2006 Volkswagen New Beetle Consumer Discussions

Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible

2005 VW Convertible Beetle, 6 speed automatic, 2.0

Written by: jerseybugggg on Jul 27, 2008 02:05 PM

This is my third VW Beetle, and only my first Beetle convertible. My first new beetle was a 99, what a horror! Everything you can think of from the first month I bought that car can and went wrong. Three transmissions replaced to defective paint, front wheels locked, smoke pouring out of the dashboard and vents, etc. I was able to finally turn in the car with more than ... Read More...

Re: Buy a new one? [katyhy]

Written by: dneal on May 28, 2008 09:13 PM

I just leased a 2008 SE about 3 months ago. I have 2000 miles on it. I also own a 2006 VW Passat and used to work for VW (2 years ago). Quite honestly, I would never buy a VW without having a warranty.... I would also get rid of the car once it was out of warranty. From what I have witnessed, you are really gambling with these vehicles. Don't get me wrong I love the fit and finish, ... Read More...

Volkswagen Beetle Maintenance and Repair

Passengers Banging Heads in the Back Seat!

Written by: omarisafari on Jan 08, 2008 07:51 AM

HI, I was hoping someone can give advice on this problem that my backseat passengers keep having in my 2006 New Beetle (TDI ;-). Everyone who sits back there bangs their heads on the pillar behind the rear side window. The Insurance Hiway safety institute has crashtest photos of dummies hitting their heads on that same pillar, http://www.iihs.org/ratings/rating.aspx?id=246. ... Read More...

Volkswagen Beetle Transmission Problems

So long Volkswagen...

Written by: rustidonell on Nov 28, 2007 10:10 PM

My 15 year love affair with Volkswagen has officially come to an end. I would like to scream from the roof tops that this company doesn't back their product and does not care if they lose loyal customers. And I will never buy another car from them again. I leased a 2007 VW New Beetle in October of 2006. It is a 5 speed manual transmission. It has 10,000 miles on it to date. ... Read More...

Volkswagen Beetle Maintenance and Repair

Re: Looking for a little piece of mind here... [mrrk47]

Written by: arch07 on Sep 02, 2007 06:34 PM

We (my wife) had a 2000 NB that we bought new and put 88K miles on it. The car never really had any problems to speak of. It had a power relay ($30) fail at around 80K. The car was maintained as per the maintenance schedule, by the local dealer. Properly maintaining any vehicle will cost a fair amount of money, but we feel its money well spent. I just traded the car this ... Read More...

help-after every maintenance, repair, new problems

Written by: becksbug on Aug 31, 2007 04:50 PM

I bought my 03 Beetle used w/38,000 miles in May of 2006. within 2 months, had sensor light go bad, window motor go bad, then,replaced front and rear brakes (rotors and pads) and new tires. I now have 87,000 miles so just had the timing belt,water pump tensioner, spark plugs and trans flushed to the tune of $600.00. Since this was done 1 week ago, the car feels like ... Read More...

Volkswagen recalls nearly 800,000 cars!

Written by: orbit9090 on Aug 21, 2007 07:40 PM

NEWS: Volkswagen recalls nearly 800,000 cars Defective brake lights on Golf, GTI, Jetta, New Beetle and R32 are a potential safety hazard and should be replaced. February 26, 2007 - Around 800,000 Volkswagen vehicles have been recalled Monday because of faulty brake lights, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. The 790,000 vehicles ... Read More...

2006 Beetle - Temp. Light Issue

Written by: 06beetleowner on Mar 24, 2007 09:17 PM

The temperature light on my 2006 VW New Beetle convertible has been coming on intermittently since I purchased the vehicle (new) in August of 2006. The temperature light comes on red, beeps and flashes for about one minute and then it goes off. I have taken my car to my VW dealership for repairs on five different occasions and they still have not been able to fix it. ... Read More...

Ignition Coil Paks

Written by: arch07 on Dec 16, 2006 03:29 PM

I have a 2006 Beetle (2.5 engine) that I purchased new. I have had problems with coil paks 3 times. First 2 times occurred with less than 1000 miles on the vehicle and the most recent happened at 10000 miles. The first time the vehicle ran rough with very little power and dealer replaced 2 coils. Second time vehicle wouldn't start (had to be towed to dealer) dealer ... Read More...

Re: 2006 New Beetle Heating Problems [funbug]

Written by: samascl on Nov 20, 2006 07:01 PM

hello everybody... I was the owner of a new beetle 2006 automatic transmition, i had it for two weeks and I return it. The car since we took it out of the dealer the blinkers did not work!! the alarm was with problems, and when the car had 165 miles (new car) the engine light came on..I was so in love with the bug, that i really did not wanted to return it, but the car was not ... Read More...