2009 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017 Volkswagen Passat, 2018 Tiguan LWB, 2007-2009 Jetta Sedan, 2011-2013, 2015 and 2019 Jetta, 2013 Jetta Hybrid, 2008-2009 Jetta Sportwagen, 2015 Golf Sportwagen, 2013 Golf, 2008-2010 and 2012-2013 Beetle and Beetle Convertible, 2

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2010 JETTA, NEW BEETLE, NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE, MODEL YEAR 2009 JETTA SPORTWAGEN AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 RABBIT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L ENGINES. THE JETTA, JETTA SPORTWAGEN, AND RABBIT VEHICLES MAY HAVE A SMALL PLASTIC TAB LOCATED ON THE WINDSHIE

Heated seat is so hot it burned holes in the seat and my pants.

Headlamps do not stay illuminated regardless of speed. This issue occurs each time the car is used. This is a hazard when driving in low light conditions as others cannot see the vehicle and lack of lighting impairs ones ability to see the road. This issue has not been investigated by a service center. There are no warning indicators that the lights are not functioning. The issue was present when the used vehicle was purchased in 2020.

The airbag warning light is constantly lit up on the dashboard. It has been determined that it is a malfunction of the airbag control module and can’t be reset. There has been a recall on previous models of the car, and it should be extended to this model’s year. It poses a risk to safety as if there were to be an issue with the airbags where the light would warn me, I wouldn’t know because the light is already on and it would be impossible to determine if there was a problem. If there is an airbag issue, in case of an accident it would be a huge safety risk. Since this part has already been recalled previously, there is no reason the recall shouldn’t be extended.

headlamp connecters fail to connect at this time passenger side headlamp is not working, headlamp assy, fall out of their buckets in fenders.

AT ~50K MILES THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR STOPPED WORKING. DETERMINED IT WAS THE CABLE STARTING TO SHED STRANDS THAT WOULD BIND THE MOTOR. REPLACED CABLES AND TRIMMED OUT REGULATOR WHICH TOOK ME A WEEKEND TO COMPLETE THE JOB. NOW AT ~63K MILES THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR IS STUCK HALF WAY CLOSED AND ASSUMING IT'S THE SAME ISSUE WITH A POOR DESIGNED CABLE SYSTEM THAT ROUTINELY FAILS. VERY ANNOYING WITH CABLE SYSTEMS NOT ONLY USED FOR THE WINDOW REGULATORS BUT FOR THE RETRACTABLE CONVERTIBLE TOP AND DOOR LATCHES. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY.

Mileage: 63,300

JUST PURCHASE A USED 2009 VW CONVERTIBLE BEETLE FOR OUR 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. THIS IS HER DREAM CAR AND SO EXCITED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON OUR WAY HOME FROM THE CAR LOT. THE ENTIRE HOUSING UNIT JUST GONE. WE PURCHASED THE CAR AS IS, SO WE ORDERED 2 NEW HEADLIGHTS HOUSING UNITS AND HAD THEM INSTALLED YESTERDAY. TODAY, THE FIRST TIME DRIVING SINCE GETTING BACK FROM SHOP, THE PASSENGER HEAD LIGHT HOUSING FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE ONLY 3 MILES FROM LEAVING OUR HOUSE CRASHING ALL OVER THE ROAD BEHIND US WHERE OTHER VEHICLES HAD TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY. WE DID NOT EVEN HIT A BUMP. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM FOR ANYONE AND ESPECIALLY A NEW TEEN DRIVER. IT IS NOT SAFE! OUR MECHANIC TOLD US IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. RESEARCHING SEVERAL THREADS HAVE CONCURRED HIS STATEMENT OF LIGHTS FALLING OUT OR CONNECTIONS FREQUENTLY COMING LOOSE SO THE LIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SLIGHTEST BUMP WHILE DRIVING. VW BEETLE LIGHTS ARE GARBAGE. SO

Mileage: 78,700

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE FREQUENTLY OUT. THEY BECOME DISCONNECTED EASILY AND THEN DON'T WORK. I HAVE GONE IN MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET THEM FIXED AND I AM ALWAYS TOLD IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL. MY HEADLIGHT EVEN FELL OUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING ONCE! THE BULBS SEEM TO DIES QUICKLY AS A RESULT AND I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY TRYING TO FIX THEM.

THE EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS WILL QUIT WORKING AFTER HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE HEADLIGHT (DRIVER AND PASSENGER HAVE THIS ISSUE) WILL LOOSEN FROM THE PIN MECHANISM INSIDE THE CAR. I REPLACED BULBS 3 TIMES BEFORE REALIZING THE BULBS WERE FINE AND IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. THE "HOOK" THAT TURNS AND HOLDS THE HEADLIGHT TIGHT WILL JAR AND COME LOOSE WHEN THE CAR HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. DRIVING HOME LAST WEEK AND MY PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. EVERY MORNING I HAVE TO PUSH THE HEADLIGHTS BACK INTO TURN THE NUT TO SECURE THE LIGHT. BY THE TIME I GET TO WORK AT LEAST ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT AGAIN. THIS IS DANGEROUS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER 2 YEARS.

Mileage: 67,000

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON LAST SPRING TOOK IT DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY AND THEY CHARGED ME 110 TO TELL ME MY AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON 900 TO HAVE FAULTY AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE REPLACED.. I AM WAITING ON A RECALL BUT WANTED TO REPORT THE ISSUE. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THAT'S WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON

Mileage: 51,393

THE WINDOWS ON THIS MODEL OF VM BEETLE IS DEFECTIVE I RESEARCHED IT AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS THAT ARE DOCUMENTED AS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 51,000

THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKS AND THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES. AFTER A CURSORY GOOGLE SEARCH AND SPEAKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC, IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR VW BEETLES AND JETTAS. IT IS HIGHLY UNSAFE TO HAVE A CAR WITH AN UNRELIABLE IGNITION, PARTICULARLY WHEN TRAVELING ALONE AT NIGHT. VW HAS PLACED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND ACKNOWLEDGED A FAULTY DESIGN FOR THE 2012-2013 BEETLES, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO ADDRESS THE DESIGN FLAW IN EARLIER MODELS TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

Mileage: 84,436

ENGINE STALLIG USUALLY WHEN TURNING, AFTER A STOP, WHEN GOING SLOW... WE HAVE TRIED TO FIX THIS ISSUE BY TAKING THE CAR TO MECHANICS AND THEY CAN'T RULE OUT A SOLUTION BECAUSE IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND IT SEEMS TO BE WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN WARMED UP. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. VERY SCARY BECAUSE THERE'S LOSS OF STEERING WHEEL POWER AND IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. WE HAVE CHANGED NUMEROUS THINGS AND IT KEEPS GIVING US THIS ISSUE. SOMETIMES IT IDLES ROUGH. SOMETIMES THE NEEDLE WHERE THE RPMS ARE DROPS BUT COMES BACK UP. WE HAVE EXHAUSTED OUR OPTIONS AND WE CAN'T FIND A SOLUTION

Mileage: 92,000

ENGINE STALLIG USUALLY WHEN TURNING, AFTER A STOP, WHEN GOING SLOW... WE HAVE TRIED TO FIX THIS ISSUE BY TAKING THE CAR TO MECHANICS AND THEY CAN'T RULE OUT A SOLUTION BECAUSE IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND IT SEEMS TO BE WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN WARMED UP. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. VERY SCARY BECAUSE THERE'S LOSS OF STEERING WHEEL POWER AND IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. WE HAVE CHANGED NUMEROUS THINGS AND IT KEEPS GIVING US THIS ISSUE. SOMETIMES IT IDLES ROUGH. SOMETIMES THE NEEDLE WHERE THE RPMS ARE DROPS BUT COMES BACK UP. WE HAVE EXHAUSTED OUR OPTIONS AND WE CAN'T FIND A SOLUTION

Mileage: 92,000

ENGINE STALLIG USUALLY WHEN TURNING, AFTER A STOP, WHEN GOING SLOW... WE HAVE TRIED TO FIX THIS ISSUE BY TAKING THE CAR TO MECHANICS AND THEY CAN'T RULE OUT A SOLUTION BECAUSE IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND IT SEEMS TO BE WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN WARMED UP. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. VERY SCARY BECAUSE THERE'S LOSS OF STEERING WHEEL POWER AND IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. WE HAVE CHANGED NUMEROUS THINGS AND IT KEEPS GIVING US THIS ISSUE. SOMETIMES IT IDLES ROUGH. SOMETIMES THE NEEDLE WHERE THE RPMS ARE DROPS BUT COMES BACK UP. WE HAVE EXHAUSTED OUR OPTIONS AND WE CAN'T FIND A SOLUTION

Mileage: 92,000

A YEAR AGO I HAD THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FIXED, AND SINCE THEN, THE WINDOW HAS BEEN FAULTY. I OWN A CONVERTIBLE, SO THE WINDOWS ARE SUPPOSED TO GO DOWN HALF AN INCH AND MINE DOES NOT. MOST TIMES WHEN I CLOSE THE DOOR, THE WINDOW IS OVER THE TOP OF THE CAR, LEAVING A CRACK BETWEEN THE WINDOW AND MY CAR DOOR. LAST NIGHT, JULY 30TH OF 2017, I HAD ROLLED DOWN MY BACK WINDOW WHILE IDLE AND HEARD SOMETHING COMPAREABLE TO A FORK IN A GARBAGE DISPOSAL. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED ROLLING THE WINDOW DOWN BECAUSE I KNEW IT WOULD NOT COME BACK UP, SEEING AS I HAD JUST FIXED THIS PROBLEM LESS THAN A YEAR AGO WITH THE FRONT WINDOW WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED AND MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR A WEEK AND A HALF. I PROCEEDED TO LOOK ONLINE TO LOOK FOR A RECALL WITH NO LUCK. ALTHOUGH I DID FIND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. NOT ONLY IS THIS FIX QUITE COSTLY, BUT IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD. NOT TO MENTION THAT IT'S NOT DUE TO THE CARELESSNESS OF THE OWNER, BUT SIMPLY FAUL

Mileage: 117,000

THREE OUT OF FOUR WINDOWS WILL NOT WORK. THIS IS A CONVERTIBLE.

MY 2009 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING. FIRST IS WAS ON THE TWO BACK PASSENGER WINDOW. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER THE DRIVER WINDOW FAILED TO WORK. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. EACH TIME THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED THAT IT WAS THE REGULATOR THAT NEEDED REPLACING. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THAT VW SHOULD PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS. EACH WINDOW COST 500 TO 600 DOLLARS.

ALL 4 WIDOW REGULATORS AND/OR CABLES HAVE FAILED, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. WITHOUT FIXING, THE WINDOWS WILL NOT GO UP AND DOWN. THE COST WILL EXCEED $1000.

Mileage: 64,000

AFTER A BUSINESS TRIP INTO AUSTIN MY VEHICLE STARTED JERKING WHEN I WOULD BRAKE OR ACCELERATE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS NOTHING JUST MY CAR ACTING DIFFERENT BECAUSE THE THE IMMEDIATE CHANGE IN SPEED GOING FROM 85 TO ABOUT 40 TO EXIT OFF THE INTERSTATE. ON THE WAY TO HOUSTON THERE WAS NO TROUBLE UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. THE FOLLOWING EVENING BEING MY FIRST TIME DRIVING IT ALL DAY, I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND WHEN TRYING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN MY VEHICLE JERKED 4 OR 5 TIMES THEN STOPPED WHEN THE WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE BATTERY AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS AT A STOP SIGN. I TURNED OFF MY CAR THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE WHEEL WAS UNLOCKED AND THE BATTERY LIGHT WAS OFF, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I WANTED TO SEE IF IT WOULD DO IT AGAIN AND IT DIDN'T, BUT I STILL REFUSE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL I KNOW WHAT'S WRONG.

Mileage: 92,000

AFTER A BUSINESS TRIP INTO AUSTIN MY VEHICLE STARTED JERKING WHEN I WOULD BRAKE OR ACCELERATE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS NOTHING JUST MY CAR ACTING DIFFERENT BECAUSE THE THE IMMEDIATE CHANGE IN SPEED GOING FROM 85 TO ABOUT 40 TO EXIT OFF THE INTERSTATE. ON THE WAY TO HOUSTON THERE WAS NO TROUBLE UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. THE FOLLOWING EVENING BEING MY FIRST TIME DRIVING IT ALL DAY, I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND WHEN TRYING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN MY VEHICLE JERKED 4 OR 5 TIMES THEN STOPPED WHEN THE WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE BATTERY AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS AT A STOP SIGN. I TURNED OFF MY CAR THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE WHEEL WAS UNLOCKED AND THE BATTERY LIGHT WAS OFF, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I WANTED TO SEE IF IT WOULD DO IT AGAIN AND IT DIDN'T, BUT I STILL REFUSE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL I KNOW WHAT'S WRONG.

Mileage: 92,000