Six problems related to check engine light on have been reported for the 2001 Volkswagen Beetle. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
This problem has been a on going problem for about 2 years now, each time this happens you have to take the car to the vw dealer only to get screwed ,check engine light comes on car starts misfiring has no power uses lots of gas stalls runs ruff . I am afraid to drive this car on the freeway in heavy traffic for fear of it stalling and getting ran into by another car its a public endangerment these cars are. In April of 2007 I had to take it to the dealer they gave it a quick fix costing 450. 00 the last time they told me I had a bad fuel injector they replace it . It ran fine for a couple of months then in Nov 15 2007 the car stalled again daughter limped it home the check engine light was on the car was missing bad it was night and getting close to zero outside . We parked it this time because we did not have the money to fix the car it has 53,000 miles on it. I refuse to take it to another vw dealer , and all vw of America will say is we are sorry for you trouble but because you are not the first buyer of the car and are the second buyer of this car that was a lease return you are not entitle to the 10 years 100. 000 mile powertrain warranty that come with the car. If you are the first buyer of the car. Then these repair would be covered . The week of Jan 15 2008 we took the car to an independent auto mechanic shop . I took them 2 days to find the problem the mass airflow sensor was bad and the tps sensor is bad in all it will take 1,400. 00 dollars to fix this car. We paid for the mass airflow sensor to be replaced and the cost to find the problems. Then we took the car home and parked it . It still needs the tps sensor replaced that will cost 1,000. 00 and the car will be drivable .
Engine and transmission overheating just a terrible car. Wax material interior removes easily with nails children can eat it has crayola smell. Should have been made of plastic or vinyl. This whole car should be recall. Epc brake switch always on had it repaired 3 times engine light is always on. Bad electrical. Interior ac light is always off. In and out of mechanic.
I own a 2001 Beetle. It has only 50,000 miles on it. The other day the check engine light came on. I just took it in to the dealer, and they told me they have to replace a coil and an O2 sensor. All this is going to cost me close to $1000! after doing some research online, I found that this is a very common complaint for vw Beetles. Vw needs to issue a recall since this is a problem for so many people. I read of people having the car stop running while they were driving. This could cause accidents.
I have 21,500 miles on my 2001 vw Beetle, has been in the shop aprox 6 times for the same problem, car hesitates and stalls out as check engine light is a constant on, dealership cannot find the problem, my wife and I were almost killed in vehicle due to stalling out in front of fast moving traffic, I let them know that this vehicle was an endanger to my and my families life while driving and would like this vehicle towed in, and since was an on going problem also needed a rental car and the dealership and Volkswagen of America both refused on both accounts, because of the bitter taste in my mouth for vw. I no longer want this car.
I own a 2001 vw Beetle. Bought right off the show room floor. Paid a pretty price for it too. My car was running great until January of 2003, less than two years after I bought it. The check engine light came on and I noticed the car was shaking and cutting out really bad. I barely made it home that night. I took it in to be repaired in may of 2003, costing me a hundred dollar bill. It wasn't 6 days later it did it again, same thing. So I called the dealer where I bought it. They told me it was going to cost another hundred dollars to fix it. Wasn't happening. I got a hold of the main man in charge of service, told him my problem and he waved the fee. When I got up there the next week, they told me it could be 1-250 different things wrong when the check engine light is flashing. Ok, I am starting to do some math here. 250 possible things wrong x $100= $25,000!!!!!!! I could buy a house for that much money. And the car isn't worth anywhere near that much now. It's like I would be paying for it all over again and who's to say the problem would even get fixed? it could just keep going in circles. I don't know about all of you, but I don't have that kind of money. I am making close to $500 payments a month on this car with three years still left to go on it. You would think a car costing that much and all the hype they pushed on it that it would run better than what it does and would have lasted longer than it did. To all the people out there thinking about buying a vw Beetle, take it from an owner, don't!!!!!.
While driving at 40 mph, consumer states vehicle began to misfire, check engine light started to flash then it stayed on. The vehicle started to ride very rough. Took to delaer and dealer stated coil packs had failed. Ts.