Table 1 shows five common power train related problems of the 2000 Volkswagen New Beetle. The number one most common problem is related to the transmission not engage (one problem). The second most common problem is related to the automatic transmission gear indicator (one problem).
Sudden lost of shift ability. Vehicle was parked, shifted it into reverse, backed up, and then shift to forward gear and nothing would engage. Towed to dealer who says linkage cables and shift levers snapped, "frozen" states dealer. Transmission had been completely replaced 3 months ago. Read details...
The contact states the gear shift will not move from the park position. Due to the design the braking system is not equipped with any override feature that would allow the disengagement of the shift position. Read details...
Brake switch malfunction edon the 2000 ,Volkswagen, New Beetle caused the transmission to stick in park. Read details...