2002 Volkswagen New Beetle problems, complaints & recalls

2004-11-27 · Visibility:power Window Devices And Controls · 10,000 mi

“the transmission in my 2002 new beetle fails to engage for a second or two after the car has been sitting for a while. doesn't do it at other times, only when the car has been sitting an hour or more. dealership replaced transmission module twice (two different dealerships) and the third and fourth time i brought it in with the same complaint, th…”

2004-08-24 · Seat Belts:front:warning Light/Devices · 41,583 mi

“seatbelt air bag sensor- air bag malfunction light came on 11/8/03 took the car to the dealership they ordered the part. both headlights were not working by the time i got to the dealer, they replaced those, turn signals were going on and off along with the hazard lights, was told these needed to be ordered. called in 2 weeks and was told the part…”

2004-06-10 · Power Train:clutch Assembly · 23,500 mi

“the clutch on 2002 beetle 1.8 turbo went out on my wife on i-40 in amarillo. the car would not accelerate and she was going 30 miles per hour in heavy traffic on the interstate. she was able to move across two lanes and exit the interstate without incident. the vw clutches in the 1.8 turbos seem to be having very early failure. the clutch was repla…”

2004-06-08 · Power Train:clutch Assembly · 27,800 mi

“vw 2002 turbo beetle had an epc light come on. the car was loosing power and would cut off at times (in traffic). i took it in and they said that it a problem with the vacuum on the turbo. the receipt shows that they replaced a switch. about a few weeks later, the car started loosing power again. i called the dealership and brought it in. i …”

2004-04-03 · Power Train:clutch Assembly · 24,750 mi

“vw 2002 turbo beetle suddenly started to lose power, cut out in traffic a couple of times. took it into the dealership as an emergency. was told the clutch was bad at less than 25k on the speedometer? part not covered by powertrain warranty - "hidden" warranty, so they wanted $1800 to fix. i have been driving manual transmissions for 30-years, neve…”

2004-01-26 · Latches/Locks/Linkages:doors:latch

“door locks have never worked properly. the car has been at the dealer for repairs for lock problems at least 8 times. this is a safety issue. often the doors will not lock with the interior power door lock. they have given several different diagnosis, we have been told they can't reproduce the problem, and now they are stating that the car is d…”

2003-09-18 · Visibility:sun/Moon Roof Assembly

“driving down the highway at 65 mph my closed sunroof shattered into a million pieces. it sounded like someone fired a gun, and then glass went everywhere. *jb…”

2003-07-30 · Exterior Lighting:brake Lights:switch · 8,268 mi

“the vehicle's speed dropped dramatically, and then stalled. *jb the vehicle experienced the following: the lights would come on, would not come out of park(repeatedly), lock up, sit for hours/frozen, start but not come out of park, abs and epc light problems which was fixed under warranty and was told the overload problems should have been fix…”

2003-06-25 · Seats · 19,000 mi

“the car has been to the service department for the driver side tail light bulb to be replaced twice. bulb replacement only fixes the problem for 2 to 3 days. there is some type of short and i keep getting hit with a service charge every time the vehicle goes in for this. also the driver side seat is showing some beyond normal wear and tear for …”

2003-04-17 · Power Train:automatic Transmission

“after the vehicle was started, the consumer was unable to shift the gear from park to drive. *jb…”