2005 Volkswagen Beetle

THE 2005 BEETLE I PURCHASED HAD 31K MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. I KNOW HAVE 41 K MILES ON IT AND BETWEEN 2ND AND THIRD GEAR THE ENGINE REVS THEN SHIFTS REALLY HARD. MY GIRLFRIEND HAS ALMOST BEEN INVOLVED IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. I HAVE READ OTHER BLOGS ON EDMONDS HAD HAVE TALKED WITH OTHER BUG OWNERS EVERY CHANCE I GET. SOME HAVE TOLD ME (WHO DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE BLOG SITE0 THAT THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM CREATING A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND VW NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSIONS. AND NOT JUST MY YEAR BUT 03,02,01,04,05,06,07. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND. A COP WOULD AND WILL EVENTUALLY PULL ME OVER DUE TO THE ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TURBO VW BEETLE WITH 56K MILES. THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR. SOMETIMES IT STICKS IN 3RD GEAR AND ALSO SOMETIMES JUMPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS MY DAUGHTER'S FIRST CAR AND SHE IS SCARED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE SHE WAS NEARLY REARENDED WHEN IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. I ALSO HAVE THE BRACKETS AROUND THE GEARS, SO IT'S OBVIOUS IT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR IT'S IN. THE CAR IS AT A VW DEALERSHIP AND I WAS JUST GIVEN A $7100 REPAIR QUOTE. THEY WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE 60K MILE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY AND AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE WEB, I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER 2005 VW BEETLE OWNERS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

PURCHASED 2005 VW BEETLE WITH 7,300 MILES ASSURED FULL WARRANTY....GUARANTEED PAINT ON FRONT BUMPER WOULD BE CORRECTED...DID IT TWICE STILL PEELING OFF....ELECTRIC WINDOWS REPAIRED TWICE....BEGAN MAKING NOISES WHEN WEATHER WAS DAMP...TOOK IT TO BE CHECKED OUT AND WAS ASSURED IT WOULD NOT ALWAYS HAPPEN BUT NORMAL...TOLD THEM TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO BE SLIPPING....ONE HEADLIGHT HAD A SHORT, AND THEN RECALL ON BRAKELIGHT...THEY DID REPAIR THAT...BUT INFORMED ME THAT WAS ALL THEY HAD TIME TO DO THAT DO DUE TO RECALL...GAS CAP COVER WAS STICKING AS WELL...DIDN'T FIX IT EITHER....THEN MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON...TOOK IT IN FOR RECALL ON THAT ...AFTER IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED AIRBAG LIGHT DID NOT GO OFF, INSISTED IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH SENSOR THAT WAS RECALLED...NOISE IN FRONT END BEGAN AND FLOORBOARD FLOODED DURING HEAVY RAIN....WITH NO OBVIOUS ENTRY POINT....DID SEARCH FOR PROBLEMS WITH VW BEETLES AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS HAVING THE VERY SAME PROBLEMS I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING....NOW HEAT GAUGE LIGHT COMES OFF AND ON, ALARM RANDOMLY SOUNDS.....BUT NOISE IN FRONT END CONCERNS ME GREATLY...WOULD NOT EVEN DIAGNOSE CAR WITHOUT $98 BUCKS AN HOUR LABOR CHARGE TO FIND PROBLEMS.... THIS CAR ONLY HAS 34,952 MILES ON IT AND IT IS FALLING APART...NO WAY CAN ALL THESE PROBLEMS BE FIXED AND ME MAKE PAYMENTS....BUT THOUSANDS ARE HAVING THESE VERY SAME PROBLEMS...WHY HAS OUR GOVERNMENT NOT INSISTED ON A RECALL..... *TR

DMF FAILED BLEW SHRAPNEL THROUGH BELL HOUSING! NORMAL DRIVING, VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE, 2005.5 DIESEL 1.9L TDI AUTOMATIC TRANS DSG. DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL (DMF) EXPLODED ON THE ROAD UNDER 10MPH. SMALL METAL PARTS OF SPRINGS AND ALUMINUM PUNCHED HOLE IN SIDE OF CASE. CLEAR 'GREASE' AND SHAVINGS EVERYWHERE. COULD HAVE CAUSED ENGINE OR WHEELS TO LOCKUP IF IT HAD JAMMED A LARGER PIECE IN THE DRIVETRAIN. TOWED TO DEALER WITH 95K MILES, SOUNDS LIKE A SLIGHT GRINDING NOISE ON ACCELERATION. THIS IS HEAVY PART WITH A LARGE HOLE BLOWN IN THE EDGE WHERE PARTS CAME FLYING OUT. ONLY OFFERED A $750 REBATE ON PURCHASE OF A NEW VW... THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, IMHO, THAT VWOA DID NOT COVER. REPLACEMENT PART NUMBER FOR DMF, OEM PART NO LONGER AVAILABLE. VW REPLACED WITH PART NUMBER 03G-105-266-BE $785. WORK DONE AT DEALER, ALMOST $2K! MANY DMF FAILURE STORIES BLAME THE CLUTCH, BUT MINE IS AN AUTOMATIC! THIS IS A BAD PART, THAT VWOA IS TRYING TO HIDE KNOWLEDGE OF, BLAMING CUSTOMERS. OTHER AUTO MAKERS HAVE ADMITTED BAD PART AND REPLACED AT 100K MILES! I HAVE THE OLD PART AND FURTHER CHECKS CAN BE DONE TO SHOW IT FAILED ON THE INSIDE. MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER IS SCARED TO DRIVE IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN TO HER! NO WAY TO KNOW, THERE IS NO SCHEDULED MAINT, NOTHING TO CHANGE OR CHECK. FLYWHEEL SHOULD BE COVERED BY VWOA, IT IS NOT A WEAR ITEM! CAN YOU HELP? MANY OTHERS MAY NOT BE REPORTING IF VWOA IS REPLACING UNDER WARRANTY, AS MY WEB RESEARCH SEEMS TO SHOW. THEY HAD TO REPLACE AN AIRBAG, BUT MY DMF EXPLODING ON THE ROAD IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM? WHY NO RECALL AND NO TSB'S? BEW GYS WITH DIRECT SHIFT GEARBOX. DAMPING LAYER FAILED IN DMF. THIS WILL BECOME A LARGER ISSUE AS MORE MILES ARE LOGGED ON THIS PART. WILL IT CAUSE SOMEONE TO LOOSE LIFE? THANKS. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE WHO DECLARED THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO DECLARED THAT OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME ELECTRONIC MODULE PRESENTED THE SAME TRANSMISSION DEFECT BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY SOLUTION. UPDATED 10/17/2006 - THE HESITATION AND STALLING PROBLEMS OCCURRED WHEN USING THE LEFT FOOT TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE. THE VW TECHNICIAN SAID THE COMPUTER MODULE RECEIVES CONFLICTING SIGNAL DUE TO ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND ONE ON THE GAS PEDAL. THERE WERE NO APPARENT WARNINGS IN THE VW OWNERS MANUAL. THERE SEEMED TO BE NO PROBLEM WHEN USING THE RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND GAS BUT THE PROBLEM SHOWED UP IMMEDIATELY WHEN USING THE LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND RIGHT FOOT ON THE GAS. *NM