Brake Master Cylinder Problems of Volkswagen Beetle

Volkswagen Beetle owners have reported 3 problems related to brake master cylinder (under the service brakes category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Volkswagen Beetle based on all problems reported for the Beetle.

1 Brake Master Cylinder problem of the 2006 Volkswagen Beetle

Failure Date: 06/08/2014

Was driving and realized my brake's didn't feel right. Had new brakes and rotors put on. . Had the brakes and the master cylinder bled. . Still felt funny. . Took it to a garage this am and he found that the booster vacuum is bad. Mechanic tried to call to order one and they are scarce. He believes the shortage may be because their is a recall on this. Also the glove compartment latch fell apart and it's impossible to find a used one anywhere because they are in demand by vw owners.

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2 Brake Master Cylinder problem of the 1999 Volkswagen Beetle

Failure Date: 07/31/2003

Vehicle rolled forward into a parked vehicle in a neighbors driveway. The consumer was involved in an accident, when she tried to applied the brakes they did not respond. The consumer stated was going to have the master cylinder checked.

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3 Brake Master Cylinder problem of the 2000 Volkswagen Beetle

Failure Date: 05/18/2001

When starting vehicle in morning and when brake pedal is depressed with vehicle in reverse , pedal goes directly to floor, causing extended stopping distance. Dealer replaced brake master cylinder and brake booster, which did not correct the problem. Dealer has also recently replaced the hydraulic pump and problems still exist, vehicle has been in shop since June 11th.

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