Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 08/15/2010 | 85000 | ||
| 1. 2000 vw beetle worked fine. 2. one day i started the car up and the airbag light came on. it didn't come on the next time i started it, but it did the time after that and it comes on and stays on now every time i start the car. 3. tried to have a mechanic check it out but they were unable to read the code. i went online and found out that many, many people have this same problem with the airbag light. (according to my research, almost all the beetles have this problem, as the wiring harness under the seats that connects the side airbags to the buckles on the seat belt was made about 3 too short and gets pulled forward or out completely when the seats are brought forward to gain access to the back.) this obvioulsy should be a recall. | |||
| 09/20/2010 | 86988 | ||
| Car pulls hard to the left nearly causing a accident on several occaions..this happens all thetime. sept. 20, 2010 took the 2000 new vw beatle into the vw dealership to have vehicle check out and repaired. thsi is the list of things they found wrong! 1. rear axle bushings on both side was broken with one bushing was inside of frame which causees the car to swearve. 2. frontend alignment needs to be done. 3. rear emergency brake cable needs to be replace because it causes one rear wheel to drag. we never use the emergency brake since the vw is a automatic. parts had to be ordered and a later date for repairs. | |||