Transmission Failure Problems of Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible

The contact owns a 2003 Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible. When decelerating to approximately 5 mph, the vehicle would jerk before switching gears. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic and after inspection the contact was advised that the transmission failed. The replacement of the transmission would be at the owners expense at a cost of $6,000. In addition, the contact stated that the rear passenger window would open and close independently. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 123,000.

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6 speed automatic transmission began shifting very rough after 45,000 miles. I am concerned the transmission will fail potentially causing a fatal accident, especially if driving on a 4 lane highway. Vw dealer says the car needs a new transmission and it will cost $7200! the transmission valvle body on this model car has already been declared defective by vw.

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2005 Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible 3vwcm31y65m307293 purchased in the fall of 2004; multiple requests for service to dealer gossett Volkswagen / memphis, TN regarding hard shifting tiptronic automatic transmission started reporting this Jan 2005 at 198 miles but I have recently discovered that the service advisor was not recording my complaint, describing visits as "30 day inspection"; only documentation of programming of shift points at 59860 miles according to their records dated 7/17/08; nothing helped; multiple requests for assistance from dealer ignored dealer claiming could not duplicate issue. Problem caused hesitation in traffic; involuntary jerking and sometimes sudden forward motion of car. On more than one occasion had to pull car over to side of road to shut it down. Problem resolved when car below normal operating temperature then manifests at normal operating temperature. Dealer stated "unable to duplicate" until after warranty expired then declared transmission failure without opening so-called sealed unit to diagnose. Volkswagen of America issued recall on transmission valve body late last year; refused to repair my vehicle this January after 6 years of visits to dealer for numerous issues including this one. I allege that the dealer and voa knowingly sold this model year with a manufacturer's defect as many owners of previous and same model years have frequently posted accounts of the same problem on various consumer websites including your own; appealing for your intervention in this dangerous situation. The car is now parked in my driveway. I have also filed a complaint at the state of tennessee consumer affairs agency alleging that gossett Volkswagen and voa have engaged in a fraudulent pattern of avoiding responsibility for a very dangerous issue because of the expense of necessary repairs. This car is parked and is no longer being driven because it will stall, lurch, and accelerate and decelerate erractically because of the problem.

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My 2004 vw New Beetle Convertible with triptonic transmission, with only 55,000 miles, lurches in the lower gears after the car warms up in about 10 minutes. The car will not shift smoothly between the lower gears and often revs up to 5000 rpm before it "clunks" into higher gear. The vw dealer mechanic would like to replace the transmission, at a cost to me of $6800. My research has learned that the first generation of vw?s double clutch transmissions had a chronic weak point. They combine a wet clutch (as in traditional automatic) and a gear part (as in traditional manual transmission), however both are lubricated out of same oil sump. The gear part causes the oil to be more contaminated with wear particles (vs. Traditional automatic transmission). This contaminated oil is used also in the valve body and the wet clutch, and these wear particles can deteriorate the performance of the wet clutch (clutch material, resulting in slippage, or clutch and gear change hydraulic controls, resulting in defective shift strategies). Once that happens, damage is usually irreversible. Vw changed the oil service recommendation recommend from (fill for life) or 100,000 miles to 40,000 miles. Even at this reduced amount, they clearly still had a problem. They probably modified the design since but have not admitted it. Vw has not been ethical in their handling of the defective transmission design. The transmission can fail at anytime creating a dangerous situation on the freeway, turning across traffic, etc. Vw of America acts like this is a new problem they have never seen before. Suggests replacing a pressure sensor and replacing transmission fluid at a cost of $700 plus the $150 for diagnosing. Local european repair (well respected) says pressure sensor and transmission valve casing needs to be replaced together (cost $2000). . . If lucky this will delay full blown transmission self destruction. Vw of America is screwing loyal customers by not repairing design flaw.

Faulty automatic transmission activity. Low mileage transmission failures causing hazardous driving. Downshifting causes jolting gear changes, accelerating causes slip into neutral nearly causing rear-end collisions. Computer codes fail to correctly diagnose failure, causing dangerous driving hazard.

2005 vw beetle with transmission problems, wiring problems and lighting problems. Seems like this is in a lot of beetles that are on the road. Transmission failed at 80,000 miles. . . This is an ongoing problem and the vw company seems not to care. Since car bought multiple problems, which vw has fixed most of them. The lighting harness melted together on the right and left front sides, this was concern of mine. Why????, the transmission failed. . . Without warning. . Took it in for 80,000 mile service paid 600. 00 and then transmission fails. I don't understand. But I feel like there needs to be a proper investigation into the ongoing problems. . . . . My brakes have failed to work in reverse 3 times now and this is scary. . . . I finally get stopped and then have to pump brakes. Nothing wrong with them so far when taking into vw dealer.

1. Car is 5 years old / 40k miles and the transmission was failing - having trouble shifting from first to second gear. Read online that other vw had same issue - clearly manufacturing failure. 2. Transmission failure 3. Valve body replaced.

At about 35,000 miles my car started slipping with the transmission. It would jerk forward and sometimes get stuck in between 1, 3, and 4th gears. This was not a huge problem at this point and during my regular check ups, vw dealership always said there was no problem detected. 2. The automatic transmission is now failing at 60,000 miles. It has almost caused me several accidents, especially at intersections. People almost rearend me daily. Not only is the car jerking forward and backward upon gear shifting, but now it gets stuck period and will not move. . The rpm's going all the way to 6-7. The tires spin, the car groans horribly, the gears show up on my dash in brackets. When I had a diagnostic test done at the dealership about four months ago, and I explained in detail the tranny problem, they said nothing was wrong with it. Now, I can tell it is almost undrivable at this pt. On my fifteen mile commute home today, I had to pull over seven times because the transmission failed. I could not get out of first gear then it jumped to six. I was stuck in the middle of an intersection at a red light, almost getting backended. This is terrifying. I had a panic attack. I have an appt. Tomorrow at the dealership to see what the problem is and how much money this will cost me. My car has always been checked up regularly.

My 2003 was serviced at the dealership and certified mechanics. I only have 75,000 miles on my 2003 New Beetle Convertible and the transmission has failed. I have since found many of the same year car with the identical complaint of the transmission failing.

Transmission failure in my 2004 vw beetle. Began shifting very hard after engine warmed up. It will shift so hard the tires burn rubber on the pavement between 2nd and 3rd. It also randomly shifts between gears at high speeds.

Like almost all 2005 vw new beetles with automatic transmissions, mine (after warming up) shifts very hard both up and down the gears and revs up between gears. Occasionally it hangs up in third gear until it sits and cools down for several hours. I have had it fail on multiple lane highways causing me to become trapped between lanes. This transmission is failing in most if not all vw beetles and is very dangerous. Just do an internet search for "new beetle transmission failure" and you'll see how pervasive it is. My beetle began giving problems at 45,000 miles.

Transmission failed.

Transmission failed to shift into manual from automatic while stopped. It was intermittent and at about 58,000 failure is permanent and no longer is usable.

The contact owns a 2004 Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible. The contact stated that the vehicle jerked she drove and especially when she was slowing down. The vehicle had previously been taken to an authorized dealership for a transmission recall remedy in April 2007 for this failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealership again and was advised the transmission had failed. The contact called the manufacturer and they advised since the recall remedy was already performed, there was nothing they could do. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000. The current mileage was approximately 83,000.