Volkswagen Passat owners have reported 3 problems related to brake fluid leak (under the service brakes category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Volkswagen Passat based on all problems reported for the Passat.
The car battery is fine, the car shuts off immediately when pushing on brake, leaks brake fluid, cannot keep running, cannot get to vw to get the current 4 recalls taken care of unless I can pay for towing, can't run because of fuel pump and the apparent issues vw is having already on other 2010 models brake system, this is the same year and it is obvious that the Passat 2010 are having the same issues with the abs! Volkswagen will not to the vehicle even the issue of inability to drive is due to the recall of fuel pump and the not yet recalled 2010 Passat brakes (abs) , causing it to shut offf. The electrical goes haywire. Sorry for non tech terms but this is what is going on, it immediately says service brakes then shuts off. Brake fluid is leaking, as well as coolant.
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My 2017 Volkswagen Passat brakes have been squeaking for over a year. Everything I went to the Volkswagen dealership, they would say moisture build up was the issue. I told them I didn't understand because I parked my car in a garage. Additionally, I have heard other newer Volkswagen Passat squeak too so it has to be an issue but they not recalling every car. Furthermore, I just learned that my right front brake caliper needs to be replaced along with my brakes and pad. Now, I asked them what the issue was and they said the caliper isn't opening which I looked up could be a cause of leaking brake fluid. I'm not sure if Volkswagen actually recalled every single car from 2017 that was affected by the fluid leak. The repair man even at the place said that my issue unusual because I only had the car for 2 years. I called other Volkswagen services and they were surprised as well. Most of them said only 1 caliper that's weird. This is an issue that I believe is more prominent than the appropriate 1000 cars out of 60k or more they sold in the us. I don't believe they use one supplier/manufacturer for an appropriate 1000 cars in us. People are spending thousands of dollars to repair a vehicle that Volkswagen is responsible for. My brake caliper could have locked up at any moment and I could have harmed someone or myself.
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Leaks brake fluid. Purchase Saturday evening, Sunday morning need a can of fluid, Sunday after noon repeat. Bad leak.