2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE Complaints

2005 VW BEETLE REAR LEFT WINDOW REGULATOR HAS FAILED. THE GLASS IS NOT BROKEN, AND THE MOTOR WORKS, BUT THE WINDOW DOES NOT GO UP OR DOWN WITH THE SWITCH. IT WILL MOVE BY PUSHING/PULLING ON IT. I HAVE NOTICED THIS SAME COMPLAINT ON MANY WEBSITES. I DID NOT SEE WHEN THE WINDOW FAILED, IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE I PURCHASED IT ON JULY 13, 2010. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 VW BEETLE, I JUST MADE MY LAST PAYMENT ON IT. IT HAS 102,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAS MESSED UP. I HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS TWICE. HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIO IN IT. REPLACED THE TAIL LIGHTS NUMEROUS TIMES. THE TRANSMISSION IS THE THING I AM MOSTLY CONCERNED ABOUT. THERE ARE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS OF OTHER BUYERS DISSATISFIED WITH THEIR 2005 BEETLE. THESE CARS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO BUY. IT IS NOT RIGHT TO BUY ANYTHING FOR THIS KIND OF MONEY AND BE FACED WITH ALL THESE EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS. WHEN THE CAR CHANGES GEARS IT SNATCHES YOUR NECK. YOUR HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

NORMAL DRIVING WITH MY VW 2005 BEETLE. IT HAS HAD A LOT OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS SEVERAL TIME. ONLY HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT. NOW THE POWER WINDOW HAS STOPPED WORKING. ONE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AFTER THE OTHER. SORRY PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

I HAVE LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON MY 2005 VW CONVERTIBLE BEETLE AND WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION COSTING $6000. WHEN RESEARCHING, I FOUND THAT THIS MODEL IS RIDDLED WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES. *TR

2005 VW BEETLE, BEGAN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND THE FINAL STRAW WAS IN FAST MOVING TRAFFIC AND IT SLIPPED OUT COMPLETELY, WAS NEARLY KILLED! FOUND OUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AT 97,700 AND APPARENTLY THIS HAPPENS QUITE A BIT WITH THESE VEHICLES, TO REPLACE IS $7,500. THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE, NTSB WON'T SAY IF OR WHAT THEY ARE DOING ABOUT IT. *TR

I OWN A 2005 VW CONVERTIBLE BEETLE AUTOMATIC, WHICH I BOUGHT NEW IN AUGUST OF 2005. IT ONLY HAS 64,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR LURCHING FORWARD OR SHIFTING VERY ROUGHLY BETWEEN FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD GEARS ON UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT. IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY AND GETS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE THE WARMER THE CAR GETS. I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN ACCIDENTS SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THE LURCHING, AND I'VE ALMOST BEEN REAR-ENDED ON THE FREEWAY BECAUSE OF GEAR SLIPPING. I'VE SPOKEN TO MY TRANSMISSION MECHANIC, AND HE STATED THAT THEY'VE SEEN THESE SAME ISSUES IN MANY OTHER VW'S. I'VE ALSO SEARCHED ONLINE, AND SEEN 100'S OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. I CONTACTED MY VW DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THIS IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM. AFTER DOING A LITTLE BIT OF INTERNET RESEARCH, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THAT'S TRUE. I'M HAVING TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION TO THE TUNE OF SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND THE CAR IS NOT EVEN 5 YEARS OLD. I FEEL UNSAFE AND NERVOUS DRIVING THE CAR AS DO MANY, MANY OTHERS AND I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

MY DAUGHTER DRIVES A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN CONVERTIBLE. IT HAS NUMEROUS SAFETY ISSUES: 1. THE TAIL LIGHTS CEASE WORKING ALTHOUGH THE BULBS ARE GOOD. THE BULB CONTACTS ARE INADEQUATE FOR BOTH TAIL LIGHTS. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES ON HER CAR IN THE PAST THREE YEARS. 2. THE CONVERTIBLE HEADLINER PULLS AWAY FROM THE REAR WINDOW AND DROOPS IN FRONT OF THE REAR WINDOW BLOCKING THE VIEW IN THE REAR VIEW WINDOW. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 4 YEARS AND SHE HAS STOPPED USING THE CONVERTIBLE TOP TO PREVENT HER FROM HAVING A ACCIDENT. 3. THE POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT COME UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THREE YEARS. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED BY MANY VW OWNERS (DO A GOOGLE SEARCH). THEY ARE ALL SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE XENON LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF AND ON AT ANY TIME. THE CONTACT WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN DECEMBER 2006 BECAUSE THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF SUDDENLY AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO RUN INTO A CURB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE LIGHTS WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT DRIVE SAFELY AT NIGHTS. THE LIGHTS WOULD RESET AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,500.

2005 NEW BEETLE, 79,000 MILES NEEDS A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CAR SHIFTS HARD FROM GEAR TO GEAR, DOWN SHIFTS HARD, ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN, SHIFTS INTO NEXT GEAR AND JUST REVS UP INSTEAD OF SHIFTING. THIS IS NOW OCCURRING EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. THE COST TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IS $3,00 OR MORE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 VW BEETLE PURCHASED NEW, I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED JERKING BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND THEN IT STARTED STALLING GOING INTO 4TH GEAR AND A FEW DAYS AGO IT SLIPPED OUT OF 6TH GEAR IN THE CALDECOT TUNNEL, NEARLY GOT REAR ENDED! TOOK IT TO A TRANNY GUY AND HE CHECKED IT OUT. COME TO FIND OUT THE VW TECH HE CONTACTED TOLD HIM THAT THEY GO OUT AT 100,000 (CURRENTLY AT 97,700) AND IT CAN TAKE UP TO $7,500 TO REPLACE AND IT CAN'T BE FIXED. VW TECH SAID THEY DID THIS TO GET YOU TO BUY A NEW CAR. *TR