1998 Volkswagen New Beetle
Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
30
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Volkswagen New Beetle.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-10-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | SOME TYPE OF 'CONTROL MODULE' NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, WITHOUT IT THE AIR-BAG SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK. THIS IS A SAFETY FEATUR… |
| 2004-07-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | TODAY, JULY 27,2004, THE OUTPUT CONNECTION ON MY FUEL PUMP CAME APART (DISCONNECTED) AND WHEN I TRIED TO START MY CAR D… |
| 2004-05-10 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW AND DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW MALFUNCTIONED AND DRIVER SIDE PLASTIC SWITCH BROKE OFF.*AK |
| 2004-05-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING, HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE MANY TIMES DUE TO NO LIGHTS OR HAVING T… |
| 2003-12-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | 1998 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE SEVERELY OVERHEATED, CHECKING OUT CAUSE FOUND THE FUSE BOX ON TOP OF THE BATTERY HOUSING HAD… |
| 2003-11-02 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 1 | DRIVER-SIDE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED ON MY 1998 VW BEETLE FOR NO APPARENT REASON CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND ACCIDE… |
| 2003-10-30 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TRUNK LATCH DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY WHEN TEMPERATURE GOES BELOW 31 DEGREES.*AK |
| 2003-06-08 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE WINDOW "FELL OUT". I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, TRYING TO PUT THE WINDOW UP WHEN IT BECAME STUCK. ONCE STOPPED,… |
| 2003-03-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | LEFT HEADLAMP BULB BURNED-OUT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP AT LEAST 5 TIMES OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICL… |
| 2002-07-27 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHILE EXECUTING A RIGHT TURN AT LOW SPEED, THE DRIVERS'S SEAT BROKE LOOSE FROM THE TRACK AT THE FRONT OF THE SEAT. THE … |
| 2002-07-06 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | BOTH PASSANGER AND DRIVE WINDOW MECHINISMS HAD TO BE REPLACED. WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO UP.*AK |
| 2002-06-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTIONS, BURNS OUT. UPON REPLACEMENT, WIRING HARNESS MELTED. CAR NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. |
| 2001-11-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | LOW BEAMS FAIL MUST TAKE APART AND RESET BULB TO CORRECT 3 TIMES IN ONE YEAR OWNING IT. *AK |
| 2001-11-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | WHILE IN MOTION, THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED WHEN CONSUMER WAS OPERATING IT AND IT JUST ST… |
| 2001-10-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WE NOTICED THE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. THE RIGHT SIDE HAD ALREADY GONE OUT AND WE WERE ABLE TO REPLACE THE BULB WITH NO PRO… |
| 2001-06-29 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | FIRST BULB OUT ON 10/2000 ON DRIVER'S SIDE, ON 1/17/01 REPLACED WIRE HARNESSES AS RECOMMENDED BY VOLKSWAGON DEALER ON … |
| 2001-06-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-04-27 | SEATS | No | 1 | DRIVER FRONT SEAT BRACKET BROKE AWAY DURING ACCELERATION FROM A STOP SIGN CAUSING ME TO BE FORCED INTO A LYING DOWN POS… |
| 2001-01-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR STALLED ON BUSY INTERSTATE DUE TO AIR INTAKE FAILURE, BATTERY FAILURE PROMPTED ME TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT FROM MY… |
| 2000-12-30 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | RIGHT SIDE AXLE FAILURE SEPT 2000, LEFT SIDE AXLE FAILURE DEC. 2000. SEPT INCIDENTANT JAMMED THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL AND … |
| 2000-10-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SERIOUS MALFUNCTIONS, WHICH MADE IT TOTALLY UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE. AK *SCC *NLM **DI… |
| 2000-07-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ALWAYS TURN ON, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE BULB… |
| 2000-04-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON NINE OCCASIONS, AND VEHICLE STALLED OUT … |
| 1999-07-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 VW BEETLE. I BOUGHT THE BEETLE NEW. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR HAD 15,000 MILES. … |
| 1998-02-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS WILL BLOW OUT UNEXPECTEDLY, CONSUMER HAS HAD 10 SETS OF NEW HEADLIGHTS, AND PAID TO HAVE NEW WIRING, AND PR… |
| 1901-01-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAD INADEQUATE GROUND CLEARANCE. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT PORTION OF THE ENGINE SPLASH SHIELD SCRAPES ON THE … |
| — | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | THE LEFT SIDE, OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR IN COMBINATION WITH THE LEFT, LOWER A PILLAR CREATE A SEVERE BLIND SPOT. WHEN … |
| — | SEATS | No | 0 | THE BOLTS AT THE BOTTOM FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT CAME LOOSE, ALLOWING THE SEAT TO "WIGGLE" IN ITS TRACKS. SUBSEQUENT… |
| — | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THE SWITCHES THAT CONTROL BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS HAVE BROKEN. THE FIRST TIME THEY BROKE, I TOO… |
| — | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THE WINDOW SWITCHES HAVE BROKEN TWICE. THEY WERE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME. I HAVE NOT HAD THEM REPLACED A… |