Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 Volkswagen Beetle.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The airbag sensors were issued a recall. The dealer confirmed this. The car dealership is refusing to replace the airba… |
| 2023-09-09 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Yes | 0 | This car was extremely modified by a company caledl Hestermann Motorwwerks. The specific problem is the installation of… |
| 2021-08-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Vehicle does not shift properly, vehicle does not shift to drive correctly and either shifts down or stays in neutral |
| 2019-10-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON..WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY AIRBAG MODULE ...VW DEALER SAYS PART HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED AND I CA… |
| 2018-12-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | PASSENGERS SIDE HEADLIGHT SHORTING OUT FOR 7TH BULB REPLACEMENT AND NEW ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. STRANGE, ALL WITHIN 6 MONT… |
| 2018-11-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ON 11/3/2018 AT AROUND 11:00PM, I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE ON THE HIGHWAY (90E TOWARDS CLEVELAND) GOING 65… |
| 2018-10-08 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | REAR WINDOWS FALLING. REGULATOR BROKEN WHILE MOVING. CITY. |
| 2018-10-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | . GETS STUCK RANDOMLY IN 1ST GEAR ... SOME OF THE TIME IT SHIFTS BUT IF I LEAVE IT RUNNING IN PARK FOR A FEW MINUTES (… |
| 2018-09-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL MAIN FUSE BOX UNDER HOOD BURNT AND MELTED INTO BATTERY. SEE PICS OF BURNT FUSE BOX, AND INDENTION OF MELTED … |
| 2018-07-22 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE CAR IS HAVING ISSUES AS EXACTLY THE RECALLS HAS STATED (I HAVEN'T KNOWN BY NOW ABOUT THE RECALLS) 1. SELECTOR SHIF… |
| 2018-06-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE HAZARD LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNALS FA… |
| 2018-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. |
| 2018-04-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR GETS EXTREMELY HOT, UNTOUCHABLE. APPEARS TO BE DIRECT SHORT WITH HEAVY LOAD. MELTS FUSE BOX ON TOP OF BATT… |
| 2018-04-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ONBOARDCOMPUTERSYSTEM READINESS STATUS DURING CAR INSPECTION EMISSION RESULTS READINESS FAIL MONITOR EVAP-NOT READ… |
| 2018-03-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | INNER DOOR HANDLES TO CLOSE THE DOORS, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT, HAVE BROKEN OFF, SNAPING. AS I DID RESEARCH TO FIND REPLACE… |
| 2018-03-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL AIR BAG LIGHT SWITCH HAS BEEN RECALLED ON SEVERAL 03 BEETLES BUT NOTHING THAT INCLUDED THE 03 CONVERTABLE… |
| 2018-03-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | HAVING MAJOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES AFTER TRYING TO FIX AND REPLACE EVERYTHING LIKE FLUID AND FILTERS. HAS A HARD TIME CHA… |
| 2017-12-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | REGARDING/RELATED TO CLAIM 0484819107 69 COMPLAINTS: 2003 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SEATS: FRONT ASSEMBLY: SEAT ... I OWN … |
| 2017-11-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING 35 AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, A LOUD NOISE WAS … |
| 2017-10-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE CAR RUNS FINE WHILE IT IS COLD BUT WHEN IT WARMS UP THEN IT BEGINS TO "JERK", SHIFT UP AND DOWN "HARD". WE WERE TO… |
| 2017-10-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE REAR WINDOW OF THE CONVERTIBLE TOP HAS COME UNGLUED. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE SOURCES, I HAVE FOUND THIS HAS HAPPENED… |
| 2017-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED; HOWE… |
| 2017-07-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA...AIR BAG SYSTEM AIR BAG SENSOR ISSUE...AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPAIRED IN 2008 UNDER RECALL, BUT HAS FAILED AGAIN... |
| 2016-11-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WINDOW NEEDS NEW REGULATOR. IT IS STUCK HALFWAY DOWN. IT IS THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW. |
| 2016-07-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR TURN SIGNAL… |
| 2016-05-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ITS A RECALL OF THE WATER PUMP AND I'M HAVING ISSUES WITH MY COOLING ,MY CAR IS RUNNING HOT HAVE HAD EVERYTHING DONE EX… |
| 2015-12-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSTANT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WIRES MELTING, BATTERY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, WARNING LIGHTS GO ON THEN THE CAR DIES WHILE… |
| 2015-10-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS COMING HOME FROM BY ERS APPOINTMENT TODAY AND ON THE HIGHWAY 2, TOWARD HOME MY CAR LOST ALL POWER I HAD CARS ALL … |
| 2015-09-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR HARNESS HAD TO MUCH RESISTANCE IN IT CAUSING THE FUSE BOX TO MELT AND FRYING THE ALTERNATOR. DEALER SAID IT… |
| 2015-05-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ONCE THE CAR WARMS UP, THE TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO SHIFT VERY ERRATICALLY. THIS INCLUDES WHILE UPSHIFTING - THE TRANSMIS… |
| 2015-04-17 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DIAGNOSED AT SERVICE BY DEALER (CAMPBELL/NELSON VW) INDICATED THAT A SENSOR OR SWITCH LOCATED IN … |
| 2015-04-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND THE EPC CODE APPEARED. *TR |
| 2015-04-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WE HAVE PURCHASED THIS 2003 BEETLE BUG FOR MY DAUGHTER AND THE TRANSMISSION IS HARD SHIFTING AND DOWN SHIFT REALLY BAD.… |
| 2015-01-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE V… |
| 2015-01-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING. BATTERY DEAD, NO POWER IN VEHICLE AT ALL. FOUND MELTED BATTERY FUSE BOX UNDER HO… |
| 2015-01-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A COUPON IN THE MAIL FROM MIDAS FOR $19.95 OIL CHANGE WITH COUPON.THE COUPON SPECIFIED TO BRING COUPON WITH … |
| 2014-12-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | EPC LIGHT ILLUMINATED. BRAKE LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THE SWITCH … |
| 2014-12-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED FOR AN AIR BAG MALF… |
| 2014-10-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FIRST I MUST ASK MYSELF WHY AM I WASTING MY TIME AGAIN? YOU CAN WRITE TO NHTSA ALL YOU WANT AND EXPLAIN YOUR COMPLAIN… |
| 2014-10-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED SMO… |
| 2014-08-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FIRST I HAD 4 WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. BATTERY, OIL PRESSURE, AIR BAGS, AND BRAKES. THEN THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR … |
| 2014-05-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2003 VW BEETLE TURBO 1.8.AND THE FUSE BLOCK HAS BURNT UP 3 TIMES NOW AND THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL.I JUST HAD… |
| 2014-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WE JUST BOUGHT A 2003 BEETLE BUG AND ONLY HAS 86560 AND SHIFTING AND JERKING REALLY HARD AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR A CO… |
| 2014-05-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT UNLATCH. PASSENGER HAD TO CLIMB OUT FROM UNDERNEATH. CALL TO THE VW DEALERSHI… |
| 2014-03-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2003 VW BEETLE ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THAT SHE WAS HAVING AN ISSUES WITH HER RPM'S REVV… |
| 2014-02-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALL PANEL LIGHTS COME ON (ABS, BRAKE, BATTERY, SEATBELT, CHECK ENGINE), AND THE INDICATOR CONTINUOUSLY SOUNDS LIKE THE … |
| 2013-09-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE C… |
| 2013-08-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I AM THE THIRD OWNER AND I SHOULD HAVE CKED THIS CAR OUT SINCE THE PERSON WHO SOLD IT TOO ME DIDNT TELL ME A THING ABOU… |
| 2013-07-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTERS 2003 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE SHIFTS VERY HARD AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, ALMOST TO THE POINT OF POSSIBL… |
| 2013-06-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS A VERY,VERY STONG CRAYON-CHEMICAL SMELL..THAT PERMEATES THE ENTIRE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. NO ONE, I REPEAT, NO… |