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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
I have a 2007 VW Beetle Convertible. Engine surges in drive when stopped, changes gears harshly. Unpredictable. I would like to be added to this class action suit.
I have a 2005 Beetle turbo convertible and my transmission has been acting very weird for the last 8 months. I have brought it to several shops and asked what they thought??? all is okay??? finally I brought it to a nationwide transmission specialist recommended by my great mechanic. I was told I needed a new computer for my transmission 1500.00 plus tax – okay!!! didn’t change anything – so now they are saying I have internal transmission failure and must spend another 4000.00 to repair my car. it only has 35,000 miles and they were quite surprised??? just happened to find this class action suit online – is it still going on??? please add my name!!! and thank you!!!
I have a 2007 beetle I am having to spend $4,000 to replace transmission if any way to get any help from VW I would like to be added
2004 convertible had less than 60,000 miles on it, but was 2 weeks past the 4 year 60,000 mile warranty period and Volkswagen of America would not help at all. They sent me a $1500 loyalty check towards the purchase of a new one. I told them no thank you, but they sent it anyway. Needless to say, I didn’t use it. I am in Georgia and if there is a class action suit here, please let me know.
Please add me to class action law suit. Thanks Dell Knight
I have a 2006 New Beetle Convertible 2.5L 6-speed Automatic and while driving down the road, it won’t accelerate and then it lurches into gear causing a big thunk and jerks me and the car forward or it won’t shift out of 3rd or 4th until I shut it down and restart it. Infuriating! How can we get another lawsuit going?
I want to be added to this lawsuit my 2004 beetle convertible has the same transmission problems it has 68000 miles on it
2005 VW New Beetle Convertible! Same problem as everyone else here on this thread. When is consumers affairs going to do something about this? Our serviceman is telling us that my transmission is going to go out. 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!
Please, I want to join this class action law suit. My 2007 VW convertible New Beetle is jerking once it is warmed up. I am a pensioner and do not have the thousands of dollars repair resources to replace the transmission..
Please add me too… I can’t believe how my problems w/my VW are the same. This is horrible but I’m glad to have found this site. Being a single mom this puts my hardship at a whole new level. I hope this is real and I’m not too late…