Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION - FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 9903 | 07/14/1999 | 607970 | Information on replacing the shift pattern insert. *tt | 10/22/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 01/08/2001 | 03/01/1999 | ||
| Runaway engine - engine speeded, tachometer to red line. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 09/11/2008 | 69023 | 1 | |
| Problem: gear shifter for automatic transmission locked in park position. on multiple occasions the transmission shifter has locked in the park position. in order to get the car into a drive gear, it was necessary to turn the car off and on several times while pumping the brake pedal. it has taken as long a 30 mins. of this process to get the car out of park. on each occasion my car was in a parked position. however, this problem could potentially occur if the car were placed into park at a traffic light or stop sign. should this happen, it would create a traffic hazard. this same problem has been noted by multiple consumers throughout various internet websites. *tr | |||
| 1 | 03/13/1999 | ||
| Since purchased the vehicle has been slow to shift into gear from park or neutral, the consumer has had near accidents on several occasions, the dealer has not been able to repair the problem. nlm | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - COLUMN SHIFT | |||
| 03/10/2008 | 12385 | 10 | 03/25/2007 |
| My 99 vw beetle is a death trap, if it's not one thing it's another. now the transmission is out. it's a standard shift, it has a clutch, why does it have a transmission to? *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||
| 03/10/2008 | 12385 | 10 | 03/25/2007 |
| My 99 vw beetle is a death trap, if it's not one thing it's another. now the transmission is out. it's a standard shift, it has a clutch, why does it have a transmission to? *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||
| 07/01/2005 | 32400 | 1 | 04/22/2002 |
| I own a 1999 new beetle with the 2.0 engine with 37,000 original miles. the car quit running approx. 2 1/2 yrs ago,approximately two months after i purchased it from a certified volkswagen dealer, used. a few days after delivery there was a rotten egg smell, check engine light on, engine sluggish. after one month the battery went dead completely. replaced the battery, car would not run. battery dead again after four days. i found info on the internet that security system must be set or the battery will last only four days. inspected plugs, found heavy carbon buildup. inspected pre o2 sensor, found same. decided to overhaul eng. found heavy carbon on tops of pistons and valves. machine shop had to replace pistons, rings, all bearings, oil pump, plane the cylinder head, plane the head mating surface, replace seals, turn the flywheel. i had to also replace the water pump, timing belt, clutch, throwout bearing, o2 sensor, plug wires, and the dipstick holder. after considerable money spent, engine would start but not run. i found out from the dealer that if electrical power is lost, vehicle must be towed to a volkswagen dealer and be reprogrammed. it will not run until that is done. the reason given was that volkswagen did not want any owners to fix their own car. this could be a signifigant safety issue in a life threatening situation! there are reports on several internet forums of the original batteries blowing up and even after replacement of the battery the vehicle would not run until it was reprogrammed. volkswagen should be required to fix this problem. i would like to see a full investigation on this model to see if it should be sold in the us. there are too many reported defects on this model to list here, some that apply to this car, that are much more dangerous than i described here. i hope that our government will straighten this company out and that owners will somehow be compensated. | |||