Volkswagen Beetle 2005

• Recall 102187 [USA]: A failure of the timing belt may cause the engine to shut down, potentially increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
  The gates corporation (gates) is recalling certain aftermarket tru-flow water pumps, part number tfw 41127, sold at certain napa auto parts and/or installed by automotive service technicians after november 1, 2013 (and manufactured august 2013 through october 2013) that have a black-colored pulley/sprocket or do not have 'us9377' stamped on the water pump housing. These service replacement parts were sold for use in model year 1999-2005 audi a4, 2000-2006 audi tt, 1998-2005 volkswagen beetle, 1999-2006 golf, 1999-2008 and 2011-2013 volkswagen jetta, and 2000-2005 volkswagen passat. In the affected water pumps, the pulley or sprocket that turns the timing belt may develop microfractures causing the timing belt to fail.
  gates will notify owners, and dealers will replace the water pump, free of charge. The recall began during may 2014. Owners may contact the gates corporation at 1-303-744-1911.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 83576 [USA]: Decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash.
  Sabersport is recalling 16,270 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. These headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." these lamps do not contain the required amber side reflectors.
  sabersport will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps. The safety recall began on may 11, 2009. Owners may contact sabersport at 1-909-598-7589.
  this recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles produced by the vehicle manufacturer.In order to determine if your aftermarket lamp assembly is affected by this noncompliance, please review the list of model numbers provided to us by sabersport.The list can be found under "document search" located at the bottom of your screen.Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov .

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• Recall 72763 [USA]: In low-severity frontal impacts, the front air bags may deploy more forcefully than designed, increasing the possibility of injury to out-of-position front seat occupants.
  Volkswagen is recalling 76,900 my 2004-2005 new beetle and my 2003-2005 new beetle convertibles equipped with an advanced (dual-stage) air bag system. This system may have air bag frontal crash sensors that contain a solder joint on the circuit board that may crack under certain high temperature conditions. If this occurs, the air bag indicator light will illuminate and the fallback algorithm will ensure that the front air bags always deploy in a frontal crash in which the vehicle's deceleration is high enough to activate the frontal air bags.
  dealers will inspect each vehicle to determine that the specific defect crash sensor is present on one or both sides of the vehicle. All of the defect crash sensors will be replaced free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on or before july 31, 2008. Owners may contact volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987.
  volkswagen recall no. R6.Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 46749 [USA]: Loss of brake fluid can result in poor braking performance, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
  Certain cardone master cylinders with part numbers 10-2925, 10-2987, 10-2987mza, 10-3083, 11-3015, 11-3042, 11-3044, 11-3045, 11-3047, 11-3064, and 11-3156, and with date codes lower than dca7078 sold as replacement equipment for use on the vehicles listed above. The seal on master cylinder can fail and leak brake fluid.
  cardone will notify owners and offer to repurchase any defective master cylinders. The recall began during april 2007. Owners can contact cardone at 1-800-777-4780.
  this recall only pertains to aftermarket cardone master cylinders and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the vehicles listed above.Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 31838 [USA]: The brake lights could become inoperative, or remain on. failure to provide the proper signal when braking could lead to a crash without warning.
  On certain passenger, wagon, and convertible vehicles equipped with or without cruise control, a brake light switch may malfunction if it was installed incorrectly.
  dealers will install the newly designed brake light switch free of charge. The recall began on april 27, 2007, and will be conducted in several staggered mailings through september 21, 2007. Vehicles within the make, model, and model year of this population may be involved in either this recall or 06v-183, but not both. The remedy is the same for each recall. Volkswagen dealers will apply the remedy based on the vin number of the vehicle. Owners may contact vw at 1-800-822-8987.
  volkswagen recall no. N4.Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 41500 [USA]: Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source may lead to a fire.
  On certain passenger vehicles, the high pressure diesel pumps were produced with an improper fastener, which could allow diesel fuel to escape from the pump.
  dealers will replace the diesel pump. The recall began on february 8, 2005. Owners should contact volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987.
  vw recall no. Vy.Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall 2008127 [Canada]: Airbag
  On certain new beetle convertible, a frontal crash sensor for the advanced (dual-stage) airbag system may fail. If this occurs, the airbag indicator light will illuminate, and the fallback algorithm will ensure the frontal airbags deploy if needed. However, in low-severity frontal impacts, the front airbags may deploy more forcefully than designed, increasing the risk of injury to out-of-position front seat occupants. Correction: dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the airbag frontal crash sensors.

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• Recall 2006122 [Canada]: Lights and instruments
  On certain golf, gti, jetta, jetta wagon, new beetle, new beetle convertible, passat and passat wagon, the brake lamp switch may malfunction. If this happens, the brake lamps could become inoperative; or could come on and stay on, even though the vehicle is parked. Correction: dealers will replace the brake lamp switch with a newly revised version. This action includes vehicles previously affected by transport canada recall 03-184 and 04-075. The switch installed during this prior repair may not function properly. Note: parts available december 2006.

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• Recall 2004435 [Canada]: Fuel supply
  On certain vehicle equipped with tdi-pd (pumpe-düse) engines, the high-pressure diesel pumps were produced with improper fasteners. In rare cases, one of these improper fasteners may yield due to repeated cyclic loading and allow diesel fuel to escape from the high-pressure pump. Diesel fuel in the presence of an ignition source may lead to a fire. Additionally, due to the quantity of fuel that may be released, there is a crash risk posed to vehicles traveling behind the subject vehicle. Correction: dealers will install a replacement diesel pump kit.

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Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

I wasa driving and the engine lost power and everything shut down.Aoll the lights came on on the dashand it jujst stop power the stearing wheel locked .I was in a residential neighborhod going speed limit if i had been on the freeway i dont know what would of happen , im scared to drive my car now

I wasa driving and the engine lost power and everything shut down.Aoll the lights came on on the dashand it jujst stop power the stearing wheel locked .I was in a residential neighborhod going speed limit if i had been on the freeway i dont know what would of happen , im scared to drive my car now

Airbag light that is located on the dash is on. Took to have the sensor replaced and was told that part is no longer made. Without this sensor the air bag is rendered useless. The mechanic said that the airbag will not deploy in the event of an accident. This is the code that is given 00003 control module defective. And 00532 supply voltage lower limit not reached. Air bag module had internal failure. Will need to be replaced and check part has been discontinued. In the evident i want to sell this vehicle i can not due to this failure. *tr

Airbag light that is located on the dash is on. Took to have the sensor replaced and was told that part is no longer made. Without this sensor the air bag is rendered useless. The mechanic said that the airbag will not deploy in the event of an accident. This is the code that is given 00003 control module defective. And 00532 supply voltage lower limit not reached. Air bag module had internal failure. Will need to be replaced and check part has been discontinued. In the evident i want to sell this vehicle i can not due to this failure. *tr

I bought used. One headlight was working. The other one went out shortly after i got it. We replaced the hid lights with brand new halogen lights. Was working great! Then i was driving to town late one night and my headlights went out. The low beams, i still had the high beams. Then i got pulled over cause my tail lights were not working. So i had to drive with my flashers on. Then the check airbag light came on and i need a new seat belt, cause it is not working right. The drivers door window would not roll down a little when i opened the door and the door would not lock. The lights and tail lights are making me mad cause no matter what we have done they never work. Help!!! I want it fixed!! I love my little convertible. I don't want to have to get rid of it.

Air bag light is on just wondering if this has anything to do with the takata recall

While driving on a local highway, i heard a "click" then a "poof", then the car lost power, in traffic! It was towed to the mechanic we always use. They determined that the fuse box/alternator cable melted. They said this is a problem with the beetle. We checked to see if we missed any recalls and were surprised to learn that there has not been any on such a dangerous issue! I am including screen captured images from video we have of the problem being inspected. We also have documentation from the mechanic.

I have a 2005 vw beetle convertible. I am having problems with my air bag light on my dashboard. The air bag light will not turn off. I took my car to the dealership and they said that the airbag control module was not working. I am not able to get my car inspected because the sensor light will not turn off! I looked up recall parts for my car, and i now see that there is a recall on the air bag: frontal: sensor / control module. The recall states that the soldier joint may crack under certain high temperature conditions, and that the air bag indicator light will illuminate and the fall back algorithm will ensure that the air bags deploy. Hopefully i will not need them and will not get into an accident. I want the dealer to replace this control module that was recalled, and fix my car so i can get it to pass inspection, and get back to driving it safely. Thank you, (xxxxx) parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(b)(6).

My vin number on car is different from the vin number on motor. I just found this out about one month ago. I wasn't told this when i bought the vehicle.. So, i don't know if this is a big problem or not. Its a 2005 vw, with a 2004 engine from a slavage yard, bandb, or b and r?? This caused me great alarm. The wiring since had to be done about 2 weeks ago. Also, the belly pan had been missing. I had it fixed. And the headlights had to be repaired too. This car has cost me thousands in repairs since purchase. And i don't have more thousands to put in it. Please help i hope the car in excellent shape now. Also, i noticed the dip stick broke to oil check and hadn't been prior to my acknowledgement. Also, the car has a soft top and i was told was newly replaced in 5/2018. But it seems to have a different look inside then a tight shape regarding top, and i don't know if this should be or not.

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• P0102 [1] Mass or Volume Air Flow "A" Circuit Low Input
• P1128 [1] Throttle Position Sensor In Range But Higher Than Expected
• P1296 [1] Injector High Side Short To GND Or VBATT - Bank 1
• P1250 [3] Alternator Load Input Failed Low
• P0234 [2] Engine Turbocharger/Supercharger Overboost Condition
• P0299 [2] Turbocharger/Supercharger "A" Underboost Condition
• P1297 [3] Injector High Side Short To GND Or VBATT - Bank 2
• P2279 [1] Intake Air System Leak
• P0420 [1] Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold (Bank 1)
• P1557 [1] P1557
• P0101 [1] Mass or Volume Air Flow "A" Circuit Range/Performance Problem
• P1603 [1] Throttle Control Unit Detected Loss of Return Spring
• P1738 [1] 3-4 Shift Malfunction
• P1739 [1] Gear Control Malfunction