Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
34
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1999 Volkswagen New Beetle.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-03-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DRIVERS SEAT ADJUSTER BOLTS FELL OUT, RESULTING IN DRIVERS SEAT SILDING FULLY TO REAR AND SEAT COMING OFF TRACKS. THE D… |
| 2003-08-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON DRIVERS SIDE NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. DEALER STATES CRACKED HOUSING ALLOWED WATER IN WHICH IN TURN BU… |
| 2003-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | MY 1999 VOLKWAGEN BEETLE HAS A MELTED FUSE BLOCK ON TOP OF THE BATTERY. I BELIEVE THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE FUSES BEING FA… |
| 2003-06-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE ROOF COVER IS FALLING DOWN. THE GLUE THAT IS USE TO KEEP THE CLOTH ATTACHED TO THE ROOF IS VERY POOR AND AFTER 3 Y… |
| 2003-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | AT LESS THAN 27K MILES, I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE DEALER SAID THE ROTORS FOR THE NEW BEETLE ARE N… |
| 2003-05-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | Yes | 1 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH, WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, AND MY CAR WENT UP ON THE CENTER D… |
| 2003-03-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILED. *NLM |
| 2003-02-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | NAR 02/28/2003 MR THE CONSUMER HAS HAD ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND THE EMISSIONS CONTROL SY… |
| 2003-01-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | No | 0 | REMOTE HATCHBATCH LOCK RELEASE FAILURE. |
| 2003-01-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | No | 0 | REMOTE HATCHBATCH LOCK RELEASE FAILURE- 2ND OCCURRENCE. FIRST OCCURRENCE ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND WAS DEALER REPAIRED. |
| 2002-11-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING ON AN ICY ROAD AT 20 MPH MY CAR SKIDDED OF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON. THE CAR WILL BE MOST LIKELY T… |
| 2002-07-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | No | 0 | THE HOOD LATCH HAS FAILED TWICE, INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL AND A REPLACEMENT. THE HOOD POPS OPEN WHILE DRIVING, ONCE AT 5… |
| 2002-06-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | REMOTE FUEL DOOR RELEASE FAILURE- 2ND OCCURRENCE. FIRST OCCURRENCE ABOUT A YEAR PREVIOUS AND WAS DEALER REPAIRED. UNABL… |
| 2002-05-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL … |
| 2002-02-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATEDTHE DESIGN OF THE BATTERY CABLE ASSEMBLY COULD POSSIBLY START A FIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE'S HOOD. THE BATT… |
| 2002-01-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | IAM REPORTING THIS BEACUSE THE ENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING AT 55 MPH WHILE PASSING ON AN EXPRESS WAY. THE CAR WOULD… |
| 2001-12-26 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THE WINDOW REGULATOR SYSTEM IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX. T… |
| 2001-07-20 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | POWER WINDOW SWITCH BREAKS AND MUST BE REPLACED OFTEN. WE KNOW MANY NEW BEETLE OWNWERS - NEARLY ALL HAVE HAD THE PROBL… |
| 2001-05-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | COOLING FAN FUSE HOLDER ASSEMBLY SIT ON TOP OF THE BATTERY IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS HOLDER HAS A HISTORY OF FAI… |
| 2001-01-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE 1999 NEW BEETLE HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE (LEMON). ITS RELIABILITY / SAFETY / ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT IS POOR. PLEASE ASSIST… |
| 2001-01-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | RUNAWAY ENGINE - ENGINE SPEEDED, TACHOMETER TO RED LINE. *AK |
| 2000-11-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | AT VARIOUS SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS REPAIRED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND FUEL T… |
| 2000-09-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING AT ABOUT 50 MPH. THE CAR RESTARTED AFTER SITTING MOMENTARILY.… |
| 2000-06-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE OR INCORRECT DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND REPEATED FAILURES OF SENSORS AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL… |
| 2000-04-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE USES AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL. WHEN REFULING THE GAS PUMP CONTINUALLY CUTS OFF EVEN AFTER LESS THAN 1 … |
| 1999-09-29 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | No | 0 | THE JACK DOES NOT PROPERLY SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING IT TO PENETRATE THE GROUND RATHER THAN RAISE THE V… |
| 1999-08-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE ENTERS A SAFE MODE, RESTRICTING ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN TO 10-15 MPH ,… |
| 1999-06-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON I70W THROUGH INDIANA, VEHICLE BOTTOMED OUT EXTREMELY HARD RESULTING IN MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL. I… |
| 1998-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. *YC |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | SINCE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SLOW TO SHIFT INTO GEAR FROM PARK OR NEUTRAL, THE CONSUMER HAS HAD NEAR ACCIDENTS … |
| — | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | No | 0 | IN THE 1999 VW NEW BEETLE, THE FRONT (BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER) HEAD RESTRAINT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT DOES NOT ALLOW THE RE… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. IT DOES NOT REGISTER READINGS FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED OR RPMS.*AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING BECAUSE OF OIL LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE FROM A FAULTY HOSE. DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE FOR 3 WEEKS. … |
| — | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | No | 0 | POOR DESIGN OF JACK CAUSES FORCE TOWARD THE OPPOSITE SIDE ALLOWING 2 TIRES TO LIFT AND CAR TO FALL OFF JACK. NLM |