2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE Complaints

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE AND EJECTION OF ENGINE UPON IMPACT. I WAS GOING THE 55 MPH SPEED LIMIT AND WENT TO PUT ON MY BRAKES TO TURN RIGHT ONTO ANOTHER ROAD. I HAD NO BRAKES. IT WAS LIKE PUSHING ON AIR. I WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ACROSS 4 LANES. HIT THE BACK OF A SEMI AND 4 OTHER CARS WERE INVOLVED. I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES AT ALL TO EVEN SLOW DOWN LET ALONE STOP. UPON IMPACT MY ENGINE WAS THROWN 150 FT. AWAY FROM THE CAR AND INTO ANOTHER CAR. THIS WAS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. *TR

I BROUGHT MY CAR IN A FEW DAYS TO NOT RECEIVE A CALL AT ALL ON THE STATUS AS I BROUGHT IT IN TO HAVE THE BACK DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FIXED DUE TO IT WOULD NOT GO UP AT ALL. THE DEALER KEPT IT FOR TWO DAYS AND NOT EVEN PROVIDE ME WITH A LOANER CAR- WORSE CUSTOMER SERVICE I HAVE EVER RECEIVED!!!! I WILL NEVER GET A VW CAR EVER !! NOR WOULD I RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE ELSE. I JUST RECEIVED MY CAR BACK TO NOT EVEN HAVE THE WINDOW FIXED NOR A DATE OF WHEN IT WILL BE FIXED DUE TO THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. I PURCHASED THE CAR A FEW MONTHS AGO AND I HAVE NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THIS CAR NOR DOES THE DEALER WANT TO ASSIST IN RESOLVING THEM. I RECEIVED MY CAR BACK TO HAVE TUBES STICKING OUT OF THE BACK WINDOW PREVENTING ME FROM PUTTING IT DOWN AND IT LOOKS HORRIBLE WHICH I BELIEVE RAIN WOULD GO IN AND THEY SEEM OKAY THAT I SHOULD BE FINE WITH THIS. *TR

FOR SEVERAL DAYS VW SHREWSBURY MOTORS FAILED TO CALL ME ON THE STATUS OF MY CAR DUE TO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW NOT BEING ABLE TO GO UP NOR A LOANER CAR PROVIDED. THE WORSE CUSTOMER SERVICE I RECEIVED!!!! BUT MY CAR WAS NOT FIXED AT ALL BUT TO RECEIVE THE CAR BACK WITH A WINDOW THAT STILL DOES NOT GO UP BUT TO HAVE TUBES STICKING OUT TO PREVENT ME FROM PUTTING THE WINDOW. BUT TO TOP THIS ALL OFF THEY CAN NOT GIVE ME A DATE OF WHEN THE PART WILL COME IN BECAUSE IT IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER WHICH TO MY IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AT ALL!!!! I HAVE ONE MONTH OF GOOD WEATHER AND I CAN NOT PUT THE TOP DOWN NOR THE WINDOWS AND I PURCHASED THE CAR A FEW MONTHS AGO AND I DO NOT HAVE A DATE OF WHEN IT WILL BE FIXED. I WILL NEVER BUY A VW AGAIN!!!! *TR

2005 VOLKSWAGEN CONVERTIBLE CUSTOMER STATES THAT HER GRANDDAUGHTER GOT HER THUMB STUCK IN THE WIND STOP MOUNTING HOLE AND HAD TO HAVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CUT PART OF THE CAR TO GET IT OUT CUSTOMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT**CC THE CONSUMER PROVIDED MULTIPLE PICTURES OF THE CAR SEAT AND INJURED CHILD. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, 4 TRIPS TO TWO DIFFERENT VW DEALERS. THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, LEAVING ME WITHOUT FUNCTIONING AIR BAGS. *NM

MY 2005 TURBO VW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE IS GETTING 19 AND 20 MPG HIGHWAY AND SURFACE STREET DRIVING). THIS IS FAR BELOW THE MANUFACTURES ESTIMATE. THE DEALER CONTENDS THAT THE CAR NEEDS TO BE BROKEN IN, AND OR IT IS LOWER DUE TO CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS.*JB

I OWN A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW "EXPLODED" MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE,WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT IN OUR SUBDIVISION. THIS SAME WINDOW HAD BEEN REPAIRED ABOUT 6 MONTHS PRIOR BECAUSE IT WAS RATTLING. IT WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE MORNING THE WINDOW EXPLODED WAS THE COLDEST MORNING SINCE IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED-39 DEGREES. I CAR HAD BEEN PARKED IN OUR GARAGE THAT EVENING. THE GARAGE WAS MUCH WARMER THAN THE OUTSIDE AMBIENT AIR. WITHIN ONE MINUTE OF MY WIFE DRIVING THE CAR FROM THE GARAGE THE WINDOW EXPLODED. HAD SHE BEEN ON A MAJOR ROAD THIS COULD HAVE TURNED INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I THINK VOLKSWAGEN IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR SIDE WINDOWS RATTLING ON THEIR CONVERTIBLE MODELS. THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAS STARTED TO RATTLE. THIS INCIDENT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE MANNER THE DEALER FIXED IT FROM RATTLING. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BROADSIDED A SECOND VEHICLE, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD, AND WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED IN THE COLLISION. UPDATED 10/04/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE WHO DECLARED THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO DECLARED THAT OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME ELECTRONIC MODULE PRESENTED THE SAME TRANSMISSION DEFECT BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY SOLUTION. UPDATED 10/17/2006 - THE HESITATION AND STALLING PROBLEMS OCCURRED WHEN USING THE LEFT FOOT TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE. THE VW TECHNICIAN SAID THE COMPUTER MODULE RECEIVES CONFLICTING SIGNAL DUE TO ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND ONE ON THE GAS PEDAL. THERE WERE NO APPARENT WARNINGS IN THE VW OWNERS MANUAL. THERE SEEMED TO BE NO PROBLEM WHEN USING THE RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND GAS BUT THE PROBLEM SHOWED UP IMMEDIATELY WHEN USING THE LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND RIGHT FOOT ON THE GAS. *NM

2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE WOULD NOT START PROPERLY. MECHANIC DETERMINED THE TEMP SENSOR WAS BAD AND REPLACED IT. *KB PARTS FOR THE CONVERTIBLE TOP AND HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE DEALER IN NOW TELLING THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS A STRUT BEARING. *NM