2000 Volkswagen NEW Beetle Fuel system Problems

“Car stalled out several times right after starting it. It would always start right back up normally, once the vehicle died on the interstate at approx. 70mph also came right back on. Took it to an independant repair shop (got no help from vw dealer at all) they told me it was an idle motor which is connected to the throttle body ($700 repair). We'll see if it works or not.”

“Car has a history of stalling when it is decelerating, since original purchase date in june 2000. Problem still has not been resolved by dealer. Here is the history of the problem. July 2000: car spatters and stalls. I took it to the dealer in tampa where I had purchased the car from and they fixed it under warranty saying it was a fuel injection problem. September 2001 begins stalling again periodically. Took it to dealer in nashville, december 2002. They replaced the air intake sensor for the fuel injection. October 2003 car still stalling periodically but with more frequency. …”

“On january 16, 2003 while driving my vw New Beetle tdi (diesel) on the interstate with a half of a tank of no. 1 diesel fuel with the temperature below 0 degrees f and wind chill in the -40 to -50 f range, my vehicle died several times and took several minutes to restart each time. By the time I got it to an independent repair shop 12 miles from my residence 5 days later (I live over 100 miles from the nearest dealership) the vehicle would stall under light load (any speed above 20-40 m.p.h.) or trying to drive up a hill and, after stalling 4 times the battery was becoming drained. …”