2001 vw beetle: 189944 miles. Sudden permanent failure of speedometer, tachometer and fuel gauges. Will investigate repair/replacement cost.
2001 Volkswagen Beetle: wrong fuel gauge reading
8 of the 203 complaints about the 2001 Volkswagen Beetle describe wrong fuel gauge reading.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- typical mileage
- 78,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Wrong fuel gauge reading by model year
- 20122
- 20021
- 20018
- 20001
- 19992
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 volkswagen beetle. The contact stated that when driving at high speeds or idling, the vehicle would suddenly hesitate and would attempt to stall. The digital clock would independently reset to midnight and the fuel level gauge needle would drop to zero. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the ignition switch was replaced. The failure recurred. The fuel level gauge had not moved back up so the contact was unaware of how much fuel was in the tank. The contact scheduled another appointment with the dealer at the time of the complaint. The manufacturer was not contacted. The VIN was unavailable. The current and failure mileage was approximately 148,000.
Sudden failure of all "pointer gauges" in the instrument cluster (speedometer, tachometer and fuel gauge. I have been given an estimate of $550 to replace the entire instrument cluster, but so far have not followed through.
Sudden permanent failure of speedometer, tachometer and fuel gauges.
I had just finished fueling my veh at a gas station and started it up. I then drove onto the street and noted my speedo/ tachometer/gas gauge,[instrument cluster ?] were not working. Only the speedo trip odometer works, I can not tell how fast I am going or the engine rpms or how much fuel I have. I have checked all the fuse and connections I could and they all check good.
Gas gauge inop since 10-05-05 at 58,683 miles. Instrument cluster $602.75 plus tax per merced volkswagen. Odometer and speedometer inop 08-17-07 at 80,951 miles. Claims denied by volkswagen of america70274186 and auto bbb vma0751644.
These are secondary safety issues: 1) gas gauge requires $700 instrument cluster 2) headlights shipped from factory missing retainer band and require $650 fix just to align. Vw san jose, ca invoice [xxx] on 2001 vw beetle lemon [xxx]. *nm updated 07/17/2012 *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)
Instrument panel malfunctioned. As a result, speedometer and fuel gauge read improperly. The cause has yet to be determined.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2001 Volkswagen Beetle fuel gauge
Is wrong fuel gauge reading a common problem on the 2001 Volkswagen Beetle?
8 of 203 owner complaints about the 2001 Volkswagen Beetle (4%) mention wrong fuel gauge reading. The model year with the most reports is 2001.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2001 Volkswagen Beetle?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2001 Volkswagen Beetle
Check engine light 19Airbag light 16Stalling 14ABS 10Loss of power 10Fire or smoke 8Headlights 8No deployment 6Overheating 5Seat belt 5
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