1.8

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
92,304 miles

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problem #1

Aug 112005

Beetle 4-cyl Diesel

  • Manual transmission
  • 92,304 miles
The turbo charger on the tdi volkswagons are failing at a very high rate. The cost for repair averages about $1600. The company should be forced to address this problem and repair this premature failure.

- Kalamazoo, MI, USA

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