Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 | |||
| 09/06/2011 | 77500 | ||
| My 2003 new beetle convertible with a 2.0 automatic transmission (code: ggz) has a bad transmission that needs to be replaced and i see many other people are having the same problem. i cannot afford $6,000 for a new transmission and $3,500 for used. the used transmissions have more miles than my poor car. i want to file a complaint against vw. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 09/10/2010 | 104000 | ||
| Beginning around september 2010, my 2003 vw new beetle began experiencing hard shifting and engine revving during normal driving. when accellerating from first to second gear, and from second to third gear, the car idles at very high rpms while failing to actually shift for a few seconds, then shifts very hard into gear forcing the car to slow down, jerk and buck. vw did issue a warranty extension some time ago but the extension was only to 100,000 miles and at the time, my car had approximately 104,000 miles on it and vw wouldn't do the work - which involves replacing a faulty transmission valve body. since that time, the rpms have gotten stuck idling almost to red zone levels while i'm driving, though the car is not actually accellerating. it's as if the car is in neutral with the foot on the gas. this has happened at least 10 times and is remedied if i pull over and turn the car off, then restart it. in addition, when downshifting to exit the highway or upshifting to enter the highway, or simply when pulling away from a stop light or stop sign, the car has a tendency to skip a gear or shift so hard it jerks and bucks and revs very high until the gear engages (like it does when a kid is learning how to drive a stick shift, only it's an automatic). this happens every time i drive the car and has continually worsened. i haven't had an actual accident but believe it is imminent if the condition keeps getting worse. | |||
| 03/08/2010 | 45000 | ||
| Transmission on the vw new beetles are faulty. cars should last more than 45,000 miles before the transmission goes. this has been a documented problem on website forums like newbettle.org and i hope that you can do something about it. | |||
| 12/09/2008 | 86273 | 1 | |
| Car bough used from vs dealership on 7/31/2006. been in for check engine light 4times, airbag light 3 times, a/c broke once, windows would not roll up once, needed new rotors once, rattling under hood once, battery died two days after i bought it and i had to tow it back to vw. car jerks when going out of first gear-i told vw this repeatedly and they only tried to fix it after the warranty was up. they told me it would be $700 to fix. on 12/9/2008 my car would not go out of first gear while i was driving it. it had to be towed to my house and has not been driven since. i have had nothing but problems out of this car. i can not put anymore money into it. when the warranty went up, all of the sudden everything started going wrong. i requested prior information from the vw dealership about the other owner before me. i feel that this car was doctored so that i would buy it and then it started falling apart. *tr | |||