Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 02/14/2012 | |||
| The low beam head lights on the 2006 beetle are tied into the day time running lights. if the day time running lights go out, then there are no low-beam head lights and generally i don't know until i have no headlights but high-beams. if the running lights have to be tied into any headlight then it should be the high-beams. i can drive without them but not without the low-beams. i have had my running lights go out twice since i purchased my car new in 12/2005. lost the low-beam headlights both times. this is a safety hazard and a bad design. | |||
| 08/01/2007 | |||
| 06 vw beetle headlights have gone out so many times and the cost to repair each time is around $100. after each repair it could be a day a week or two before the headlight goes out again. i have been told by 2 different dealerships that it is a design flaw. i now drive with the high beams so that i am visible at night. | |||
| 01/07/2010 | 49356 | 8 | |
| We have a 2006 volkswagen beetle. the driver's side headlight has gone out at least 8 times since the car was purchased new in spring of 2006. the authorized dealership has repaired each time with something to do with the rails. volkswagen encourages me to continue bring it to them for repair. it is unsafe as the light will go out on normal highway driveway, not bumpy country roads. i have included the latest incident. *tr | |||