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2009 Volkswagen BEETLE Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1662374
Internal NHTSA #	11325486
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	BEETLE
Model Year	2009
File date	21/05/20
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	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 headlights housing units and had them installed yesterday. Today, the first time driving since getting back from shop, the passenger head light housing fell out while driving on a major thoroughfare only 3 miles from leaving our house crashing all over the road behind us where other vehicles had to swerve out of the way. We did not even hit a bump. This is a major safety problem for anyone and especially a new teen driver. It is not safe! Our mechanic told us it was a known problem. Researching several threads have concurred his statement of lights falling out or connections frequently coming loose so the lights go out at the slightest bump while driving. Vw beetle lights are garbage. So very disappointing vw has not issued a recall on the headlight issues for the more safety concern as well as the continuous expense owners incur having to replace entire units, or bulbs, or connections and the labor costs that go along with it. This is ridiculous, we've had the car a week and have already spent $500 replacing lights and the labor and then the dang thing falls out again. I certainly don't feel my daughter is safe if the headlights fall out every time she drives it.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	78700
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ROCKWALL, TX
VIN pattern	3VWRF31Y29MXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	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	5
Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	55
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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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2009 Volkswagen BEETLE Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Volkswagen BEETLE Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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