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2005 Volkswagen BEETLE Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	825506
Internal NHTSA #	10363534
Manufacurer	VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	BEETLE
Model Year	2005
File date	01/11/10
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	2005 volkswagen beetle transmission slipping - less than 85,000 miles. At approximately 60k miles i noticed a jerking when i would slow. The jerking would occur while the car was slowing between 3rd and 2nd gear. That seemed to iron itself out, but then a new problem surfaced - the car will slip into neutral between 2nd and 3rd gear sporadically. At 80k miles, i took my car to my mechanic - he told me it could be due to low transmission fluid. He checked my levels and said all seemed to be in order. Now (a month later) it occurs more recently (daily and more than once a day), my car will transition smoothly between gears until transmission warms up. After approximately 10 - 15 minutes worth of driving, accelerating between 2 and 3rd gear, the car revs like it has slipped into neutral and will jerk violently into 3rd gear. When i can tell the transmission is slipping, i remove my foot from the gas, allow the rpms to return to normal and then try accelerating again, normally this will allow the car to smoothly transition to 3rd gear. Today, however, the car remained in neutral and although i took my foot from the gas, the engine seemed to continue to rev as if my foot was still pressing on the gas. I pressed the break to stop the rpms from climbing higher and then the car jerked into 3rd - this was by far the scariest because i had a car right behind me. Impromptu breaking and lurching could have caused a serious accident had i been in tighter traffic. I was only going 25 miles per hour. I contacted volkswagen and formally submitted a complaint. I've also gone on several vehicle forums and found i am not the only person with this year, make and model of vw beetle that is experiencing this issue. I took my car to my mechanic today to find out a diagnosis. Hoping someone else has heard of this and found a more viable solution other than soaking $6k into a 5-year old car.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	82000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CIBOLO, TX
VIN pattern	3VWCM31Y05MXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	25
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2005 Volkswagen BEETLE Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Volkswagen BEETLE Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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