2002 Volkswagen Beetle problems, complaints & recalls

2023-04-09 · Vehicle Speed Control

“i was driving down the road an the car started accelerating all by it's self so i pulled over but every time i let off the break it acted like i had the gas to the floor. the o2 sensor wire's shorted and burnt up the ecm making the cpu light to come on. …”

2021-04-03 · Electrical System · 128,000 mi · 🔥 fire

“i was driving on the highway with my daughter and girlfriend when suddenly the car caught an electrical fire out of nowhere. i pulled over and cloudy smoke was arising luckily the state trooper had a fire extinguisher to put it out before the car caught on heavy flames.…”

2018-05-17 · Service Brakes · 89,605 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2002 volkswagen beetle. while driving 60 mph, the abs main control unit indicator illuminated. an independent mechanic stated that the abs was malfunctioning. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer (volkswagen of oakland, 2740 broadway, oakland, ca 94610) who stated that there were no active recalls. the vehicle was not d…”

2018-05-04 · Structure:body · 102,000 mi · 💥 crash

“vehicle was in motion (about 25 mph) when a front end collision occurred which resulted in the passenger side airbag activating only. the driver side steering wheel airbag did not activate. driver's face hit the steering wheel.…”

2017-08-17 · Service Brakes · 90,000 mi

“abs traction control system malfunctioning, told by dealer and mechanic that the control module is defective. the abs kicks in even when not braking and no light on. car abruptly swerves as brakes engage one wheel only. the dealer said there is no recall for my vin number but the part is the same number as the one for other listed recalls. i called…”

2016-10-27 · Air Bags

“tl* the contact owns a 2002 volkswagen beetle. the contact stated that the air bag warning indicator remained illuminated. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vin was not available. …”

2016-10-11 · Service Brakes · 150,000 mi

“the car was driven in the morning then parked at my home. when i went to use it again it will not come out of park. the light will not go out so that i can pull the gear shift out of park.…”

2016-08-10 · Structure:body · 29,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2002 volkswagen beetle convertible. while driving approximately 40 mph in the rain, water suddenly leaked into the cabin of the vehicle and onto the driver. the cause of the failure was not diagnosed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 29,000. …”

2016-08-05 · Electrical System · 102,000 mi

“we purchase our 2002 vw beatle from a private 6 years ago. we have replaced the fuse box above the battery on 3 previous occasions as the box shorts out and melts causing the car to turn off and not restart. the first two times we had repair facilities fix the problem to the tune of $500 plus each time. the 3rd time this happened i ordered the par…”

2016-07-14 · Electrical System · 135,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2002 volkswagen beetle. while driving approximately 15 mph, all the warning indicators illuminated and the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the battery died. the vehicle was repaired. the contact also stated that the same failure occurred several other times. the approximate fai…”