2004 Volkswagen Beetle Complaint Log

MY VEHICLE HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT AND IS A 2004 NEW BEETLE. IT IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE AND THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT TO AAMCO AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME IT IS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND WILL COST ANYWHERE FROM $5,000 TO $7,000 TO REPAIR. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I CAN SEE THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE 2004 NEW BEETLES. I AM CURRENTLY NOT DRIVING IT BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY BUCKS SO BADLY THAT IT CAUSES MY CAR TO JUMP ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 5 FEET AND IT COULD HIT A VEHICLE OR A PEDESTRIAN. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 VW BEETLE TURBO, AUTOMATIC CONVERTIBLE, WITH 77,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSIONS DOES NOT CHANGE GEARS PROPERLY, AND AT WILL NOT OPERATE AT ALL. THE DEALER HAS INDICATED IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $6,800. THE VEHICLE IS NOT WORTH MUCH MORE THAN THAT!! IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH UPHILL WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE FLY WHEEL AND CLUTCH WERE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 12/15/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/27/10

VW 2004 NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE REAR WINDOW INOPERABLE. THE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILS AND VW WILL NOT REPAIR UNDER THE EXTENDED 7 YEAR WINDOW WARRANTY. I HAD BOTH DOOR WINDOWS REPLACED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE DRIVER REAR WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. BUT THE PASSENGER REAR WINDOW DIDN'T FAIL UNDER THE CAR'S WARRANTY. HOWEVER, VW HAS AN EXTENDED 7 YEAR WARRANTY THAT THEY IMPLEMENTED ONLY FOR THE FRONT REGULATORS (WHY WERE THE REAR WINDOW REGULATORS EXCLUDED? IT IS CLEAR THEY FAIL JUST LIKE THE FRONT ONES DO). THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SHOULD COVER ALL WINDOW REGULATORS AS ALL OF THEM HAVE FAILED ON MY CAR AND MANY OTHERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 VW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE 2.0L GLS AND BOTH FRONT WINDOW REGULATORS ARE BROKEN AT THE SAME TIME. I PULLED ONE OF THE DOORS APART TO SEE WHAT WAS BROKEN AND IT IS A PLASTIC PIECE THAT HOLDS THE MOTOR TO THE REGULATOR. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS PART TO BREAK AND ESPECIALLY FOR BOTH SIDES TO BREAK ABOUT THE SAME TIME. THE PLASTIC PART THAT IS NEEDED IS NOT SOLD SEPARATE, THE WHOLE WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE PURCHASED, SO TO FIX THE WINDOWS WILL COST A LOT OF MONEY. *TR

MY LEFT FRONT HEADLAMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE JUST A BULB. I WENT TO PULL THE BULB AND THE HEADLAMP HARNESS WAS MELTED AND FUSED. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL VW DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED THIS CAN HAPPEN AND I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY. THIS IS A $400.00 REPAIR. WHY DOES THE HARNESS MELT , THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD UNDER THE HOOD. PLUS WHAT IF THIS HAPPENS TO BOTH HEADLIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME ?? *TR

I HAVE A 2004 VW BUG WITH 51,000 MILES . THE CAR STARTED JERKING SO HARD ITS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS TO ME AND OTHERS ! VW SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW 7000 DOLLAR TRANSMISSION! THEY WONT ADMIT THE PROBLEM IS OF EPIC PROPORTIONS WITH THIS MODEL . IT'S ALL OVER THE INTERNET. MY CAR HAS ALSO HAD THE WINDOW MOTOR GO OUT AND MANY PARTS JUST FALL OFF SUCH AS SEATBELT LATCH COVER. THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY!PLEASE HELP ME GET VW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND IT BEGAN CLANKING, JERKING AND SOMETIME IT FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE SHE WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE VALVE BODY THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN WITHOUT REPAIRING THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND ADVISED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SO THAT THEY COULD DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE VOLKSWAGEN MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,900.

2004 VW NEW BEETLE WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. CAR DROPS INTO LIMP MODE. HAPPENED ON EXPRESSWAY RESULTING IN LOW SPEED TO GET TO MEDIAN. HAPPENS WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM INTERSECTION AND GOES INTO NEUTRAL. CAR WILL NOT MOVE UNTIL ENGINE IS STOPPED AND RESTARTED. ABOVE ISSUES HAPPENED 4 TIMES OVER A 3 DAY PERIOD. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. DSG TRANSMISSION WITH THE MECHATRONICS UNIT IS RARE IN 04 BEETLES. NOT INCLUDED IN FACTORY RECALLS OF 07 AND UP. HAD MECHATRONICS UNIT REPLACED FOR $2250.00 MY EXPENSE. 80,000 MILES ON CAR. 07 AND UP HAVE WARRANTY EXTENSION TO 100,000 MILES. 04 NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE OF LOW FREQUENCY OF EVENT. LOW FREQUENCY BECAUSE NOT MANY AROUND. CAR IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY WARRANTY SAME AS O7 VW & AUDI CARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THE SMELL OF FUEL. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MECHANIC STATED THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

MY 2004 VW BEETLE AT 44,000 MILES HAD TO HAVE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REPLACED, I ALLOWED THE VW DEALER TO DO ALL THE WORK.. THE PROBLEM THAT OCCURS IS IT JERKS AND WON'T SHIFT GEARS WHEN ON THE FREEWAY OR IN OTHER DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. OVER A YEAR LATER AT 54,000 MILES MY SAME CAR IS NOW DOING THE SAME THING ON THE FREEWAY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND OCCURRING ON A SO-CALLED "BRAND NEW" TRANSMISSION VW CLAIMS TO HAVE PUT IN. MY PARTS WARRANTY FROM A YEAR AGO RECENTLY EXPIRED. A CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE TWO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS UNDER 54,000 MILES! I FOUND SEVERAL MESSAGE BOARDS FULL OF THE SAME COMPLAINT, SAME PROBLEM IN THE BEETLES FROM THIS TIME PERIOD. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS ON PEOPLE WHEN THEY ARE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY OR ROAD. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THESE COMPLAINTS ONLINE. I AM FILING MINE WITH YOU IN HOPES YOU WILL START INVESTIGATING THESE COMPLAINTS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED DRIVING FROM THEM. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH 2004 VW BEETLE TURBO, ABRUPT SHIFTING, AND ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEED TO A SUDDEN STOP DEALERSHIP CANT FIND SOLUTION IT IS FRUSTRATING MIGHT NEED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND THE CAR IS ONLY 68000 MILES, NO WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM. ALREADY PAID VW DEALERSHIP 500DLLS WITHOUT A DIAGNOSE, CAR IS GETTING WORSE HAS ENGINE LIGHT ON, ESP AND ASR LIGHTS ON, NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, YET THEY CANT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

MY 2004 VW NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE WITH TRIPTONIC TRANSMISSION, ONLY 53,800 MILES, LURCHES IN THE LOWER GEARS AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES. THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY BETWEEN THE LOWER GEARS AND OFTEN REVS UP TO 5000 RPM BEFORE IT "CLUNKS" INTO HIGHER GEAR. THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY, LEFT TURNS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ARE DANGEROUS. THE CAR MAY DECIDE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL RATHER THAN LURCH INTO GEAR. AFTER STOPPING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, I AM OFTEN TAILGATED BECAUSE THE CAR WILL NOT GET UP TO SPEED QUICKLY. LUCKILY I HAVE NOT BEEN REAR-ENDED AS SOME OTHERS HAVE. THE VW DEALER MECHANIC WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST TO ME OF $6800. A TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT FAIL AT ONLY 53,800 MILES UNLESS THERE IS A MAJOR DESIGN DEFECT. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS IN VARIOUS CAR FORUMS, IN PARTICULAR HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM WHERE THERE ARE MORE POSTS ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FOR THE NEW BEETLE THAN ANYTHING EXCEPT MAINTENANCE. MY RESEARCH HAS LEARNED THAT THE FIRST GENERATION OF VW'S DOUBLE CLUTCH TRANSMISSIONS HAD A CHRONIC WEAK POINT. THEY COMBINE A WET CLUTCH (AS IN TRADITIONAL AUTOMATIC) AND A GEAR PART (AS IN TRADITIONAL MANUAL TRANSMISSION), HOWEVER BOTH ARE LUBRICATED OUT OF SAME OIL SUMP. THE GEAR PART CAUSES THE OIL TO BE MORE CONTAMINATED WITH WEAR PARTICLES (VS. TRADITIONAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CONTAMINATED OIL IS USED ALSO IN THE VALVE BODY AND THE WET CLUTCH, AND THESE WEAR PARTICLES CAN DETERIORATE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE WET CLUTCH (CLUTCH MATERIAL, RESULTING IN SLIPPAGE, OR CLUTCH AND GEAR CHANGE HYDRAULIC CONTROLS, RESULTING IN DEFECTIVE SHIFT STRATEGIES). ONCE THAT HAPPENS, DAMAGE IS USUALLY IRREVERSIBLE. VW CHANGED THE OIL SERVICE RECOMMENDATION FROM "FILL FOR LIFE" OR 100,000 MILES TO 40,000 MILES. EVEN AT THIS REDUCED AMOUNT, THEY CLEARLY STILL HAD A PROBLEM. THEY PROBABLY MODIFIED THE DESIGN SINCE BUT HAVE NOT ADMITTED IT. VW HAS NOT BEEN ETHICAL IN THEIR HANDLING OF THIS DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

PURCHASED A 2004 VW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE 2 DAYS AGO. DROVE IT HOME, DROVE IT TO AND FROM WORK (FOR ONE DAY), TODAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE AND THEY TELL ME THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $6500. THE CAR ONLY HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS INSANE. I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD AND THIS CAR COULD AND PROBABLY WILL LEAVE US STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH MY 2004 NEW BEETLE. ON 5/12/10, I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED IT WAS A FAULTY "TURBO RECIRCULATION VALVE" AND REPLACED THE PART (PICKED UP SAME DAY-$250). ON 5/18/10, I TOLD THEM I WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHERE THE RPMS GOES UP BUT THE SPEED OF THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE..CLOSE TO REDLINE. THIS TIME THE DEALER TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED (PICKED UP ON 5/25/10-$4,269). WHEN I RECEIVED THE CAR I TOLD THEM THE CAR STILL DID NOT PERFORM LIKE IT SHOULD. ON 5/26/10, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND NOW THEY TELL ME THE TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER UNIT AND CIRCUIT WAS FAULTY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED...THIS TIME IT TOOK A WHILE (PICKED CAR UP ON 6/29/10 - $1,888). AROUND THE WEEK OF JULY 9TH I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM THE CAR STILL FELT IT WAS SLIPPING AT TIME WHEN THE WEATHER WAS HOT AND I HAD BEEN DRIVING IN IT. ON, 7/14/10 I TOOK THE CAR IN AGAIN TO DEALER AND THEY HAD IT FOR A DAY...NOW THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM SO I PICKED UP THE CAR ON 7/15/10...NO COST THIS TIME. THEY MAY HAVE MADE A FEW TWEAKS AS THE CAR LASTED TILL NOW 8/07/10 WHERE I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR AT A LOCAL POST OFFICE AFTER DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN A 105 DEGREE HEAT IN TEXAS (I DROVE ABOUT 37 MILES). IT IS JUST AS I SUSPECTED I WAS ABLE TO ASK MY BROTHER TO TAKE ME TO THE CAR IN THE EVENING AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME. I LEFT A MESSAGE FOR THE DEALERSHIP IN THE AFTERNOON WHEN I HAD THE PROBLEMS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER TO NOT DEFRAUD THE CONSUMER BY SELLING THEM DEFECTIVE VEHICLES/PARTS. *TR

2004 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE HATCHBACK INTERMITTENTLY LOSES POWER. I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT LOST POWER. IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE WHEN TRAVELING 60 MPH ON FREEWAY. I BROUGHT CAR TO DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THE NEAR STALL THAT HAPPENED THAT MORNING AND PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES WHEN MOVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THEY DID DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. CALLED INDEPENDENT VW SHOP AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND HAD REPORTED IT TO VW AND HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. THERE IS NO FIX. THE PROBLEM IS DIFFICULT TO REPLICATE AND WHEN IT IS REPLICATED THE MECHANICS CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. SITTING ON THE FREEWAY WITH NO POWER IS FRIGHTENING AND COULD PROVE FATAL. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2004 NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE AND LOWERED THE BACK WINDOW AND WOULD NOT RAISE AGAIN WAS TOLD THE BACK WINDOW REGULATOR WENT OUT AND IS COSTING ME 1200.00. NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY OR BY VOLKSWAGON. I AM FINDING OUT THIS WAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AFTER THE FACT. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION SLAMS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR TO FIX IT EITHER NEED A NEW VALVE BODY OR A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

REAR WINDOW REGULATOR ISSUE WITH 2004 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE. AFTER READING HUNDREDS OF BLOG COMPLAINTS ONLINE IN REGARDS TO THE ISSUE OF THE REAR WINDOW REGULATORS DEFAULTING ON THESE VEHICLES MINE HAS ALSO BECOME INOPERABLE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 VW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT DROP DOWN IN ORDER TO CLEAR THE CANVAS TOP. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A REGULATOR ISSUE. NOW MY BACK PASSENGER WINDOW IS FROZEN IN HALF DOWN POSITION. IT CAN NOT BE PULLED UP OR PUSHED DOWN. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE WINDOW ON THESE MODELS. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE GLASS IN THE CANVAS TOP TO BECOME DETACHED. MY INSURANCE WILL NOT COVER THIS AS DURING THEIR INVESTIGATION THEY FOUND THAT IT IS SO COMMON WITH THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE THAT THEY CAN DEEM IT "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR." THIS IS NOT RIGHT! MY CAR IS GARAGE KEPT AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS! I AM NOT ABLE TO REPLACE ANY PARTS AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OF INCOME. THE CONSUMER IS MADE TO PAY THE BILL FOR VW'S FAULTY MANUFACTORING. *TR

POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL ON 2004 VW BEETLE CONERTIBLE REAR WINDOWS. I HAVE REPLACED 2 OF TM SO FAR IN 50,000 MILES. THE FIRST ONE WAS $375 FOR THE PARTS ONLY AND NOW THEY HAVE DECIDED TO INCREASE THAT PRICE TO $672! IT IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAT THEY CHARGE THAT MUCH FOR A FAULTY PART AND THE NEW ONES ARE NO BETTER. IF I PAY THE DEALERSHIP TO INSTALL IT, IT IS AT LEAST $1,200. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED ON MY 2004 NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE TODAY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM BUT HAS YET CAUSED A RECALL FOR DEFECT PARTS FROM VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR WAS BROKEN ON THE REAR WINDOWS TWICE. THE CONTACT ORIGINALLY HAD TO REPLACE THE PARTS IN JULY OF 2010. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65000.

I HAVE A 2004 VW CONVERTIBLE BEETLE THAT I HAVE HAD LESS THAN 2 YEARS. OBVIOUSLY I BOUGHT IT USED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE VW DEALER FOR A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG, DROVE IT 5 DAYS AND LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. AT THE SAME TIME THAT LIGHT CAME BACK ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & HAD TO REPLACE AN 0-2 SENSOR. DROVE IT ANOTHER APPX. 8 MO. & HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP. THE LAST FEW MO. HAVE BEEN HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH THE TRANSMISSION, IT ALL STARTED WITH IT NOT SHIFTING OUT OF 3RD GEAR AFTER STOPPING. I WOULD HAVE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND SIT AND WAIT FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, START IT UP AND CONTINUE ON MY WAY. THIS IS REALLY DIFFICULT IN TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE AND DANGEROUS!! IT ALSO BEGAN TO SHIFT VERY HARD FROM 2ND, TO 3RD AND 4TH. IT JERKS SO HARD I'M AMAZED I DON'T HAVE WHIPLASH! ANYWAY, I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND IT NEEDS A NEW $6000 TRANSMISSION. I REALLY BELIEVE THAT VW SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING FAULTY PARTS. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. ONE LAST THING IS THAT BOTH MY REAR WINDOWS SEEM TO BE STICKING, I'M AFRAID TO ROLL THEM DOWN. I'M NOT DRIVING IT NOW ANYWAY, IT CAN'T SAFELY BE DRIVEN. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THESE ISSUES. WE BOUGHT THE CAR WITH EARLY WITHDRAWAL RETIREMENT MONEY, BECAUSE WE NEEDED A RELIABLE CAR. NOW IT JUST SITS! THANK YOU *TR

VW BEETLE, AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO MALFUNCTION FOR MY 2004 MODEL. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR FOR REPAIR FOR AT LEAST 4-TIMES IN THE PAST 4-YEARS. I BELIEVE THE INITIAL RECALL # 03V3S6000 WAS NEVER CORRECTED AND COMPANY IS NOT CONCERNED IN FIXING IT EVER. *TR

2004 VW CONVERTIBLE BEETLE NEEDS THE VALVE BODY REPLACED. CAR ONLY HAS 61,900 MILES ON IT. REAR WINDOWS BOTH HAVE BROKEN AIR BAG SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE TRANSMISSION. IT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY JERKING AND STALLING. I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY THROUGH A DOCTOR'S OFFICE PARKING LOT VERY MINDFUL OF PEDESTRIANS WHEN THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY JERKED FORWARD AND I NEARLY HIT A PEDESTRIAN. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT A CROSS WALK WHERE I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO STOP BUT BEFORE I DID STOP THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED ABRUPTLY AND HAD I NOT HAD A FIRM GRIP ON THE BREAK I WOULD HAVE HIT CHILDREN IN THE CROSS WALK. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE AND VOLKSWAGEN WILL NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PAGES ONLINE OF SIMILAR CASES. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE VW TRANSMISSIONS ARE THE CAUSE OF A SERIOUS INJURY IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY HAPPENED. VERY FRIGHTENING AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *TR

2004 VW TURBO BEETLE--AFTER LAST TWO DEALER SERVICING THE CAR DIES ON TURNS--DASH LIGHTS COME ON, NO POWER STEERING. CAR REGAINS POWER IN @ 2 SECONDS. A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN. THE DEALER AND VW AMERICA WANT TO START REPLACING PARTS AND SEE WHAT WORKS AT MY EXPENSE. HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR FOR THREE WEEKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

REAR WINDOW REGULATOR DEFECT WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. *TR

I BOUGHT MY DAUGHTER A 2004 BEETLE IT HAS BEGUN SHIFTING HARD 1ST THRU 3RD BOTH UP AND DOWN SHIFTING. I'VE HAD IT AT THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND AM GETTING THE SAME RUN AROUND. THERE'S NO WAY VW ISN'T AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, I CALLED VW AMERICA TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE DEALERSHIP BUT GOT NOWHERE. I'M FED UP AND TIRED OF BEING SCREWED, THE CAR ONLY HAD 65K MILES AND I FIRST TOOK IT IN WITH 58K MILES ON IT. TODAY THEY SAY I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $6500.00 AND IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY SO I 'D HAVE TO FORK OVER OUT OF MY POCKET. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE OVER 100 PEOPLE POSTING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

MY WIFE OWNS A 2004 VW NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE WITH POWER WINDOWS! THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 40K ON THE ODOM. BUT THE REAR WINDOWS HAVE HAD TO BE REPAIRS MULTIPLE TIMES! THERE ARE SEVERAL TSB'S ON THIS ISSUE POSTED BY VW. THEY WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS AND THIS IS A CONCERN! I AM HAVING THE REPAIRS COMPLETED AGAIN FOR THE 4TH TIME AT A COST OF $500.00 TOTAL RIDICULOUS!! *TR

SIX SPEED AUTO TRANS BEGAN SLAMMING DOWNSHIFTING AND SLIPPING UP AT AROUND 75K. CAR HUNG IN NEUTRAL 3 TIMES ON A 20 MINUTE COMMUTE NEARLY CAUSING NEAR REAR END COLLISIONS AS IT WAS NECESSARY TO PULL OFF ROAD TO STOP AND RESTART CAR. BLOGS ARE FILLED WITH MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME SCARY PROBLEM. VW DENIES. REPAIR BILL $5000. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 BEETLE CONVERTIBLE W/ 85K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN "CLUNKING" ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. I WAS TOLD I WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION COSTING MORE THAN $4000. I CAME TO THIS SITE AND SAW TIME AND TIME AGAIN THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING. MANY HAVE RESEARCHED FURTHER AND IT APPEARS TO BE AN OBVIOUS DEFECT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A FORMAL RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A COMPLAINT AGAINST VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA ABOUT MY 2004 AUTOMATIC NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE TRANSMISSION. I RECEIVED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR A SKIPPING TRANSMISSION. A YEAR AGO THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WHICH I DID FOR $6,500.00. THE NEW EXTENDED WARRANTY SAID I COULD BE REIMBURSED FOR WORK DONE, I FILLED OUT ALL THE PAPERWORK AN HAD COPIES OF THE ORIGINAL WORK REQUESTS AND RECEIPTS AND SENT THEM IN AS INSTRUCTED. I HAVE SINCE RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT I DO NOT QUALIFY BECAUSE I HAD THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REPLACED (AS RECOMMENDED) AND NOT JUST THE VALVES. IT IS A CATCH 22 AND UNFAIR AS I JUST FOLLOWED THE DEALERS RECOMMENDATION IN GETTING THE CAR REPAIRED. *TR

MY 2004 VW CONV. BEETLE RECENTLY HAD TO BE SMOGGED FOR THE FIRST TIME,REQUESTED BY THE DMV. I HAVE SUBMITTED ALL DMV FEES BUT WAS UNABLE TO SEND A SMOG CERTIFICATE BECAUSE THE CAR WILL NOT PASS SMOG TEST DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. I HAVE HAD MY CAR SMOGGED TWO SEPARATE TIMES ONLY TO BE TOLD MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND MY ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I WAS TOLD I CAN ONLY BUY A CATALYTIC CONVERTER FROM A VW DEALER ONLY FOR APPROXIMATELY $1000.00 VW AMERICA AGREED TO EXTEND MY EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEMS WARRANTY FOR A CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACEMENT TO 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES. I TOOK IT INTO A V W DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED & REPLACED BUT WAS UNABLE TO BECAUSE THE MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPLACE THE CONVERTER BECAUSE HIS DIAGNOSIS SUPPOSEDLY FOUND TROUBLES WITH THE TRANSMISSION TO BE THE PROBLEM, AND HE STATES THAT ALL PRIOR DIAGNOSIS ARE INCORRECT AND THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS TESTING NORMAL. THIS DIAGNOSIS COST ME A FEE OF 110.00 BECAUSE THEY FOUND THERE TO BE NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAT. CONV, AND THE FEE WAS CHARGED DUE TO THEM FINDING A SEPARATE PROBLEM. MEAN WHILE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON AND THE CAR IS RUNNING TERRIBLE, I AM TOLD I HAVE NO HOPE OF RECEIVING ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY HELP FROM VW , AND NOT TO MENTION THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN A RECALL ON MY TRANSMISSION BACK IN 2007 WHICH ALREADY REQUIRED MAJOR REPLACEMENTS AND REPAIRS ,NOW ONLY 3 YEARS LATTER AND HERE I AM ONCE AGAIN WITH MAJOR TRANSMISSION TROUBLE WITH NO WARRANTY. I FIND IT VERY HARD TO BELIEVE THIS YEAR OF CAR IS SUPPOSE TO GO THROUGH TWO TRANSMISSIONS IN ONLY SIX YEARS. I ALSO FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE TWO PRIOR SMOG STATIONS AND THERE MACHINES COULD BE WRONG ABOUT THERE DIAGNOSIS AND FOUND THERE TO ONLY BE CATALYTIC CONVERTER PROBLEM AND MIL LIGHT ON. THE BOTTOM LINE IS I CANT GET MY TAGS FROM DMV BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON DUE TO EMISSIONS(FUNCTIONAL) FAILING. AND MY CAR HARDLY RUNS. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE IS DEFECTIVE. IT SLAMS INTO GEAR FROM 2 TO 3 AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO FIX THE PROBLEM WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $6000. ALSO THE REAR WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP AND THE TAIL LIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS GONE OUT THEREFORE CREATING TURN SIGNAL PROBLEMS. I HAVE CHECKED ON LINE AND THESE PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE AN ISSUE FOR OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE AND OTHER YEARS. I ALSO HAVE HAD THE WATERPUMP GO OUT WHICH ALSO SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE. *TR

UNDER NORMAL USE AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD UP AND DOWN THE GEARS. IT DOES THIS UNDER BOTH LIGHT AND HEAVY ACCELERATION. SEARCHING YOUR WEBSITE I SEE OVER 20 COMPLAINTS ON THIS VERY ISSUE YET, I SEE NO INVESTIGATION OR RECALLS LISTED. MY LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS WILL COST ME AROUND 7000.00 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, JUST FROM CALLING IN AND DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM. THE DANGER COME FROM UNEXPECTED JERKS AND LAGS IN ACCELERATION. YOU CAN NOT DEPEND ON THE CAR TO OPERATE NORMALLY MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO MAKE LEFT HAND TURNS AND USE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS STARTED OFF SLOWLY, OCCURRING RANDOMLY AND NOW SEEMS TO OCCUR NO MATTER HOW FAR YOU DRIVE OR HOW WARM THE CAR IS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED NEEDED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FRONT WINDOW SHATTERED AS I WAS DRIVING IN MY 2004 VW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE. LUCKILY I ONLY RECEIVED A FEW SMALL PUNCTURE WOUNDS FROM THE GLASS FALLING ON ME. A FEW WEEKS AGO MY REAR WINDOW QUIT WORKING. THEN A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW SHATTERED. MY CAR WAS JUST SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT WITH NO OTHER CARS AROUND. WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO RECALL THESE WINDOWS? I FEEL VERY LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE CAR WHEN THE WINDOW SHATTERED THE SECOND TIME, BUT REALLY? HOW COMMON IS IT FOR A CAR TO HAVE 2 WINDOWS SHATTER AND ANOTHER BROKEN REGULATOR IN 6 MONTHS? THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM VW NEEDS TO ADDRESS. *TR

REAR WINDOWS REGULATORS ARE OUT OF ORDER. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN QUITE OFTEN ON THESE CARS. *TR

PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION/SHIFTING PROBLEMS. EVERYTIME THE CAR SHIFTS INTO A GEAR, ITS VERY ROUGH AND INFACT WILL JERK VERY HARD. THIS STARTED EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE AND BEGAN HAPPENING MORE REGULAR AS A MONTH OR SO WENT ON. NOW IT WILL STICK IN 3RD GEAR AND JUST STAY THERE. WE CAN STOP AT A REDLIGHT, AND IT WILL REMAIN IN 3RD GEAR, THEN DRIVE FROM THE REDLIGHT WITH THE CAR STARTING IN 3RD GEAR! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE THE CAR WILL STICK WHEN SHIFTING ALMOST EVERYTIME AND YOU COULD PUSH THE GAS BUT ONLY THE RPMS WILL GO UP..NOTHING ELSE. THIS COULD CAUSE ME TO BE REAR ENDED OR HIT FROM THE SIDE WHEN TURNING LEFT. I HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS DUE TO THIS ISSUE! I HAVE CHILDREN, AND THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ANYMORE. I HAVE PRICED WHAT WOULD FIX THIS, AND ITS NOT ONLY THAT I CAN NOT AFFORD IT, BUT THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM IS ONLY TEMPORARY! I HAVE SEEN MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE SAME CAR, AND THEY HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS DOLLARS ON A PROBLEM THAT STILL PERSISTS. THIS PAST SATURDAY MY FAMILY WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR STUCK IN GEAR GOING 45 MPH, WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO DESCEND IN SPEED, GIVING THE PEOPLE BEHIND US HARDLY NO TIME TO REALIZE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. WE WERE VERY VERY CLOSE TO AN ACCIDENT. TO ADD TO THIS PROBLEM I HAVE HAD AN AIRBAG SENSOR COME ON THE DASH ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AND WILL NOT GO OFF. I HAD THIS LOOKED AT BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY RECALL, BUT THE VW DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS NO ONE OF THE VINS, BUT LOOKED AS IF IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM! THIS IS SERIOUS! THEY SAID THEY COULD FIX IT, FOR A VERY HIGH AMOUNT, BUT IF IT WAS DEFECTIVE THAT I COULD BE BRINGING IT BACK IN FOR REPAIR! THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!! WE ARE TALKING ABOUT LIFE OR DEATH IN A CRASH! *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2004 VW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE AND MY CAR HAS JUST HIT 75,000 MILES. A FEW WEEKS AGO I NOTICED THAT WHEN MY CAR WOULD GO IN OR OUT OF 3RD GEAR, IT WOULD JERK. AT ONE POINT I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE IT MADE A HUGE LURCH AND SPUTTERED BEFORE GOING FORWARD. I'VE ALSO HAD ISSUES SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. I TOOK IT INTO THE VW DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY AS I RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION IN THE MAIL THAT I MAY HAVE A FAULTY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP THIS AFTERNOON AND THEY ARE SAYING I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AT ONLY 75,000 MILES? I LOOKED THIS ISSUE UP ONLINE AND HAVE DISCOVERED HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SOME HAVE EVEN HAD THIS ISSUE APPEAR AT 10,000 MILES. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, MOST HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ONLY TO HAVE IT FAIL AGAIN. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A MAJOR DEFECT AND AM WONDERING IF THIS SHOULDN'T FALL UNDER A RECALL. *TR

I PURCHASED 2004 VW BEETLE 7 MONTHS AGO. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER PURCHASE, THE CAR BEGAN JUMPING, JERKING, AND SURGING. ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE CAR STALLED ON THE ROADWAY, TWICE ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR WAS BARELY DRIVEN DUE TO UNCERTAINTY WITH WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE TODAY (75 MPH), THE VEHICLE SWITCHED OUT OF GEAR. I IMMEDIATELY LOST ABILITY TO DRIVE. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY BEFORE SOMEONE CRASHED INTO ME. I HAD IT TOWED TO ANOTHER VW DEALERSHIP AND JUST TODAY FOUND OUT THE MECHATRONICS CONTROL MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *CN

VW NEW BEETLE WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT ARE DANGEROUS. IT WILL JUMP UNEXPECTEDLY AND AT ONE POINT I ACTUALLY REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE UNCONTROLLABLE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. IT WILL ALSO HESITATE IN AN INTERSECTION MAKING FOR A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. *TR

AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES MY CAR STARTED SLIPPING WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT WOULD JERK FORWARD AND SOMETIMES GET STUCK IN BETWEEN 1, 3, AND 4TH GEARS. THIS WAS NOT A HUGE PROBLEM AT THIS POINT AND DURING MY REGULAR CHECK UPS, VW DEALERSHIP ALWAYS SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM DETECTED. 2. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS NOW FAILING AT 60,000 MILES. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME SEVERAL ACCIDENTS, ESPECIALLY AT INTERSECTIONS. PEOPLE ALMOST REAREND ME DAILY. NOT ONLY IS THE CAR JERKING FORWARD AND BACKWARD UPON GEAR SHIFTING, BUT NOW IT GETS STUCK PERIOD AND WILL NOT MOVE..THE RPM'S GOING ALL THE WAY TO 6-7. THE TIRES SPIN, THE CAR GROANS HORRIBLY, THE GEARS SHOW UP ON MY DASH IN BRACKETS. WHEN I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AGO, AND I EXPLAINED IN DETAIL THE TRANNY PROBLEM, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. NOW, I CAN TELL IT IS ALMOST UNDRIVABLE AT THIS PT. ON MY FIFTEEN MILE COMMUTE HOME TODAY, I HAD TO PULL OVER SEVEN TIMES BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I COULD NOT GET OUT OF FIRST GEAR THEN IT JUMPED TO SIX. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AT A RED LIGHT, ALMOST GETTING BACKENDED. THIS IS TERRIFYING. I HAD A PANIC ATTACK. I HAVE AN APPT. TOMORROW AT THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND HOW MUCH MONEY THIS WILL COST ME. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN CHECKED UP REGULARLY. *TR

MY 2004 VW BEETLE TURBO CONVERTIBLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE THEN STALLED OUT, SMOKE CAME OUT OF ENGINE HOOD, EMBERS FELL BELOW CAR, SMOKE CONTINUED TO POOR OUT OF ENGINE HOOD, FLAMES CAME OUT OF ENGINE HOOD, 911 CALLED AND FIRE DEPT AND FIRE MARSHALL PUT OUT FIRE. I AM NOW WAITING TO HEAR FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

I ALSO HAVE THE VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2004 CONVERTIBLE VW BEETLE. EVERY TIME I DOWNSHIFT THERE'S AN EXTREMELY HARD JERK. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THERE ARE MANY MANY OTHERS OUT THERE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM! *TR

I HAVE A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION JERKING AND SHIFTING HARD. THE CAR HAS 55,000 MILES, AND THE DEALERSHIP CANT TELL ME NOTHING ONLY THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR AROUND $7000. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND TALKED WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE VERY SAME ISSUES. *CN

TRANSMISSION HAS MECHANICAL PROBLEMS, WONT SHIFT SMOOTHLY FROM 1ST TO 2ND INITIALLY, THEN WHEN IN TRAFFIC THE TRANSMISSION KICKS IN LIKE I WAS REAR-ENDED CAUSING MY HEAD TO SNAP. I CANNOT MAKE IT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE NOT SHIFTING INTO GEAR CAUSING A DELAY DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. I ALMOST HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED MANY TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AND FLUID REPLACED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THIS IS VERY ALARMING BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT GOING TO SHIFT, THE RPMS REV TO 6 AND 7 BEFORE THE SHIFT TAKES PLACE. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION HAS SUDDENLY REVVED INTO THE 7 AND 8. ALSO THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, THE RECALL COVERED THE DEFECT IN 2008 BUT, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND IS NOT COVERED UNLESS I GET A DIAGNOSTIC FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHICH THEY WANT ME TO PAY 150.00 THEN THEY WILL CONSIDER ON A CASE BASES. *TR