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2008 Volkswagen NEW BEETLE Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	789992
Internal NHTSA #	10330270
Manufacurer	VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	NEW BEETLE
Model Year	2008
File date	13/05/08
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was driving on a paved road on my way to work. My car was making an awful grinding noise, so i was taking it easy and made a note to take it to the dealer very soon. I heard a jingling noise, like something metal falling. It repeated a second time. 100 yards down the road, my car started making a hard clunking noise. It felt like a flat tire. I pulled off and inspected the tires, which were fine. I looked underneath to see if there was anything suspicious. My engine looked a little low, but i didn't know how low was normal. The tow truck arrived and said my engine fell out. The bolts supporting the engine had sheared off. The vehicle is only two years old with under 30k miles on it. I've owned it for a year. I have never hit anything, gone off road, or bottomed out in the vehicle. Nothing at all that would have caused this to happen. The dealership is insisting that i had a collision and refusing to pay for repairs.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	29900
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CLINTON, MI
VIN pattern	3VWPW31C68MXXXXXX
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	40
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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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2008 Volkswagen NEW BEETLE Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Volkswagen NEW BEETLE Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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