Volkswagen NEW BEETLE transmission problems
15 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
184 owner complaints analyzed
5 distinct recall campaigns
23,467 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1998 to 2006 model years. Data snapshot: . 83 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
15 of 184 complaints match this topic (8.2%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 560280 · 2000-03-11 (March 11, 2000)
SINCE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SLOW TO SHIFT INTO GEAR FROM PARK OR NEUTRAL, THE CONSUMER HAS HAD NEAR ACCIDENTS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. NLM
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Owner report 10030682 · 2003-08-03 (August 3, 2003)
BRAKE SWITCH MALFUNCTION EDON THE 2000 ,VOLKSWAGEN, NEW BEETLE CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO STICK IN PARK. *AK
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Owner report 10056549 · 2004-02-04 (February 4, 2004)
NUMEROUS NUISANCE PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE AS FOLLOWS: PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT CLOSE WITH ELECTRIC SWITCH AT 42,000 MILES, TRUNK LATCH DEFECTIVE AT 35,000 MILES SO THAT TRUNK RELOCKS PREMATURELY, ELECTRIC MIRROR SWITCH BROKEN AT 35.000 MILES, HORN INOPERATIVE AT 35,000 MI, FLOOR MAT SNAPS NEARLY ALL BROKE AT 35,000 AND WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE, DRIVER WINDOW SWITCH BROKE AT 20,000 MI. LEAVING WINDOW IN OPEN POSITION, IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER BROKEN AT 19,000 MI. LEAVING RADIO ON AFTER CAR TURNED OFF, CIGARETTE LIGHTER INOPERATIVE…
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Owner report 10056571 · 2004-02-05 (February 5, 2004)
SUDDEN LOST OF SHIFT ABILITY. VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SHIFTED IT INTO REVERSE, BACKED UP, AND THEN SHIFT TO FORWARD GEAR AND NOTHING WOULD ENGAGE. TOWED TO DEALER WHO SAYS LINKAGE CABLES AND SHIFT LEVERS SNAPPED, "FROZEN" STATES DEALER. TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN COMPLETELY REPLACED 3 MONTHS AGO. SAYS THIS IS NOT PART OF DRIVE TRAIN AND NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. WANT $500 FOR REPAIR. *JB
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Owner report 10074931 · 2004-06-07 (June 7, 2004)
TRANSMISSION LOCKS ITS SELF INTO PARK. YOU CANNOT RELEASE THE CAR FROM PARK. DEALER CANNOT REPLICATE PROBLEM. WILL NOT FIX TE BRAKE SWITCH WHICH HAS CAUSED TEH SAME PROBLEM IN OTHER CARS. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 55,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10074931 at NHTSA ↗