2006 Volkswagen Beetle: power window failure

6 of the 124 complaints about the 2006 Volkswagen Beetle describe power window failure.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 5%
typical mileage: 68,440
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 61 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Power window failure by model year

2017
1
2015
1
2013
1
2012
2
2009
6
2008
7
2006
6
2005
49
2004
46
2003
29
2002
3
2001
2
2000
4
1999
3
1998
5

What owners say

Filed Oct 4, 2017 · Electrical · 80,000 miles · VA

Every year when it gets cold the window regulators break. I have replaced both sides twice now!

Filed Apr 1, 2014 · Transmission · 99,000 miles · TN

Bought the car brand new.it started first by going from park to drive or reverse it would rev high and lurch forward and I would have to keep a heavy foot on the brake until RPM came back down.on the interstate, repeatedly,the car would hesitate while foot was on gas. I figured out to take foot of gas pedal and reapply and it would fix the deceleration issue.next, my car would bang into 3rd gear so hard I thought I was rear ended.it would occur 15 minutes into driving it.got a letter ,valve body recall,and I called vw,told me it was transmission and would cost 5600. I told them I researched these symptoms and clearly states valve body. 2 weeks of calling and waiting,dealership repaired valve body.less than a year,3rd doing something funny took to transmission shop and stated 3 rd gear is bad and so is valve body.called dealership bc its still under warranty tried to say I couldn't get a new one bc I didn't go to their mechanic.the transmission guy called the parts manager and stated its not the job that's warrantied but the part and after waiting 4 days, got a new valve body. I've also replaced headlights and taillights 5 times,a window regulator,a battery every 2 years,and now a control door module that controls my topside mirrors,driver window and door locks is bad.I've had the AC and heat stop working when foot was off gas.window coming apart from cartop; they clipped it bc it was under warranty.my door lock fell out under warrant.when does an investigation occur? I've written several news investigation shows and heard nothing.I have spent7000 dollars repairing this car and no one is listening to all these complaints out there. Help us get our money back and bf someone dies in this vehicle. I talked to the service manager he has no knowledge of any of these issues; its just my car! Told him to look on the internet.

Filed Aug 4, 2012 · Electrical, Visibility · 68,440 miles · CA

Defective rear power window regulators. Rear window stuck half open,unable to lock car.

Filed Aug 10, 2011 · Visibility · 33,100 miles · CA

Defective window regulator: I have a 2006 new beetle convertible, which I bought new. No accidents, nothing of the sort. I was rolling up the drivers side window and heard a pop. Then the window would not move, and I could hear a grinding noise in the door. The window regulator had broken out of no where. Apparently this is a common issue, but one that costs up to $800 to fix at the dealership. I thought I could fix it myself, so I bought the repair kit from the dealership for $110, but it require a special tool that only the dealers have. How am I on the hook for such a poorly designed mechanism?

Filed Feb 27, 2011 · Visibility · 30,041 miles · IL

I have owned a 2003 and 2006 vw new beetle convertibles and have had 3 window regulators fail. All on the back side windows. This is dangerous because they fail for no reason. The last failure was 02/26/2011. I was driving on an interstate and put the window down and it would not roll back up. I was 50 miles away from home. This is very frustrating to happen for the 3rd time but different window each time.

Filed Aug 18, 2010 · Visibility · 31,000 miles · CA

Own a 2006 new beetle convertible. Front driver and passenger window regulator motor have been out twice. Rear window regulators and cable system has been replaced twice at my cost both times.