFETY ISSUE I OWN A 2009 VW BEETLE/2 DOOR COUPE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE LOWER SHIELDS TWICE. THESE SHIELDS, BAFFLES AND COVER PLATES ARE QUITE EXPENSIVE AND ADD UP TO MY GREATEST REPAIR COST FOR THIS VEHICLE. AS YOU KNOW, THEY ARE NOT REPAIRABLE. MY MOST RECENT EXPERIENCE IS WHAT HAS PROMPTED ME TO WRITE YOU. I DROVE MY CAR FROM MY HOME IN OZARK, MO TO DUBUQUE, IA THIS PAST JUNE THE ENTIRE TRIP IS ON GOOD TWO LANE OR FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. DURING THE TRIP, AFTER CROSSING A BRIDGE, I NOTICED A TERRIBLE SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR. IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS DRAGGING. IT WAS. THE SHIELD UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS DRAGGING. THE SHIELD MADE OF PLASTIC WAS ONLY ATTACHED TOGETHER WITH SMALL RUBBER CLIPS. THERE WAS NO WAY TO REPLACE THE CLIPS. THERE WERE NO SCREWS OR ANY OTHER ATTACHMENT TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD. IF THE SHIELD HAD COMPLETELY DISLODGED I DO NOT KNOW WHAT DAMAGE MAY HAVE OCCURRED TO THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR, BUT I DO KNOW THE DRIVER BEHIND ME WOULD HAVE BEEN FACED WITH A RUBBER SHIELD TOSSING DOWN THE ROAD AT HIM. THE REPAIR COST FOR THIS ONE INCIDENT WAS $357.32. I HAVE NOW PAID A TOTAL OF OVER $700 IN THE PAST TWO YEARS FOR THIS ONE ITEM ON MY CAR. THIS REPAIR EXPENSE IS ENOUGH MONEY TO CONVINCE ME TO BUY A DIFFERENT CAR. I LOVE THE WAY THE CAR HANDLES, BUT A $700 REPAIR BILL IN TWO YEARS IS TOO MUCH TO LIVE WITH. *JB

VW 2009 VOLKSWAGEN CONVT. BEETLE- WINDOWS-I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 OUT OF 4 WINDOWS. I ONLY HAVE 49007 MILES AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE AT LEAST $1400.00 DOLLARS IN WINDOW REPAIRS ALONE. I HAVE HAD THE WINDOW REGULATOR GO OUT SEVERAL TIME. WHEN PURCHASING A CAR YOU NEVER THINK THAT BEFORE YOU ARE THROUGH PAYING IT OFF YOU WILL BE OUT OF TONS OF MONEY JUST TO KEEP IN RUNNING PROPERLY. WHAT HAPPENED TO WHEN YOU BROUGHT THE CAR YOU WERE PROBLEM FREE AT LEAST UNTIL YOU PAID IT OFF. NOW IT SEEMS AS THOUGH NO ONE PUTS EFFORTS IN SATISFYING THE CONSUMER ANYMORE THEY ONLY SALE CARS KNOWING SOON AND VERY SOON YOU WILL BE RETURNING DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION OF PARTS THAT ARE PLACED IN THE VEHICLE BEFORE THEY CAR IS SOLD. I KNOW I WILL NEVER PUT VALUE INTO VW AGAIN THEY HAVE REALLY PLACED A SOUR TASTE IN MY MOUTH. FIRST PASSENGER WINDOW FOR REPAIR $400 RIDICULOUS SECOND DRIVERS WINDOW FOR REPAIR $400 RIDICULOUS THIRD REAR DRIVERS WINDOW FOR REPAIR $600 RIDICULOUS. *TR