2004 Volkswagen Beetle Engine cooling Problems

“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”

“Car wouldn't excel while driving suddenly 1 mile from town suddenly traffic slowed from snow storm in town,the vehicle smell was funny black smoked slowly leaked inside the car windows up heard a misfire engine light went on blinked then I heard loud blast like I thought it was a plow trucks muffler loudness realized ir was my vehicle stopped immediately less 1/3 mile at bank. Shut off motor m now seeing smoke slowly entered in the middle of the 2 front seatsand console. Feeling hot under belly of floors. …”

“I purchased a used 2004 volkswagon convertible new Beetle turbo in april 2005 . I noticed the oil light kept coming on , so I set up an appointment to have it serviced. They indicated that there was sludge buildup, and stated that unless I had receipts on recent oil change, the warranty would not cover it. I was frustrated because I was paying on a fairly new Volkswagen, and coud not even drive it. They had quoted me a price of $5,000 to repair it .”

“My 2004 Beetle ran fine for the first several months after a purchased it from the dealer, now the car stops running at 65 MPH on the freeway several times a week, during my travel to work. I have read several postings on the internet stating the same issues from thousands of vw owners. This is a serious problem. I have had my car diagnosis stating I need to replace the trans, but theres no indication trans failure. One week there car runs great then, next it stops during travel and has jerky feels during movement. …”

“To whom it may concern, my 16 year old daughter drives a 2004 Volkswagen Beetle with automatic transmission that has been very well maintained and only has about 47,000 actual miles. Recently she has been having some very scary experiences with the vehicle and we are highly concerned for her safety. When the vehicle reaches 55 miles per hour on the freeway, it starts to automatically slow down while her foot is on the accelerator and then as she continues to keep her foot on the gas, it all the sudden violently jerks into gear and starts to accelerate again. …”