20 Most Recent 2005 Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible - Page 6 Questions & Answers

the cd transport mechanism is plastic when it breaks its f..... you will have to replace it,sorry.as far as the window is concerned,put the key in the door and unlock the car holding the key over will lower all windows,then lock the car and hold over the key,the windows will go up.(that resets the windows and SHOULD reset door rollback.)if not its a computer brain reset.

red is a warning you have a problem,this will go out when you start the car then it will turn blue untill the engine warms up(do not accelerate hard)then it will go out when at operating temp......alls fine.....(its got lots of other "features"...put the key in the door and hold over to unlock,see what happens....)

Ok, there is a short somewhere in the electrical system that's causing this small motor to run when it shouldn't. A great place to start here is to locate the motor that is running, find it by ear, and physically check the wiring from the motor to the fusebox, to the battery, look for exposed copper in the wiring or any other damage to the wires or connectors. Test any relays you find along the way. It is very difficult to determine the exact issue here without physically getting my hands on the car, so my apologies if this is a bit vague. Go ahead and try a fuse test, locate the fuse box in the driver area, and with the key off, pull out one of the fuses. Listen to see if the motor is still running, if it is, put that fuse back and try another, keep doing this until the motor stops, let me know what the label is for that particular fuse that makes the motor stop when removed. As a last resort you can disconnect the battery when the car is not in use, this will keep it from dying in the mean time, until it gets fixed.
I will be checking for your response in order to continue assisting you with this problem, Thank you,
Dan.

is the window all the way down? there is two possibilities that I can think of, either there is a problem with the motor/wiring, or the window has some how come off its track, if that is the case you will need to open the door panel, inspect the mechanism that supports the window, if your lucky it will be as easy as putting in 2 rivets because the original ones have been dammaged, but if that was the case and you can still see the window you would beable to really easily pick it up and hold it in place just it would not stay up after you let go.

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clear bathroom silicon works(applied carefully)

The dealer can fix virtually any problem with a late model car. But, if you use epoxy or trim adhesive, you may be able to do the repair yourself.

I once used 'gel' super glue to exactly meter and put glue where it belongs and get an instant bond on rubber to glass or rubber to metal bonding.

The window will do this if it comes up against an obstruction. One of the window lifter guides could be broken causing the window to run skew. This would make it to tight in the runners and the motor would recognize this as an obstruction and wind the window down again. Have some one check the mechanism for damage.

your drivers door latch assembly is bad causing the alarm to go off replace the drivers door latch with a new one and it wont do this any more

sounds like you may need a new pump for the top there is a hydraulic pump i believe it is in the trunk area or it may need topped off and air bled out of itthere is a small set screw remove this from the pump resevoir thn use atf to top off install set screw and run the top a couple of times if this doesnt work you need a new pump

i am a vw tech there is a fuse on the back of the radio if it is not bad you need a radio now if you go aftermarket when installing the radio clip the brown wire and tape it off or this will cause communication isues with the control modules

Well, I think you were very wise not to drive it without the fluid. It is most likely either brake fluid from a busted lining.It is harder to brake because one of the ramifications is not in use (it's a security feature) so there is more pressure in the hydraulic system. If this is the case, it shouldn't amount to much.

i worked for vw for 14 years and had 32 beetles as company cars.overall funky cars,very chick(sorry chic)the cost of replacing a bulb is out of this world(you have to take off the bumpers etc to get at the lamp).mechanically same as mk 5 golf(floorpan from jetta)power hood,pain in the a.. when it goes wrong.
would i buy one...? yeah, why not,rather have an R32 instead,leaves black/whites for dust.......

make sure that the correct fuses are in the correct slot. this is very important for electronics

Gas guages are not reliable, if it acts like it is dying in the area you stated, you are probably out of gas. Don't let it get to that point. Always try to make sure you have at least 1/4 tank according to the guage.

Make sure its the correct bulbs.Then you have to back probe the circuit to determine where the short is. If its not the correct bulbs issue, then I recommend you test the brake switch on the brake pedal before going any further with this diagnosis.

Make sure the top is engaging fully into the frame above the windshield. You may need to coax it with a little bit of side to side movement.