general problems of the 2003 Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible

Two problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2003 Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 09/06/2011

My 2003 New Beetle Convertible with a 2. 0 automatic transmission (code: ggz) has a bad transmission that needs to be replaced and I see many other people are having the same problem. I cannot afford $6,000 for a new transmission and $3,500 for used. The used transmissions have more miles than my poor car. I want to file a complaint against vw.

2 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 04/15/2010

I have a 2003 conv/new beetle 1. 8t engine 69,200 mi. It's had regular oil changes, garaged kept and low mileage less than 10,000 mil per yr. Per the vw service dept it has sludge build up. To my understanding other 2003 new beetle owners have had the same problem. Very costly to fix. Per vw it's out of warranty and it's nothing they can do.


Other Engine And Engine Cooling related problems of the 2003 Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible

Engine And Engine Cooling problems
2
Engine problems
2
Check Engine Light On problems
1


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