Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
20
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 Volkswagen New Beetle.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-09-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE EPC LIGHT CAME ON. I WANTED TO PULL OVER SINCE THE CAR IS FAIRLY NEW AND HAD NEVER SEEN THA… |
| 2004-09-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE CAR SLAMS INTO GEAR WHEN STARTING FROM A COLD START. IT WAS IN THE SHOP OVER A MONTH, AND IT WAS GIVEN BACK TO ME … |
| 2004-04-22 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS WEARING A SEAT B… |
| 2004-04-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | FROM SEPT 03 THROUGH APRIL 04, I HAD 5 RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHTS REPLACED AND 2 LEFT HEADLIGHTS REPLACED ON MY 2003 VW NE… |
| 2004-01-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | 2003 OLKSWAGON NEW BEETLE-THE REAR BUMPER HAD BEEN REMOVED TO REPAIR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE FENDER.ONCE REMOVE… |
| 2004-01-13 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW | No | 0 | WE HAVE A 2002 AND A 2003 VW BEETLE. THE 2002 HAS DOOR LOCKS THAT ONLY LOCK PART OF THE TIME. THE FIRST SEVEN TIMES TH… |
| 2003-12-10 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | SINCE PURCHASING OUR 2003 VW BEETLE TURBO S WITH HEATED FRONT SEATS, THE SEAT WARMERS GET EXTREMELY HOT ON THE HIGHEST … |
| 2003-11-26 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | REFER TO # 10051120 MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY AND THEN JUST STOP IN MID-SWIPE, RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY … |
| 2003-11-22 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED TO COME ON. ON TWELVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, UNDER VARYING BUT RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, WHILE T… |
| 2003-10-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | POWERTRAIN PROBLEMS-- VEHICLE HAS TIPTRONIC. INTERMITTENT FAILURE SHIFTING FROM AUTOMATIC TO TIPTRONIC MANUAL FUNCTIONA… |
| 2003-10-10 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE CLUTCH ON MY 2003 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE FAILED AT 2000 MILES, APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. *AK |
| 2003-09-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE THROTTLE FAILED TO RESPOND IN MY NEW 2003 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. IT DIDN'T RESPOND WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSE… |
| 2003-09-03 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | No | 0 | POWER STEERING PUMP CONTIUOUSLY RUNS OUT OF FUEL AND THERE IS NO EVEDENCE OF LEAKAGE.*AK |
| 2003-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CAR WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, AND I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A WEEK!*AK |
| 2003-07-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | HARD SHIFTING BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEARS OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF 2003 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE |
| 2003-07-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TEXAS LEMON LAW/ TEXAS DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES ACT/ BREACH OF WARRANTY.*MR *CB |
| 2003-06-23 | TIRES | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING FRONT LEFT SIDE WALL TIRE BLEW OUT IT CAUSED THE TIRE TO BECOME FLAT. IT CAUSED THE WHEEL TO GO LEFT AND … |
| 2003-02-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION - INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. OCCURRED BEGINNING THE THIRD WEEK AFTER PURCHASE O… |
| 2003-01-20 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | AFTER ABOUT 500 MILES DRIVEN THE CAR DEVELOPED NUMEROUS RATTLES AND BUZZING OF THE INTERIOR PIECES. THE WORKMANSHIP IN… |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT OUT OF PARK, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE D… |