The door lock not working on your volkswagen new beetle is a big problem that might only appear to be a little problem. there are two main components of the door lock that are likely to be the cause of the problem and need repair/replacement.. Volkswagen new beetle owners have reported 7 problems related to door latch (under the latches/locks/linkage category). the most recently reported issues are listed below. also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of volkswagen new beetle based on all problems reported for the new beetle.. 1998 vw new beetle: both door locks failed. at first only driver door with fob. progressed to not being able to lock either door with fob or key..
2013 vw beetle window will not lower to allow doors to be opened when it is cold outside. 2013 vw beetle window and door problems they recommend we do not use our new vw beetle when it is. So any idea how i can pop this car door open? its a 2001 vw beetle cheers ok firstly the few things i thought about is i think the door is locked in dead lock. had a similer problem like this with a vauxhall that came into college today but we managed to fix it with the door open. so if any one has this issue on a new beetle , or. Questions, issues, concerns, or problems with the new beetle general discussion of new beetle features, problems, and issues. newbeetle.org is the premier volkswagen beetle forum on the internet. registered users do not see the above ads..