I bought a 2000 Beetle 2 months ago and have had nothing but problems with it since! I knew the airbag light was on which the dealer agreed to take care of, but has not been fixed yet ! The dealer sent me to one vw place to fix it and didn't believe what they said needed to be fixed! So, they sent me to another vw place and because the thing was reset that vw place couldn't see the problem! The check engine light also came on then went off before bringing it in! The check engine light came on again and was repaired today and rowe of Portland paid for the repair, yah! However, vw auburn said they didn't have the part to fix the airbag today and I would have to come back another day! When I went in the car and started it the oil light came on and started blinking! I went in and told Eric and he knew before I finished telling him because his mechanic saw me coming! The oil light had never come on before that day!!! Boy was I pissed off by then, I felt like driving the car in the freaking ocean!!! I couldn't drive my car home and they didn't have time to see what was wrong and didn't have any rentals thank goodness the shuttle guy was nice enough to drive us home, my almost 4 year old and me! Also, all the knobs seem to be breaking! The mirror switch and window switch they fixed but now the e-brake knob has come off and the gas door switch is broken! I have to open the trunk and pull the gas door open that way! They also told me that their was no cruise light which I know there is because it says so in the book and there is a space where it is suppose to light up and doesn't!!! The clock is supposed to switch from military and Celsius to Fahrenheit and hourly and doesn't! At least they put it on hourly though! Also, I was shutting the moon rough and heard a noise, opened it back up again to reveal another broken piece on the stupid car! Some kind of piece that covers the track!! What a pain in the butt this car has been!! I have spent at least 4 days in the shop with it ,like that's what I want to do on my days off! Oh ya there was a piece of the guard hanging down from the engine area and I was backing up in my yard and the thing started getting ripped off-another $300 to fix they said! I love the Beetles but, hate this one RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! OMG what a pain, I had better luck with my $2000 dollar car then this $14,0000 dollar piece of junk!!!
Sincerely Frustrated
J.L.McCann

AC blows hot air, can't seem to fix after four months of trying and $6000.00 (but under warranty - only 5000 miles on it). Offered a buyout or swap by dealer, but Field Manager won't approve it. Got car back for 7th time (only takes 4 to be a lemon in our state), and car still intermittently blows HOT air instead of cooling. They've replaced everything that can be replaced, and I've had 6 rental cars. I had my car for 2 weeks in June, 2 weeks in July, never had it in August, got it back September 3, and it's back again (September 18) at the dealer for the same problem. VW needs to honor the offer made to me and give me a different vehicle. (Another VW is better than the Kia rental car I've got right now.) I've had four Jetta's as rentals and 2 Kia's. No air conditioner has done the strange things my Beetle's AC has done. Once, I picked up my car from the service department, drove 10 minutes, the AC quit cooling for the entire drive back to the dealership and then TURNED BACK ON as I pulled into the parking lot of the dealer. Another time I picked up my car, started on the 75 mile drive home, the AC quit about 20 miles away from the dealer. I called the service rep, told me the AC had quit again, told him we were turning around to bring it back. On the way back, the car in front of me hit a recap tire, the tire flew into the air and hit my front end. It did body damage to my car and poked a hole in the condenser. This would never have happened if VW could have fixed my car on the first, second, third, or fourth time I had taken it in for repairs. On this fifth return, I had body damage, insurance, and deductible. Even then, the Field Manager wouldn't honor the offer. After the body work was done, the car still didn't cool (proving the hole in the condenser had nothing to do with the problem.) The field manager kept it another two weeks, replaced more parts, and two days ago, the AC blew hot air at me again. My car is cute, loaded with all the options except for an air condition.
Carol Sims