general problems of the 2001 Volkswagen Beetle

Three problems related to service brakes have been reported for the 2001 Volkswagen Beetle. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 10/02/2003

Problems with vehicle's brakes. The consumers had placed there vehicle in the shop for repairs it was approximately 11 days before returning. The consumer felled it was seriously a defective vehicle, either and accident would occur or in event breaking the lease. Please help in resolving matters.

2 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 10/01/2002

The brake pedal would go all the way to the floor. The pedal was hard and would not stop the vehicle at all. The dealership was aware of the problem. Ts.

3 Service Brakes problem

Problems with brake equipment on 2001 Beetle. The consumer was concerned with the fact that the service dealer kept the vehicle for 17 days to fix the brake problem.




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