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Volkswagen Beetle Structure Body Safety Report | July 17, 2012
Reported on July 17, 2012
| DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS REQUIRE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE COMPLETELY. SEVERAL PROBLEMS EXIST---FIRST IS THAT AS THE WINDOWS ARE RAISED, THEY TRAVEL UPWARDS, STOP, THEN RETRACT SEVERAL INCHES. ON SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS TO RAISE THE WINDOW, THEY CONTINUE TO BIND WITHIN THE DOOR MECHANISM, REQUIRING ADDITIONAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE WINDOW TO CLOSE. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH OPENING/CLOSING DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS. THE WINDOW IS DESIGNED TO DROP ROUGHLY ONE QUARTER TO THREE EIGHTH'S OF AN INCH WHILE THE DOOR IS BEING OPENED (OR CLOSED). ONCE THE DOOR IS CLOSED OR LOCKED, THE WINDOW IS DESIGNED TO RETURN TO THE CLOSED POSITION. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY AFTER LOCKING THE CAR, LEAVING THE CAR OPEN TO THE ELEMENTS AND VULNERABLE TO BREAK IN. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS APPEARED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, ALTHOUGH IT ONLY HAPPENS MUCH LESS FREQUENTLY. LOCAL DEALER AND VWOA TOLD ME THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE 2012 BEETLE WINDOW PROBLEMS, AND THAT I WILL BE CALLED ONCE THERE IS A SOLUTION. *TR | |
| Make: | Volkswagen |
| Model: | Beetle |
| Manufactured by: | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | YORKTOWN VA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 3VWHP7AT9CM |
| Mileage: | 4500 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 5 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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