Transmission Not Go Into Gear Problems of Volkswagen Beetle

When in motion, the transmission fails to engage gears at appropriate engine speeds. Sometimes the engine revs way too high and slams into the next gear, producing dangerous jolts. Other times the gear fails to engage at all, resulting in complete loss of vehicle power. My vehicle was stranded in city traffic due to this temporary failure of the transmission to engage properly. The vehicle has been examined by qualified technicians and certain control parts have been replaced but the vehicle continues to display this defective behavior seemingly at random. I and others could have been very seriously injured because of this defect in the vehicle's drivetrain.

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The gearbox slips, stutters and jerks . And will slip out of gear and not go back in gear until engine is restarted. This happens when starting to move from a stop.

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The contact owns a 2007 Volkswagen Beetle. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 35 mph, the vehicle failed to shift gears then stalled. The contact mentioned that the engine light illuminated and the failure was experienced multiple times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000.

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The contact owns a 2008 Volkswagen Beetle. The contact stated while driving the windshield wipers failed and the gear selector displayed the incorrect gear. The contact also mentioned that the engine and air bag warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was not available. The current mileage was 30,000.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Beetle. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift gears. The vehicle was taken to dealer, after the diagnostic they stated the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware but there was no recall. The failure mileage was 104,000. The current mileage was 104,100. Yn.

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I currently own a 2005 vw Beetle with 56,000 miles on it. I'm having transmission problems that have put my life in danger. When the transmission shifts from gear to gear there is a long delay in between, this then makes the engine rev to high rpms. Once it reaches a high rpm it'll engage the next gear cause the car to jump. When the gear drops into a high rpm it also causes the tires to slip and skid as well as making the car hard to steer. Most of the time it will get stuck in between gears which makes the car in neutral even though its in drive. I have been stuck in the middle of the highway do to the transmission not changing into gear. I have taken my car into vw service center and they have told me its because of low transmission fluid and a bad valve body. These two problems alone cost over 2,000 dollars. Vw claims to have a closed transmission that does not needs service, but my Beetle having 56,000 miles on it needs all these work done. They are still not completely positive if that will fix the problem. Vw needs to fix this defective transmission that has caused thousands of Beetle owners to put their life in danger and other lifes in danger. Vw making Beetle owners pay for repairs on a defective transmission is not acceptable. They need to fix the problem because they produced a dangerous and unsafe product.

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I have a 2004 vw Beetle turbo, automatic convertible, with 77,000 miles. The transmissions does not change gears properly, and at will not operate at all. The dealer has indicated it needs a new transmission at a cost of $6,800. The vehicle is not worth much more than that!! it is not safe to drive. .

Over the past two months, I have experienced problems shifting in between gears. The problem began on a road trip to houston, TX and was stuck on a back highway in low gear in the middle on nowhere. After bringing the car to a stop and restarting the vehicle it worked for some time but the issue progressively got worse over the last two months. I live in nacogdoches, TX where there are many hills throughout town, this past Friday on my way home from school my car would not shift gears and I could not get over the hills. Another car came over the hill and almost hit me as the speed limit is 55 mph in that area and my car was not even moving as I hit over 6000 rpm and I could not move forward to climb the hill. Now the vehicle will not even move forward once it was brought to my driveway, no matter how many times I have restarted.

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The contact owns 2000 Volkswagen Beetle. The contact stated that the vehicle would not shift gears unless he was driving 40 to 60 mph. The vehicle had not been taken to the dealer. The manufacturer had not been made aware of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 47,000 and current mileage was 64,000.

I have a 2004 new Beetle convertible w/60,000. Miles on it. Transmission shifting from a stop, it won't go into proper gears. It jerks really bad after bogging down (not going into gear). I have had several near misses in getting rear-ended. This has been going on & the vw dealer just says they need to diagnose the problem so to start it is $150. & I was told it could need a new transmission; but, I see other posting of similar issues on web sites when I did a search about it. That is where I found this link, I think this is a dangerous & costly issue! I believe it is a recall issue for Volkswagen.

After stopping at a gas station, the vehicle would not go into gear. The consumer had taken the vehicle to the dealer in which they replaced the shift carrier. The consumer felt that this part should be made of metal instead of plastic.

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Battery problem. I stopped at signal and when I restarted the engine stopped and I was almost rear end. The abs and brake lights came on. The car was towed. Apparently the battery was falling out of the car at 13,000 miles. A few months later I heard a noise and slipping within the transmission. As it turned out, engine coolant had leaked into the transmission and a rebuilt was put in. Within a few weeks after the rebuilt was put in, it was making some noise and it had intermittent lurching. I complained to vw of America and the dealership. They took care of the noise and said they would be unable to help with the lurch problem. I was in an accident a month and a half after getting the rebuilt. I went into a pole sideways. I had an independent transmission specialist test drive it after the car was repaired. He reported an unusually long pause for engagemet. I believe that when I was in a roll forward motion and would put my foot to the gas, it would not engage properly and lurched. The reason it was intermittent , is due to the fact that sometimes when you would be in a rollforward motion it would be in gear and not lurch. If it was not in gear due to the long pause, you would get a lurching movement. My first transmission never had this problem. There is a potential design flaw with this transmission. When I was talking to the service manager at commonwealth, with my first transmission, he had stated they were having problems with the jetta transmissions.

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While traveling on the highway the vehicle will jerk back and forth. The transmission has froze and will not shift gear. Please fill in additional information dealer is aware of the problem. Ts.