1999 Volkswagen Beetle review from North America
"An unreliable car that falls apart on you"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Be prepared for a long list.
Front headlights blew 4 times - yes 4 times each!!
Fuses in the car keep failing - I've had it fixed 3 times, and can't bother anymore.
The whole car wears very badly.
The window buttons keep falling off, had replaced once already, again can't bother anymore.
Air bag indicator light keeps flashing, had to get this fixed twice.
Get ready for this one... Passenger side window came crashing down.
Better yet, was driving today made the 100,000 Km mark on the car, cheered that the car made it, and then at 100,003 NO joke, the driver side window came crashing down.
Catalytic converter failed completely, I was told after they replaced it that it completely fell apart inside its casing. I was also told by many mechanics, that it shouldn't fail.
Car Battery died after 2 years. It's a new car, c'mon!
General comments?
This has got to be the worst car I've ever purchased.
Service from Volkswagen is scary, they couldn't care.
Once had to print out from beetleforum. org how to fix something that was wrong and show service manager.
Calling headoffice, leads you to call centre, who do everything in their power to make sure you don't get anything accomplished.
Honestly I can say that this is probably the worst company I've ever come across in my life.
Worst Service, worst product.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Year of manufacture | 1999 |
| First year of ownership | 2000 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2003 |
| Engine and transmission | Automatic |
| Performance marks | 5 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 0 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 3 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 3 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 0 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 100016 kilometres |
| Previous car | Acura Integra |
| Date of Entry | 26th June, 2003 |