Major electrical, mechanical malfunction (see 10148507, 10148481) 5th electrical/mechanical safety issues/4th airbag light/malfunctioned. Vehicle 2nd x towed in 10 days for same issues for freeway breakdown electrical/mechanical malfuction.
2004 Volkswagen Beetle electrical complaints
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4th electrical failure, 3rd airbag light/malfuction. 5 days after servicing car for airbag safety issue, same repeated problem. (see complaint 10148516, 10148511).
3rd electrical failure, 2nd airbag light/malfunction. Continued issue with airbag light on/malfunctioning spontaneously.
4 days after purchasing volksw beetle 1.8l turbo I had a complete electrical system failure while driving . No readouts, engine will crank, but does not turn over. No electrical lights or readouts. Had to have vehicle towed to bob baker volkswagen dealership where car was purchased for service. Repeated electrical issues/repairs to current date.
Dt: consumer complained about electrical problems; the speakers didn't work/windows kept going up and down, and transmission failed. The car was not even a one year old. *ak the replaced transmission still performs poorly. The air bag light came on at least 3-4 times. *tt
Digital odometer "goes out" and the characters change while the car is sitting or while starting. I don't know if this is bad or not, but it doesn't seem normal. I've been to the dealer at least 5 times with no fix or urgency to find out what the problem might be. Cluster was replaced once.
While driving 55 MPH dashboard lights came on and the vehicle lost power. Vehicle would not accelerate, and was nearly rear ended. Consumer took vehicle to the dealer twice for repairs. The problem recurred.
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