Table 1 shows 17 common engine and engine cooling related problems of the 1999 Volkswagen Beetle. The number one most common problem is related to the gasoline engine (six problems). The second most common problem is related to the emission control (six problems).
The car stops dead - I know of a man who was killed in another vw Beetle because of this. . . . I heard on tv that Ford might be recalled for a faulty relay part. Why not vw? the malfunction light comes on and the car dies. Read details...
While driving clutch went out, and the consumer could not shift the gears. After getting out of the vehicle there was a fire under the hood. The fire department responded and put the fire out. Vehiicle was later towed. The air pump was defective. Vehicle was totaled. Read details...
My car- 1999 vw Beetle was not fully inspected before I got the car from dealer. I just found out that my car has long list of parts need replacement to repair and I felt that it wasn't real safe because of strut shock and power steering also cv joints are getting bad in the under of hood. Read details...