I have had the regulator replaced in my rear driver's side window and my front and rear passenger side windows. It seems that there might be a manufacturer defect with the regulators/windows. Thank you.
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My rear passenger window is stuck in the down position. After reading many forums I can conclude that it is the regulator. This seems to be a recurring problem with many of these cars. I am most likely going to have to pay upwards of $1000.00 to get this fixed. I am not happy about this. It seems to be a defect on volkswagens part. How many complaints does this take to get a recall.
Vehicle is seven years old with 59,100 miles and already needs a new transmission due to incorrect gear ratio fault 17114, and po330. Also, needs a catalytic converter, has air leak from brake booster vacuum pipe. Vw corporation advised converter under warranty and offered $1,000 toward a new or used vw. The transmission is approximately $4,000. I declined their offer. I also had to replace three window regulators. ...updated 01/30/12
All the windows appear to have major problems, the back right makes a horrible grinding noise and won't budge, the driver's side window makes a weird noise but moves, and the overall placement of the windows is odd and leaks air.
I have 2004 vw convertible beetle, my two back windows do not work and now my driver side window does not work. When will this existing problem be recalled for myself and other people who are having the same issue. The windows need to be recalled.
Right rear window regulator failed, vw paid for regulator but charged $389.00 labor to fix (window up and down less then 20 times up to this point. Left rear window regulator failed june 2011, labor charge $403.05 vw paid for regulator. Left driver window regulator failed aug 2011. Vw will not cover regulator, or labor of $375.00 to repair. Vw knew these parts would fail and had issued a tech bulletin to this effect with no notice to owner! Failed parts are known by vw as failure parts, cost to customer for known bad parts is extreme.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volkswagen beetle. The contact stated that the exterior light malfunctioned without warning. The contact did not take the vehicle to the dealer or a local mechanic for diagnostic testing. The contact also stated that the driver side window malfunctioned and could not be opened or closed. The clips were replaced three times but the failure continuously recurred. The failure mileage was 32,569.
Window regulator faulty on all windows.
This is for a convertible beetle: the rear window rolled down while opening the top, made a grinding sound, and now will not go up either with the convertible top close button, nor with the individual window button - the window motor works, but the regulator mechanism makes a grinding sound and the window stays in open position (on-line entry system won't accept correct phone # so I list it here: correct daytime phone is [xxx]) . Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
2004 volkswagen new beetle convertible - driver side window rolled down and will not roll back up. Investigation revealed a broken rear window regulator- apparently under recall by volkswagen but can't get confirmation.
2004 vw beetle convertible. Rear windows do not roll up or down. Rear windows regulator/motors broke. Design defect. Revised part. Dealer wants over $700.00 per side to fix. Parts on national back order!!!!
Both back window regulators went out just three days apart and the vw dealers wants $1,000.00 to repair. Vw of america extended the front window regulators warranty but refuse to fix my back windows. I can not roll up my windows at all. They are stuck down inside the car.
Window regulator failed. This is the 3rd of 4 window regulators to fail. Rear passenger window failed to ascend leaving cabin open to weather. Potential for accident increased as driver was forced to divide attention between failed window and driving tasks at near highway speeds.
Right rear passenger window made a grinding noise and window became inoperable. Vw acknowledges that this is a known problem, but not a recall. Repair is $1200 for one window regulator.
I have a 2004 vw beetle convertible. The driver's side window does not drop down in order to clear the canvas top. I was told this was a regulator issue. Now my back passenger window is frozen in half down position. It can not be pulled up or pushed down. There have been numerous complaints regarding the window on these models. I have also had the glass in the canvas top to become detached. My insurance will not cover this as during their investigation they found that it is so common with this model of vehicle that they can deem it "normal wear and tear." this is not right! My car is garage kept and should not be having these problems! I am not able to replace any parts at this time because of income. The consumer is made to pay the bill for vw's faulty manufactoring.
Well it has been nothing but trouble. First thing, the transmission went bad and then right after that there was no brake lights. The top will not come down by it self. The dash lights come on ( air bag, brakes, check engine, emissions). Sounds like there are holes in the muffler. Last but not least the right rear window fell down and they won't 800 to fix, there are several complaints about this and nothing is being done.
Driver side window failed in the down position on my 2004 new beetle convertible. The regulator has failed on many new beetles. The window regulator has been covered for 2003 - 2005 new beetle sedans but not convertibles. I want to document that the problem exists on the convertibles as well.
Window regulator on our 2004 volkswagen beetle convertible failed on the second rear window on december 18, 2010. The first occurred on september 22, 2010. According to our repairman, this window regulator is a very poor design and happens on many beetles, even new 2010 versions. Volkswagen of america refuses to issue a recall or warranty coverage for its design problem. Our cost to repair will be $850 to $1,000.
Tl*the contact owns 2004 volkswagen beetle. The contact stated that the rear window regulator was broken on the rear windows twice. The contact originally had to replace the parts in july of 2010. The dealer did not give a reason for the failure. The contact stated that this was a defect. The failure mileage was 60000 and the current mileage was 65000.
The window regulators on the 2004 nbc are defective. Both of my rear windows have broken. According to vw, there was a class action lawsuit where they extended the warranty on these parts for 7 years. When I called to see about mine they said the convertibles were not covered, even though the same parts were used. The windows broke when I rolled them down to get the morning condensation off of them. An outside mechanic will charge me $260 per window versus the $500 per window quoted by vw.
Driver side rear window failed 9-22-10. I put the windows down. I tried to put the windows back up as it was starting to rain. The driver side rear window will only go half way up and then stops and goes back down.
I have a 2004 vw beetle convertible 2.0l gls and both front window regulators are broken at the same time. I pulled one of the doors apart to see what was broken and it is a plastic piece that holds the motor to the regulator. There is no reason for this part to break and especially for both sides to break about the same time. The plastic part that is needed is not sold separate, the whole window regulator assembly has to be purchased, so to fix the windows will cost a lot of money.
Power window regulators fail on 2004 vw beetle conertible rear windows. I have replaced 2 of tm so far in 50,000 miles. The first one was $375 for the parts only and now they have decided to increase that price to $672! It is absolutely ridiculous that they charge that much for a faulty part and the new ones are no better. If I pay the dealership to install it, it is at least $1,200. Something needs to be done!
Vw 2004 new beetle convertible rear window inoperable. The rear window regulator fails and vw will not repair under the extended 7 year window warranty. I had both door windows replaced under the extended warranty. The driver rear window regulator was replaced under warranty. But the passenger rear window didn't fail under the car's warranty. However, vw has an extended 7 year warranty that they implemented only for the front regulators (why were the rear window regulators excluded? It is clear they fail just like the front ones do). The extended warranty should cover all window regulators as all of them have failed on my car and many others.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volkswagen beetle. The contact stated that the front window motors failed and were replaced at her expense. The seat belts latches had also failed. In addition, the transmission would intermittently jerk violently when attempting to up shift from second to third gear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the transmission would need replacing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer did not provide any assistance. The failure mileage was 48,000 and the current mileage was 51,000.
I bought a used 2004 new beetle convertible and lowered the back window and would not raise again was told the back window regulator went out and is costing me 1200.00. Not covered under extended warranty or by volkswagon. I am finding out this was a big problem with these cars after the fact.
2004 vw convertible beetle needs the valve body replaced. Car only has 61,900 miles on it. Rear windows both have broken air bag switch needs to be replaced.
Rear window regulator issue with 2004 volkswagen new beetle convertible. After reading hundreds of blog complaints online in regards to the issue of the rear window regulators defaulting on these vehicles mine has also become inoperable. There needs to be a recall.
The driver's side rear window regulator failed on my 2004 new beetle convertible today. After doing some research, this appears to be a very common problem but has yet caused a recall for defect parts from volkswagen of america.
Rear windows regulators are out of order. It seems to happen quite often on these cars.
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