Comments found all years: 51 Average Owner Car Rating:
2.92
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Comments and Complaints
Made by Car Owners |
2000 | Judy B. | AURORA
CO | 05/14/09 | 3.00 | though I had no accidents there is a blind part of the street ahead when turning left | 2000 | Dick S. | ROWLETT
TX | 04/20/09 | 1.00 | Control Module problems, | 2000 | Judy M. | BUFORD
GA | 09/26/08 | 3.00 | I feel like we found a good used car in this beetle, but recently discovered that the sunroof leaks. | 2000 | Sandra H. | TUCSON
AZ | 08/15/08 | 1.00 | The check engine light is always coming on for some kind of repair work to be done. | 2000 | Stephanie S. | RALEIGH
NC | 07/02/08 | 3.00 | Glow plugs continuously throw a check engine code. | 2000 | Pat S. | LAUREL
MD | 08/16/06 | 5.00 | has been trouble-free for 120,000 miles.
some interior wear showing | 2000 | Jeanne W. | PLEASANT HILL
CA | 06/22/06 | 1.00 | VW Catalytic Converter warranty extension. Was 8 years/80k miles. Extended to 10 years/120k miles. I have a 2000 VW New Beetle GLS, which I purchased new in 1999. My model is currently covered under this extended warranty. My car is not passing smog - gross polluter status. Only has 73,000 miles on it.
The issue:
Because the Cat Converter is not formally listed as a "recall" by VW America, the dealership wants to run a diagnostic (even though I'm providing the detailed paperwork from my smog station), and when the check engine light comes on, they want me to repair any and all issues that arise at a cost to me, before they will replace my catalytic converter under warranty.
The problem with this is, the check engine light covers numerous issues the car may be having, including some that may not be related to the car not passing smog. And the Check Engine light is ALWAYS on even after the dealership checks it - I've found this to be a frequent problem with the Beetle when searching online. I want the catalytic converter replaced first, then see if it passes smog, then I will repair any other problems. I don't
want to put money into problems possibly unrelated to smog, if the catalytic converter won't fix the issue. But per the VW dealership, I cannot proceed without spending money on supposed other problems, because the Cat Converter was not technically labeled a recall.
I wrote the EPA - the email I received back from them said they consider it a recall, but because VW America did not send out a formal recall notice on the Cat Converter, and instead just provided an extended warranty, there's not much that can be done. Dealerships can require a diagnostics run and ask you to pay to fix other problems prior to fixing the cat converter.
VW extended the warranty, so clearly they are aware there is a consistent problem. They should just call it a formal recall (since the EPA does), fix the problem and as a result have happier owners. Because of th |
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