Brake Disc Caliper Problems of Volkswagen Jetta

I have a manual transmission 2019 Jetta gli. Because I have a manual transmission, I engage the emergency brake whenever I park. If the emergency brake is on for a period of 3 or more hours, it will not disengage when I attempt to do so with the electronic button. The electronic button shows it is off, but the brakes are still engaged. I have to try to move the vehicle in order to "break" the pads away. It produces a very violent "boom" from the brakes as they pull away. The dealer says this is "normal" because condensation sticks the pads to the calipers (or whatever, I don't know the terms), but it seems very violent to me and feels like the brakes are being compromised every time I use my emergency brake. The dealer will do nothing about this.

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The contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta. While driving 50 mph, the brake pedal failed to operate normally without warning. The vehicle was taken to suntrup Volkswagen (located at 6000 s lindbergh blvd saint, mo 63123 314-892 -8200) where it was diagnosed that the brake caliper and parking brake needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 118,000.

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L/r caliper required adjustment and lubrication due to stuck in position. No emergency break used. Noticed when leaving parking lot of store and smelled burning rubber. Got out of auto and my wheel is smoking and glowing. Required tow and repair 9/14/2015. I notice over the course of couple months my tires I need to fill up more (every time I need to drive) but tread is great at 41k on a 2010 auto. I schedule appointment with vw. 12/22 I get in for a diagnostic and told I need new calipers cause old one damaged. Need to do both sides for safety. 1/5/16 cost 1200. 00 to replace both back break disks, calipers and flush break fluid at vw authorized dealer. Issue happened following normal day shopping. I have no idea how it could have gotten stuck but thankful I did not drive back home and close to friends house because the wheel would have caught fire or fallen off etc. No idea how this happened but if happens to someone on highway that caliper kicks on and driver does not know then you have a faulty problem.

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The contact owns a 2011 Volkswagen Jetta. While exiting the highway at 20 mph, the vehicle struck a pothole and the front driver side brake assembly failed. The brake caliper was rubbing against the wheel and locked. The contact was able to repair the vehicle, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 59,000. The VIN was not available.

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Left rear caliper is seizing, wont let go of caliper. Mechanic says the caliper has rusted shut after only 45,000 miles and he sees them all the time on vw vehicles.

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While driving, I smelled a burning smell from outside the car. Had the same occurrence on 3 different occasions on a previous vehicle which turned out to be sticking calipers, so immediately I checked the brakes. What I found was the smell was coming from the rear driver side and the rim was very hot.

Second repair: must replace both rear brake calipers due to them seizing up. Uneven brake pad wear. 40% on right rear pad remaining. 2% on left rear pad remaining. Issue also occurred under warranty at 10,000 miles. Several others report this issue occurring only to the left rear pad.

The lr brake pads and rotors consistently show excessive wear. There are no problems with the emergency brake or caliper noticed each time; however, the pads and rotors have needed replacement three times this year and only these left rear have shown the issue. At the last occurrence before this service, the vehicle failed to stop without the brake pedal being depressed as far as it was able to go and even then, the ability to stop was greatly diminished. Prior to this incident a loud scraping noise was evident in the vehicle while rolling even without the brake depressed and many times the rear of the vehicle had smelled like something was burning when it was parked directly after driving.

The lr brake pads and rotors consistently show excessive wear. There were no problems noted with the emergency brake or caliper each time we have changed the brakes and only this left rear shows extreme wear. The left rear brakes have needed changing three times this past yea and I've changed the other brakes just to be safe. This last occurrence the vehicle failed to stop without the brake pedal being depressed as far as it would go, and even then the ability to stop was greatly diminished. Prior to this incident, a loud scraping noise was evident in the vehicle while rolling even without the brakes being depressed and many times the rear of the vehicle smelled like something was burning when it was parked following it being driven. The technician looked at the car and stated that the caliper was frozen and it seems that this issue continually occurs with this car even with a new caliper it will continue to have this happen/.

Has some strange noise as soon as I moved car first thing in the morning. Dropped off son at school and less than half a mile car was stuck when I tried to accelerate. Removed tire and loosened caliper and noticed disc was cracked and inner pad missing.

The contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, he noticed smoke and flames coming from the rear driver's side tire. The contact stated he was able to put the fire out with water. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. The mechanic stated that the rear driver's side caliper had seized and overheated, which would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 56,000.

Rear passenger side brake pad worn down to metal while rear driver side has 5 mm left on it. Dealer indicates a faulty caliper. Would not even entertain the possibility of a sticking left parking-brake cable or not properly adjusted parking cable that might not be letting the left rear caliper release completely (cable readjustment it's a pain since the rear half of the center console has to be disassembled to get access to the primary adjuster nut and mechanics do not like to mess with it). Dealer would not replace rear pads and rotors if I did not also replace the caliper, even though service manager acknowledged that diagnostic was only based on visual inspection and not on taking apart the rear brake assembly to properly inspect the caliper. For the auto technician to know it is a faulty caliper (instead of sticking cable or other issue) without removing it from the vehicle and only upon visual inspection must mean that vw is aware of the faulty calipers and keeping quiet about it until the customer walks into the dealership with the problem. Premature and/or uneven rear brake pad wear appears to be a common issue on Jettas, as has been extensively documented on Jetta owners forums and websites. As indicated by a vw mechanic on an internet forum "vw needs to design into the parking brake adjusting screw inside the rear caliper piston a more robust system to spring the rear calipers piston back away from the pads after brake application. Internal brake adjuster screw spins out as the piston travels out with wear of the pads. Problem is vw knows the adjuster screws internal threads drag too much to allow the natural tendency of the piston o-rings to roll back the piston to the pre brake application usage position of the brake. I have had to replace several calipers to get the calipers that release the pads tension properly after braking application. ".

The contact owns a 2008 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that the rear brake pad locked while driving, due to the brake pad being stuck. When the contact put the vehicle in park, the brake pad fell off onto the floor. The dealer diagnosed that the vehicle needed a new brake caliper and brakes. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified, but did not assist the contact with the repairs. The failure mileage was 48,000 and the current mileage was 49,000.

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Upon exiting the freeway and applying the brakes,speed35mph, the left rear wheel locked-up and blew the tire. Spare tire was placed on vehicle, then driven app. 2miles to house. During trip to house brakes lost fluid and it became hard to stop car. This is the first time this happened. Required new tire, brake caliper, pads and rotor replace fluid.

I have a 2008 vw Jetta and I have had to have the brake pads, rotors and calipers replaced now for a 3rd time. The first 2 times happened within the first 12 months of owning the vehicle.

Rear brake pads have worn out at only 20k, consumers think this can be a caliper problem of emergency brake cable problem that vw needs to address and / or recall!.

I have a 2008 Volkswagen Jetta. I purchased it new in August 2008. The rear brakes wore into the rotors at 12,000 miles. The dealership repair shop had just informed me that the brakes were fine at 10,000 miles. The rotors and brakes had to be replaced at my cost as it is not a warranty item but a wear item. At my 20,000 mile checkup, I was again told that my brakes were fine and had 50% remaining. I took the car to meineke to have the brakes double checked. I was shown that the rear calipers are defective. They do not allow the emergency brake to disengage. As such, my emergency brake is constantly on, causing my brakes to lock on to the rotor. The mechanic had to use a crow bar to pry loose the emergency brake. I was told that I cannot use the emergency brake until it is fixed. I have a 5 speed and this is concerning that I cannot use the emergency brake. The dealership explained that the warranty will only allow them to replace one caliper at a time. If the other one is broken, then I have to wait until I drive it a while after one is replaced. I have seen a lot of data online about the exact same problem in several model years of the Volkswagen Jetta. Interestingly, my dealership was out of the calipers and had to reorder more. I am very frustrated that my safety has been in jeopardy as my brakes could have once again failed. I am upset that the dealership neglected to correct the problem. I had to take it to a different mechanic to finally have the problem correctly diagnosed. Incidentally, part of my engine went out within the first 6 months of owning the car. I have also had to have the front end repainted as it began chipping immediately. Now the door edges and the top edge of the hood are chipping.

2009 Volkswagen tdi Jetta 10,000 miles. Brought car into dealer and pointed out that I believe something is wrong with esp system. Both back rotors are hot enough to burn you after driving short distances with very little breaking. Dealer determine driver side caliper was bad. They are replacing driver side caliber. Says it was dragging and causing esp system to pulse. Wife has the same problem on her 2009 tdi Jetta which has 12000 miles on it. Both cars have exhibited this problem have been occurring since new. It is causing premature brake pad and rotor wear to rear. Car is still in shop after a week waiting on parts.

2008 Jetta se has had recurring squealing back brakes since day 1. Murrieta vw in CA says it is normal. They checked and sprayed. Good to go, but now at 14k miles, noise has returned. Only happens at slow speed (backing up/parking). Is there a defect on the calipers/piston assembly? vw dealer says it is "normal. " in 25 years of driving never had a car do this. It is very annoying and sounds dangerous. Cars should not do this, esp at 14k miles. Brake failure could be on the way, causing serious damage, or death.

Pre-mature rear-brake wear. The rear brake pads completely wore out at about 17,000 miles causing metal to metal contact with the rear rotors. Most of the miles are highway. Many forums report similar problems for other years of the vehicle and it seems that the cause could be calipers that don't disengage completely when the parking brake is used. Since I have a manual transmission it's hard not to use the parking brake. My rear wheels are always covered in brake dust and it seems like the pads will wear out soon again (about 22,000 miles later). I tried not to use the parking brake after the first repair and have a commute consisting of about 85 percent highway miles so this kind of brake wear is inexcusable. The front brake pads did not need any attention yet and look good.

Rear brakes I feel their is a defect. Have replaced them once at about under 13 thousand miles and again now over 13 thousand miles the vehicle has the same issue. It is not reasonable for rear brakes to wear down before the front. Now Volkswagen is giving me the run around. It has less than a year since purchase and I have to spend another 5 hundred dollars to get these fixed. I can be going through brakes like that.

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I have had several problems with my 2007 vw Jetta 2. 5 but the most recent and disturbing was a complete failure of the rear brakes due to an improperly adjusted parking brake cable. The faulty e-brake caused the rear brake calipers to seize, ate through the pads, and damaged the rotors. Upon taking it to the dealer I was informed this was a fairly common problem with my model. After doing some research on the internet I came across dozens of other owners who have had the same problem. While mine did not result in an accident not having the use of the rear brakes with no way of telling is definitely a cause for concern. Plus with the brakes seized and dragging my fuel economy has suffered greatly. I took the car in and had the rear calipers, e-brake, pads, and rotors covered under warranty but other owners have had to pay as much as $600. 00 to there local dealers who called it a wear item. Please look into this and force vw to take ownership of the problem and recall the vehicles before someone does get killed due to brake failure.

The brakes started grinding. After dealer inspected the brakes the rotors and calipers were replaced.

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Back passenger side disc brake making a high pitched squeal sound, not metal on metal grinding. Rear passenger side caliper seized and not completely releasing causing the squealing noise, and heating up disc brake so you can fry eggs and bacon on it. Passenger side rear calipers need to be replaced as the service dept. Cannot keep it from binding. Both rear break pads also replaced (brake lining). Also changed brake fluid as I was told that it would have boiled caused by the extreme heat due to the brake pad dragging on the siezed caliper. Apparently boiled brake fluid will contain bubbles and this can cause a proble in the brake line. Total cost, parts and labour $721. 89. Sould have purchased a camery or japanese product!.

2000 Jetta gl, cannot move the car out of park. Vehicle is locked. I heard that this is common with the 2000 Jetta from many people, and I was told that the car has locked while driving. I feel this is dangerous.

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Rear brakes on vw Jetta -- calipers seized, rotors ruined, pads metal-to-metal. Front brakes virtually in factory condition.

I have just purchased a 2001 vw Jetta. In the last month since I have purchased the vehicle. I have had boh of the rear brakes failed since purchasing the vehicle. I have had to replace all pads and calipers on the rear brakes. They were both defective and had to be replaced. I am very disapointed in the quality of this vehicle. I dont know if this is a common problem but I thought I would report it and find out some more information on the subject.

Calliper left frozen, calliper right, would not retract warranty up @24000.

Consumer has had an ongoing problem with the brakes since the initial leasing of this vehicle. The vehicle failed eight times with the service station doing actual repairs four of those times. Teh problem lies with the caliper suspension that controls the brakes.

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Consumer noticed a grinding sound when depressing brakes at 30-35 mph from rear and front of vehicle. Vehicle was serviced by technician, calipers needed to be replaced.