2000 Volkswagen Beetle brakes problems

Filed May 18, 2020 · Brakes, Lights · 19,000 miles · CA

Brake light.

Filed Jun 13, 2018 · Brakes · 100,000 miles · NY · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 volkswagen beetle. While driving 55 MPH, smoke appeared from the rear of the vehicle and the ABS warning indicator illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road. The contact noticed smoke coming from the rear driver's side area by the tire along with an abnormal odor. The contact stated that the odor smelled like coolant. The contact waited a few minutes and was able to drive the vehicle; however, the failure recurred when the vehicle accelerated between 40 and 60 MPH. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Apr 18, 2016 · Brakes, Engine · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 volkswagen beetle. While driving at a low speed, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. In addition, the brake warning light illuminated even though the emergency brake was disengaged. The check engine warning light also illuminated intermittently. The contact also stated that the low beam head lamps failed to fully illuminate. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Feb 21, 2015 · Airbags, Brakes · IN

I bought this car for my grandson to drive to work..the guy I bought it from swore it was in excellent shape, that his daughter drove it to school etc......when we got it, I took it to the volkswagen dealer to make sure it was safe for my grandson to drive, they began to find things wrong and the cost was mounting up and up and they even had us take it home only to take it right back because it had no heat (and its very cold here) so they worked on it some more...bottom line is so far they have charged me 3 times what I paid for it and when I looked it up on line, every thing they did was a recall....my question to you is..how long are the recalls good for and I find it hard to believe the guy was appraised of them or he wouldn't have let his daughter drive it like that ....I have the paperwork right here where it shows 9 recalls and 62 service bulletins...please advise me of my option as I could have bought him a much nicer car for what I have in this!!! Thank you so much for your time [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Nov 4, 2013 · Brakes · 100,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 volkswagen beetle. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the driver depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle would not stop. The driver forced the gear shift into the park position and the vehicle stopped. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Jan 26, 2012 · Brakes · SC · crash · 3 injuries

No brakes pedal would not go down got hard could not push it went through a red light hit 2 trucks.

Filed Mar 13, 2008 · Brakes · 82,500 miles · UT

Abs system has failed, as indicated by its dashboard warning light, which is on. Dealership diagnosis: faulty ABS controller/pump module, $825 to repair. Vw has an ABS recall, #02v031000, which covers 2000-2002 new beetle, golf/gti, jetta. Dealership claims my vehicle is not covered.

Filed Feb 23, 2008 · Brakes · 110,000 miles · AZ

2000 volkswagen new beetle. Abs and brake light and oil lights come on. Brakes fill like they're applying left then right. Beeper going off. Researched and found that many other owners of vw and audi's are having this problem and wind up having to pay $1300 to $1900.00 for a new ABS controller unit. This could have caused my wife to have an accident and vw should be liable to replace these defective units from these many cars that they made.

Filed Jun 21, 2007 · Acceleration, Airbags · MA · crash · 1 injury

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.

Filed May 11, 2006 · Brakes · CA

I own a 2000 vw new beetle. The vehicle currently has 38,000 miles on the odometer. Within the last month, 2 instrument lights come after the car has started and reaches a speed of 15 MPH. The 2 lights that come on have to do with the ABS braking system malfunctioning. I took the car to my local vw repair shop, they hooked up a tester to the vehicles computer, the computer fault said that the ABS hydraulic pump was out of tolerance. When I took the car to the local vw dealer and explained to them the fault, they told me that it would be approx. $1000.00 to remove and replace the pump. $300.00 labor, $700.00 for the part. While talking to the mechanic at the dealer, he told me that he has seen this problem quite often, not only the beetle, but on other vw models. I do not know how many other complaints you might have had for this problem, but I think that vw of america should be made aware of it. At this time, I have not had the repair done. I am hoping that you may be able to get vw to look into this issue and resolve it.