Underbody Shield Problems of Volkswagen Beetle

Volkswagen Beetle owners have reported 3 problems related to underbody shield (under the structure category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Volkswagen Beetle based on all problems reported for the Beetle.

1 Underbody Shield problem of the 2000 Volkswagen Beetle

Failure Date: 10/04/2002

Consumer states that while driving at 55 mph, the driver side door air bag deployed without any warning. Contacted dealer. Mr the consumer also stated that after reviewing the underside of the vehicle, there was slight damage discovered on the left side in the firewall area. The consumer feels that the vehicle was improperly engineered. Scc.

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2 Underbody Shield problem of the 1998 Volkswagen Beetle

Failure Date: 02/18/2000

Splash shield hanging down due to fastner failure.

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3 Underbody Shield problem of the 1998 Volkswagen Beetle

Failure Date: 05/29/1998

Splash shield falling down.


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