Automatic Transmission Problems of Volkswagen New Beetle - part 2

I purchased this "like new"vw super beetle on Dec 31 04. It had only 17000 miles on it. Since that time I have had the transmission modulator on it changed, and in the shop 6 time for a transmission problem. When the car has been sitting for an hour or so it will hesitate then slam into 2nd gear. It causes me and passengers to lunge foward then back. I am told this is a charaturistic of vw and should just ignore it or get use to it.

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Intermittently vehicle would hesitate before accelerating forward. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

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Transmission replaced three times, still not working properly, lunges into forward and reverse, and will drop into and out of high and low gear when driving. Sunroof leaked because the drainage tubing was not connected at factory causing water damage to leather seats and now mold is growing inside of vehicle, making it difficult to be inside and have had one sinus infection already.

The car slams into gear when starting from a cold start. It was in the shop over a month, and it was given back to me with "we can find nothing mechanically wrong with it, it may buck a bit, but there are no safety hazards. " live with it basically. Vw themselves have been of no help whatsoever in resolving this issue.

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Transmission shifts hard around 20 mph. Jerks so hard sometimes it seems like the car will stall out. Dealership says this is normal. I can't imagine that it is good on the transmission!? this has been happening for the past three years.

Powertrain problems-- vehicle has tiptronic. Intermittent failure shifting from automatic to tiptronic manual functionality. In addition, passenger frontal airbag failed within the first week of purchase of the vehicle. Multiple service related complaints.

Brake switch malfunction edon the 2000 ,Volkswagen, New Beetle caused the transmission to stick in park.

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Car will not shift from park to reverse. This has happened 4 times, and I have only had the car for a week!.

Hard shifting between second and third gears of automatic transmission of 2003 Volkswagen New Beetle.

After the vehicle was started, the consumer was unable to shift the gear from park to drive.

Transmission - intermittently will not shift from reverse to drive. Occurred beginning the third week after purchase of this brand new car. Took to dealership - they adjusted transmission but said they cannot replicate the problem so I will have to wait until it gets worse or leave it until they experience the problem. Now the transmission (as of 1 week ago) occasionally "slams" into first and second gear. I am scheduling another service with the dealer. I advised them the failure to shift from reverse to drive is a safety hazard (I have been almost rear ended 3 times in a parking garage). They are not the least bit concerned. I asked for a new replacemenet car since it had 500 miles on it at that point - they would not even discuss this. I am not optimistic as they will likley give me the "we cannot replicate the problem - you will have to wait until it gets worse" routine. This is a safety hazard. I want a new car or a new transmission.

A component within the transmission causes the vehicle to either not come out of park or while being driven the vehicle drops down to 20 mph and speed cannot be regained. Nlm.

Transmission noted to be downshifted very hard when coming to a slow stop. When slowing to a stop and reaching the 15-20 mph area car will jerk hard. Took back to tony Honda for service and they told me that everything checks out to Volkswagen specs and they were not going to check into it any further. Volkwagen was contacted by me and told to take car for second opinion at cutter volkwagen here in honolulu. Steve from service drove the car and could not belive it was doing the downshifting. After several days in the shop they replaced parts of the transmission and it was still doing it. They were authorized to replace my transmission with another from a new car in stock but they also did the same thing. It turns out that there is a computer malfunction in the transmission and it needs to be reprogrammed. They are supposed to be getting this in from germany and so far I have been waiting 2 weeks. During this time I spilled hot coffe on my leg and have 2nd degree burns due to this shifting problem and while my wife was driving with my son he hit his head on the dashboard coming to a stop when this defect occurred. They told me this is non-life threatening but I beg to differ. They told me that I will be the first in hawaii to have this reprogramming done. I want out of this car, it is unsafe to drive and volkwagen doesn't care.

Car downshifts extremely hard when coming to a stop, causing driver and passengers to be lunged forward in their seat. . Dealer states that this is a characteristic of the car. Problem is intermittent and increases when vehicle is warmed up. On occasion downshift occurred so hard that I thought I was just rear -ended by another car. I bought the car for my wife and now she is afraid to drive it.

2003 Volkswagen New Beetle failed. The vehicle jerked like it was going to cut off. The dealer has installed a new transmission but the problemm has recurred.

Since purchased the vehicle has been slow to shift into gear from park or neutral, the consumer has had near accidents on several occasions, the dealer has not been able to repair the problem. Nlm.

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