2009 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE Problems & Recalls

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 cent...

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 ...

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 ST...

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...

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...

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 T...

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, P...

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 LO...

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 LO...

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 LO...

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 C...

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. ...

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 UNT...

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 UNT...

Mileage: 92,000

DRIVER AND PASSANGER SEAT BELT CATCHES AND LATER RELEASES RESULTING IN A LOOSE SEATBELT. ON THE LOWER PORTION OF THE SEAT BELT WHERE IT ATTATCHES TO THE VEHICLE ITSELF IS ALLOWED TO SLIDE BACK AND FORTH ACCORDING TO THE SEATS ADJUSTMENTS. HOWEVER, ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE OF THE SLIDING BAR RESPONSIB...

Mileage: 45,000

WHILE SLOWLY APPROACHING A PARKING SPACE IN A SHOPPING CENTER MY 2009 VW BEETLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPING OVER THE CURB AND SIDEWALK, AND CRASHING INTO THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING. IT THEN REBOUNDED ABOUT 6-8 FEET. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T.

Mileage: 78,000

WHILE SLOWLY APPROACHING A PARKING SPACE IN A SHOPPING CENTER MY 2009 VW BEETLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPING OVER THE CURB AND SIDEWALK, AND CRASHING INTO THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING. IT THEN REBOUNDED ABOUT 6-8 FEET. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T.

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSEGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NO...

Mileage: 28,792

VEHICLE HAS GAS FUME ODOR ACCUMULATING WHILE INSIDE GARAGE AND INSIDE VEHICLE FOR OVER ONE YEAR. TOOK TO DEALER ON FEBRUARY 2015 WHO DID A 27 POINT INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE BUT STILL HAS GAS ODOR. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

VW HAS KNOWN ISSUES WITH THEIR HEADLIGHTS. THEY EASILY DISCONNECT FROM THE WIRING HARNESS (PLUGS DO NOT HAVE A SAFETY MEASURE TO KEEP THEM ATTACHED TO EACH OTHER). I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY LAST NIGHT AND ALL OF MY LIGHTS WENT OUT. IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR OTHER CARS COMING I WOULD HAVE BEEN UN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE AND CLOSE THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO REPLACED THE MOTOR REGULATOR. HOWEVER, THE RE...

Mileage: 56,000

WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CORNER THE BATTERY INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND NO ACCELERATION. IT DID NOT APPEAR THAT THE ENGINE STALLED. THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE POWER STEERING AND ACCELERATION CAME RIGHT BACK WITHOUT TOUCHING THE IGNITION KEY. MY DAUGHTER ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF...

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CORNER THE BATTERY INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND NO ACCELERATION. IT DID NOT APPEAR THAT THE ENGINE STALLED. THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE POWER STEERING AND ACCELERATION CAME RIGHT BACK WITHOUT TOUCHING THE IGNITION KEY. MY DAUGHTER ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE AIR BAG SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

PURCHASED CAR ON THIS DATE. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF RECALLS ON THIS MODEL WILL AFFECT MY OWNERSHIP, AND WHAT I CAN DO TO CORRECT PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE IS NEW TO ME ,AND WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE I MADE A GOOD CHOICE. I WELCOME YOUR RESPONSE. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 31,515

SUBJECT: SAFETY ISSUE I OWN A 2009 VW BEETLE/2 DOOR COUPE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE LOWER SHIELDS TWICE. THESE SHIELDS, BAFFLES AND COVER PLATES ARE QUITE EXPENSIVE AND ADD UP TO MY GREATEST REPAIR COST FOR THIS VEHICLE. AS YOU KNOW, THEY ARE NOT REPAIRABLE. MY MOST RECENT EXPERIENCE IS WHAT HA...

Mileage: 61,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO BACK UP WENT TO DEALER AND WAS CHARGED $700, FOUR MONTHS LATER THE DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW IS DOING THE SAME THING. *TR

Mileage: 38,500

VW 2009 VOLKSWAGEN CONVT. BEETLE- WINDOWS-I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 OUT OF 4 WINDOWS. I ONLY HAVE 49007 MILES AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE AT LEAST $1400.00 DOLLARS IN WINDOW REPAIRS ALONE. I HAVE HAD THE WINDOW REGULATOR GO OUT SEVERAL TIME. WHEN PURCHASING A CAR YOU NEVER THINK THAT BEFORE YOU ARE TH...

Mileage: 49,007

VW 2009 VOLKSWAGEN CONVT. BEETLE- WINDOWS-I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 OUT OF 4 WINDOWS. I ONLY HAVE 49007 MILES AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE AT LEAST $1400.00 DOLLARS IN WINDOW REPAIRS ALONE. I HAVE HAD THE WINDOW REGULATOR GO OUT SEVERAL TIME. WHEN PURCHASING A CAR YOU NEVER THINK THAT BEFORE YOU ARE TH...

Mileage: 49,007

WHILE IN PARK AND SEATED IN DRIVER SEAT PULLED SEAT BELT TO LOCK, SEAT BELT UNRAVELED AND WON'T RETRACT AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 127,000

REAR WINDOW DOWN AFTER I DROVE WITH TOP DOWN. RETURNED CONVERTIBLE TOP UP AND REAR WINDOW WON'T GO BACK UP. REPLACEMENT/ REPAIR IS OVER 600.00 PLUS LABOR. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE STOPPED OR WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE ...

Mileage: 500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE. THE WAS DRIVING 50 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE CONTACT STOPPED DRIVING TO WAIT FOR THE RAIN TO STOP BEFORE PROCEEDING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE WIPERS BEGAN OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE CO...

Mileage: 4,500