I just bought a 2000 volkswagen new beetle, and my transmission is slipping I have taken this vehicle to more than one location including the volkswagen dealership and everyone is telling me the code read gear ratio incorrect. My car is very dangerous for me too drive the dealership told me that the transmission I need is 5000 and there is no warranty that they could offer me. I just bought this car I don't have 5000 for a new transmission and I have done my research about this situation and everyone is saying the same exact thing im complaining about how fast beetles transmission go out and half of them took there beetle to volkswagen just for them to tell them they need 5000 to 7000 transmission and later find out that was jot even the problem and the car is still driving very reckless. I'm putting my life n danger every time I drive the car I have two jobs and I cant afford to miss one day. So u tell me miss days from work because I don't have safe transportation or drive the car I have n rest my life everyday. I need someone to hear me out and help me with this situation. I'm sorry to say I will keep complaining intel someone gets to bottom of this.
2000 Volkswagen Beetle acceleration problems
14 complaints (5% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 86,000. 1 crash reported.
- owner complaints
- 14
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- typical mileage
- 86,000
- crashes
- 1
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Cruise control3
- Accelerator pedal3
- Linkages1
- Cables1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Volkswagen Beetle acceleration problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2000 Volkswagen Beetle owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Transmission failure- vehicle down shifted hard and would not come out of 1st gear during heavy traffic on highway almost causing rear end collision. After turning car off and turning vehicle back on it proceeded for about 5 miles before doing the same. Car was towed and transmission was rebuilt but the car continues to do the same. Recently traveling on highway during rush hour, slowing down for traffic that was at a stand still the vehicle downshifted hard causing the car behind me to slam on his brakes causing an accident behind me.
2000 new beetle with its second transmission. I thought these were reliable cars that would be reliable for back and forth to work.. I looks at the forums and find im one of the thousands that has had the same issue. Is this acceptable?
While driving on a highway at 65 miles per hour, I attempted to turn the cruise control off. It did not go off. Then I applied the brakes and the brake pedal went all the way to the floor with no tension. There was no braking action at all. I drove along some grassy areas on the side of the highway to slow the car, turned off the ignition because the car was no decelerating, and hit a tree at about 50 MPH. The airbags did not go off. The car was totalled. The car was sold to a junk yard because the repair costs were too high and because the repair facility said they could not determine why the cruise control and brakes failed.
Dt*: the contact stated while attempting to stop at 20 MPH, the throttle stuck and the vehicle accelerated. The contact applied the brakes and put the vehicle in neutral. While in neutral the accelerator pedal was tapped and the RPM's returned to normal. The vehicle has not been inspected by a mechanic.
The consumer states when applying the brake pedal the vehicle accelerates without warning. No impact reported. Please provide additional information.
During cruise control operation, cruise control disengages, then reengages when vehicle strikes a ridge or hole in the road. On one occasion, the cruise control failed to reengage when passing through casual water on the highway.
Brake and gas pedal are very close together. When wearing workshoes there is the possibility of stepping on the brake in an emergency situation, depressing the brake pedal and pushing the gas pedal at the same time because the brake pedal depresses beyond the height of the gas pedal. Consumer request that dealer install a kill switch on accelerator to rectify the problem.
When driver's foot is on brake all of a sudden vehicle will accelerate. Vehicle has to be slammed into park in order to stop.
Consumer stateed that right rear view mirror was loose.
Questions about the 2000 Volkswagen Beetle acceleration
Does the 2000 Volkswagen Beetle have acceleration problems?
Owners have filed 14 complaints about the acceleration of the 2000 Volkswagen Beetle, 5% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2000 Volkswagen Beetle acceleration problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 86,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2000 Volkswagen Beetle acceleration?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Volkswagen Beetle have the most acceleration problems?
The Volkswagen Beetle model years with the most acceleration complaints are 2000 (14 complaints), 1999 (10 complaints) and 2003 (10 complaints).
Other 2000 Volkswagen Beetle problems
Airbags 64Engine 62Electrical 58Brakes 23Transmission 23Visibility 21Lights 19Body 9Fuel system 8Suspension 5Steering 4Seat belts 3Seats 3Tires 3Driver assistance 2Locks 1
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