Table 1 shows one common equipment related problems of the 2008 Volkswagen Beetle.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Equipment problems |
I was driving with my child sitting in the passenger seat and we had the heated seats turned on the setting of 2. After a few minutes she yelled out “my butt is on fire!” she sat up off the seat to reveal a large black charred burnt hole in the leather seat!.
This car has 2000 miles on it and vw only offered $ 4700. 00 to purchase the car back , they say they want to only pay the trade in value and this is not fair , I did not cause this recall.
The car was sitting stationary in the on position. Noticed a burning smell. Looked under front of car and saw flames. Turned car off and went to safety. In minutes the front of the car was engulfed. The whole car burned and is a total loss.
I have a 2008 vw Beetle that has less than 40,000 miles on it. It will not pass smog; something about codes needing to be reset. I have taken the car to a highly rated repair shop and he spent hours talking to vw and bar. I picked up the car and called a vw dealership and spoke to a service rep. He told me just to driven the car and it will reset itself. Not true.
Front door latch fail. Door will not lock or acknowledge door is shut. May open while driving.
The passenger side window fell down and the dealer put a new regulator in it costing us $500. 00, then the rear window on the passenger side fell down and that cost us $185. 00 at the dealer, now the driver's window has fallen down and we are wondering if there is a recall on this problem. The 1st & 3rd time was stationary, the 2nd time we were in motion.
The vw new Beetle was recalled from years 2003 to 2008 for transmission hard shifting from 1 to 2 and 2 to 3 gears. Vw recalled vehicles because of a bad transmission valve body. My car was sold new in August of 2007 to its first owner and has the known transmission problem as recalled by vw. The transmission in question is an o9g transmission according to the dealer. I took the car to the dealer when the problem started and they told me that they saw no codes and this were sealed transmissions, meaning no servicing needed. I never received any letter from vw and when I called to report the problem they tell me my VIN number is not recalled. It is obvious that the same problem exist on this vehicles and I am asking the nthsa to reopen this case with vw and extend the warranties for owner still experiencing the a previous recall for the exact problem. My car production date is 6/7/2007 and sold new on 8/12/2008. The transmission should be covered.