Abs Brake Fail problems of the 1999 Volkswagen Passat

17 problems related to abs brake fail have been reported for the 1999 Volkswagen Passat. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Abs Brake Fail problem

Failure Date: 04/13/2011

Cars abs module has failed, and cant afford the estimated price of 1500$ to get it repaired.

2 Abs Brake Fail problem

Failure Date: 03/27/2010

Abs module failed on 1999 Volkswagen Passat. Abs no longer functions.

3 Abs Brake Fail problem

Failure Date: 06/15/2009

Abs module failure, random driving style/conditions.

4 Abs Brake Fail problem

Failure Date: 11/01/2008

Abs failure. Abs unit stopped working, mechanic says this is a common failure in this car. New unit costs $900 just for the part.

5 Abs Brake Fail problem

Failure Date: 07/20/2008

Abs module has failed.

6 Abs Brake Fail problem

Failure Date: 06/01/2008

Abs module failed in my 1999 vw Passat.

7 Abs Brake Fail problem

Failure Date: 06/01/2008

Sudden loss of abs function due to abs module failure.

8 Abs Brake Fail problem

Failure Date: 02/14/2008

Abs module failure. Happens everytime I start my car. Replacement of abs module.

9 Abs Brake Fail problem

Failure Date: 01/10/2008

Abs control unit failure on my 1999 vw Passat.

10 Abs Brake Fail problem

Failure Date: 02/15/2007

Abs brain failure, 1999 vw Passat 1. 8t. Driving on highway when dash lights lit noting abs failure occurred. Car had 54,000 miles at time of failure. Had to send out unit for repairs, led to driving for 2 weeks without abs brakes, and cost $200 for rebuild (new at dealer would have been >$1000).

11 Abs Brake Fail problem

Failure Date: 04/19/2005

Abs failure.

12 Abs Brake Fail problem

Failure Date: 03/01/2005

My 1999 vw Passat, has a abs control unit failure. The part # is 8e0 614 111b. After doing some research I notice that this is a big problem with vw. If this is such a common problem why have they not been recalled. I also notice that the newer models are now installed with a newer part, is this because vw was aware of the problem?.

13 Abs Brake Fail problem

Failure Date: 10/18/2004

Abs module failure. Was sudden/no warning. Electronic portion needs replacement. San antonio TX dealer. Failure occured w/less than 55k miles on vehicle. Was told this is a common problem w/this vehicle.

14 Abs Brake Fail problem

Failure Date: 07/15/2004

1999 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1. 8t. Failure of abs control module. Dealer demanded $2,500. 00 to repair what is apparently a faulty design. There have been multiple reports of abs module failures on these vehicles.

15 Abs Brake Fail problem

Failure Date: 03/05/2004

Abs brake failure.

16 Abs Brake Fail problem

Failure Date: 11/21/2003

The abs module on my 1999 vw Passat has gone bad. I have read other posts about such failures. It went out when my car had about 105 k miles. Though that is a lot of miles, I don't see why a lot of high way driving would cause the abs module to fail. It's also a very costly fix. 1200 for the part and then another 200 for labor. That's 1500. My car is less than 5 years old.

17 Abs Brake Fail problem

Failure Date: 10/16/2003

Abs unit failed from defect. I feel that this is a known defect in a manufactured part and vw America refuses to replace defective unit.



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