2000 Volkswagen NEW Beetle Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 5%of 40 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2000 Volkswagen NEW Beetle, 5% of the 40 complaints for this model year.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I bought a Volkswagen beetle on the 12th of june before we went on vacation. We traveled 860 miles one way. The cruise light would never come on, not even when you started the vehicle. Anyway we could go anywhere from 10 miles to 100 miles and the cruise would automatically kick off, jerking the car. We called our dealer immediately but he could not help. When we got back from vacation we took it up there. They said that it was supposed to do that. Also in the manual it says that there is supposed to be a fuse for cruise: there is not one. …”
NHTSA complaint #10023493, filed 2003-06“While coming to an intersection and downshifting, instead of the car slowing down, the cruise control turned itself on and proceeded to accelerate. By pressing the brake pedal, the cruise control turned off. The cruise control switch has already been replaced one time. My car has now been in the shop 8 times for numerous electrical problems and vw of america doesn't seem too interested on solving the problems.”
NHTSA complaint #755652, filed 2001-12Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2000 Volkswagen NEW Beetle
14 complaintsEngine cooling
9 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Volkswagen NEW Beetle
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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