2002 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE Complaints

CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE IT MOVED FORWARD. *AK THIS HAPPENED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES TO THREE DIFFERENT DRIVERS. ONCE WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT, WHEN CONSUMER TOOK FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, IT WENT REVERSE. *PH

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A GAS STATION TO REPLACE THE TIRE. *PH

THE EPC LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH. I WAS TOLD THIS IS DUE TO A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH THAT WILL GO OUT. THIS CAUSES CRUISE CONTROL TO GO OUT, BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT WORK, AND DIFFICULTY GETTING YOUR GEARSHIFT OUT OF PARK OR NEUTRAL.*AK

FAULTY BRAKE SWITCH ASSEMBLY- WON'T COME OUT OF PARK. MY CAR ONLY HAD 9,000 MILES ON IT.

1 OF THE 4 IGNITION COILS FAILED, THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE OTHER 3 UNTIL THEY FAIL.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER AND IT WILL BE HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK STARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED.

CONSUMER STATES HE GET VERY POOR GAS MILEAGE AND HIS AUTO SMOKES WHEN HE STARTS IT UP AND ALSO SMILES WHILE HE IS DRIVING IT. HE SATES ALSO HIS AUTO RUNS VERY ROUGH. CONSUMER STATES HE TOOK HIS AUTO TO A DEALER AND HE WAS TOLD THAT HE HAS A CLOGGED MANIFOLD AND A CLOGGED EGR VALVE. HE ALSO STATES THAT VOLKSWAGEN KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. HE SAYS THEY WON'T ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. TS *DT

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE WILL JERK BACK AND FORTH. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FROZE AND WILL NOT SHIFT GEAR. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

CONSUMER STATES HIS VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH, PROBLEMS IS DUE TO A FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE STEERING WHEEL IS UNCONTROLABLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURES HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

I HAVE CLAIMED TO VOLKESWAGEN WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN ON RECALL ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE IS ADVISING ME THAT THEY CANNOT KEEP UP WITH SERVICE SINCE THEY KEEP HAVING THE SAME MODELS OF CAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY CAR HAS BEEN AT THE SERVICE FOR OVER A WEEK AND A HALF NOW SINCE VW IS OUT OF STOCK ON THIS PARTICULAR PARTS. SERVICE CAN NOT START WORKING ON VW TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE NOT CALLING FOR RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT JUST WAIT FOR THE OWNER OF THE CARS WITH DEFECTED PARTS TO FIND OUT THIS PROBLEM. I DO NOT FEEL VOLKESWAGEN IS TAKING A PROPER ACTION ON THIS DEFECTED PARTS. WISH SOME KIND OF PROPER ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY SOON. DT