Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Volkswagen Beetle.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Unknown |
| 2023-04-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I was driving down the road an the car started accelerating all by it's self so I pulled over but every time I let off … |
| 2021-04-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY DAUGHTER AND GIRLFRIEND WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR CAUGHT AN ELECTRICAL FIRE OUT OF NOW… |
| 2018-05-03 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION (ABOUT 25 MPH) WHEN A FRONT END COLLISION OCCURRED WHICH RESULTED IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AC… |
| 2017-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING, TOLD BY DEALER AND MECHANIC THAT THE CONTROL MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. THE ABS K… |
| 2016-10-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINAT… |
| 2016-10-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE CAR WAS DRIVEN IN THE MORNING THEN PARKED AT MY HOME. WHEN I WENT TO USE IT AGAIN IT WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. THE… |
| 2016-08-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN THE RAIN, WATER SUDDEN… |
| 2016-08-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE PURCHASE OUR 2002 VW BEATLE FROM A PRIVATE 6 YEARS AGO. WE HAVE REPLACED THE FUSE BOX ABOVE THE BATTERY ON 3 PREVIOU… |
| 2016-07-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINAT… |
| 2016-06-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ABS MAIN CONTROL UNIT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. A… |
| 2016-03-25 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR GO SLOW THEN FAST |
| 2015-10-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE INTERIOR SMELLS STRONGLY OF CRAYONS AND WILL NOT GO AWAY WITH SHAMPOOING, CLEANING AND/OR OTHER METHODS OF ODOR REM… |
| 2015-05-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I WAS STRUCK BY A DRIVER ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 30 MPH WHO WAS SWITCHING LANES AND HIT MY DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND DRIV… |
| 2014-09-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | BOUGHT THIS VW BEETLE USED. HAD TERRIBLE SMELL, LIKE BURNT CRAYONS. CLEANED IT INTENSELY, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. THOROUGH … |
| 2014-08-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2014 AT 12:19 PM, I REAR ENDED A TOYOTA HIGHLANDER AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 30 MPH. MY PASSENGER WAS N… |
| 2014-06-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON JUNE 13TH I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND I WENT TO TURN OFF THE AC AND IT MADE A LOUD CLICKING NOISE, AFTER THE NOISE THE … |
| 2013-10-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS SITTING IN STANDSTILL TRAFFIC, BY MYSELF, WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AT FULL FREEWAY SPEED, FORCED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT… |
| 2013-09-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE BECOMES DEFECTIVE AND SETS AN AIRBAG CODE MAKING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURN ON AND POSSIBLY NOT … |
| 2013-07-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE VW NEW BEETLE I JUST GOT HAS A STRONG INTERIOR SMELL OF CRAYONS. IS THIS HARMFUL TO OUR HEALTH? *TR |
| 2013-07-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THIS IS MY DAUGHTERS CAR AND WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF IT WITH HER GOING TO SCHOOL AND WORK. IT HAS BEEN JE… |
| 2012-12-18 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE WINDS… |
| 2012-07-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WATER LEAKING FROM MOONROOF. HEADLINER DAMP AND LOOSE. *TR |
| 2012-05-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION. IT WOULD NOT RESTART, AND NONE OF THE ELECTRONICS FUNCTIONED. THE VEHIC… |
| 2011-11-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE BLUE TEMP GAUGE COMES ON FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...THEN WHEN I SLOW DOWN THE JUMPS/JERK REALLY HARD...I NOTICE I… |
| 2011-10-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THERE IS AN UNUSUALLY STRONG, AND OBNOXIOUS, ODOR (SMELLING OF BURNT CRAYONS) COMING FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. THE … |
| 2011-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I OWN A 2002 VW BEETLE,THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON,AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE AROUND $600.00 D… |
| 2011-06-22 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 02M TRANSMISSION 6 SPEED; SHIFT FORK IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR FAIL, A SMALL RIVET IS USED TO SECURE THIS FORK (BRASS FORK AN… |
| 2011-05-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE. DEALER STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE (SEAT) SIDE IMPACT AIRBA… |
| 2011-04-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR CAUS… |
| 2011-01-10 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | WE PURCHASED A USED 2002 VW BEETLE FOR OUR DAUGHTER. IT SMELLS LIKE BURNT CRAYONS AND GIVES HER A SERIOUS HEADACHE. ONL… |
| 2010-12-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SEAT BELT/AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO LOCAL, QUALIFIED MECHANIC. THEY SAID ONLY VW DEALER COULD FIX AND RESET. DE… |
| 2010-11-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY FIANCEE AND I PURCHASED THIS BEETLE IN NOVEMBER OF 2010 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. IT HAS BEEN IN T… |
| 2010-11-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | SERIOUS ELECTRICAL LONG TERM QUALITY ISSUES, STARTING WITH UNDER HOOD WIRING FOR GLOW PLUGS MELTED AWAY, AIR BAG/SEAT … |
| 2010-10-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | 2002 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING REPLACEMENT BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE EPC … |
| 2010-10-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | VW DEALER ADVISES THAT AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATES AIRBAGS ARE DISABLED AND CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION IN THE SEATBELT LATCH AS… |
| 2010-10-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH SENSOR FAILURE CAUSES AIRBAG ERROR LIGHT ON THE DASH TO COME ON. DEALER STATES THAT WHEN … |
| 2010-09-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 NEW BEETLE TO WORK. THE BRAKES FROZE UP, I COULD NOT STOP RAN A STOP SIGN I PUT CAR IN PARK STILL… |
| 2010-08-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | CHEMICAL ODOR INSIDE CAR. RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2002 VW BEETLE. THE INSIDE OF THE CAR SMELLS LIKE BURNT CRAYONS. IT IS S… |
| 2010-07-31 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 75MPH, THE TRANSMISSIO… |
| 2010-07-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FAILED AIRBAG WIRING - DEALER SAYS ITS RELATED TO A SEAT SENSOR - LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON AT 62,000 MILES HAS 108,000 C… |
| 2010-07-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 2002 VW BEETLE TURBO 1.8 WHILE DRIVING THE RED LIGHT SENSOR WOULD COME ON STATING MY CAR WAS OVERHEATING. NOTHING WAS L… |
| 2010-07-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2003 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. ALTERNATOR, WIRING HARNESS, FUSE BLOCK AND BATTERY ALL WENT BAD. MELTED PARTS (WIRE AND FUSE… |
| 2010-07-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINA… |
| 2010-06-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2002 VW NEW BEETLE WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT HAS FAILED WITH 220,000 MILES ON IT. IT BEGAN TO SLIP … |
| 2010-05-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | OUR 2002 VW TRANSMISSION WENT OUT @ 75,000 MILES WITH NO NOTICE. JUST ONE DAY IT WOULD NOT BACK UP. THEN IT WAS ALMOST … |
| 2010-04-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS SHIFTING IN BETWEEN GEARS. THE PROBLEM BEGAN ON A ROAD TRIP TO H… |
| 2010-04-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER F… |
| 2009-12-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME AND MY COOLANT LIGHT STARTED BEEPING AND FLASHING RED. I ENDED UP STRANDED. I GOT IT TO THE MECHAN… |
| 2009-12-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | VW DEALER ADVISES THAT AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATES AIRBAGS ARE DISABLED AND CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION IN THE SEATBELT ASSEMBLY… |