1999 Volkswagen Beetle Exterior lighting Problems

“Purchased 1999 vw Beetle 20 months ago. Car has only 54,000 miles. Since owning the car have already over $3,500 in repairs. All of the repairs were done at my local darcar vw repair shop. I believe some of these repairs were recalls and have all receipt. Is there someone I can sent my repair receipts to to see if I can be reimbursed for out of pocket expenses which should have been recall services? I can forward receipts. …”

“In nov 2003 I had the brake light switch on my 1999 vw new Beetle glx under recall 03v-265. Today (march 19, 2008) I learned that a second recall (#06v183000) was issued on may 4, 2006 which stated that on certain passenger vehicles equipped with automatic or manual transmissions and cruise controls, a brake light switch on these vehicles may malfunction if it was installed incorrectly during safety recalls 03v-265 and that the corrective action was dealers will install the newly designed brake light switch free of charge I contacted vw about this recall (06v183000 ) at the number listed in…”

“- the contact owns a 1999 Volkswagen Beetle. The contact made a safety repair on his vehicle, and he later received a safety recall letter. The contact has made attempts to be reimbursed by the manufacturer, and the manufacturer refused, stating that the contact did not have the vehicle repaired at an authorized dealer. The contact stated that he received notification of the safety recall after the fact, and he would like to be reimbursed.”

“- the contact received NHTSA recall campaign id 03v265000 concerning exterior lighting: brake lights: switch on the 1999 Volkswagen Beetle in september of 2004. Ever since the first failure, the contact experienced the failure 4 times. The manufacturer stated that they could not find a solution other than replacing the brake light switch, which would be at the contact's expense since they performed the recall once already. The failure mileage was 62000 and the current was 82810. Neither the speed nor the road conditions were a factor in the failure. …”

“Electrical 1st the dealer charges for eveything they look at, and the work is never under warranty or recall. I have had two headlamps go out intermittently. My A/C switch when out, now the whole unit has gone out. The cost for repairs are outrageous. And they always rig their cars with special tools, so you cannot gpr elsewhere for service.”