10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
58,300 miles

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problem #3

Oct 212011

Beetle

  • miles
Traveling on the crosstown freeway @ the posted speed, I started to engage the vehicle's heater and the power control switch started to malfunction. I turned the power control knob clockwise and noticed slippage of the control knob. I noticed smoke coming from the whole heater control assembly and then an arch, then a smallflame.

- Stockton, CA, USA

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problem #2

Dec 012009

Beetle

  • 99,100 miles
Turning on heater in window mode will cause windows to fog up in any weather any outside temperature. A search of the internet shows I am not the only 1 with my type of vehicle having this issue. A smell comes into the car that can't be good for your health.

- San Pedro, CA, USA

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problem #1

Feb 252007

Beetle 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 75,800 miles
- the contact called regarding the 2000 Volkswagen Beetle. The contact turned on the heater and it would not turn on. The heater eventually turned on, the blower stopped, and flames started coming from the heater vents. The failure mileage was 75,800. The fire was put out with a fire extinguisher. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop. The repair shop diagnosed the problem as a faulty heater/air conditioner control switch. The contact contacted the manufacturer and they will not do anything. The vehicle was being repaired at a non Volkswagen repair shop.

- Whitebluff, TN, USA

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