Purchsd vehcl in Feb & it has ben @ the dlrship 1/2 the time I have owned it. After signing the papers, noticed vehcl had 2 dents on door that had to be repaired. After getting it back, had prblm w/the defective window. Had to bring back 3X for this problm. Was tld vehcl wasn't on recall, but continuously had window prblms. Noticed also that the paint was peeling around the bumpers. Dlrshp told me car paint was wrapped, but sent vehcl to their body shop 2 paint ??? Car has ben back 3X for correction. There now. Have been fighting with VW Customer Care and Dealership just for some type of reimbursement for all of the headache and possible diminish of trade-in valve.
Just bought the 2012 Beetle on Saturday. Got a good price, and loved the style and feel of the car over the Golf I was originally thinking about getting.
Like most of the others, I have the window issue where it is a pain to get them back up. At first I thought it was some kind of special feature I couldn't figure out, but after poking around a bit it seems I'm in good company.
Hopefully, with enough pressure they will speed up a fix.
Purchased a new 2012 Turbo Beetle 3 months ago.
Although the car is a blast to drive, I have been experiencing problems with the drivers and passenger windows.
They go down fine but stop and go when you close them.
The car has been in three times so far for the same repair and I am doubtful that VW will ever be able to correct the problem.
Since the dealership has been working on the problem, I now have wind noise and other issues with the windows that I did not have before.
My intent is to force them to take the car back since the car and many others like it share the same problem.
The base beetle with five cylinder Steel timing belts. Non turbo is a great car. It’s got a 5 rating from the warranty companies which means they won’t have to spend a fortune fixing it.
