Table 1 shows ten common power train related problems of the 2005 Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible. The number one most common problem is related to the automatic transmission (14 problems). The second most common problem is related to the transmission stuck in gear (four problems).
Transmission hard shifting recall. Took car into dealer in driving condition. Car diagnosed and vw replaced valve body causing trans failure. Vw refusing to replace trans. Dealer forcing me to purchase new trans. Would not attempt another valve body. Read details...
Intermittent hard shifts between 4th and 5th gear with occasional slipping between 4th and 5th gear and also getting stuck in 4th gear which required stopping on side of the road and turning the car off and restarting it. Took the car into the dealer and was told the transmission had to be replaced. Read details...
I have a 2005 vw beetle purchased new, I was driving and noticed jerking between 1st & 2nd then it started stalling going into 4th gear and a few days ago it slipped out of 6th gear in the caldecot tunnel, nearly got rear ended! took it to a tranny guy and he checked it out. Read details...