NHTSA — Electrical System: Wiring Problems

2.3

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
68,000 miles

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2004 Volkswagen Beetle electrical problems

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2004 Volkswagen Beetle Owner Comments

problem #1

Apr 292006

Beetle

  • Manual transmission
  • 68,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Headlamp assembly shorting out and burning assembly beyond repairable. Heat being produced by headlamp too high and shorts out headlight. Replacement of assembly is an option, but cause of assembly shorting out is not removed, with high probability of a repeat short.

- Kaufman, TX, USA

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