Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
39
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-01-31 | 02V031000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 55,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-10-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | BOTH REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP, NEEDED TO REPLACE CALIPERS, ROTORS, DRUMS, PADS AT 16,455MILES.*AK |
| 2004-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 VOLKSWAGON BEETLE AND WAS VERY FRUSTRATED WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING.… |
| 2004-08-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, NO DRIVABILITY PROBLEMS THOUGH. DEALER SAID NOT UNDER WARRANTY; 2001 VW BEETLE WITH 7,600 … |
| 2004-06-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | THE REAR DISC BRAKE PADS (BOTH SIDES) COMPLETELY WORN OFF/OUT AT 25,000 MILES ON 2001 VW NEW BEETLE. THE WORN OUT PADS … |
| 2004-06-03 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE ARM NUT SECURING THE BRACKET TO THE WIPER MOTOR NUT HAS NO LOCKING MECHANISM TO PREVENT THE NU… |
| 2004-05-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | A FAMILY MEMBER OF MINE RECENTLY BOUGHT, I BELIEVE, A 2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. AFTER WAITING A WHILE FOR HER TAGS SHE A… |
| 2004-04-02 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILS TO OPERATE OR OPERATES RANDOMLY. THE BLADE WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDOW AND GO NO FURT… |
| 2004-03-22 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | BRAKE LAMPS ON 2001 NEW BEETLE COME ON AND STAY ON EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND PARKED. THIS IS SIMILAR TO … |
| 2004-02-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 VW NEW BEETLE THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN… |
| 2004-01-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL | No | 0 | 2001 NEW BEETLE 1.9 L TDI, 55,000 MI.: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON UNTIL CAR IS TURNED OFF THEN IT COMES O… |
| 2004-01-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE WHICH WAS LEASED NEW FROM BILL COOK IN FARMINTON HILLS MICHIGAN. THE COMPLAINT REG… |
| 2004-01-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | VIOLENT SHAKING OF 2001 NEW BEETLE GL (HIGHWAY SPEEDS) AFTER SNOW STORM. 1/14/04 SNOW STORM HITS DETROIT METRO AREA. … |
| 2003-12-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | I OWN A 2001 NEW BEETLE AND HAVE DILIGENTLY HAD ALL FACTORY SERVICE PERFORMED. AT THE 20,000 MILE SERVICE, WE REPORTED… |
| 2003-11-11 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT SAFETY LATCH. *JB |
| 2003-10-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR DURRING A PANIC STOP, BRAKES DID NOT WORK. DEALERSHIP SAYS THE COMPUTER IN CAR DID NOT IDENTI… |
| 2003-08-02 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | MY 2001 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE HAS HAD AT LEAST ONE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH FAILURES IN THE MATERIALS MAKING UP THE ELECT… |
| 2003-06-24 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | I AM WRITING TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN OVER THE SAFETY AND POTENTIAL DEFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH 2001 MODEL VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE T… |
| 2003-05-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | WE HAVE A 2001 VW BEETLE AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN MN, THE ENTIRE PLASTIC BOTTOM PANEL SEPARATED FROM THE … |
| 2003-05-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTION: (PURCHASED THIS USED CAR MARCH 1, 2003. STARTED NOTICING PROBLEMS SHORTLY THEREAFTER, D… |
| 2003-03-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD THE HEADLIGHT BULBS (LOW BEAMS) 3 TIMES IN MY NEW BEETLE. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT I NOT RUN THE LIG… |
| 2003-02-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL | No | 0 | 2001 NEW BEETLE 1.9 L TDI, 55,000 MI.: ENGINE MIL LIGHT COMES ON SOLID AND GLO-PLUG LIGHT BLINKS ON/OFF AT STEADY RATE … |
| 2003-01-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I STARTED MY CAR ON 1/31 AND THE EPC, CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CAR WOULD DRIVE HOWEVER HAD… |
| 2003-01-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE COIL PACK ON MY 2001 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE BURNED OUT CAUSING ME TO PRACTICALLY STALL ON A VERY BUSY FREEWAY. SO F… |
| 2003-01-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | COIL PACK FAILURE IIN VW NEW BEETLE WITH 1.8T ENGINE -- LAST WEEK, I HAD MY 2ND COIL PACK FAILURE (THE FIRST BEING IN N… |
| 2003-01-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER | No | 0 | COILPACKS ON 2001 NEW BEETLE 1.8 TURBO SPORT GOING OUT. IF I WERE PASSING SOMEONE OR PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, WHAT CO… |
| 2002-11-30 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I'M REPORTING THIS TO NHTSA AS I BELIEVE THIS FAILURE CONSTITUTES A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS THE 4TH, OR 5TH, REAR WHEEL… |
| 2002-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE 2001.5, 2002, AND CERTAIN 2003 VW/AUDI 1.8T ENGINES HAVE EXPERIENCED A HIGH RATE OF COILPACK FAILURES. THIS HAS BE… |
| 2002-08-29 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH. IT MALFUNCTIONED LEAVING ME STRANDED BY NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. CA… |
| 2002-04-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I AM FRUSTRATED AND SCARED BY A PROBLEM VOLKSWAGEN AND AUDI ARE HAVING WITH THE IGNITION SYSTEM ON THEIR TURBOCHARGED F… |
| 2002-02-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DRIVING AT 65 MPH, ENGINE SPEED 2200 RPM, VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATES TO ENGINE SPEED 1200 RPM (35 MPH). APPROX 5-10 … |
| 2002-02-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2002-01-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT IS BURNED OUT. TO REPLACE IT YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE FENDER OFF OF THE VEHICLE. A COWORKER OF MINE ALSO HAS A … |
| 2001-11-28 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 1 | HIT, WHILE STOPPING FOR STOPPED TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY, IN THE REAR BY A CAR TRAVELING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. EXTENSIVE DA… |
| 2000-12-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS STARTED BROWNING OUT ON DECELERATION AT 100 MILES. DEALER COULD NOT VERIFY. AT 35,000 MILES, HEADLIGHTS FLA… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO THE THROTTLE PEDAL SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT M… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHES FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS AL… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | EPC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON///CAR LOSES POWER......EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS MOST OF MY DRIVE TO WORK IS ON FREEWA… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | No | 0 | THE BRAKE BOOSTER SPRING FAILED CAUSING THE BRAKES TO BE ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING. THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER UNIT HAD TO BE… |