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#1 of 94 my 1998 2.0L by lepto May 01, 2001 (11:20 am)
purchased June 1998 I/ $1500.oo Master Guard Platinum Plus warranty   at 23357mi : 1) stereo problems (they replaced it) warranty covered 2) engine hesitating at takeoff (replaced engine control unit due to ROM fault) warranty covered   at 40000mi : 1) the battery has died out on me twice (needed jump start) NO warranty cover 2) electrical rob. with door lock/arming system (currently replacing something in my driver door) warranty covered 3) driver window control switch sticks up and down position (replace under warranty) 4) check engine light (replace vacuum hoses) warranty covered   the dealer, McKenna in Hunting ton Beach, CA, told me that the vacuum hoses were cracked and broken causing my check engine light to come on. I asked if he thought that this was peculiar being the car is not very old at all and he said "Nope." just like that..   I told him I thought it was very strange.   also my battery needs to be replaced at my expense ($140) after only 3 years!!!!!! i asked him about it being related to the short with the door problem draining the battery and he said "Nope, it's just an old battery that needs replacing"   i told him that USUALLY batteries last 5 - 6 years minimum these days.. no response from him.   they've had my car 6 days now and i asked about getting a loner car because my warranty provides for one after the dealer keeps the car 24hrs.. he told me that they had no loners and that if i was told that by the sales person when i purchased the car, i was lied to..   he told me that "ALL salesmen LIE" those exact words came out of his mouth, i couldn't believe it!!!!   thanks VW of America!!!!!!!!!!!   ps. mine also burns approx. 1QT oil every 1000-1500mi
#2 of 94 by ryanbab May 01, 2001 (11:38 am)
i know for gm they are obligated to give you a loaner if your vehicle is in for warrenty work
#3 of 94 Rear End Crashes by fun2c May 04, 2001 (7:27 am)
I am wanting to get a Beetle, but have a young child and am worried about safety from the back seat. The child will be in a BOOSTER seat. I can't find any Safety info on crashes from the back. Any help???
#4 of 94 crash tests by lepto May 05, 2001 (12:34 am)
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cap/cars/1596.html http://carpoint.msn.com/Vi/Safety/Volkswagen/New%20Beetle/2001.asp cheers!
#5 of 94 Help needed to diagnose Beetle startup problem by bckermit May 23, 2001 (6:09 pm)
I love my 2L Automatic GLS 2000 Beetle when it starts. The engine shutting down on startup is a problem that they can't seem to fix. The beetle's engine will turn over but not start. It is as if the beetle stalls (or shuts down) one second after starting. The problem is intermittent. They have replaced everything related to the imobilizer, ignition, control unit, and some sensors. All the service people at the dealer know me by name since I have been in so often. They are trying but they can't fix it.   I would appreciate any hints at what is wrong and how to fix it as the warranty is expiring.
#6 of 94 My new beetle. by finistere May 27, 2001 (4:06 pm)
I've had my beetle now for four months just thought i'd let you know the minor problems i've had with it so you can watch for them. the first is that the hose clamp from the powersteering resevoir was leaking, easy fix. the second, and i'm assuming will be, if it isn't already, a common one is that the power window stopped working, at first i thought that it had simply come off the track. After disassembly, however, i realized that 2 fairly high tension wire cables were held together with a piece of plastic. which, you can not buy seperatly, the whole assembly retails for $95.00. ...be nice to your power windows!!!
#7 of 94 new beetle problems by eeel May 29, 2001 (8:24 am)
well - it appears this car has many problems - autoweek just finished their long term test on the turbo - which performed as poorly as the long term test of the base model - both cars had clutch replacements in less than 25k - (not covered under warranty) - as well as a myriad of problems (trim falling off / smoking wires / elec. problems / battery failures etc.) - the first test rated the car lower than a yugo with the amount of problems they had - and after checking they found that this was similar to other owners/testers. and the maintenance costs were very high. saw 2 of them burning on i-95 in maryland when they first came out - mucho problems !!! - the other car mags long-term tests didn't fare too well either - seems to be a hands-off for this car- with all the known problems and the additonal problems of getting any warranty work done by vw - the cars mags seem to ignore it and have given vw a free ride
#8 of 94 2001 Beetle Problems by vickersn Jun 01, 2001 (6:47 am)
How about the 2001 Beetles. I'm looking at the 2 liter gas model, just your basic GL for highway commuting. I commute about 110 miles a day and would like something that would last 100,000. Since that's the power train warranty, I though this would be a good choice. Should I skip it and buy a Honda or something?
#9 of 94 1999 Beetle Problems by sdbauers Jun 01, 2001 (7:33 am)
I also have had a rash of problems: 1) The mud guard under the front bumper breaks apart easily. I was just driving on snowy roads, and the snow knocked them off - $200. 2) Both headlights and the headlight switch burnt out. Original dealer mechanic said that the special connector to hold the right headlight housing was broken, so they would have to cut up and destroy the housing to get to the light bulb. Replacement was $336. Luckily, a second mechanic overheard, and said all you need to do is giggle it just right. On the light switch, that was $200 which luckily (and with some convincing) was covered by the Wynns Extended Warranty. Extended Warranties seem to make sense on this car. 3) Just found out that both front and rear brake rotors need to be replaced - and oh by the way, rear rotors are on National back order - might be a couple weeks or a couple months. 4) This car is also burning a quart of oil about every 2,000 miles.

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