Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||
| 07/27/2001 | 4 | 02/01/2000 | |
| Passenger seat makes noise, and drivers seat gets stuck at times, dealer replaced the seat frame and seat rail cover/trim.*jb | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - HEAD RESTRAINT | |||
| 09/01/1999 | |||
| Hed rest is 6 inches too high to fit driver's head properly. this causes poor visibility for driver out of rear window. had contacted manufacturer. has no plans to convert headrest. *ak | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - SEAT HEATER/COOLER | |||
| 01/24/2001 | 3 | 06/01/2000 | |
| The dealer admits that they are unable to fix the front driver seat. the heated option on the seat is inoperable and after a reasonable number of attempts the option is still not functioning. i am goin to arbitration to have vw purchase the vehicle back on 02/15/01. the dealer said that there are similar problems on all beetles with these seats yet no tech bulletin has been put out as of yet. this car is a lemon and i am getting nowhere.*ak | |||