1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE Complaints

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  • 1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
    - PUTNAM VALLEY, NY

    THE DRIVERS SEAT COMPLETELY DETACHED ITSELF CAUSING CONSUMERS DAUGHTER TO FALL BACKWARD. CONSUMER RE-ATTACHED THE BOLTS AND THE DEFECT OCCURED AGAIN. CONSUMER RE-ATTACHED THE BOLTS A SECOND TIME THIS TIME ADDING A LOCK WASHER TO THE BOLT AND SOME LOCKTITE ON THE THREADS. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE TO BE LOOKED INTO. *JG

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER
  • 1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
    - SACRAMENTO, CA

    PLASTIC PART ON ORIG. HARNESS MELTED ON BOTH FRONT HEADLAMPS. THE PART WAS CHANGED TO ELIMINATE THE PLASTIC BUT NO RECALL WAS INITIATED. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE THE REDESIGN OF THE PART. DT

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
    - JACKSONVILLE, FL

    POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW NOW STUCK IN DOWN POSITION. SAME FAILURE HAPPENED ON DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW ONE YEAR AGO. OBVIOUSLY OUTSIDE OF 24,000 MILE WARRANTY. MR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
    - CAMDEN, NJ

    VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND THE DRIVER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. *MR THE HEAD LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLES IS FLLING APART AFTER ONE MONTH OF OWNERSHIP. THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT. *YH

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
    - EDISON, NJ

    CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE EPC INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER STATED THE SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND A NEW BRAKE SWITCH WAS INSTALLED, HOWEVER WHEN CONSUMER RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE, SHE NOTICED THAT IT FELT DIFFERENT, IT FELT TIGHT, CONSUMER SOON DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKES HAD FROZE AND WOULD NOT MOVE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP IN WHICH THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE NEW BRAKE SWITCH THAT WAS INSTALLED HAD CAUSED THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.*JB

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER
  • 1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
    - ELIZABETHTOWN, NJ

    POWER WINDOW SWITCH ON PASSENGER'S SIDE IS BROKEN. CAN'T GET WINDOW DOWN. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
    - ELIZABETHTOWN, KY

    RUBBER AND TRIM AROUND DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS COMING OFF. MOLDING ALSO AROUND REAR HATCHBACK IS COMING OFF. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
    - SARASOTA, FL

    CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BELLY PAN BROKE OFF OF THE CAR, DEALER INSTALLED UNDER BODY SPLASH SHIELDS, AND REPLACED LEFT SIDE PIECE. *TT

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER
  • 1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
    - CUYAHOGA FALL, OH

    WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN, ALSO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATES. *AK *TT

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
    - ATLANTA, GA

    WHEN JUMP STARTING OR REPLACING THE BATTERY VEHICLE WOULD RUN APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES OR LESS BEFORE IT STALLS COMPLETELY OUT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER SHOP TO RESET ALL OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO GET VEHICLE TO RUN AGAIN . IF THIS OCCURS IN A TOWN OR CITY THAT DOES NOT HAVE A VOLKSWAGEN DEALER SHOP, WHAT CAN ONE DO? ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *AK *ET

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE