8.0

pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
5,000 miles

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problem #2

Jun 202004

Beetle

  • 10,000 miles
Electrical problem with 2001 Volkswagen Beetle. The consumer was driving on the highway when the vehicle lost power and shut down with no warning. The diagnosis was that the vehicle needed a new alternator.

- Unknown, DC, USA

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problem #1

Jun 202004

Beetle 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
2001 VW Beetle, 10,000, well maintained mechanically/garage parking - alternator shut down on I-66 in Virginia with no previous warning; number of lights on the panel lite up on the morning of June 20, 2004 on a trip to Tennessee and car just shut down, lost power.

- Alexandria, VA, USA

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