really awful

Crashes / Fires:: 0 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:: 0 / 0
Average Mileage:: 26,333 miles

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problem #6

Sep 302007

Beetle 4-cyl

Automatic transmission
115,000 miles

Failure of dashboard (airconditioning) controls caused car to catch on fire. Car was completely destroyed. Failure to address this defect could cause injury or death.

- Cerritos, CA, USA

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problem #5

Jun 282000

Beetle 4-cyl

Automatic transmission
43,000 miles

Defective or incorrect dashboard instrument cluster and repeated failures of sensors and other miscellaneous electrical switches.

- Chicago, IL, USA

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problem #4

Jun 302003

(reported on)

Beetle

miles

Consumer states that instrument cluster failed. It does not register readings for the vehicle speed or rpms.

- New Rochelle, NY, USA

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problem #3

Apr 222000

Beetle

miles

Vehicle caught fire on inside of ignition switch box. There was a bad connection in the ignition switch. Fire meleted wires inside the box which caused shutdown in dashboard ie/ headlights/ windshield wipers, and etc. Dealer's remedy was to tighten the wires in ignition box, but the electrical portion of dashboard would periodically go down.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

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problem #2

Oct 191999

(reported on)