Engine Belts And Pulleys problems of the 2000 Volkswagen Beetle

The contact owns a 2000 Volkswagen Beetle. While driving at 15 mph, there was a loud abnormal noise and the vehicle overheated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the timing belt and the motor mount needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, however the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 115,000.

Engine timing belt prematurely failed at 89,000 mile. Vw owners manual supplied with vehicle states that for the 1. 8l turbocharged engine, the timing belt did not need to be replaced until 105,000 miles. The failure of the belt caused bent valves. Total service bill as a result came to about $4500. Loss of power when the belt failed also put my safety at risk as my car was stalled in heavy traffic.

The contact owns a 2000 Volkswagen Beetle. While driving 60 mph, the engine lost power. The battery and the ecp warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who diagnosed the failure as the timing belt. The manufacturer will not perform the repair for free. The contact stated that the water pump was replaced at 38,000 miles and 49,000 miles. The timing belt was removed to replace the pump. The purchase date was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 74,000.

2000 turbo engine Beetle with 68,700 miles was 'chugging' like a diesel immediately after non-related warranty repair at the dealer. Took back to the dealer who quoted $1500 to replace timing belt and water pump. Paid $95 for their diagnosis and took the car to my regular mechanic who did the same repair for $450! however, my mechanic told me that the "timing belt tensioner" was defective and caused the belt to wear out. This was an additional $150 cost for that part. I have all the parts from the repair.

The service rep at university vw reported my car needed a new timing belt and water pump - cost $1,500 (the word warranty was never mentioned, so I never considered this repair might be covered. ) another mechanics quote for the same job was $448. During repair he found the timing belt tensioner was defective, so my total cost was $615 - still less than half of the quote by university vw. (I also had to pay university $96 for their rip-off quote. ) I contacted vw, who told me to take the part to the dealer for confirmation of defect. Defect was confirmed by their lead mechanic. (note that he confirmed defect and not worn out part. I still have all parts. ) service manager stated he would file a claim with vw for me. He called on 2/19 and reported my claim was denied. The request was not made to vw, but decided by his regional manager. I called vw about a claim. On 2/20 vw claims called stating my claim was denied. She stated that my claim was denied. She also informed me that the repair would have been covered under warranty - if I had not taken it to another mechanic. I told her I would not have taken it to another mechanic, if I had known it would be covered under warranty! (this was the first time I learned the problem was covered by the warranty!) I told her I wanted to appeal this decision, so whom should I contact? she stated, "I am empowered by the ceo of Volkswagen, so there isn't anyone higher. Your claim will not be paid. " as far as I am concerned, this entire problem was caused by a service consultant not telling me this repair would be (or even, might be) covered under warranty. As a non-mechanical customer, I feel I should have every right to expect that service. If I had been told that, I definitely would have left my car at university vw for the repairs, but I felt I had no choice - either pay $1,500 or $500.

Driving on the freeway in construction zone with close cement barriers on both sides, no shoulder; without warning car stopped running. It turned out the timing belt had failed and had destroyed the vavles and pistons requiring a new engine and timing belt to fix. My car had 68,000 miles on it. Warranty on timing belt for first owner is to 100,000 miles, but only 50,000 miles for second owner. I am second owner. I am concerned not only about the extraordinary cost that is involved in repairing this failure but also in the fact that there is no warning and it caused complete failure of my engine. It was extrememy dangerous. I have read about other timing belt failures on this vehicle. Volkswagen is completely uninterested in my story because I am a second owner. My feeling is this type of failure which is so severe that it requires a new engine is unacceptble and unexpected and unsafe on a car with only 68,000 miles. It used to be a timing belt failure made a car run poorly not get destroyed.

While driving and making turns vehicle stalled at various speeds. Manufacturer was contacted by consumer. The vehicle also stalled while stopped. The dealer replaced the mass air meter, diverter valve, oxygen sensor and fuel pump relay but the problem persist. The lower engine cover was damaged and the serpentine belt was replaced.