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VW New Beetle Defective Transmission Class Action Lawsuit
By Matt O’Donnell
UPDATE 6/17/13: A federal judge dismissed the VW New Beetle Defective Transmission Class Action Lawsuit in February. Despite tossing the lead plaintiff’s claims, the judge said the co-plaintiffs could pursue a class action lawsuit in their home states of California and Louisiana. Top Class Actions reached out for comment from the law firm representing the plaintiffs to see if they plan on filing an amended complaint. Our request was not returned. We will update you as soon as we get new information on if a new class action lawsuit will be filed.
A federal class action lawsuit claims the 2003-2007 Volkswagen New Beetle has a defective Tiptronic automatic transmission that the automaker refuses to deal with, leaving owners in the lurch with either an expensive repair bill or malfunctioning vehicle.
According to Volkswagen New Beetle class action lawsuit, the transmission defect causes it to malfunction and require replacement, forcing vehicle owners to pay expensive repair charges and leaving them with a malfunctioning vehicle. The class action lawsuit claims Volkswagen has been aware of the defect, but at first chose to ignore it “and shirked all responsibility.”
“When the clamor of affected vehicle owners grew, Volkswagen eventually agreed to extend the warranty but only for the valve body of the transmission for the subject vehicles. This warranty extension, however, is of little use because it does not cover any damage to the vehicle’s transmission which, as a direct result of the defective transmission valve body, fails and needs replacement at a cost of several thousands of dollars,” the VW New Beetle class action lawsuit states.
“In effect, Volkswagen’s offer to extend the warranty but to limit that extended coverage only to the transmission’s valve body while washing its hands of any liability for the resultant damage to the transmission itself, is tantamount to relying on the proverbial ‘finger in the dike’ approach to dealing (or refusing to deal) with the defects prevalent in VW’s transmission.”
The VW Beetle defective transmission class action lawsuit is brought on behalf of all owners and lessees of a model year 2003-2007 Volkswagen New Beetle within the United States equipped with a Tiptronic automatic transmission. It is seeking damages and restitution for Class Members to reimburse them for their out-of-pocket expenses as well as a Court Order requiring Volkswagen to pay to repair the defective transmissions if Class Members have not done so already.
A copy of the Volkswagen New Beetle Defective Transmission Class Action Lawsuit can be read here.
The case is Shirley J. White v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Case No. 11-cv-2243, U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas.
Updated June 17th, 2013
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424 thoughts onVW New Beetle Defective Transmission Class Action Lawsuit
2006 Beetle it changes gear smoothly for about 3-4 miles then starts jerking
then banging then it either gets stuck in 3 rd or 4th grear or in nutral.
I ‘m afraid it’s going to explode and kill me or someone else
My 2005 VW Beetle convertible needs a new valve body. I was told by multiple sources that this is an issue. Anyone have any feedback on how to get help from VW with this?
2005 VW New Beetle Convertible! My dealership is telling me that my transmission is going to go out. Supposedly they don’t see any fault codes stored in the TCM yet. The car hesitates and jerks when it accelerates. Is there going to be a new Class Action Suit regarding faulty transmissions? If so, I would like to join. Please respond to my email. Thank you in advance!
I have a 2005 VW Beetle Convertible. I was just told that the valve body needs to be replaced by the local VW dealership. I also took it to a specialist Transmission mechanic who was highly recommended. He diagnosed it and said the transmission and many parts within the transmission were bad. $4000. Any chance that anyone can offer any helpful solutions?
2004 VW BEETLE How do I get into the fight with all you on this problem I have the same problem I have had it looked at and a price quote of 5500 plus a 800 for a TCM to make it right put my name on the class action
2007 VW Beetle convertible with slipping automatic transmission. How do I join class action?
What info is needed and how do i get added to this?
I HAD and 03 beetle that this happened to. What info is needed to be added?
Add me to the list. My 2005 bug of 75K miles is sitting in the driveway until I can save up the $$ to have a valve body replacement. Never again VW.
Please add me to this list also. I am having the same issues with my 2003 VW Beetle! I was told at Don Jacobs in Lexington, this is NORMAL!! Trust me this is NOT NORMAL!!
My name is MALEKA WALKER I I have a 2003 vw convertible bug 80k miles transmission dead. Shift hard jerking into and out of gear. I contacted dealer and was given in writing a denial letter stating i just missed the extended warrantee by a month. For the recall for the valve body. I was heart broken my only form of transportation was dead at 79000 miles. SMH. SHAME ON U VW. Help is please i want to be added to the claas action lawsuite from Shirley J. White vs VW Bug Dealership. Case# 11~ CV~ 2243
TThank You Shirley J white for having the tenacity to move forward with this VW lawsuit we are so grateful and hope that we forge through and when