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

Issue ID	846917
Internal NHTSA #	10386127
Manufacurer	VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	BEETLE
Model Year	2005
File date	01/03/11
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I bought my 2005 volkwagen beetle in 2005. I experienced hard down shifting from 3rd to 1st within the 1st year of owning the car. I took it in to [xxx] in snellville georgia where i bought the car. They said they couldn't find anything wrong. I just thought it was normal. Year after year, the shifting got worse. It would happen randomly while driving. Now after 100,000 miles, the shifting is so bad, i can barely drive the car. It now shifts hard from every gear. Every time my car has to slow down or speed up from a stop light, it jerks so hard it throws me forward. It's ridiculous and scary. Sometimes, while accelerating through an intersection, it will just stop, and i have to let off the gas and just pause and wait a second and then speed up again. It's dangerous to drive at this point, but i do not have the money to put in a new transmission. I recently got a letter from volkswagen of america stating that they're fixing certain beetle's transmissions, and my 2005 was one of them! I was so excited, but as i read on, the letter explained that the beetle had to be under 100,000 miles or under 7years old. Well of course my bug was 400 miles over 100,000 miles!!!! I called volkswagen of america faxed them documentation that my car had been in the shop for transmission problems at 50,000 miles, and i waited 6 weeks to hear anything back. Finally, they sent me a letter denying me of a new transmission because i was 400 miles over 100,000 miles! This is absolutely ridiculous! They cannot get away with this. We need to file a lawsuit against volkswagen of america!!!! Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	50000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GAINESVILLE, GA
VIN pattern	3VWBK31CX5MXXXXXX
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
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
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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.
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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.
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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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