Major Problems with 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2012 Volkswagen Beetle

2012 Volkswagen Beetle AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 52000 miles

2012 Volkswagen Beetle AIR BAGS Victims: 1

2012 Volkswagen Beetle AIR CONDITIONER Mileage: 3748 miles

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Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER and POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Volkswagen Beetle owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM drivers window does not function properly. will at times not go up or down. dealer states this is a known	10 ~ 10718 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen beetle. the contact stated that the front driver's side window would not close...	10 ~ 17820 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY drivers window does not function properly. will at times not go up or down. dealer states this is a known	9 ~ 1066 miles
ENGINE i have only owned this vehicle for under a month. noticeable lag from dead start as well as low speeds	4 ~ 44711 miles
STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2013 volkswagen beetle. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph the vehicle would veer...	4 ~ 25375 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER on 5/15/12 i parked my car at 1:20 p.m. in an off road small private parking lot (a small assisted...	4 ~ 19976 miles
AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen beetle. the contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. the vehicle...	3 ~ 24000 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i have three concerns about my new car. first and foremost is the window issue. i had the vx beetle...	3 ~ 51441 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE i noticed a set of cracks near the top of my windshield approximately at the point where the rear view...	3 ~ 6065 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen beetle. the contact stated that the electronic windows failed and would open and...	3 ~ 13083 miles
SUSPENSION tl- the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen beetle. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds there was an...	2 ~ 15000 miles
POWER TRAIN 2012 volkswagen beetle. consumer writes in regards to gear selector safety recall. *ld the consumer stated the vehicle was set...	1
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL i was driving and the epc light came on. at the dealership i was told the car needed a carbon...	1 ~ 44322 miles
RACK > RACK AND PINION > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen beetle. while driving approximately 15 mph the steering wheel made an abnormal noise...	1 ~ 26399 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i have only owned this vehicle for under a month. noticeable lag from dead start as well as low speeds	1 ~ 24362 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY i have three concerns about my new car. first and foremost is the window issue. i had the vx beetle...	1
MOTOR > REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY i purchased my car from ourisman volkswagen of laurel 3371 fort meade road laurel on may 27 2012 i began...	1
VISIBILITY i noticed a set of cracks near the top of my windshield approximately at the point where the rear view...	1 ~ 13695 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM cpsc#i1220269a. 2012 volkswagen beetle. consumer stated that when the driver can not read the speed or fuel gauges that it...	1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen beetle. the contact was driving approximately 40 mph and noticed the catalytic converter...	1 ~ 1166 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen beetle. the contact stated that the electronic windows failed and would open and...	1 ~ 3748 miles
HEAD RESTRAINT > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen beetle. the contact stated that the electronic windows failed and would open and...	1 ~ 3748 miles
FLOOR SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen beetle. the contact stated that the electronic windows failed and would open and...	1 ~ 3748 miles

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