2006 Volkswagen Beetle: complete transmission failure

Filed Jul 3, 2017 · Transmission · 64,000 miles · AZ

My 2006 vw beetle only has 64,000 miles on it, has received regular maintenance, and the transmission went out. This mechanical breakdown is premature for the miles and care this car has.

Filed Dec 11, 2015 · Transmission · 77,000 miles · CT

06 dig tranny making noise, vibrating badly. Dealer says, 77000 miles transmission needs to be replaced. The 10 yr 10000 mile warranty is for 2007 and up vehicles. 2006 is not included. ( my th400 tranny in my buick has lasted 39 years......)

Filed Jan 15, 2015 · Electrical, Transmission · 140,000 miles · SC

I am including my complaint after reading all the complaints from other people who have unfortunately bought this car. This car has been a money pit and one issue after another. They are not safe cars. We got a total clear inspection from the vw dealer ( of course) and then there was some sort of oil leak, which we spent 2k fixing, then the drivers side window just decided to stop working and the entire window had to be duct taped up in the dead of winter until we could order a replacement , then the controller need to be replaced ($500) then the car started lurching non stop and now we are told it needs a new transmission. Seriously? Vw needs to address the transmission issues in this car and they need to be recalled. They are a safety issue. We bought the car for $5500 and have about another 4k into it. I would never recommend this car to anyone. Please do something and make vw take a closer look at the lemons they are selling people. I will now have to scrap this car, because it's not safe. Especially the transmission issue......how can it be ignored with so many people having the same exact issue with the transmission?

Filed Dec 13, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 106,589 miles · TX

My daughter was driving her beetle down a city street when it was stopped going like it was in neutral even though she was in drive. She coasted into a parking lot and turned off the car and waited. She then tried again and it was working. We took it to the dealer ship they said the transmission needs replaced it is testing with a transmission failure on 4th and 5th. It is drivable but we will not risk her life or take a chance that it will stop moving again while driving down the road. We bought this car used 5 months earlier the car fax said it was excellent and had all maintenance up to date.

Filed Dec 27, 2011 · Acceleration, Engine · 31,800 miles · FL

2006 new beetle convertible, 5 speed transmission, purchased new by myself as sole owner. Driving down road on 12/4/11 late at night suddenly could not shift gears; car would not go into any gear, causing me to have to coast in neutral through dangerous intersection in a major urban city. Car was disabled and had to be towed to shop. "transmission failure" diagnosed at only 31,800 miles? (damaged transmission parts discovered - but vw denies any responsibility). This problem appears to be widespread in beetles, has been reported by many owners on public internet message boards, and sooner or later someone is going to be killed in an accident as a result. Personally I was lucky no one was behind me or approaching at a normal speed head on; had that been the case I would clearly have been in a major accident.

Filed Sep 13, 2011 · Transmission · LA

There appears to be an issue with the transmission on the beetles. I took it to a local transmission repair shop and was told by the mechanic that there has been several of the transmission failures in his shop recently.

Filed Dec 5, 2010 · Transmission · 90,000 miles · TX

I took my vw diesel with an automatic dsg transmission for 90,000 mile service. It has been in the shop for over a month being diagnose with a transmission failure. The car has been serviced since new by auto bahn vw of forth worth. The first indicator of a problem was the speedometer jumping around.

Filed Oct 14, 2010 · Transmission · 63,000 miles · VA

2006 volkswagen beetle transmission failure.

Filed Apr 29, 2010 · Transmission · 90,000 miles · TX

I had transmission problems on my 2006 vw beetle which only had 90,000 miles. Between 2nd and 3rd gear it would slip and then jump into the gear. This happened when accelerating and decelerating. I had to stay at least a car length back when stopping at a signal light just in case it jumped and hit the car in front of me. I had to spend $6000.00 to get a new transmission.