NHTSA — Electrical System: Wiring: Interior/Under Dash Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
26,333 miles

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1999 Volkswagen Beetle electrical problems

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1999 Volkswagen Beetle Owner Comments

problem #6

Sep 302007

Beetle 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 115,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Failure of dashboard (airconditioning) controls caused car to catch on fire. Car was completely destroyed. Failure to address this defect could cause injury or death.

- Cerritos, CA, USA

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problem #5

Jun 282000

Beetle 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 43,000 miles
Defective or incorrect dashboard instrument cluster and repeated failures of sensors and other miscellaneous electrical switches.

- Chicago, IL, USA

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problem #4

Jun 302003

(reported on)

Beetle

  • miles
Consumer states that instrument cluster failed. It does not register readings for the vehicle speed or rpms.

- New Rochelle, NY, USA

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problem #3

Apr 222000

Beetle

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Vehicle caught fire on inside of ignition switch box. There was a bad connection in the ignition switch. Fire meleted wires inside the box which caused shutdown in dashboard ie/ headlights/ windshield wipers, and etc. Dealer's remedy was to tighten the wires in ignition box, but the electrical portion of dashboard would periodically go down.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

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problem #2

Oct 191999

(reported on)

Beetle

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Electrical harness behind the dashboard failed resulting in vehicle fire.

- Haddonfield, NJ, USA

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problem #1

Aug 011998

Beetle

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Instrument cluster failure.

- Los Alamit, CA, USA

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