Power Window Problems of Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible - part 2

Passenger rear window regulator needs to be replaced. Broken. I read that many other vw beetle owners have the same problem and to report my problem here. My car is a 2004 vw New Beetle Convertible.

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2003 vw new beetle window regulators break and motors go out wayyyy too early. The 2005 and up are designed to pop down when you press the unlock button on the keyless entry but on the previous years, they do not. Therefore, this causes stress on the window and will not close properly most of the time. Also, since they do not pop down with the keyless entry, when the temp drops below freezing and the car is outside, the windows freeze and will not pop down to close the door until completely thawed out. Meaning you get to spend up to 45 mins with the door cracked waiting for the !@#$% thing to unfreeze enough to pop down and close.

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Rear window motor and or regulator breaks leaving the rear window in the down position.

Front window regulator/cable. Had one of my back windows replaced already the driver side back window regulator/cable is broken my driver side window regulator/cable is broken and my passengers side window regulator/cable is going starting to make that funny noise right before it breaks.

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The vehicle is a 2005 Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible with the 1. 8 turbo motor. Since owning the car from new, we have had first one and now the other rear window malfunction. One was replaced under warranty. The other wouldn't you know went out soon after the warranty expired. The window will not go all of the way up without some strong physical assistance. Not having the window operable also means that we can no longer use the convertible top. There seems to be a growing number of vw new beetle customers experiencing this problem and/or problems with the front windows as well. For some strange reason the convertible were left out of a somewhat recent TSB/recall for window failure. Our car has had the issue for the front windows resolved under warranty. But we are concerned that we may not have seen the last of this. But the complaint at this time is about the rear windows. With the car not being very old, garaged, covered and well cared for, we should not be experiencing these issues, and neither should so many others. It seems to us that Volkswagen group has a parts quality issue here that needs to be corrected not by experimenting on the consumer or at the consumers expense. We are putting up with enough by having to work around the inconveniences in lost functionality of the vehicle and lost time going to the service center.

Vw beetle convertible window regulator.

Rear passenger side window will no longer come up. The regulator is broken and needs to be replaced.

Vw rear window regulators in my 2005 new beetle have broken three times in 5 years/56,000 miles: once under warranty, once we fixed it ourselves with an $80 kit (very, very difficult), and now it's broken again. It costs $400 per side to fix at the dealership. The regulator is made of plastic pieces that are under a great amount of pressure and keep breaking under that pressure. Vw needs to perform a recall on this as it will keep happening. Front windows have also broken once and are now making funny noises.

The driver's side rear window no longer opens or closes. This has happened before on the passenger side and, luckily, vw replaced the regulator on that side under warranty during the 1st year of ownership. All it does now is make a 'grinding' noise. A local vw repair shop said they have had a lot of these - there is a defect in vw's regulator. It's a convertible, and you can't put the top down now. The window will not go up or down, and is presently held in place with a rubber door stop. Last vw in our stable, for sure!.

Rear window regulator failure x 2.

I have a 2003 vw beetle that only has 46,000 miles on it. The passenger side back window will not come up. Before I took my beetle to the dealership to be fixed, I researched this problem on the internet and found that this is a known issue with vw beetles. There was a class action suit brought by the law firm of stueve siegel hanson in which vw agreed to (1) reimburse all expenses incurred by vw owners in the past related to replacing the defective window regulators, (2) install a redesigned metal window regulator replacing any failed window regulators (which used plastic components) under an extended warranty, (3) extend the warranty for all four window regulators at issue to 7 years from the date of the car purchase including 1999-2003 model year vw golf, gti and jetta and 1998-2003 model year vw beetle. However, when I spoke with vw about this agreement, they stated that my vw 2003 new beetle was not included in this settlement because it was a convertible. My car's window regulators are demonstrating the exact failure as these vehicles. It is unsettling to drive a car expecting a window to fall down into the tracks at anytime - especially if it is during the winter, raining, etc. This defect, in my opinion, is a safety issue. Also it is unsettling that Volkswagen of America does not have a company-wide policy concerning the reimbursement for this repair nor has instituted a recall to repair this defect. There are many horror stories of windows failing and cars being out of service for months while backordered parts arrive. I want Volkswagen to cover the full cost to repair any defective window regardless of warranty status. Additionally, vw should be pro-active and issue a recall. This recall would improve Volkswagen's customer service ratings by greatly decreasing the frustration and inconvenience caused by such failures. The lack of a recall gives the impression vw is profiting from the repairs of this defect, instead of taking action.

My drivers side window will not go up and to fix it will cost over 800 dollars. Several other people have complained about the same thing. Please do something because I cannot afford to pay there price again it has happened before.

The window regulators/motors in my 2003 New Beetle Convertible have all broken. The front passenger broke twice. The back passenger is now broken and I can't afford to fix it. It is spring in chicago and rainy. Now I can't drive the car. The last time, the front and back driver's side windows broke. My dealer helped me with the cost since vwoa would not listen. I think I should be reimbursed for the last repair and get the new repair done and paid for by vwoa. Reading the chats and the complaints here tell me this is a known problem. I also was told by vwoa that the recall did not cover the beetle convertibles. What a loophole! if owners drive the cars regularly and don't baby the windows, they break. My kids' friends won't shut the doors because they are afraid the windows will break. Please force vwoa to pay for these repairs!.

The passenger side rear window will not go up. The dealership charged me $100 to diagnose the problem and determined that the regulator needs to be replaced. I purchased the premium vw extended warranty, but the dealership didn't repair the window (they claimed they didn't know if the extended warranty would pay for the repair - they wanted me to pay approximately $450 and then see if the extended warranty would cover it!) I had already had the passenger door window regulator replaced a few years ago - that was under the first warranty. If this is an ongoing problem, the regulators should be recalled and replaced for free!.

My complaint is on the 2003 New Beetle Convertible rear window regulator. I have replaced the rear left, and right window 3 times, all 3 under warranty. Now, I took my car into fix the back right, and drivers side window, and got a quote of $480 for each window. Why is vwoa making consumers pay for repairs on their cars when it is obviously a design flaw? I have read numerous websites and they were full of people just like me that get stuck with a bill from vw for something that they should be covering. Is there any type of class action happening about this? or possibly a recall? thank you!.

Window switches/regulators on 2003 New Beetle Convertible continue to fail which then does not allow the windows to go up or down. One of my rear-seat quarter windows just fell into the window slot and I couldn't get it back up. Windows that do not close all the way are safety issues.

2003 beetle convertible right side window will not roll up or down.

2004 vw nb convertible with recently expired warranty and the right rear window regulator failed. Left side replaced by dealer under warranty about a year ago. I was told that the replacement was an upgraded regulator. . . Original with plastic clips is subject to frequent breakage. Defective regulators should be afforded an extended warranty period for replacing with the upgraded regulator.

Approx 2-3 weeks ago my 2004 Volkswagen convertible back windows would not go up. The regulator/motor is the problem. I was told this was under a recall, but I cannot find the recall anywhere on internet. This is a safety issue. I called Volkswagen customer care 800-822-8987 and reported this. They said there is no recall on this. My warranty expired in January. I have been to dealer ship 3 times before my warranty expired for problems with this car. Now the back windows will not work.

2004 vw beetle convertible. Rear windows regulator/motors broke. Vw issued an extended warranty for front windows (7 years) rear windows have the same problem. Dealer wants $700. 00 per side to fix. Windows do not roll down on command. Often fall on their own after a bump in the road.

I have a vw New Beetle Convertible 2003 less than 49,000. 00 miles and suddenly both back windows stop working properly. Everytime I turn the engine the windows go down and do not want to close with the electric bottom, it is raining and my car is getting damage, I don't have extended warranty. I have called the dealer, I have been told, I have to pay for the repairs . Now, I would like to know if there are any complains in regards to this issue, this is a defect, should the company be responsible? thank you,.

The window regulator on the 2003 and 2004 Volkswagen New Beetle Convertibles does not work properly. It does not allow the window to go down enough or sometimes not at all. This causes the window to rub against the convertible top. I now have a small tear in my top, which could lead to a larger tear or possible breakdown of my convertible top, rendering the car undriveable in my minnesota climate. This happens all the time with these cars and vw refuses to accept responsibility for their design flaw. This is unacceptable as the regulator can cost up to $700 per side to fix. This is outrageous for something that is happening to virtually every 03, 04 New Beetle Convertible.

My daughter has a 2004 vw beetle convertible, and last summer she went to put the convertible down and the rear window motors stopped working. We called the dealership and since the car had 52,000 miles they told my daughter that it would cost her $1500. 00 to fix the motors. We have two more friends and their daughters vw beetles convertible windows stopped working too. I really don't feel that this is right. Electric motors should not break after 50,000 miles. Volkswagen should have a recall on this problem. "how do I go about getting them to fix this problem with their car.

The contact owns a 2003 Volkswagen new beetle GLS (n/a). The contact stated that the driver side rear window regulator was broken. The contact stated that the regulators on the different windows had been replaced five times. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that the repairs would have to be performed at her expense. The current and failure mileages were 32,990.