Brake Electric Antilock problems of the 2002 Volkswagen Jetta

I own a 2002 vw Jetta tdi. Three times now I have had a serious incident with my brakes. While driving at low speeds, under 25 mph, the brake pedal has pulled itself to the floor and sharply applied the brakes while I was driving. My foot was on the accelerator while this occurred. There is also a loud pressure release sound coming from the brake pedal after it applied itself. This happens intermittently and the dealer has not been able to correct it yet.

A few weeks ago I was driving my 02 Jetta tdi and was sitting at a light with the brakes applied. Once the light turned green I release the pedal and it had a hydraulic release sound, like a swishing noise. The brakes were still on but the pedal had released. I tapped the pedal and they released. Over the course of my drive home every time I applied the brakes the pedal would suck all the way to the floor and make that swishing sound. The car would jolt as the brakes applied full force. Other times they would stay applied and I would have to tap the pedal and then they would release. I got home and later decided to test the car out again. And it did nothing! the car drove fine for a couple weeks. Today the problem started again suddenly. Advice. Help. Thanks.

While driving at any speed front brakes locked up.

While driving 45 mph driver applied brakes and pedal went to the floor. This caused the vehicle to skid into a tree. Both air bags did not deploy.

In attempt to stop the brake pedal went to the floor and the emergency brake had to be used to stop. After pumping the brakes several times partial braking was restored. Upon examination by the local dealer it was determined that the vaccum pump had failed and the vaccuum hoses were full of holes. The car is a 2002 vw Jetta tdi (deisel) and had 52000 miles at the time of incident. At 50000 miles the car was inspected at the dealer according to vw specifications and the defect was overlooked. Volkswagen of America fails to understand the serious nature of this problem and fails to accept any responsibility. I am concerned that there may be many other cars on the road facing the same serious dangerous condition.

Consumer received recall 02v031000 on abs. On 2 Mar 2002 dealer set an appointment for June 28, 2002 due to parts not available. On 12 may 2002 while driving 15 mph consumer applied brakes, and pedal went to the floor, no braking ability. Damage to vehicle was $ 4000. 00, no injuries.

First dealership completed recall 02v031000 incorrectly. Had another dealer check it. Other dealership was charging consumer to fix the other dealerships error.

I bought 2002 Jetta from sunnyvale Volkswagen this April and last week I came to know that a recall on the abs control unit (NHTSA campaign 02v031000) applies to my model. I immediately contacted Volkswagen of America, inc. If my car has the defective abs unit or not but they said they had no idea. They said they cannot tell from VIN or all the information I provided to them. I contacted them again to confirm if what they had told me was correct or not and they admitted my car still has the defective abs control unit. The recall date was 02/04/2002 so sunnyvale Volkswagen must have known that my car had the defective abs unit when they sold it to me. The defect not only decreased my car's resell value but also put my my life in danger. When I asked david bousheh, the sale associate assigned to me, about 'safety first', he said "like, like, seatbelt". That's it. Maybe he just wanted to skip the subject because of the abs unit. I did not buy it if I was informed of the recall that can result in a fire. My car was on sale and according to one of the managers (his name is saiid, not sure about spelling), they had 3 Jetta's on sale so I think there are two more Jetta owners that probably do not know about the recall. All owners should receive recall notice no matter when they buy a car, before or after the recall date. Dealerships like sunnyvale Volkswagen put car owners and other drivers' lives in danger. Also, customer support people at Volkswagen of America, inc. Need more training (I'm assuming they didn't give me false information knowingly).

Consumer took the vehicle in for recall 02 v 031 000 repairs, however dealer did not honor recall letter. Dealer refused to honor recall because of after market items in vehicle. . Consumer stated he replaced the cd player with an after market cd player, consumer was informed that there would be a charge to analyze the abs.

When the consumer attempted to apply the brake, the pedal "shot" all the way to the floor, which left the vehicle with no braking ability. The pedal eventually recovered and consumer pulled into a parking lot for safety. While parking, the consumer attempted to apply the brakes again and the pedal "shot" to the floor a second time. Dealer had not been able to duplicate or determine cause. The dealer was unable to remedy the problem. On the way home, the problem occurred again while in traffic and to avoid an accident, the consumer ran into the ditch.