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Thanks for your cooperation on this
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Jonathan Browning, President, Volkswagon of Americas, 2200 Ferdinand Porsche Dr., Herndon, VA 20171.
After a year and a half with my problematic 2005 Beetle, I finally resolved my issues by unloading it and getting a Honda Fit. In all the Beetle has cost me roughly 5K in repairs. I know many of you having issues with what I believe is the worst engineered car that VW produced, can not just unload their Beetles, and I feel for you. The end result is that VW has earned a bad reputation and justly so. The repairs I experienced were the following all in under 14 months and under 85K miles. On the other hand all the Honda vehicles I own are still running strong.
1) Window regulators
2) Temperture sensor
3) Cat converter
4) Multiple malfunction sensors
5) rough shifting
I'm so disappointed.
I have talked with other Beetle owners that have had many problems. Some of them have paid out a lot of money for repairs.
I am 77 years of age. In my lifetime I have purchased many autos and believe me the Beetle has give us much much more problems than any auto we have ever owned . We have paid out a lot of money on repairs.
This is one of the many problems that was very aggravating - Two different times we could not get it to shift out of park. A certain switch went bad and the factory did take care of one of the switches.
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints/
http://why.vw.com/stories#/stories/show/id/2071
a). Automatic Transmission sticks both going up and down.
b). Window regulators failed.
c). Steel rims are of so poor material that they bend and split.
Worst car!
I have the same car I bought for my daughter and the transmission failed at 60,000 miles and I wrote about the experience I had getting it repaired through an extended warranty I purchased when I bought the car. Here is your only hope at getting VW to help you. The transmission has an extended warranty of 7 years / 100,000 miles. If your car falls within 7 years as long as it was put into service after today or anytime until the end of 2012. My daughter's car was put into service in September 2004, which was why I missed VW's warranty. I was glad to have purchased and extended warranty so mine was repaired at a minimal cost. I hope this helps you-good luck.
Thanks for your cooperation and participation
Thanks for your cooperation and participation
I have heard in the interim they warranteed the valve body? Never heard a word about that but it IS reimbursable. VW pays the whole bill so if you're having trans problems they are NOW Covering it but they won't volunteer the info!!! You have to contact VW yourself.
Me? I've also never had a set of headlights that work. Another structural 'oops'. Spent thousands and one is always out. Drive up a highway at night and see how many others are just like me - we 'wink' at each other!!
Do the only complaining that counts: report it to the NTSB.
Mine now has 160,000 miles. Drive was there's nothing like it. But VW screwed us ALL on this car! And I've been a loyal customer over 30 years. Shame on you VW!!!
My daughter now has joined the Honda family...will never own another VW EVER!!!!!!!!
Btw saw a dead "bug" on the side of the road this week..... Just makes me sick ....
I'm really miffed and letdown thinking I have to repurchace my car to get it fixed. Guess thats what we get having our cars built in Mexico!!!!">link title
Who is the contact at VW? The dealerships don't seem to know anything about it. Thanks for any guidance you can provide.
We bought our first beetle while in the army in Germany. This is our fourth. They sure have gotten complicated over the years.