Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||||
| TB-94-10-02 | 08/09/2010 | 10036467 | Volkswagen: headlights may intermittently dim slightly at idle. the headlamps or inside lights intermittently dim slightly at idle speed. at idle speed the alternator voltage can fluctuate, as the alternator cannot fully compensate the f | 03/16/2011 | |
| TB-09-10-02 | 08/09/2010 | 10035204 | Volkswagen: headlights may intermittently dim slightly at idle. at idle speed the alternator voltage can fluctuate, as the alternator cannot fully compensate the fluctuations. some electric consumers come on in cycles or have no constant | 02/11/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 04/09/2011 | 20601 | ||
| Plastic lens on headlight fell off the sealant was still attached but every time you park the lens would fall off went to auburn volkswagen and they said couldn't replace sealant i had to buy a whole assembly which cost me $525.59 which there was a recall on the exterior lights which we did not received and i can't get ahold of sabersports who was the contact, in 2009 we purchase the car 2/16/09 and only have 20,626 miles on it, and i feel the light was one of the recalls and my other headlight looks like its starting with the same sealant problem. i feel i should get my money back and my lights reworked on the recall which the dealer didn't mention any thing about a recall,and we never got notice about recall. | |||
| 07/09/2010 | 80000 | ||
| 2005 vw beetle with transmission problems, wiring problems and lighting problems. seems like this is in a lot of beetles that are on the road. transmission failed at 80,000 miles... this is an ongoing problem and the vw company seems not to care. since car bought multiple problems, which vw has fixed most of them. the lighting harness melted together on the right and left front sides, this was concern of mine. why????, the transmission failed... without warning.. took it in for 80,000 mile service paid 600.00 and then transmission fails. i dont understand. but i feel like there needs to be a proper investigation into the ongoing problems. .... my brakes have failed to work in reverse 3 times now and this is scary.... i finally get stopped and then have to pump brakes. nothing wrong with them so far when taking into vw dealer. | |||
| 02/27/2010 | 35455 | 1 | |
| New vw beetle headlight and taillight failures. the headlights on my daughters 2005 beetle fail but can be made to work again by hitting the headlight with the palm of your hand. headlight/taillight failures are reported as a common problem with the new beetle and verified by my vw dealer in metairie, la. last night while my daughter was driving both headlights went out within a few minutes of each other. today i removed the headlight assembly and inspected the connections and wiring. both assemblies have heat and current related wiring failures. where the wire is crimped to the bulb flag type connector the wire is discolored and is corroded. the insulation on the wire is also discolored and cracking from heat or overcurrent or both. this applies to the low beam connectors for both lights. the bulbs are the original phillips 55w which is spec for the low beam. many owners think their bulbs have failed and this is not the case. there are many blogs regarding early bulb failure in the new beetle as most owners simply are unable to remove the assembly as it requires mechanical skills and technical knowledge. i've also had similar problems regarding the tail light assemblies but i have not thoroughly inspected them as i did in this case. again the vw dealer told me tail light failures are common and they don't know why vw has not issued a recall. this is definitely a safety problem and not an isolated incident. *tr | |||