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- Delmar, NY, USA

Having major transmission issues after trying to fix and replace everything like fluid and filters. Has a hard time changing gears. Engine will rev while changing gears sometimes. Hiccups and jolts a lot especially when going from 2nd to 3 then to 4th. And when going down in gears

- Jacksonville, FL, USA

The rear window of the convertible top has come unglued. After checking online sources, I have found this has happened on other cars. It can cause the entire rear window blow out if all of the adhesive gives way.

- Wheeling, IL, USA

My car has a very, very stong crayon-chemical smell..that permeates the entire interior of the car. No one, I repeat, no one will ride with me in my car unless I drive with the windows down. I complained about to the VW dealership (leith VW/capitol blvd. Raleigh, nc)- and was told by a technician that they have had this complaint before and the problem seemed to be the the glue used to hold down the padding/carpet. I have very bad sense of smell and do not notice as bad as everyone else..but have lately developed a chronic hacking cough that has lingered for several months now (w/O proper diagnosis..). I would love to be included in a class action lawsuit against VW of America to include all of the other VW owners who share this very, very strong crayon-chemical smell..and have been getting no help from the VW corporation. I have been driving this car for over 4 years now..putting @ 110,000 miles on it in that time period..and I always drive with the windows up (either heat or A/C on).

- Youngsville, NC, USA

Its a recall of the water pump and I'm having issues with my cooling, my car is running hot have had everything done except the water pump and still running hot just found out that its a recall on the water pump if there is other recall can it be done also

- Jackson, MS, USA

On April 25, 2008 we took our 2003 VW Beetle convertible to our VW dealer for service and a complaint about the transmission shifting hard or clunking at times. They said the noise was the exhaust and adjusted it and signed off. That was not the problem. The hard shifting continued occasionally for some time. Then it started to happen more often and be more severe. On October 23, 2009, we returned to our dealer for service and told them again about our concerns about the hard shifting as we had on several occasions in the past. At this time they ran a diagnostic ($90) on the transmission. They had to order a part and we returned on November 5, 2009 to have the cable installed. ($1406.36) the problem got worse and we returned November, 10, 2009 for another diagnostic and another cable install.($179.78) still not fixed the car goes into limp mode when you try to drive it. We left the car with our dealer for them to try to find a used transmission. No luck. On December 2, 2009 we decided to contact a transmission shop a friend told us about. I called a transmission shop to pick up the car at our dealer and take it to their shop to look into rebuilding the transmission. All to no avail they could not get parts for that transmission. The next step was to look for a used one again. Still unable to locate a used transmission we decided to have a VW rebuilt transmission installed. ($5469.60) this was done and the car was picked up on January 7, 2010. Now on December 14, 2010 we receive a letter that describes our original complaint about the hard shifting. The letter was extending the warranty on the transmission. I then sent a claim to VW to ask for reimbursement. That claim was not accepted.

- Plainville, CT, USA