general problems of the 2002 Volkswagen Beetle

I was driving down the road an the car started accelerating all by it's self so I pulled over but every time I let off the break it acted like I had the gas to the floor. The O2 sensor wire's shorted and burnt up the ecm making the cpu light to come on.

Abs traction control system malfunctioning, told by dealer and mechanic that the control module is defective. The abs kicks in even when not braking and no light on. Car abruptly swerves as brakes engage one wheel only. The dealer said there is no recall for my VIN number but the part is the same number as the one for other listed recalls. I called vw America and they are unwilling to take responsibility. The cost to replace and reprogram the new module is $2,000.

The car was driven in the morning then parked at my home. When I went to use it again it will not come out of park. The light will not go out so that I can pull the gear shift out of park.

Tl the contact owns a 2002 Volkswagen Beetle. While driving 60 mph, the abs main control unit indicator illuminated. An independent mechanic stated that the abs was malfunctioning. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer (Volkswagen of oakland, 2740 broadway, oakland, CA 94610) who stated that there were no active recalls. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 89,605.

My fiancee and I purchased this Beetle in November of 2010 and have had nothing but problems with it. It has been in the shop a number of time (5-7) and we have spent hundreds in trying to fix it. Yet no luck. It is a danger to my fiancee and new born baby. On day it will run fine but then after driving for ten minutes the epc light come on and the brakes barely work if at all, and it wont speed up even if she has her foot to the floor. So now we have a $6000 dollar car that not even the vw dealership can fix. It sits on our road. I have seen so many complaints about people having the same problem and I believe its only a matter of time before some one gets seriously injured or even worse. Please do something about this monstrosity that vw refuses to admit.