One problem related to water pump has been reported for the 2001 Volkswagen Beetle. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2001 Volkswagen Beetle. While driving approximately 55 mph, there was an abnormal noise coming from the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the sprocket fractured and caused the timing belt to fracture. In addition, the water pump failed. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. In addition, while driving at any speed, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the alternator assembly. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 14e007000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was repaired by the dealer twice. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 155,000.