Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 02/02/2004 | 2 | 02/17/2000 | |
| Sudden lost of shift ability. vehicle was parked, shifted it into reverse, backed up, and then shift to forward gear and nothing would engage. towed to dealer who says linkage cables and shift levers snapped, frozen states dealer. transmission had been completely replaced 3 months ago. says this is not part of drive train and not covered by warranty. want $500 for repair. *jb | |||
| 08/03/2003 | 1 | ||
| Brake switch malfunction edon the 2000 ,volkswagen, new beetle caused the transmission to stick in park. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | |||
| 12/12/2005 | 1 | 05/01/2000 | |
| Dt: the contact states the gear shift will not move from the park position. due to the design the braking system is not equipped with any override feature that would allow the disengagement of the shift position. the dealer is willing to offer a free remedy however, they will not provide the towing service. therefore, no repairs have been made.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | |||
| 06/06/2003 | 55000 | 5 | 05/01/2000 |
| Transmission locks its self into park. you cannot release the car from park. dealer cannot replicate problem. will not fix te brake switch which has caused teh same problem in other cars. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||
| 08/01/2004 | 27000 | 1 | 06/05/2000 |
| Clutch suddenly and completely failed at 27,000 miles. driven only by previous owner of two other vws. have learned no replacement clutch is available. was attempting to sell it since another car has already been purchased. this has presented a financial hardship. i am livid livid livid. no more vws for me ever. *jb | |||