 I purchased a 2005 New Beetle VW convertible, mellow yellow at the age of 65years old.  This was always my dream car.  I purchased in Brandon FLorida, paid cash.  My car is now 12 years old, I always treated my car like my most treasured possession, my mileage is now 19,000 miles no dents, no scratches, beautiful leather gray interior.  At the age of 6 (car age) my interior dash, side panels, front and back and around my steering wheel started getting gummie and stickie.  Oh, by the way I am a female.  I took it to Myrtle Beach VW to show it to them, before I went I checked for any recall, none reported.  The VW Dealer in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, first question out of their mouths (talking to a male) he wanted to know what I used to clean the interior. I immediately became annoyed,and asked would you ask a man that as a first question?  I told them I carefully read the Manuel when I purchased the care and I knew what to clean the interior.  His claim was that I used something that created the problem.  Again I said would you have made that statement to a MAN????? They did not help me at all.  I then went to several body shops and found out that they have seen the same thing in other VW New Beetles 2005.  Called VW Executive offices and explained the situation to them, again to no avail.  I have a perfect exterior, beautiful mileage , great leather interior but the plastic parts of the interior are melting.