2008 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE Complaints

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW STUCK ON CONVERTIBLE BEETLE, WOULD NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. HAD WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED--$400 TWO MONTHS LATER, REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AGAIN STUCK. MADE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. DAY BEFORE APPOINTMENT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. WOULD NOT ROLL UP. INFORMED THAT I NEED NEW REGULATOR FOR THAT WINDOW TOO, ANOTHER $400. BACK WINDOW JUST NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED. SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A FLAW IN DESIGN. WHEN WILL IT BE RECALLED AND FLAW FIXED? I LIVE UP NORTH. SO GLAD THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN IN SUBZERO WEATHER! *TR

THE 2008 MODEL FOR THE VW BEETLE APPEARS TO HAVE A DESIGN FLAW REGARDING THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH ASSEMBLIES BECAUSE THE "HEADLIGHT BUCKETS" COME LOOSE FROM THE POWER SUPPLY INSIDE THE FENDER WHERE THE HOUSING UNITS ARE CONNECTED. THIS ISSUE MEANS THAT WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP, THE LIGHTING ASSEMBLY COMES LOOSE AND HEADLIGHTS FAIL TO OPERATE. AT NIGHT, THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! I HAVE CONTACTED VW ABOUT THE ISSUE AND I AM SUPPOSED TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM. I HAVE HAD BOTH ASSEMBLIES REPLACED WITH BRAND NEW UNITS AND THE SAME ISSUE OCCURS. MOST PEOPLE PROBABLY BELIEVE THEIR HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT AND HAVE IT REPLACED. WHEN THE HEADLIGHT IS REPLACED, THE UNIT IS REMOVED AND PLUGGED BACK IN AND CAN EASILY MASK THE REAL ISSUE. THERE IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN AND A CONTINUOUS CONNECTIVITY ISSUE WITH THESE PARTS! VW NEEDS TO ISSUE A SAFELY RECALL AND FIX THIS SO OUR HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES REMAIN PLUGGED INTO THE POWER SOURCE! *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WE TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMS US THAT IT WILL COST UPWARDS $750 TO FIX. EVIDENTLY WIRES UNDER THE SEAT AND SEAT BELT BUCKLE BECOME WORN FROM JUST MOVING THE SEAT IN A DIFFERENT POSITION TO SATISFY THE DRIVER'S SIZE. HOW CAN A SAFETY DEVICE OF SIMPLE PROPORTIONS BE SO COSTLY???? WHAT CAN BE WRONG WITH VW IF GMC IS RECALLING ITEMS AND VOLKSWAGEN SIT BACK AND COLLECTS MONEY BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE CODES AND PARTS THAT CAN FIX THIS SENSITIVE THE ITEM. A MONOPOLY ON A 5 YEAR OLD CAR BECAUSE WE WERE FOOLISH ENOUGH TO BUY THEIR PRODUCT. I UNDERSTAND THE COMPLICATION OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS NOT A RECALL ISSUE WHEN IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS POOR ENGINEERING PROBLEM. P.S. I'M RETIRED AND CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED AT THIS TIME AND I'M NOW DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT AIRBAGS. *TR

THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH. I TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED AND THEY SENT THE CAR OVER TO THE VW DEALERSHIP. VW DEALERSHIP CONTACTED ME AND SAID THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT, AIRBAG IGNITER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED A DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG UNIT TO THE TUNE OF 881.79. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY HOWEVER NOTHING RELATED TO THE AIRBAG OR SAFETY IS COVERED. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN I WONDER WHY VW DOESN'T STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS AND WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED AND THE GEAR SELECTOR DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT GEAR. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

LOVE MY VW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE BUT THIS IS THE 4TH WINDOW THAT HAS STOPPED WORKING AND WITH THE PRICES TO FIX THEM WELL OVER 300 I HAVE ABOUT HAD ENOUGH. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR AWHILE. IS THERE A RECALL ON THESE WINDOW REGULATORS? IF NOT THERE SHOULD BE!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AS THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTING UPWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

I OWN A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE REAR WINDOW ADHESIVE ON THE CONVERTIBLE TOP BECAME SEPARATED THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE GLASS TO SEPARATE AND THE WINDOW TO SEPARATE FROM THE TOP AND ALMOST FLEW OUT IN TRAFFIC AND COULD CAUSED A ACCIDENT AT THIS TIME THE CAR IS PARKED DUE TO THE SAFETY CONCERN. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE GLASS MAY FLY OUT WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD CONVERSATION THROUGH EMAIL WITH VOLKSWAGEN AND THEY ARE NOT CONCERNED, THE ONLY RESPONSE IS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY,. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. AGAIN IF I WOULD HAVE NOT PULLED OVER WHEN I DID THE WINDOW WOULD HAVE FLOWN OUT AND CAUSED A ACCIDENT. *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL/DASH LIGHTS 'FLICKER' WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM IS TURNED ON. FLICKER BEGINS WHEN WIPER BLADE STARTS TO MOVE UPWARDS ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD AND STOPS WHEN WIPER BLADE REACHES THE END OF ITS' DOWNWARD STROKE. THEN IT BEGINS ALL OVER AGAIN WHEN THE NEXT UPWARD CYCLE STARTS. THIS IS AN OPERATION HAZARD AS IT IS VERY DISTRACTING FOR THE DRIVER ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN THE INCLEMENT WEATHER THAT CALLS FOR THE WIPERS TO BE ACTIVATED IN THE FIRST PLACE! THERE HAS BEEN A VW TECHNICAL BULLETIN ISSUED (TB-90-08-06) BUT THE DEALER WILL NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR UNDER ANY SORT OF WARRANTY OR GOODWILL PROGRAM AND IT IS NOT A COVERED ISSUE UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN. *TR

AIR BAG SYSTEM DASH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TRACED TO AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IN THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH RECEIVER MECHANISM (AIR BAG FAULT CODE 0591) WHICH HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED IN-ORDER FOR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM TO RESUME FUNCTION. THIS IS A KNOWN VW ISSUE YET THE $490.00 DEALER-EXCLUSIVE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN, DEALER SERVICE BULLETIN, OR MANUFACTURER'S GOODWILL PLAN. *TR