10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
25,433 miles

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problem #7

Jun 012005

Beetle 4-cyl

  • 35,000 miles
Headliner separates from formed sub composite. Failure is a day to day problem. Headliner droops into interior of car. Manufacturer will not acknowledge because of current age of vehicle. We safety pin up the headliner to sub structure in hope that it will not fall in front of us as we drive this car on a daily basis.

- Englewood, FL, USA

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problem #6

Sep 151999

Beetle 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 30 miles
Volkswagen Beetle 1999. The consumer is not satisfied with mirrors on the left driver's side. They have too much of a blind spot for oncoming vehicles. Also, the post between the windshield and the left and right sides, before getting to the doors, are also giving the consumer trouble, as being a blind spot. The consumer pulled out onto the highway in front of oncoming traffic, and didn't see another vehicle because of the blind spots from the car.

- Fredericksburg, TX, USA

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problem #5

Mar 112005

Beetle 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 113,000 miles
Went in for routine oil change and when drain plug was removed from oil pan the threads fell out. Tech. Was able to put in oversize drainplug but stated I will need new oil pan (estimated at $430) upon next oil change. Tech. Stated this has been occurring on 1999 new Beetles and he has seen a service bulletin re: This.

- Knoxville, TN, USA

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problem #4

Jun 012003

Beetle 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 30,000 miles
The roof cover is falling down. The glue that is use to keep the cloth attached to the roof is very poor and after 3 years it will start to fall down. I have 2 identical VW beetle's and they both suffer from this problem.

- Aventura, FL, USA

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problem #3

Dec 092003

(reported on)

Beetle

  • miles
Problems with vehicle's instrument panel and radio. The instrument panel had to be replaced twice. The radio operated on it's own and the windows rolled down on their own. The consumer was unable to use the power controls to. He wrote a letter to the VW dealership and has not received any response. The car was taken and auctioned off. The consumer was trying to find a way to make sure Volkswagen be held accountable. The consumer also stated the odometer rolled up approximately 9000 miles, the dealer ran a computer check but found nothing wrong with the vehicle.

- Merritt Island, FL, USA

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problem #2

Mar 252001

Beetle Diesel

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
When consumer backed up into 6 inches of snow engine skid plate, which was attached by 3 bolts on either side to a plastic component, disconnected from vehicle. Dealership replaced bolts and replaced skid plate to vehicle. The shields under the vehicle were broken.

- Waitsfield, VT, USA

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problem #1

Oct 231999

Beetle

  • miles
Low bottom chassis clearance caused damage to vehicle while going over curbs edges.

- Tonawanda, NY, USA

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