NHTSA Complaint #10245541 — 2003 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW WENT DOWN 1/2 WAY THEN STOPPED. I TRIED TO ROLE IT BACK UP AND IT DROPPED DOWN AND WOULD NOT COME UP OR DOWN. THEN THE TOP WOULD NOT GO DOWN AND THE RIGHT WING FLAP FROZE OPEN. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST 300.00 TO GO IN AND THE PART WOULD COST 3-5 HUNDRED FOR THE PART. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS HAPPENED QUIT OFTEN ON THE 2003 VW CONV. IF THAT IS THE CASE, IF THIS IS SUCH A WIDE SPREAD AND INHERENT PROBLEM, WHY HAS VW NOT BEEN FORCED TO RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. WOULD THIS COME UNDER THE LEMON LAW AS IT IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT CANNOT BE PERMENANTLY REPAIRED. I UNDERSTAND THAT LATER MODELS WERE GIVEN EXTENDED WARRANTIES TO COMPENSATE FOR THE PROBLEMS. I WILL NEVER TRUST VW DEALERSHIPS OR PRODUCTS AGAIN. *TR