3VWCM21Y14M30**** Volkswagen New Beetle 2004

Full technical specifications (NHTSA)

• Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
• Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
• Body Class: Cabriolet/Convertible
• Displacement CC: 1984
• Displacement CI: 121.071108283
• Displacement L: 1.984000
• Doors: 2
• Engine Cylinders: 4
• Engine HP: 115
• Engine KW: 85.7555
• Engine Manufacturer: Volkswagen
• Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
• Make: VOLKSWAGEN
• Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA
• Manufacturer Id: 1147
• Model: Beetle
• Model Year: 2004
• Other Engine Info: 50-St./Can. BIN 5/LEV II emission. Emissions Certification Test Group: 4VWXV02.0224.
• Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt
• Plant City: Puebla
• Plant Country: Mexico
• Seat Belts All: Manual
• Series: GLS
• Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR

EPA Fuel Economy & Environment

33combined
MPG

30 city · 38 highway

Annual fuel cost $2,350 15,000 mi/yr at current EPA fuel prices · you spend $750 more in fuel over 5 years vs the average new vehicle

Smog rating 1/10

CO₂ 308 g/mi

matched to EPA record: New Beetle u2014 Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 1.9 L, Diesel, Turbo, Front-Wheel Drive. Source: U.S. EPA, fueleconomy.gov — official government fuel-economy record for this configuration.

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Owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Model year	COMPONENT	Complaint
2003	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	TRANSMISSION - INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. OCCURRED BEGINNING THE THIRD WEEK AFTER PURCHASE OF THIS BRAND NEW CAR. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP - THEY ADJUSTED TRANSMISSION BUT SAID THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO I WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT GETS WORSE OR LEAVE IT UNTIL THEY EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM. NOW THE TRANSMISSION (AS OF 1 WEEK AGO) OCCASIONALLY "SLAMS" INTO FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. I AM SCHEDULING ANOTHER SERVICE WITH THE DEALER. I ADVISED THEM THE FAILURE TO SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE IS A SAFETY HAZARD (I HAVE BEEN ALMOST REAR ENDED 3 TIMES IN A PARKING GARAGE). THEY ARE NOT THE LEAST BIT CONCERNED. I ASKED FOR A NEW REPLACEMENET CAR SINCE IT HAD 500 MILES ON IT AT THAT POINT - THEY WOULD NOT EVEN DISCUSS THIS. I AM NOT OPTIMISTIC AS THEY WILL LIKLEY GIVE ME THE "WE CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM - YOU WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT GETS WORSE" ROUTINE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I WANT A NEW CAR OR A NEW TRANSMISSION.*AK
2004	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH	WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR WINDOW CATCHES ON THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. AS A RESULT, DRIVER HAS TO CLOSE THE DOOR THREE TO SIX TIMES BEFORE IT IS COMPLETELY CLOSED. *AK THIS PROBLEM CAUSED WEAR TO THE SOFT TOP. THE ARMREST WOULD NOT SECURE AND THE WINDOW WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ROLL DOWN BY ITSELF. *SC

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