Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
| 11292005 | 11/29/2005 | 10018786 | Engine pre-heater installation. calix. *tt | 01/17/2006 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - HOSE | |||||
| 010702 | 01/11/2007 | 10021315 | Dtc's p1297 (17705) or p1557 (17965) stored in dtc memory. this may be caused by intake hoses leaking (during boost conditions) due to incorrect torque on clamps or improper placement, worn or torn intake hoses. *kb | 04/03/2007 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| SAC-28F3/P1-REV | 08/01/2010 | 10036496 | Volkswagen: gasoline engine vehicles inspect, and if necessary, replace ignition coils. vehicles affected by this action may have ignition coils that could malfunction under certain conditions. models passat and wagon; golf; gti; jetta a | 03/23/2011 | |
| 0405 | 12/03/2004 | 10011901 | Hybrid oil pan, installing. *tt | 02/03/2005 | |
| 0409 | 05/10/2004 | 10007711 | Evaluating fuel mixture diagnostic trouble codes- how to perform effective diagnosis related to fuel system adaptation - system too rich/too lean. volkswagen. *mj | 07/08/2004 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||||
| 2015831 | 08/28/2008 | 10026848 | Volkswagen: exhaust heat shield, replacement guidelines. heat shields are to be inspected after completion o any type of repair to the underbody (exhaust system transmission, etc.), and if damaged, replaced. *pe | 12/29/2008 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||||
| SAC-28F3/P1-REV | 08/01/2010 | 10036496 | Volkswagen: gasoline engine vehicles inspect, and if necessary, replace ignition coils. vehicles affected by this action may have ignition coils that could malfunction under certain conditions. models passat and wagon; golf; gti; jetta a | 03/23/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 02/01/2004 | 3000 | 15 | 12/01/2003 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 volkswagen news beetle. while driving 3 mph or greater, the vehicle would shut off without warning. the dealer was unable to diagnose the failure however; they have replaced the wiring harness. the failure continued to occur. as of october 9, 2007, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. the failure mileage was 3,000 and the current mileage was 37,000. | |||
| 09/15/2005 | 38547 | 2 | 01/18/2003 |
| Oil light was coming on for no reason. it was full of oil the dealer replaced the sensor and in a month it was doing it again but this time the temperature light was coming on and staying too. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 09/22/2008 | 54575 | 1 | |
| Since september 22, 2008, the oil light has been coming on, first intermittently and then constantly, followed by buzzing sound. the vw service repair replaced a clogged oil pump which they stated would fix the problem. october 6, the oil light came on-replaced oil pressure sensor and oil filter.. on october 17, 2008 the oil light came on again - vw service kept the car to test drive until october 20 at which time they replaced the oil pump. october 22, 2008 the oil light came back on- vw service requested to keep the car because they needed to call vw headquarters to try to determine the cause of the oil light constantly coming on. on november 3, vw service stated they did not know what the problem was, however, suggested replacing the engine, at the owners expense. in reviewing information on various discussion boards, the 1.8t engine that is in the vw new beetle is the same engine that caused similar issues with the oil light in the passat and the audi. in conversation with vw customer care (1-800-822-8987), they indicated there are no complaints re new beetle and the 1.8t engine and stated the oil pan size is different. it is unreasonable to expect that an engine with 55,000 miles and 5 years old , and that has been maintained according to the service manual would need replacing---at the owners expense. the scary part is the service department cannot guarantee that replacing the engine would fix the oil light issue. *tr | |||
| 07/21/2003 | 4 | ||
| Texas lemon law/ texas deceptive trade practices act/ breach of warranty.*mr *cb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - DIESEL | |||
| 04/14/2008 | 120000 | 1 | 01/15/2006 |
| This the second water pump replaced due to impeller failure. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 09/28/2004 | 16000 | 1 | 05/05/2004 |
| While driving at night the epc light came on. i wanted to pull over since the car is fairly new and had never seen that light on while driving. i pulled the car off the road to check the manual and see what the light meant. the car was in park. i could not get the car to shift out of park. after calling road side assistance...i had the car towed to the dealership. thing is, road side assistance had heard about this before. they had me do a procedure to get the car to shift out of park and be able to drive home. once home the car got stuck into neutral. i then had it towed. *ak | |||
| 09/30/2003 | 50 | 04/29/2003 | |
| The throttle failed to respond in my new 2003 volkswagen beetle. it didn | |||