One problem related to air bag on-off switch has been reported for the 2000 Volkswagen New Beetle. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Volkswagen New Beetle based on all problems reported for the 2000 New Beetle.
Safety restraint system failure has occurred in this 2000 Volkswagen New Beetle multiple times. Volkswagen responded by replacing the wiring harness under the driver's seat the first time that the failure occurred but refused to actually correct the engineering issue causing the failure to return. The wiring harness is too short under the seat and feeding to the switch in the seat belt of the driver. The car is now out of warranty and failed yet again. If you will notice, there are many issues with the 2000 New Beetle but only 4 recalls of third party lighting products and no actual Volkswagen recalls. Volkswagen is being allowed to get away with abuse to the consumer.