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Re: class action anyone? by cokids
Jun 03, 2007 (4:54 pm)
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Replying to: daisybub (May 20, 2005 1:30 pm)

I have read through this board to this point and am just livid! I own a 2000 turbo. It's the cutest little piece of crap you've ever seen. Should i call her "Lemonaida?"
 
Can't list all the problems I've had with this little gem! Is there a way we can ban together and redress our grievances with this company? Is there a lawyer reading this board? Come on! This shouldn't be legal!! What give?
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Re: temperature light in 2003 keeps coming on [cajun1] by randi
Jun 04, 2007 (8:39 am)
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Replying to: cajun1 (May 25, 2005 12:10 pm)

Try the pump. My pump literally disintegrated, which is why the temp light was going on. It took my guy 2 days to figure it out.
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Re: class action anyone? [cokids] by randi
Jun 04, 2007 (8:40 am)
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Replying to: cokids (Jun 03, 2007 4:54 pm)

Cokids: that is so weird, I was just thinking about this over the weekend. It's not just the Beetles thouhg-the Jettas have the same problems. If there is a lawyer on the board, let us know if we have enough complaints to file a class action suit.
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Re: class action anyone? [randi] by jasmith52
Jun 04, 2007 (11:23 am)
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Replying to: randi (Jun 04, 2007 8:40 am)

My experience with class action lawsuits is that the lawyers get millions and the plaintiff class gets a coupon for a free oil change or something like that.
 
In my opinion, class action lawsuits are for the benefit of the lawyers, not the plaintiffs.
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2007 beetle purchase by shoechick100
Jun 11, 2007 (9:20 am)
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Hello
I had planned to buy a 2007 beetle hardtop, but the posts I have been reading have scared me to death!!
 
I currently own a 1998 Civic, so massive electrical, check engine, etc, problems are new to me.
 
Have all the issues from the earlier models been corrected in the 2007 model or should i stick with the Hondas?
 
Love my Civic just thought the Beetles were so cute.
 
many thanks in advance for any comments.
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Re: 2007 beetle purchase [shoechick100] by randi
Jun 11, 2007 (11:05 am)
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Replying to: shoechick100 (Jun 11, 2007 9:20 am)

Absolutely do NOT buy a Beetle. Not only have the issues NOT been fixed, but VW refuses to even acknowledge most of them. At this point, the resale value doesn't even cover replacing the airbags, so you're gonna end up buying another car either right before, or right after you pay off the damn thing. Keep your Civic!
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Re: 2007 beetle purchase [randi] by bpeebles
Jun 11, 2007 (4:17 pm)
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Replying to: randi (Jun 11, 2007 11:05 am)

HUH? - My daugher has a 2001 NB (New Beetle) and loves it. In fact, the scrapyards around here do not have ANY parts for NBs... they claim that the NBs are "such good cars that there are none in the scrapyards"
 
(Before you ask... we were looking for foglight lense that the dealership wants over $100 for)
 
I am curious, what kind of electrical issues are you refering to... I would like to keep an eye open for them on my daughters NB.
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Re: 2007 beetle purchase [shoechick100] by elias
Jun 13, 2007 (6:43 am)
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Replying to: shoechick100 (Jun 11, 2007 9:20 am)

shoechick, this is a forum which is about maintenance issues for beetles, so of course you are reading about maintenance issues here.
imho the primary issue with the 2007 beetle is that you can't get the 45 mpg diesel engine in 2007s!
if you are interested in maximum reliability, you should probably consider only american or japanese nameplates, and avoid all the euro nameplates!
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Re: 2007 beetle purchase [bpeebles] by randi
Jun 15, 2007 (7:32 am)
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Replying to: bpeebles (Jun 11, 2007 4:17 pm)

Wow, a 2001 NB with NO electrical issues? Mine is a 2001 and I'm on the low-end of beetles with problems. Let's see-we could start out with the offical recalls: brake lights and windows (I think there was a third, but I forget-anyone?); Then you have the slew of people with beetles that just DIE on them. On the highway. There is the insane burning of oil (not leaking, burning), which requires an oil change oh...every 4 weeks or so. Sometimes more, sometimes less for every beetle. Um...headlights go out a lot. I know my cooling pump disintegrated. Beetles have lots of engine problems. The lights go off all the time. I could go on, but just read backwards and you'll hear ALL about the electrical (as well as interior) problems of these cars. If your daughter hasn't had ANY problems-you got the golden goose there. For the rest of us-it was a very expensive mistake.
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Darn Headlight by frannyinpr
Jun 15, 2007 (1:54 pm)
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A plea for help from anyone... have a 2006 beetle convertible. I had the front hood and bumper repaired after it was hit by an excursion bus at a hotel. I went thru the insurance company and they had me use a local garage for repair work. When I got the car back the passenger headlight would not work. My husband took it back. The mechanic told him he had a hard time getting the light to stay in place. He (mechanic) ended up gluing it in. Well now the drivers side fell out today as I was driving it. Thank God the light still works and not to many scratches on it. I shoved it back in to check it. I then left a message to the garage about what had occurred. I got on this web site and read that there is a lock of some sort for the lamp fixture. I checked under the hood and there is one. It looks like a lock. I can't reach it . Can anyone tell me how?? :

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