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#130 of 1064 Update on VW by gary133 Jul 30, 2003 (4:41 am)
#131 of 1064 Update on VW by gary133 Jul 30, 2003 (4:47 am)
Additional information concerning 2002 Beetle Turbo - Voderman Motor Werks in Ft. Wayne, IN has had this car in 5 times for the same issue. During the month of June 2003 they had the car 15 days. In the month of July they have had the car 30 days out of 30. They promised since Thursday, July 24th that my car was a priority and would call everyday with an update. On Monday the 28th they had no time to work on my car and Tuesday, July 29th I received no update from the dealership. I have called VW of America an opened a claim. If you are considering buying a VW - DO NOT and DO NOT visit Voderman Motor Werks of Ft. Wayne. I am only sharing my experience - I will never purchase another VW again.
#132 of 1064 gary by fish8 Jul 30, 2003 (8:57 am)
Have you tried a different dealer? OR the Lemon law in your state????? It sounds like you are getting walked on by the dealer.
#133 of 1064 Oil consumption problems pls HELP by sector1 Aug 01, 2003 (9:06 am)
I have a 99 NB and I can't help noticing the oil consumption. I use 5W30 Mobil 1 synthetic and it is eating 1 liter at every 1200 km or so. This is ridiculous, this oil should not be eaten before 3000 km or so. There are no oil leaks on the pavement over the night and no visible leaks underneath the engine compartment. VW says "do the oil consumption test" and even so we don't know what they'll find or if in their incompetence they will find the problem.   Also, for power fluctuations on the highway, at around 100 mph I get a decrease in power and engine noise lowers for about 1,5-2 seconds, no "check engine" indicator comes on and than it goes back to normal. Their computer cannot detect the problem (too sporadic/untestable) and we guess it is the master air flow. What do you think? Can I end up in the middle of the road on the way to NYC with car failures because of this? It scares me since this seems like a heavy problem.   Thanks
#134 of 1064 unusual situation by lmendetta Aug 06, 2003 (7:19 pm)
It now appears that since the last time we had our vehicle in the repair shop that it now continues to go backwards even after you take it out of reverse and place it in drive. This is an automic transmission. Also, when the vehicle is in park, you are able to rock it back and forth. I didn't think you should be able to do this. Also, just recently we couldn't get the release button for the gas cap to open the cap when pulled on from inside the vehicle. Took it to the mechanic and they couldn't get it to work either except manually from inside the trunk. Two days have passed since this happened and I tried it today and it is working fine now. Weird Can anyone provide feedback on any of these things that I have posted. Thank You Lou
#135 of 1064 lmendetta by lngtonge18 Aug 07, 2003 (8:21 am)
You can rock any car in park if the emergency brake isn't on, so that's normal. As far as continuing to go backwards after going into drive, are you saying the car rolls back briefly before drive engages and the car goes forward? If so, than your tranny is just a little slow engaging drive and it's not really a problem. Some trannies just engage drive slower than others. You should always make sure you are at a complete stop before switching to drive anyway.   As for the gas release, it sounds like an eletrical gremlin in the switch or wiring. VWs are known for little electrical problems. There isn't anything you can do to fix it unless it breaks completely and they can find out the culprit.
#136 of 1064 German Engineering?? by mickeysmstr Aug 07, 2003 (11:34 am)
I just spent another $1400 on my wife's 2000 beetle (or as I have come to call it, my little piece of s--t). For the 2nd time in 2 years, the AC went out - this time the cooling fan came apart and ripped the condenser coil open. They had to remove the entire front end of the car to make a repair... I've spent over $2000 in repairs to this car in 4 years! This is the first import car I've ever owned, and I'll never own another german car again. I have never spent this much money on any vehicle I've ever owned (all american - mostly Ford).
#137 of 1064 Ingtonge18 by lmendetta Aug 08, 2003 (10:03 am)
Thank you for your reply. By the way, I am saying that after you place it in drive and let of the brake pedal it will still go backwards like a manual transmission when you let off the clutch and don't give it the right amount of gas to take it forward it will drift backward a little. Same here except this is an automatic
#138 of 1064 Check engine light by davidcalhoun Aug 12, 2003 (7:38 am)
The check engine light lit up on my wife's 1998 New Beetle with a 2.0 engine. My father-n-law hooked up his tester and came up with the codes PO134 and PO135. I have tried to search for these codes but have came up short. I really do not want to buy the $100 manual. Can anyone here help me out? I need to to know what these codes mean so I can fix the problem. Thanks.
#139 of 1064 Hi davidcalhoun- check engine light by revka Aug 12, 2003 (1:46 pm)
While you're waiting here for feedback, you may also want to copy/paste your question in our "Check Engine" light discussion. Good luck, and please keep us posted on your situation.   Revka Host Hatchbacks & Wagons Boards

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