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#55 of 94 Burned up brake system by hkb50 Jan 23, 2002 (3:32 pm)
Help! My new beetle is in the shop because I burned up the braking system. They claim the parking brake was on, of course it wasn't but some how the system went into brake lock mode. Now, because I have 14,000 miles, I might have to pay for something I didn't do. Has anyone hear of any problems with the braking system on the new beetles? Please let me know. I can't afford to replace the damage, my car is only a year old.
#56 of 94 In good company by sushigurl Jan 23, 2002 (8:00 pm)
I just found this message board -- and as sorry as I am that you've all had such problems with your Beetles, it feels good to know I'm not alone. After almost 3 years of complaining about my oil consumption problem, (1 quart every 1000 miles) VW finally agreed to replace the piston rings -- thus solving the problem. It took such lengths though -- visits to the seemingly useless service departments, calls to VW customer service -- and then when my car actually RAN OUT of oil (1 week after I added the usual quart) and broke down -- I wrote a pretty stinging letter to VW of America. It didn't happen right away, but I did become a bit of a thorn in their side until they FINALLY admitted there was a problem and fixed it. Don't even get me started on the broken power window buttons or the "one-touch" windows that magically go up and down without touching anything ... no more VW's for me. Too bad -- such great design.
#57 of 94 Bad odor by odor1 Feb 05, 2002 (4:18 pm)
I have a 2001 Beetle (5,000 miles). The interior has a bad smell. Dealer said odor would disappear after additional driving. I drove the car 5 more months and 3,000 miles. Odor is as strong as ever.   The odor smells like burning crayon. It is different than the sour smell that appears when the air conditioning is on.   Today, I started a lemon law effort. The local dealer is completely arrogant and refuses to discuss the matter any further. The service manager now refuses to provide any warranty or scheduled maintenance service for my Beetle. VW customer care doesn't know how to listen; talking with customer care is similar to talking with customer care at an HMO.   My 1972 Super Beetle didn't smell. My 1969 Fastback didn't smell.
#58 of 94 Extended Warranty Information by tombjr Feb 07, 2002 (12:31 pm)
I am the second owner of a 200 GLS (2.0) automatic. 9500 miles. So far so good and warranty service at local dealer is fine. My 2 year 24K mile warranty runs out in March. Dealer is pushing his Warranty service (7 years 70K for $1195 with no deductible). Any one have any experience with the VW plan? Is the price too high? Other plans like Warranty Gold,I SOURCE or other plans? Thanks
#59 of 94 warranty gold by gsleve Feb 08, 2002 (1:29 pm)
is a decent policy many have had good success I know 5 indivduals personally had no hassles with their policies and all dealers accepted company's credit card for payment deductible on some of their policies was no higher than $50.00
#60 of 94 Rear tail lightbulb burned out by fungus440 Feb 22, 2002 (10:10 pm)
A friend has a '99 New Beetle with the left brake light bulb burned out.   How is the bulb to be replaced? Thanks.
#61 of 94 by wain Feb 27, 2002 (5:53 pm)
these VWs seem troubled by electrical things.
#62 of 94 My 2001 Beetle burns oil too by iinvnt Mar 06, 2002 (5:29 pm)
My 2001 Beetle has 26000 miles. I lost 2 quarts of oil over the last 3000 miles. This is worse than the oil consumption of most bad old american cars of the 70's! Atamian VW is my dealer in Tewksbury MA. As soon as I mentioned OIL, they kept on insisting that absurdly high oil consumption was normal. But, worst of all, VW agrees. VW has figured out that their engines are prone to burning a lot of oil. Their cheap solution is to write a memo declaring this glaring defect normal!
#63 of 94 New Turbo S Purchase? by texaszach Mar 08, 2002 (4:12 pm)
I ran a search for Beetle topics and am amazed at how many have been started or archived relating to Beetle problems. Has Volkswagen corrected the plethora of problems I read about or are the 2002 models still exhibiting these same characteristics? I'm starting to rethink my need of a 1.8 Turbo engine. One older post suggested buying a Golf GTI because it is still made in Germany and is better quality. Any and all feedback is welcome, friends.   Zach in Dallas
#64 of 94 engine type-oil useage by fowvay Mar 16, 2002 (4:15 am)
Just out of curiosity, is the oil problem related specifically to the 2.0 litre model? I have not been hearing of troubles with the 2.8 litre, the 1.8 turbo, or the 1.9 litre diesel.

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