Vehicle stalled approaching an intersection. It would not restart, and none of the electronics functioned. The vehicle had to be pushed into a nearby parking lot. Upon repair, it was discovered that the battery fuse block had melted, and the in-line fuses were all damaged. The battery fuse block needed to be replaced.
I just bought a 2000 Volkswagen New Beetle, and my transmission is slipping I have taken this vehicle to more than one location including the Volkswagen dealership and everyone is telling me the code read gear ratio incorrect. My car is very dangerous for me too drive the dealership told me that the transmission I need is 5000 and there is no warranty that they could offer me. I just bought this car I don't have 5000 for a new transmission and I have done my research about this situation and everyone is saying the same exact thing im complaining about how fast beetles transmission go out and half of them took there beetle to Volkswagen just for them to tell them they need 5000 to 7000 transmission and later find out that was jot even the problem and the car is still driving very reckless. I'm putting my life n danger every time I drive the car I have two jobs and I cant afford to miss one day. So u tell me miss days from work because I don't have safe transportation or drive the car I have n rest my life everyday. I need someone to hear me out and help me with this situation. I'm sorry to say I will keep complaining intel someone gets to bottom of this.
While coming to an intersection and downshifting, instead of the car slowing down, the cruise control turned itself on and proceeded to accelerate. By pressing the brake pedal, the cruise control turned off. The cruise control switch has already been replaced one time. My car has now been in the shop 8 times for numerous electrical problems and vw of America doesn't seem too interested on solving the problems.
the 2000 new beetle that my husband and i purchased apparently has a defect in the electrical system. we purchased the car in february 2003. at that time there were no problems. the first time i put gas in the car the check engine light came on. my husband contacted a local volkswagen dealer to see about getting it fixed. he was told that this was a normal problem. if the gas cap wasn't put back on and clicked at least seven times, the light would come on. he was instructed to remove the gas cap, put it back on and turn it until there had been seven clicks. after that, we were supposed to do a cold start to make the light go off. this worked, but we have had to do it several times. the light will come on and go off, even though there are no engine problems. i have had another mechanic look at the car, and was told there were no problems with the engine, so it had to be a problem in the electrical system. after seeing some of the complaints that have been posted, i am worried about the possibility of the car stalling, malfunctioning, or, as in some of the other complaints have shown, the car catching on fire. i feel that the volkswagen company needs to really examine this issue. we had to have a sensor replaced for the braking system earlier this year that was under recall, and we only got it done because we were at the dealership for routine maintenance. we had not received a recall notice at all. i don't feel that the volkswagen company is concerned about any of the problems that are going on with this model. it is very distressing to think that i am stuck with a car that isn't worth what i paid for it because of defective equipment. this problem with the check engine is ongoing and i am not pleased with the response i have gotten from the dealer. it hasn't made the problem go away.
the ignition switch on the car failed sometime between 8:00pm monday 8/02 and 5:30am on tuesday 8/03. i went out to my car and started it, only to notice, i had no fan, no a/c, no defroster, no rear defroster, no headlights, no foglights, no power to some of my gauges. i researched the problem and found it to be the ignition switch, which i called my dealer for and had to spend $90 to replace. upon removing the old unit, i noticed a wire that connects to the 30 fuse on the unit was melted and corroded, the plastic housing that connects the wires to the switch it self had melted in a small portion and the old unit had visible burn marks on it. the failure has been fixed, but the potential safety hazard still exists in my opinion, just based on the numerous people i've read about with the same problem.*ak
seatbelt air bag sensor- air bag malfunction light came on 11/8/03 took the car to the dealership they ordered the part. both headlights were not working by the time i got to the dealer, they replaced those, turn signals were going on and off along with the hazard lights, was told these needed to be ordered. called in 2 weeks and was told the parts were on manufacture backorder and they would call me when they came in. i called every 2 weeks they part were not in. 3/3/04 smog test done to register my car- failed smog, took car to dealer cat converter out, they had to order part said they would reorder the sensor, 3/12/04 took car back in parts not in yet, called every day parts not in now my registration was late. cat converter came in on 4/2/04 it was installed dealer was refusing to smog test for free the finally did but would not pay the fees for my registration being late. called again every 2 weeks parts did not come in. 6/30/04 went in other parts on the car were braking off, emergency brake handle broken, display lights not working, cup holder broken, again they had to order parts, and they never came in. 8/18/04 air conditioning stoped blowing cold air, made appt online for 8/23/04 took car in, none of the parts ordered are in again. service stated my air conditioning is not covered because of a hole in the condensor even though my warranty states it is covered they refused to fix it and tried to charge me $95.00 for finding the hole, i refused to pay after all i have been waiting since november for several parts including a saftey issue, the dealer service has been the worst i dealt with in 25 years of driving. i have sent emails, phone calls and faxes to the dealer regarding all my complaints and have not received a response. *ak
two wires on ignition switch module shorted. caused failure of headlights, wipers, brake lights, air conditioning, interior lighting, etc. ignition module was replaced. problem remedied.*ak this is a known problem. volkswagen, and volkswagen of america refuse to recognize this defect, or initiate a recall. here is a link to an online forum with other consumers that have had the exact same safety issue as i have. http://forums.newbeetle.org/showthread.php?s=0667e7e7a9388bfaaa8a71dcdd6574f2&postid=499275#post499275 this is a fire hazard, and could potentially hurt someone. updated 07/24/2012. *tr
dt:the contact purchased a 2006 volkswagen new beetle convertible and the computer system stopped functioning, resulting in a failure of all electrical systems. this occurred while driving at 60 mph with a loss of power. there was no prior warning. the vehicle was towed to the dealership. the dealer said the ip controller was faulty, and it was an engineering design flaw. this was a common problem that volkswagen attempted to redesign. in the meantime, no repairs or corrections could be made. *ak