Table 1 shows one common structure related problems of the 2013 Volkswagen Beetle.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Body problems |
The airbags deployed on their own on 7-4-2023 in my daughter’s 2013 vw Beetle. My daughter and her friend were both injured (physically/mentally) as a result of both front airbags (steering wheel and dashboard airbags) deploying on their own causing over $10,000 usd damage to the Beetle and injury to my daughter and her friend who was a passenger in the front seat. Volkswagen never sent out a recall notice to us even though we have owned the car since 9-13-2019 and the airbag recall notice was determined on 12-16-2020 by NHTSA and announced on that date. I only became aware of this recall through investigation, after the accident happened and during repairing of the car. The vehicle was not inspected by the manufacturer, or police, or insurance even though progressive insurance paid out over $20,000 in damages to the parked cars that were struck after the airbags deployed causing the vw Beetle to crash into two parked cars in a residential neighborhood. There was a sparse accident report that was filed by colorado state police. There were not any warning lamps, messages, or other symptoms of the problem prior to the tatanka airbag failure and recall.
Tl- the contact owns a 2013. Volkswagen Beetle. The contact stated that his wife's driver's side door did not close tightly. The vehicle was taken to the heritage imports dealer (410-363-8300, located at 9808 reisterstown rd, owings mills, MD 21117) and was told to take the vehicle to a body shop. The vehicle was not taken to a body shop. The vehicle was not repaired, the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately. 35,000. Fe.
Trunk latch intermittently does not operate. Vehicle has electronic keyless locks and ignition.
The trunk latch does not work intermittently. The vehicle has keyless electronic locks. Brought to dealer but the latch works fine. When this occurs, the trunk is not accessible unless someone crawls not the the trunk via the back seat. Condition has been intermittent since purchase.