Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-17 | 08V178000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE | 76,900 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF, STARTED AT 33650 MILES, RIGHT AFTER MY MOM SIGNED OVER THE CAR TO ME. |
| 2020-01-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAIN… |
| 2019-10-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHTS ON AND SEEMS THE DEALER CANNOT GET PARTS TO FIX ?? |
| 2019-06-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING MY 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE IS DANGEROUS. THE TIPTRONIC TRANSMISSION IN THE 2004 VW BEETLE IS KNOWN BY VOLKSWAGEN… |
| 2019-06-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THE CAR SHUTS OFF IN TRAFFIC IN TOWN AND ON THE HIGHWAY. 2 TIMES NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ONE TIME L… |
| 2019-05-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED, THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING RUBBE… |
| 2018-11-13 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT HEATER WAS LEFT ON POWER LEVEL 3 WITH A BAG OF CLOTHES IN THE SEAT. AN ODOR WAS DETECTED AND U… |
| 2018-11-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2004 BEETLE WITH 85,000 MILES HARD SHIFTING DOWN - IT JERKS FROM GEAR TO GEAR UNTIL IT COMES TO FULL STOP. . NOW WHILE … |
| 2018-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY VW BEETLE 2004 USED 3 MONTHS AGO. (EPC LIGHT ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON) SINCE THEN IVE HAD TO FIX THE TIMI… |
| 2018-04-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THE NEW BEETLE NOT EVEN A MONTH AND I NOTICED A JERKING IN THE TRANSMISSION. I FOUND OUT USING SPECIALIZED WE… |
| 2018-04-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FEUL LEAK, REAR PASSANGER SIDE RIGHT. SAME SIDE THAT THE FUEL FILL IS ON. |
| 2017-11-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONTINUED HEADLAMP FAILURE RE: HEADLAMP COVER GLASS / LEXAN COMES OFF AND FLYS OFF OF CAR. SEVERAL OWNERS REPORT SAME P… |
| 2017-10-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE IN NE… |
| 2017-08-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | VW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, OBD SENSOR PORT NOT READING, BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON, NOW RADIO IS GOING… |
| 2017-07-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BATTERY AND ABS INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE… |
| 2016-12-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE GEARBOX SLIPS, STUTTERS AND JERKS . AND WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND NOT GO BACK IN GEAR UNTIL ENGINE IS RESTARTED. TH… |
| 2016-12-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WINDOW REGULATORS ARE EASY TO BREAK. |
| 2016-11-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP, NOISY UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFTS. WHILE DRIVING UNPREDICTABLE GEAR SHIFTS. |
| 2016-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON LAST YEAR, RESOLVED. BACK ON, I SEE OLD RECALL? WHAT TO DO? |
| 2016-06-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWER PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW. STOPPED 3/4 OF WAY UP, HEARD A "CRACK". ROLLED DOWN AND NO LONGER WORKS. |
| 2016-06-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FUSE BOX IS BURNING BECAUSE SOME CABLES ARE TOO SMALL AND ACCORDING TO THE MECHANICS, IT IS SOMETHING EXTREMELY COM… |
| 2016-06-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 1. AIR BAG: THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT IS ILLUMINATING. 2. SUNROOF DRAIN SYSTEM CLOGGED: THERE IS LEAKAGE THROUGH TH… |
| 2016-03-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, FLUID WAS LEAKING … |
| 2016-02-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 2015, FEBRUARY 29, 2016 THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START, HAD MY SONS JUMP IT AND DRO… |
| 2016-01-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR CABLE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT… |
| 2015-12-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ALL AT ONCE MY AIRBAG/SEATBEILT LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME |
| 2015-11-20 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | FOR THE PAST 3-4 YEARS MY BEETLE HAS HAD WORSENING ELECTRICAL ISSUES. SOMETIMES IT JUST TURNS OFF ALL BY ITSELF. EVERYT… |
| 2015-08-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SLIPS, JERKS , DOWNSHIFTS , VEHICLE BECOMES DISABLED ON ROADWAY, DANGER TO DRIVER, PEDESTRIANS AND OTHER V… |
| 2015-07-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO APPROACH A S… |
| 2015-07-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IT STARTED WITH THE BATTERY LIGHT COMING ON. I MADE IT HOME. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART, DEAD. I … |
| 2015-07-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED… |
| 2015-06-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH W… |
| 2015-04-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILL… |
| 2015-02-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE. VEHICLE ACTED AS IF THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. OPENED HOOD AND FOUND A PARTIALLY MELTED FUSE B… |
| 2014-08-25 | SEATS | No | 0 | I HAVE NOTICED A QUARTER SIZE BURN STARTING TO HAPPEN ON THE SEAT SECTION OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT MY SON HAD THE S… |
| 2014-08-22 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ACTIVATING THE TURNING SIGNAL, THERE WAS A… |
| 2014-07-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EXITING GARDEN STATE PARKWAY SB ENGINE CUT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXIT RAMP. HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF AND THEN TOWED. DEA… |
| 2014-07-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CAR HAS SUDDEN JERKY WHEN SHIFTING ALSO REAR WINDOWS WILL NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. DEALERSHIP SAID NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION B… |
| 2014-06-25 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THE WINDOWS ON THE DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT ROLL UP. THEY HAVE BEEN REPAIRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS LEADS ME TO BELI… |
| 2014-06-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE AC STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. I ALSO NOTICED A BEEP SOUND THAT WOULD COME ON WHEN I TURN… |
| 2014-06-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR. INITIALLY THE HEADLIGHT WAS BURNT OUT. ORDERED A NEW HEADLIGHT AND INSTALLED I… |
| 2014-05-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE BATTERY TO ALTERNATOR WIRE ON THESE CARS OVERHEATS AND CATCHES FIRE. I OWN A CAR DEALERSHIP AND JUST HAD IT HAPPEN… |
| 2014-05-20 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON. THIS MEANS THE AIRBAGS WERE DISABLED. DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THE SEAT BELT CLASP… |
| 2014-04-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | APRIL 2014, THE MECHATRONIC UNIT FOR MY 2004 VW NEW BEETLE TDI FAILED. IT WOULD SURGE IN AND OUT GEAR. THIS PART WAS … |
| 2014-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON YET AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST AND WAS FIXED BY A VW DEALER BY CHANGING THE… |
| 2014-02-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THE CAR TURNED OFF. THE CAR WAS STEERED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DEST… |
| 2014-02-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH INDICATING PRND2 ALL HAVE BRACKETS AROUND THEM AND DO… |
| 2014-01-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. EPC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON. LOSS OF POWER STEERING. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROB… |
| 2013-11-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CAR SLIPPED COMPLETELY OUT OF GEAR WHEN SHIFTING FROM 3RD GEAR TO 4TH GEAR. IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS WHEN THE CAR HAS C… |
| 2013-11-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SIMPLY WHAT HAPPEN WAS I BOUGHT THE WRONG CAR IT SEEMS.ONE NIGHT I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND ALL THE SUDDEN AS I PRESS TH… |