12 problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 2005 Volkswagen Beetle. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2005 Volkswagen Beetle. The contact stated that the vehicle was shifting abnormally hard. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the dealer advised that the transmission would need to be replaced. The contact had the transmission replaced yet the failure persisted. The contact believed that the transmission was not the cause of the problem but the vehicle computer. The failure mileage was 49,000.
Hard shifting transmission. Wv replaced valve body. Caused trans failure.
At approximately 75k miles, 2005 vw Beetle began violent lurching upon slowing down, resulting in unsafe driving condition. Read numerous complaints about transmission issues with this model/year - local dealer denied knowledge of this problem. Vehicle taken to independent repair shop and is undergoing a transmission rebuild quoted at approximately $3,500. 00.
Transmission in 2005 vw Beetle with 60,000 miles on it is suddenly failing to shift. Research indicates this is a well known issue yet vw refuses to stand behind their product. I explained that the safety aspect of this was not acceptable. Their response was to over to replace the transmission at a cost of more than the current value of the car.
Auto transmission on 2005 vw Beetle slips and leaves me with no power on the interstate and has happened several times in town.
2005 vw Beetle with major transmission problems. The tranny will not shift on time and when it does it jerks the car. It will also stall during acceleration and leaves me stranded in the middle of the intersection. This is a safety issue as the car will not move when you need it too. The issue seems to get worse more and more.
The contact owns a 2005 Volkswagen Beetle. When the brakes were applied and the vehicle came to a complete stop the vehicle violently lunged forward. Upon accelerating the vehicle began to hesitate when changing gears. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be examined for the cause of failure. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure continued to occur intermittently. The frequency of the failures had increased over time. The failure and current mileages were 80,000.
Around 80,000 my 2005 vw Beetle began shifting really hard. It jerks between gears, and has recently been getting stuck in first and third gear. Sometimes when I drive the car it is fine, but other times, it has left me stranded on the side of the freeway. The level of unreliability is really dangerous, because I never know if it's going to speed up like it's supposed to. I'm in constant fear that I will get rear ended or stuck in the middle of an intersection. I've taken it to two mechanics and talked to two transmission specialists and all of them have said that they won't work on a vw Beetle's transmission and that I need to take it to the dealer. I've tried aiding the problem with a new battery, but that hasn't helped. Other complaints online (300 on townhall-talk. Edmunds. Com) have stated that repairs for this problem are $5,000-$7,000 and that it hasn't always fixed the problem.
Our son began having transmission jerking on his automatic 2005 Volkswagen Beetle around 75,000 miles. The shifting can be so severe as if the car had been hit from behind. When taken back to the dealer, we were told that the transmission is never checked because it is completely encased and the fluid is never checked when serviced. We were told it would be about $5000. To repair.
The contact owns 2005 Volkswagen convertible Beetle. The contact stated that her transmission shifts forward and downward shift on its own. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they were not able to duplicated the failure. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered to give $1,500 towards the repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 48,000 and the current mileage was 66,000.
Owner of a 05 Beetle. Transmission issues started at 60,000 miles. Put in a lot of money on repairs without replacing the transmission to be told afterwards the trans had to be replaced. Looked online and a lot of 05' Beetles are experiencing the same effects as early as 30,000 miles!! the car is fine for the first 15 mins than it jerks violently into 3 & 4th gear. The jerking gets so bad it feels as if I had been rear ended. I get panic attacks especially at stale green lights or intersections in general. I never received a recall ever on my car and noticed online a recall on the airbags went into affect on Apr 08 which my air bag has been out. I have paid $15,000 and still have $14,500 to pay off in the next 3 years with a payment of $400 a month!!! I can not afford to buy a new trans for my car. All these 05 Beetles are defective and very dangerous to drive due to their trans failing and very low mileage. I have always kept up with oil changes, trans flushes, new filters you name it. I can not believe that the "car of my dreams" gives me anxiety attacks just to drive it. Driving is one of my many modes of transport everyday! please help vw owners with 05' Beetles get our cars fixed, I am paying a lot of money for a car that I am terrified to drive. Thank you for your time.
I currently own a 2005 vw Beetle with 96,000 miles. Before me, the car was owned by my parents since it was bought in 2005. About one year ago, it began to violently jerk between first and second gear after about 20 minutes of city driving. When accelerating from a stop light or stop sign, the car would stall, then buck forward as if I was being rear-ended. I have taken the car to aamco, plus 3 additional transmission specialists in that time. To date, I have spent $1,100 to have the transmission serviced and the shifter replaced. The problem has only gotten worse and the car now violently jerks from second gear into third gear and hesitates on the highway when shifting between fifth and sixth gear. In stop and go traffic, I've nearly been rear-ended twice in 2010 alone. This is a daily occurrence. To date, Volkswagen has essentially refused to stand behind its product. Though the Volkswagen group of America has extended me a 7-years or 100,000-miles warranty, douglas Volkswagen, the dealership from which the car was bought in new jersey refuses to replace the valve-body (the part covered under warranty) and has recommended I put a new $8,000 transmission in the car. They claim the transmissions made after 2008 do not have the problems 2003 through 2007 models had. Regardless, they have not tried to replace the cars valve-body, which is a part of the transmission. They seem to find it appropriate that I replace the defective transmission out of pocket at a cost higher than the car is presently worth. For that reason I have registered a complaint with Volkswagen group of America. Many new Beetle owners complain that they have also encountered similar resistance from Volkswagen and have been pushed to pay for new transmissions only to realize the problem persists after thousands of dollars have already been spent. The company has made feeble efforts to correct the problem. I hope NHTSA will assist consumers presently being politicked by vw.