1999 Volkswagen Beetle Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“I bought my 99 Beetle in october of 2007 and the day that I got the car the oil light came on and I took it back they had it for one month they replaced the motor and wire cluster. When I finally got it back about two weeks passed and I was driving on the interstate and my speedometer went from 0 to 120 and then the care lost power on the middle lane of the road. I took it back and they replaced the transmission I have tried numerous times to get them to take the car back and they wont. …”

“I bought a 1999 Volkswagen Beetle on august 4, 2004. On august 27, 2004 I brought the car to a vw dealership and they told me that it needed a new clutch. I then brought the car to the dealership that I bought it from and asked them to fix the clutch, as it is under warranty. They refused, and said that I ruined the clutch due to my driving. According to them this can happen in the 23 days that I owned the car. They still continue to refuse to fix the problem.”

“I own a 1999 new Beetle with the 2.0 engine with 37,000 original miles. The car quit running approx. 2 1/2 yrs ago,approximately two months after I purchased it from a certified Volkswagen dealer, used. A few days after delivery there was a rotten egg smell, check engine light on, engine sluggish. After one month the battery went dead completely. Replaced the battery, car would not run. Battery dead again after four days. I found info on the internet that security system must be set or the battery will last only four days. Inspected plugs, found heavy carbon buildup. …”

“The 5th gear in the manual transmission slipped out of gear a number of times rendering me helpless in freeway traffic. I had made at least 5 attempts to have repairs done on the transmission but the dealership was unable to repair the transmission properly and when it was repaired it was improperly repaired, with parts left out. Because the problem was not duplicated by another dealer no repairs were done until the car was seen by a 3rd dealer who found the problem and corrected it. The transmission was underwarranty of 10 yrs/100,000 miles. . …”

“While driving in metropolitan washington, d.c. Beltway ( highway ) traffic at evening rush hour, I was preparing to switch lanes and attempted to shift gears .... When my stick shift broke (one piece became two pieces). I was fortunate that no accident happened, I was further blessed that I was able to coast at highway speed (car went to neutral) until I was able to move from the middle lane to the slower right hand lane. At this point I continued on with flashers and was able to put the car in third gear, but the stick shift remained broken. …”