2013 Volkswagen Beetle Owner Complaints

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON, AND THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $120 TO JUST DIAGNOSIS THE ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE FREE AS ITS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE.

4/19/2019

BOUGHT CAR ONE YEAR AND A HALF AGO. BUY CAR USED WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING AND LEANING AT IDLE. CAR SKIDS VERY EASILY AND RAIN, CAN EASILY CAUSE CRASHES. CAR AIRBAGS WERE RECALLED.

9/18/2020

THERE IS A DELAY BETWEEN WHEN THE HORN BUTTON IS PRESSED AND WHEN IT SOUNDS. THAT'S A HAZARD AND MAKES NO SENSE.

8/30/2013

CAR STALLS AND LOOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING. 3RD INCIDENT ON CAR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURE CAN'T FIND ANY ISSUE TO REPAIR. *TR

6/26/2014

TRUNK LO0CK INTEMITTANTLY WILL NOT UNLOCK. TAKEN TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES. THEY REPLACED THE LOCK. THE LAST TIME THEY REPLACED SOME MODULE.I HOPE IT IS FIXED. I DONT WANT TO HAVE TO REMOVE THINGS FROM THE TRUNK BY HAVING TO FOLD DOWN THE BACK SEAT AGAIN!!!

4/24/2016

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO RESTART IT. AFTER A MINUTE IT RESTARTED. THE VW DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THIS BUSY HIGHWAY, IT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

6/13/2016

CAR WOULD STALL AND ABRUPTLY STOP WHEN OPERATING AND ALL ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS AND SAFETY FEATURES WOULD TURN OFF AND NOT WORK (E.G., ENGINE, ASSISTED BRAKES, AIR BAGS, HORN, RUNNING LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, HAZARD LIGHTS, ENTIRE DASHBOARD WOULD NOT WORK). ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER, THE CAR WOULD POWER UP AGAIN AND RUN. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT (IT HAPPENED AGAIN) AND NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR DEALER COULD FIND THE CAUSE. THE OWNER REFUSED TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE UNLESS THEY FOUND THE CAUSE BECAUSE THE ABRUPT STOPPING COULD BE CATASTROPHIC ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CURRENT POSITION OF THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IS THAT IT NEVER HAPPENED. ANOTHER CASE IS REPORTED HERE WHERE THE SAME CAR ABRUPTLY STOPPED THREE TIMES AND THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. *TR

1/12/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

4/13/2015

AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY AND COMPLETING A CURVE TO THE RIGHT I WAS ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF THE OFF RAMP GOING APPROX. 35 MPH. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND A MODERATE VIBRATION WAS FELT IN THE FRONT END/BRAKES. THE CAR SPUN OUT AND HIT A SIGN THEN A WALL WITH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

3/8/2013

CAR STALLS AND LOOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING. 3RD INCIDENT ON CAR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURE CAN'T FIND ANY ISSUE TO REPAIR. *TR

6/26/2014

PREPARING TO ENTER FREEWAY WHEN ENGINE SPUTTERED, "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. STUCK IN TRAFFIC UNTIL FIRE DEPT. CAME BY AND HELPED PUSH TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 101F WHEN THIS OCCURRED. HAD TOWED TO LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP, WHO INFORMED ME THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED CAUSING METAL DEBRIS TO ENTER THE FUEL SYSTEM. THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM TO INCLUDE THE PUMP & INJECTORS. THEY ALSO DUMPED THE FUEL THAT WAS IN THE TANK. THE TANK WAS FULL OF DIESEL, LESS 45 MILES, WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN GASOLINE PUT IN THIS DIESEL TANK. *JS

5/19/2014

DRIVING 60 MPH IN RUSH HOUR 6/19/15 & SUDDENLY ENG LIGHTS GO ON & CAR STALLED IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC! I WAS SCARED I WAS GOING TO BE REAR ENDED & KILLED. PUT FLASHERS ON CALLED 911. POLICE PARKED BEHIND ME WHILE I WAITED FOR TOW TRUCK. OFFICER ASKED TO TRY & START TO SEE IF I COULD GET TO SIDE OF ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO START IT, BUT ONLY DRIVE A FEW FEET BEFORE STUTTERED & DIED AGAIN. HAD IT TOWED TO TYNANS VW, WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED & REG MAINTAINED. NEXT DAY VW VERIFIED ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON WHEN THEY STARTED. HOWEVER, THEY CLAIM IT WENT OFF WHEN THEY DROVE A FEW MILES. CODE INDICATED ISSUE RELATED TO FUEL SYSTEM, HOWEVER THEY WERENT ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH CAR. THEY KEPT CAR A FEW DAYS, DROVE IT 90 MILES W/ NO ISSUES. I CONTACTED VW CORP & REPORTED INCIDENT & EXPLAINED DEALER CANT FIGURE OUT WHATS WRONG. I EXPLAINED IM NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING CAR UNTIL THEY CAN DETERMINE WHY MY CAR STALLED. THEY SAID IT WAS LIKELY DEBRIS IN GAS THAT COULDVE CAUSED FUEL NOT TO FLOW PROPERLY - REALLY? THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHAT BRAND OF GAS I USED - CONOCO - BRAND NAME. THIS IS SERIOUS! MY CAR STALLED FOR A REASON, SOMETHING FAILED. I REALIZE CARS BREAKDOWN, I HAVE NO PROBLEM, AS LONG AS THE ISSUE IS IDENTIFIED & FIXED. I DO HAVE A PROBLEM, HOWEVER, W/VW HANDING CAR BACK TO ME NOT KNOWING WHY IT HAPPENED. TOLD TO BRING IT BACK IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, I MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. WHAT IF THIS HAPPENED ON MOUNTAIN PASS? IN THE SNOW? OR IN MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION? RESEARCH, YOU WILL FIND OTHER FUEL ISSUES & STALLING COMPLAINTS, & RECALLS FOR OTHER VW CARS TIGUAN, PASSAT ETC. NO RECALL FOR FUEL/STALLING ISSUES ON BEETLE..YET.I DO NOT WANT MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE TO BECOME A STATISTIC BEFORE VW IDENTIFIES THE PROBLEM. GM FAILED TO RECALL THE CHEVY COBALT. THEY KNEW ABOUT ISSUE FOR 10 YRS BEFORE RECALLING, AFTER 13 PEOPLE DIED. IS THAT WHAT YOURE WAITING FOR VW?

7/1/2015

AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY AND COMPLETING A CURVE TO THE RIGHT I WAS ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF THE OFF RAMP GOING APPROX. 35 MPH. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND A MODERATE VIBRATION WAS FELT IN THE FRONT END/BRAKES. THE CAR SPUN OUT AND HIT A SIGN THEN A WALL WITH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

3/8/2013

THE BRAKE PEDAL IS SO CLOSE TO THE GAS PEDAL THAT MY WIFE AND I HAVE HAD OUR RIGHT SHOES WHILE ON THE GAS PEDAL GET STUCK UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL. MY SHOE SOLE HAS REPEATEDLY GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT IS SCARY TRYING TO GET THE SHOE LOOSE TO BRAKE THE CAR. I SENT AN EMAIL TO VW OF AMERICA AND THEY STATE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD THIS BEFORE. I HAVE A FRIEND AT CHURCH WHO JUST BOUGHT AN IDENTICAL BEETLE TO OURS AND HE SAID HE HAS ALSO HAD THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

8/5/2013

AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY AND COMPLETING A CURVE TO THE RIGHT I WAS ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF THE OFF RAMP GOING APPROX. 35 MPH. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND A MODERATE VIBRATION WAS FELT IN THE FRONT END/BRAKES. THE CAR SPUN OUT AND HIT A SIGN THEN A WALL WITH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

3/8/2013

WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS OR BUMPS IN ROADS, THE SUSPENSION IS SQUEAKY. IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS THE GAS CAP BECAME DEFECTIVE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT VW STATES THE GAS CAP NEEDS REPLACED. THERE IS NOW A NOISE ON THE BACK RIGHT PANEL BEHIND THE GAS CAP AFTER TURNING OFF CAR.

2/18/2020

CONTIPROCONTACT TIRE 23540R19 BLOW OUT DEC 2012. SAME TIRE REPLACED IN 2014. NOW FOR THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS (MAY 11,2014) LOSING AIR PRESSURE IN ORIGINAL TIRES. FILL THE TIRES WITH CORRECT AMOUNT OF AIR AND A FEW DAYS LATER DASHBOARD LIKE COME ON SAYING AIR PRESSURE PROBLEM IN TIRES. KEEPS DOING THE SAME THING. ONLY HAVE 10,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. *TR

5/20/2014

I HAD TWO BLOWOUTS IN BACK TO BACK WEEKS IN APRIL 2014 AND THOUGHT IT WAS BAD LUCK. THE TIRES WERE CONTINENTAL CONTIPRO AND HAD LESS THAN 20K MILES. I REPLACED 2 EACH TIME SINCE THE CAR IS FWD. THEY CAME ON MY 2013 BEETLE TDI. AT THE END OF AUGUST IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THE TIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN MINUTES THE TIRE BLEW AT 65MPH. I MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE BLEW COMPLETELY OFF FUSSING ABOUT A 2" SECTION TO THE RIM. THE INSIDE HAD 2 MAJOR SIDEWALL FAILURES. I GOT HOME AND GOOGLED CONTINENTAL CONTIPRO COMPLAINTS AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF THE SAME ISSUES. I REPLACED THE BLOWN TIRE AND PARKED THE CAR. I ORDERED A SET OF MICHELINS AND HAD THEM INSTALLED THIS WEEKEND. THE CONTINENTALS ARE IN MY BASEMENT UNTIL THERE IS AN ADMISSION OR RESOLUTION THAT THERE IS INDEED A PROBLEM. I DRIVE AROUND 35K MILES PER YEAR FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIRE FAILURES UNTIL THESE. CONTINENTAL'S RESPONSE SO FAR IS THEY WERE MADE TO SPECIFICATIONS. AND VW'S RESPONSE WAS WE DIDN'T MAKE THE TIRE. *TR

10/1/2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED FROM THE PARK POSITION TO DRIVE, IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY SEVEN SECONDS FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BECOME ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2/10/2016

TAKATA RECALL ON 8/13/16 WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH ON A CITY STREET AND AS I ATTEMPT TO MOVE OVER THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID THIS SEVERAL MORE TIMES BEFORE I WAS TO SEND IT BACK TO THE CAR LOT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CRANK SHAFT WAS REPAIRED ON THE VEHICLE. ON 9/13/2016 (1MONTH LATER) WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH ON A BUSY CITY STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, IN FRONT OF AN 18 WHEELER THIS CAR SHUT OF AND IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED ON ITS VERY OWN. I MOVED OVER TO A SLOWER LANE TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTS. I PROCEEDED TO MY DESTINATION AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME I HAD TO MANUALLY RESTART THE VEHICLE. I PARKED THE CAR AT AN AREA RESTAURANT FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS. I WENT OUT TO START THE CAR AND THERE WAS NO POWER AT ALL. I CALLED TRIPE AAA, THEY CHECKED THE BATTERY AND THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. FINALLY A TOW TRUCK WAS DISPATCHED AND ARRIVED ABOUT 15 MINS AFTER THE BATTERY CHECK AND ALL LIGHTS WERE OWN. IN ABOUT 10 MINS I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED WITHOUT ANY HESITATION. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE BECAUSE I ABSOLUTELY FEAR FOR MY SAFETY.

9/14/2016

CAR WOULD STALL AND ABRUPTLY STOP WHEN OPERATING AND ALL ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS AND SAFETY FEATURES WOULD TURN OFF AND NOT WORK (E.G., ENGINE, ASSISTED BRAKES, AIR BAGS, HORN, RUNNING LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, HAZARD LIGHTS, ENTIRE DASHBOARD WOULD NOT WORK). ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER, THE CAR WOULD POWER UP AGAIN AND RUN. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT (IT HAPPENED AGAIN) AND NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR DEALER COULD FIND THE CAUSE. THE OWNER REFUSED TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE UNLESS THEY FOUND THE CAUSE BECAUSE THE ABRUPT STOPPING COULD BE CATASTROPHIC ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CURRENT POSITION OF THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IS THAT IT NEVER HAPPENED. ANOTHER CASE IS REPORTED HERE WHERE THE SAME CAR ABRUPTLY STOPPED THREE TIMES AND THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. *TR

1/12/2015

I HAVE NOTICED MY CENTER DRIVER-SIDE HEADLIGHT DIM/TURN OFF FOR SOME TIME THINKING THE HEADLIGHT WAS BAD. I HAD THE HEADLIGHT REPLACED IN FEBRUARY BUT STILL HAD PEOPLE TELL ME IT WAS OUT AND AT TIMES I COULD SEE THIS IN THE REFLECTION OF TRUCK TAILGATES, ETC. THE SURROUNDING DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT CAN MAKE IT HARD TO TELL. HOWEVER, IN THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS, EVERY TWO TO THREE MINUTES, SOMETIMES AFTER NOTICING THE INITIAL DIM OF THE DRIVER-SIDE HEAD LIGHT, ALL LIGHT TURN OFF LEAVING THE CAR IN MOTION IN THE DARK. THIS HAS HAPPENED BOTH ON LOCAL ROADS AND HIGHWAY. ENGAGING THE FOG LIGHTS MAY EXTEND THE TIME BETWEEN SHUT-OFFS BY ANOTHER MINUTE OR SO. BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND WAITING A SECOND, THEN TURNING THEM BACK ON, ALL LIGHTS COME BACK. DOING SO TOO QUICKLY DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC FEELS IT IS CAPACITOR OR SIMILAR ELECTRIC ISSUE IN THE J519 BODY CONTROL MODULE THAT RECEIVES POWER FOR THE LIGHTS AND CONTROLS THEM FROM THERE. BEING A SAFETY ISSUE, I HAVE TO WONDER IF CREATING SUCH A WEAK-LINK TO POWER ALL NIGHTTIME RUNNING LIGHTS IS NOT RECALL WORTHY. HE SUGGESTED FULL MODULE REPLACEMENT I DO HAVE VIDEO TO SHARE OF THIS OCCURRING.

7/3/2018

THE TRUNK LATCH DOES NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS KEYLESS ELECTRONIC LOCKS. BROUGHT TO DEALER BUT THE LATCH WORKS FINE. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE TRUNK IS NOT ACCESSIBLE UNLESS SOMEONE CRAWLS NOT THE THE TRUNK VIA THE BACK SEAT. CONDITION HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE PURCHASE.

3/12/2016

TRUNK LATCH INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT OPERATE. VEHICLE HAS ELECTRONIC KEYLESS LOCKS AND IGNITION.

3/12/2016

WINDSHIELD RANDOMLY CRACKED WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY IN 80 DEGREE WEATHER, IN THE SHADE. CRACK GOES FROM ROOF, DOWN BEHIND REAR-VIEW MIRROR, THEN TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT APPEARS TO BE A STRESS FRACTURE, AS THERE IS NOT VISIBLE SIGN OF ROCK DAMAGE. THE TOP LINE OF THE WINDSHIELD IS CLEARLY UNLEVEL NOW. APPEARS TO BE A STRESS FRACTURE FROM IMPROPER DESIGN OR INSTALLATION. OTHER OWNERS WITH SIMILAR MAKE/MODEL/YEAR HAVE REPORTED THE SAME, WITH COMPARABLE PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE.

7/21/2016

1. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN MY DRIVE WAY (AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, PARKED IN A LOT), CONVERTIBLE ROOF STALLS UPON OPENING. YOU HAVE TO STOP PRESSING BUTTON AND TRY AGAIN. EVENTUALLY IT STARTS AGAIN AND OPENS. VW SERVICE UNABLE TO REPLICATE. THEY GREASE THE EQUIPMENT INVOLVED HOPING IT CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. 2. WHEN CAR WAS NEW, NOT WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS WERE NOTED. AFTER A YEAR THE DRIVERS SIDE SQUIRTS OUT IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE WIPER DOESN'T GET WET ENOUGH TO CLEAN WINDOW, THUS LEAVING BLURRY STREAKS THAT IMPEDES DRIVER'S SIDE VISION. PASSENGER SIDE OK. TOOK CAR IN 2 TIMES, THEY SAY THEY ADJUST SPRAY. PROBLEM STILL THERE EVEN AFTER REPLACING WIPERS WITH BRAND NEW (VOLKSWAGON BRAND) WIPERS. JUST HAD THE SPRAY FIXED AGAIN LAST WEEK. AFRAID TO SEE IF IT IS ANY BETTER. WILL WRITE ANOTHER REPORT IF PROBLEM PERSISTS. HAD CONVERTIBLE TOP GEARS GREASED AGAIN LAST WEEK. I WONDER IF HOT WEATHER IS EFFECTING THE TOP TO OPEN?

8/12/2016

CAR STALLS AND LOOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING. 3RD INCIDENT ON CAR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURE CAN'T FIND ANY ISSUE TO REPAIR. *TR

6/26/2014

VW RECALL: 69BC, DRIVER FRONTAL AIRBAG, NHTSA: 20V785 4/16/21: TODAY I CALLED LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP, (SOUTHPOINT VOLKSWAGEN, 13940 AIRLINE HWY., BATON ROUGE, LA 70817, 855-498-0983) TO SCHEDULE REPAIR OF THIS RECALL. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT THEY ARE ONLY SCHEDULING (1) RECALL REPAIR PER DAY AND THE SOONEST TIME I COULD SCHEDULE IS 6/01/21 (@45 DAYS). THIS SEEMS VERY UNREASONABLE GIVEN THE POTENTIAL DANGER/THREAT THAT THIS RECALL PRESENTS. BECAUSE THE RECALL INVOLVES THE DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIRBAG, THE ONLY (2) OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO THE OWNER IS TO: 1). CONTINUE TO USE THE CAR, KNOWING THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF "SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH" IT PRESENTS TO SELF (& THEREFORE PASSENGERS AS WELL) OR 2) IN ORDER TO ENSURE MY PERSONAL SAFETY, I CAN "CHOOSE" NOT TO USE THE VEHICLE (AND DO WHAT? RENT A CAR?!) SECOND CONCERN: THE VEHICLE'S SPEEDOMETER (ANALOG) SPONTANEOUSLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN @3MONTHS AGO (1/03/21) FOR NO APPARENT REASON (CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT; NO POT-HOLE, ROAD HAZARD, UNUSUAL WEATHER, ETC. AT THE TIME THAT THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING OR DURING RECENT USE; & VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. SINCE THE CAR CANNOT PASS LOUISIANA'S ANNUAL "SAFETY STICKER" INSPECTION WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER, I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY VW CARS.

4/16/2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V658000 (VISIBILITY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,800.

12/22/2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CRACKING NOISE AND THE PANORAMIC SUN ROOF CRACKED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 17079053. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

6/21/2017

FIRST THIS IS MY 2ND COMPLAINT ON THIS SME VEHICLE. I ALSO POSTED LAST YEAR ON THIS SITE WHEN THIS VEHICLE STALLED IN MIDDLE OF FREEWAY GOING 60 MPH. NOW THIS CAR HAS TROUBLE STARTING. ESPECIALLY AFTER SITTING A FEW DAYS. WAS PARKED AT AIRPORT PARKING FOR 4 DAYS. SPUTTERED A FEW MINUTES BEFORE STARTING BUT FINALLY STARTED. DROVE 30 MILES IN RAIN & STOPPED TO GET GAS. THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT START. ALL LIGHTS CAME ON. GOT SEVERAL WARNINGS LIKE "KEY NOT IN RANGE" BUT IT WAS IN RANGE. "STABILITY CONTROL ERROR" LOTS OF CLICKING SOUNDS BUT ENGINE WOULDN'T START. HAVE TO HAVE TOWED AND TAKE BACK TO DELEARSHIP. I SEE LOTS OF SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS SITE FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. NOT SURE IF IT'S THE FUEL PUMP, STARTER, OR SOMETHING ELSE.

3/7/2016

BOUGHT CAR ONE YEAR AND A HALF AGO. BUY CAR USED WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING AND LEANING AT IDLE. CAR SKIDS VERY EASILY AND RAIN, CAN EASILY CAUSE CRASHES. CAR AIRBAGS WERE RECALLED.

9/18/2020

I PURCHASED 2013 VW BEETLE AS CERTIFIED PRE OWNED,IN 2016, AT 30,000 MILE APPROXIMATELY STEERING GEARS HAD TO BE REPLACED,2 MONTHS LATER THE WINDOW MOTORS AND SWITCHES NEEDED REPLACED AND THAT WAS THE 3RD SET. 2 WEEKS LATER,THE DRIVER WINDOW NEEDED TO BE REINFORCED AND SWITCHES NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT MY VEHICLE FOR 2 SOLID MONTHS BC THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT ON THE INTERIOR CAUSING DOOR PANEL TO PEEL, THEN THE AMBIENT LIGHTING BROKE. VW EXEC CUST SERVICE HAD BEEN INVOLVED FOR 6 MTHS AT THIS POINT, IT TOOK UNTIL 3/9/18 TO GET THE DOOR PANEL FIXED, MEANWHILE EVERYTIME I PICKED UP THE CAR SOMETHING DIFFERENT WENT WRONG, INTERMITTENT SEATBELTS MALFUNCTION, SPEED SENSORS, SEAT HEATER PO PROTRUDING THROUGH SEAT POSING ELECTRICAL SHOCK ONCE IT COMPLETELY PENETRATED. PASSENGER SEATBELTS, AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYED AND 11MTHS OF INSTRUMENT PANEL BACKLIGHT FLICKERING, ROUGH IDLE, AC REPAIRED 2X. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX DROPPING WINDOWS, INTERMITTENT SEATBELTS ISSUE OR SEAT HEATER ISSUE BC THEY CLAIM THAT THE SEAT GOT WET AT SOME POINT AND THEREFORE THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY WONT COVER IT. HOWEVER ON 06072017, WHEN WINDOW SWITCHES AND MOTORS BC POSSESSED GOING UP AND DOWN AND INTERFERING WITH LOCKING CONTROLS DURING A MONSOON, AND THE CAR CLEARLY WAS CAUGHT IN A STORM LASTING 10 HRS THEY WILL NOT FIX AND CLAIM THAT ALL THE SAFETY CONTROLS FOR THAT SEAT ARE DAMAGED BC OF GETTING WET AT SOME POINT,AND SO I CANNOT PUT MY DISABLED CHILD IN IT BC OF THAT AND IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP 13 TIMES IN 18MTHS, ALL FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE REAR TRAIL ARMS RECALL CORP HAS AS BEING COMPLETED, HOWEVER THAT RECALL WAS ONLY IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN A REAR SIDE ACCIDENT WHICH IT WAS SOLD WITH A CLEAN CARFAX.

5/8/2018

2 RECALLS ARE ON MY BUG FIRST ONE SAYS THE AIR BAG INFLATOR MAY EXPLODE.CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH. I CALLED VW THEY SAID IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. AND THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT. I CALLED THEM AND I TOLD THEM I CAN'T SELL MY CAR LIKE THAT, AND THEY WON'T BUY IT BACK,OR PROVIDE A RENTAL UNTIL THEY COME UP WITH A FIX. IS THIS CAR SAFE TO DRIVE WITH MY GRAND KIDS OR NOT AND WHAT DO I DO..I HAVE LET THE CAR SIT UNTIL I HERE FROM SOMEONE

3/11/2021

LOW PRESSURE DIESEL FUEL TANK FUEL PUMP FAILURE. NO VISIBLE SIGN OF CONTAMINATED FUEL SUCH AS WATER OR DEBRIS. THIS IS SECOND INCIDENT. VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SLOW TO LESS THAN 2000 RPM AND WILL NOT EXCEED 45 MPH. DEALER REPLACED PUMP UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST FAILURE AND NOW IS BLAMING FAILURE ON FUEL. BOTH INCIDENTS RESTRICTED THE VEHICLES ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND ALMOST RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS. *TR

12/1/2013

MY DAUGHTER'S 2013 VW BEETLE DOES NOT HAVE AN EMERGENCY TRUNK RELEASE. THE ONLY WAY TO RELEASE IT IS TO LOWER THE REAR SEATS, CRAWL INTO THE TRUNK AND USING YOUR KEY, INSERT IT INTO A SLOT IN THE DARK, AND SLIDE IT WHILE PUSHING UP ON THE TRUNK! NOT VERY GOOD FOR A CHILD WHO WOULD BE LOCKED IN ! *TR

4/22/2014

CONTIPROCONTACT TIRE 23540R19 BLOW OUT DEC 2012. SAME TIRE REPLACED IN 2014. NOW FOR THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS (MAY 11,2014) LOSING AIR PRESSURE IN ORIGINAL TIRES. FILL THE TIRES WITH CORRECT AMOUNT OF AIR AND A FEW DAYS LATER DASHBOARD LIKE COME ON SAYING AIR PRESSURE PROBLEM IN TIRES. KEEPS DOING THE SAME THING. ONLY HAVE 10,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. *TR

5/20/2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR CONDITIONER BLEW HOT AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

12/29/2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIO WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN ACTIVATED, THE RADIO PROMPTED THE CONTACT FOR A CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

10/2/2015

I PURCHASED 2013 VW BEETLE AS CERTIFIED PRE OWNED,IN 2016, AT 30,000 MILE APPROXIMATELY STEERING GEARS HAD TO BE REPLACED,2 MONTHS LATER THE WINDOW MOTORS AND SWITCHES NEEDED REPLACED AND THAT WAS THE 3RD SET. 2 WEEKS LATER,THE DRIVER WINDOW NEEDED TO BE REINFORCED AND SWITCHES NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT MY VEHICLE FOR 2 SOLID MONTHS BC THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT ON THE INTERIOR CAUSING DOOR PANEL TO PEEL, THEN THE AMBIENT LIGHTING BROKE. VW EXEC CUST SERVICE HAD BEEN INVOLVED FOR 6 MTHS AT THIS POINT, IT TOOK UNTIL 3/9/18 TO GET THE DOOR PANEL FIXED, MEANWHILE EVERYTIME I PICKED UP THE CAR SOMETHING DIFFERENT WENT WRONG, INTERMITTENT SEATBELTS MALFUNCTION, SPEED SENSORS, SEAT HEATER PO PROTRUDING THROUGH SEAT POSING ELECTRICAL SHOCK ONCE IT COMPLETELY PENETRATED. PASSENGER SEATBELTS, AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYED AND 11MTHS OF INSTRUMENT PANEL BACKLIGHT FLICKERING, ROUGH IDLE, AC REPAIRED 2X. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX DROPPING WINDOWS, INTERMITTENT SEATBELTS ISSUE OR SEAT HEATER ISSUE BC THEY CLAIM THAT THE SEAT GOT WET AT SOME POINT AND THEREFORE THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY WONT COVER IT. HOWEVER ON 06072017, WHEN WINDOW SWITCHES AND MOTORS BC POSSESSED GOING UP AND DOWN AND INTERFERING WITH LOCKING CONTROLS DURING A MONSOON, AND THE CAR CLEARLY WAS CAUGHT IN A STORM LASTING 10 HRS THEY WILL NOT FIX AND CLAIM THAT ALL THE SAFETY CONTROLS FOR THAT SEAT ARE DAMAGED BC OF GETTING WET AT SOME POINT,AND SO I CANNOT PUT MY DISABLED CHILD IN IT BC OF THAT AND IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP 13 TIMES IN 18MTHS, ALL FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE REAR TRAIL ARMS RECALL CORP HAS AS BEING COMPLETED, HOWEVER THAT RECALL WAS ONLY IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN A REAR SIDE ACCIDENT WHICH IT WAS SOLD WITH A CLEAN CARFAX.

5/8/2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VOLKSWAGEN OF MURRIETA (41300 DATE ST., MURRIETA, CA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. *LN

5/31/2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NAPLETON'S VOLKSWAGEN OF URBANA (1025 NAPLETON WAY, URBANA, IL 61802, 217-637-1222) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOY-BASED WIRING WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

7/29/2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DID NOT CLOSE TIGHTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HERITAGE IMPORTS (410-363-8300, LOCATED AT 9808 REISTERSTOWN RD, OWINGS MILLS, MD 21117) AND WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

11/13/2019