A recall has been issued by Volkswagen Malaysia, advising all owners of the Beetle to bring their cars in to official service centres nationwide. A total of 2,134 units will be affected by what the company calls an issue on the trailing arm of the rear torsion crank axle.
In the event of a rear-end collision, it may result in a form of pre-damage to the rear torsion crank axle. Should it go undetected and not repaired, it may lead to a sudden break of the trailing arm and loss of control of the vehicle. In the context of the recall, metal inlays are being mounted on the trailing arm.
The inlays are said prevent a “direct loss of control over the vehicle in the event a pre-damaged trailing arm breaks.” Customers who own the Beetle will be notified by Volkswagen Malaysia, with the operation scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2015.
Customers with questions over the recall are advised to contact their respective Volkswagen dealers or the customer care hotline at 1800-88-8947 for a free axle inspection.
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oh..pretty much expected from VAG
View it positively.
No prejudice.
Toyota recall, VW recall, Lexus recall, but Proton never (hardly) recall.
So Proton better than Toyota/VW/Lexus?? think again.
You never do body checkup doesn’t mean you are cancer free.
This is what Same L0rrr define as “Manufacturer responsibilities”..But if PROTON got recall, he said “kopi O talk”..
Power window defect = No need recall, not safety issue, give life time warranty.
Proton recall? No way! Proton is best in Malaysia and some say Sg
Toyota recall cars around the world.. Malaysia’s Toyota seems like always not affected. Damn good hor.
Get your fact right!
You bought any Toyota Crown Majesta, Crown, Noah, Voxy, Corolla Rumion and the Auris from Toyota Malaysia?
Some Lexus owners are affected I admit.
No need sendiri cakap sendiri syok, everything on FACT!
Problem again
Lose control is so dangerous… Can u imaginee when u r driving halfway n all d sudden lose control. Omggggg
lose control..lol…for expensive car
This thing usually IS more than it seems to be… I bet death had already occured because of this defect… DSG DEATH IS OKAY BECAUSE CONSUMER IN MALAYSIA ARE WILLING TO PAY JUST TO WEAR PATHETIC VW KRAUT LOGO… Achtung…
What really amuse me is that…
the operation only schedule to initiate at early 2015 ? which is still… 2.5 months down the line ?
meaning to say… this Beetle guy & gal gotta drive with risk till then ? (well, in fact, they have been driving with risk since the beginning and only made known now.)
What do you expect when their SCs are clogged with cars waiting to be fixed?
hahaha VW Malaysia full with drama, gearbox, mechatronic, bla bla bla, pity those Datin’s, Datuk daughters, who think this bug is ultimate german maque
Which car has no problem? Even Ferrari and Lambo have their own problem, but what separates the good and average car makers are their attitude towards their customer, the feedback, level of care and attention to details.
I must say Well DONE VM !! you have shown time and time again the high level of assurance on your customer service, I’ve no doubts your customers have great faith in you and your products.
From DSG to this issue, VM has shown the maturity they have in their customer service, and sets them apart from other car makers.
Maserati, sounds like you own this car and trying hard to defend the recall . take it easy dude…it’s just a recall….
take it easy bro.hahaha
Time to watch how they are going to handle this.
After all they are supposed to have “improved”…
Normal lah, my dad Passat just got towed last week, need 3 weeks to fix. DSG…again…
What do you mean again?
When did he get it fixed the last time?
It stated the trailing arm has the possibility to break after sustaining a damage first.
which means it needs to be pre damage in order for the break to occur.
still not an encouraging news as it stated that the metal inlay wont cause sudden loss of control which mean it will happen but gradually.At high speed…it wont matter
You know what VW will do? they will just attach another steel plate on the trail arm! what a big brand! please check China website, this is such a big shame and everybody laugh at VW owner….
Some people just came straight to the comments section and comment something about DSG while the article didn’t mention anything about the DSG being at fault. The car also needs to be rear-ended to have a chance of losing control, whether immediately after being rear-ended or an indefinite amount of time afterwards. Come on, guys, read properly rather than go straight into bashing.
agree. keyboard warriors making a fool out of themselves.
hayoyoyoyo tabuli ini machem laa.
When VW and PERODUA have rear axle problem that can lead to fatal accident and suddenly peoples bash PROTON..
Are you retard?
VW owners, make sure you service your car on time and follow the mileage. A frz of mine once exceeded the mileage when servicing his Golf. Next.. he unable to claim warranty for his faulty DSG gearbox and had to pay few K to repair (All 5 years warranty void!) No more warranty for your new car if u missed out / late for servicing.
Waaa…komen all good2… I wonder if we change the emblem into Proton, what will happen? hahahaha… Malaysian minded…
Belilah proton, guaranty no problem
After that power window failure, gearbox issue… ok la like that
Used to own a perdana and wira…got so fed up with it and i dont see any recall also