Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Volkswagen Beetle.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2001 Volkswagen Beetle. The contact stated that while attempting to register th… |
| 2024-01-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2001 Volkswagen Beetle. The contact stated that there was an abnormal exhaust odor inside the cabin … |
| 2022-12-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Car caught on fire 2 times it was electrical and fuel problem the fire department was present. I reported this once alr… |
| 2018-04-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | A HUGE AMOUNT OF 2.0L ENGINES (1998-2006) SEEM TO STALL WHEN DRIVING OR STATIONARY AFTER 20 MIN FROM COLD START IN HI… |
| 2017-06-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON 3 DIFFERENT MY OCCASIONS CAR OVERHEATED NOW IT WON'T START. |
| 2016-12-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR WAS ILLEGALLY REPOSSESSED (I OWN THE VEHICLE BUT USED IT AS COLLATERAL IN A SMALL LOAN) NOVEMBER 29, 2016 WHILE I W… |
| 2016-08-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. CAR SHOP SAID THE SEAT BELT SWITCH ASSEMBLY FAILED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IF … |
| 2016-06-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | COOLANT SYSTEM CAN NOT BE FIXED. WHEN DRIVING, SOMETIMES THE COOLANT WILL BE BOILING. SOMETIMES THE COOLANT LEVEL IS LO… |
| 2016-06-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I THINK THERE ARE AIR BUBBLES IN THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP. I HAVE NO MONEY TO REPAIR IT. I NEED IT TO GO BACK AND FORTH … |
| 2015-09-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ALL THE GAUGES DROPPED TO ZERO AN… |
| 2015-07-31 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FORUMS CONCERNING THIS VW MODEL, AND OTHER MODELS BOTH OLDER AND NEWER, ARE REPLETE WITH REPORTS OF THE CARS STALLING W… |
| 2015-06-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION. IN AD… |
| 2015-04-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT AND OTHER LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON … |
| 2015-02-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I AM THE 2ND OR 3RD THIRD OWNER, AND I SHOULD HAVE CHECKED THIS CAR OUT FURTHER, SINCE WHOMEVER ('S) SOLD IT TO ME DIDN… |
| 2014-12-10 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS AUTOMATICALLY… |
| 2014-11-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FRO… |
| 2014-08-27 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 BEETLE WITH 11,8450 MILES. ON AUG 27, 2014, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT SUDDENLY LOSS TE… |
| 2014-03-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | LEFT TURN INDICATOR RAPID BLINKS EVEN WITH ALL NEW BULBS |
| 2013-10-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONTINUE OVER HEATING BLOWING HEAD TWICE ENGINE LIGHT STAY ON BRAKE LIGHTS ON LEFT SIDE DON'T WORK ALARM WONT LOCK L… |
| 2013-08-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PULLED OVER FOR RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT BEING OUT.. HAD REPLACED THE BULB THE MONTH BEFORE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. REPLACED THE B… |
| 2013-05-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE, REMAIN OFF. FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE PROPER SIGNAL WHEN BRAKING COULD LEAD TO A CRASH W… |
| 2013-04-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | FIRST OF ALL< YOUR FORM WON"T LET ME SELECT TRANSMISSION< THAT IS WHY I SELECTED ENGINE> THE PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSI… |
| 2012-09-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING F… |
| 2012-08-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | FIRST NOTICED IT WHEN STARTING IT UP IN THE MORNING.ROUGH AND STALLING WHEN PUTTING IT IN REVERSE. NEVER DID THAT BEFOR… |
| 2012-04-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS PROBLEM AND SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING DOES NOT ADVANCES, THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR |
| 2012-03-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AFTER ONLY HAVING THIS CAR FOR ONE YEAR, THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. THE CAR IS RUNNING FINE, THEN A… |
| 2011-11-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AGO I NOTED THAT WHEN I PUT MY 2001 BEETLE INTO DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT CATCH. AS I PUSH… |
| 2011-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2001 VW BEETLE. FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. FOR THE FIRST FEW YEARS IT WAS COVERED UN… |
| 2011-06-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR IS STALLING, SPUTTERING, BUT NOT DYING COMPLETELY. COIL PACKS HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE THE ISSUE. THERE IS AN OPE… |
| 2011-06-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE HAZARD LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND HEADLIGHTS ON MY CAR DO NOT WORK. I'VE TAKEN IT IN TO AN AUTO SHOP AND THEY CANNOT… |
| 2011-01-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2001 NEW BEETLE GLS TURBO WITH 42K MILES ON IT IN 2008 FOR MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR GARA… |
| 2010-12-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HEADLAMPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. ACCORDING TO A VW DEALERSHIP WHO SERVICED THE VEHICLE, I WAS INFORMED THAT… |
| 2010-12-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2001 VW BEETLE: 189944 MILES. SUDDEN PERMANENT FAILURE OF SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER AND FUEL GAUGES. WILL INVESTIGATE REP… |
| 2010-12-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO A FAULTY SEAT BELT BUCKLE. *TR |
| 2010-12-07 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE STATE OF VIRGINIA REQUIRES VEHICLE INSPECTIONS, ONE ITEM REQUIRES THAT DASH WARNING LIGHTS FOR SEAT BELT AND AIRBAG… |
| 2010-11-12 | WHEELS | No | 0 | SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN TIRE(S) ON 2001 NEW BEETLE WITH 17 INCH ALUMINUM WHEELS. CAUSED BY CORROSION ON THE BEA… |
| 2010-11-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE HAS MANY ISSUES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL WHILE… |
| 2010-10-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE GLS . WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT PLACED THE KEY IN THE IGNI… |
| 2010-08-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SUDDEN FAILURE OF ALL "POINTER GAUGES" IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE. I HAVE BEEN … |
| 2010-08-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS OR IDLING, THE VEHIC… |
| 2010-06-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD … |
| 2010-04-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SUDDEN PERMANENT FAILURE OF SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER AND FUEL GAUGES. *TR |
| 2010-03-27 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | THE LIGHT ON MY DASH CAME ON FOR THE DRIVERS AIRBAG AND HAD IT CHECKED BY THE DEALER MARCH, 2010 FOR MY 2001 VW BEETLE … |
| 2010-03-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | EPC LIGHT ON,CAR LOOSING POWER. I HAVE CHANGE EVERYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT COULD BE CHANGE TO FIX IT AND NOTHING. NO… |
| 2010-01-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHY DON'T YOU HAVE A CATALYTIC CONVERTER PROBLEM FOR THE 2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE COMPANY IS REPLACING THEM. I JUST… |
| 2010-01-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS!!!!!! *TR |
| 2009-12-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 VW BEETLE TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND TOOK TO A SHOP AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSI… |
| 2009-11-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2001 VW BEETLE NEW AND I HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP 4 TIMES DUE TO SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT. THIS SE… |
| 2009-11-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE BEETLE DRIVEN BY MY WIFE IT WILL JUST SHUT DOWN!!! IT WILL ONLY CRANK BACK ON ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER! THIS IS … |
| 2009-10-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1. NORMAL DRIVING. 2. EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATING (EGR) COOLER CONNECTING PIPE FRACTURES. THIS CAN OCCUR ANYWHERE BETWEE… |