Brakes Failed Problems of Volkswagen Passat

The vehicle lost all braking performance while pulling into driveway after commute home. The pedal became extremely hard to push and vehicle would not slow normally. The brake vacuum pump failed to produce vacuum and also produced a massive oil leak. 2. 75l of oil was gone after seconds. It was parked and towed to repair facility.

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My car was driving and brakes were working fine. Then I tried to stop as I came to a red light n brakes totally failed. I couldn't stop n went right through the red light and I between 2 car b4 finally coming to a stop a half mile later. I drove the car on backstreets and the brakes will work when I start going but after a few stops they start getting soft until they just totally fail. Their is plenty of brake fluid in the system.

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I get an audio and visual alert on my dash stating to �stop, brake failure� it has occurred many times while driving, turning, and parked with the car on. The car's brakes have never failed to brake appropriately. I brought the car into my mechanic. The obd 2 scan shows no faults and my mechanic says the brakes are fine and these cars are known to have a faulty electronic board which falsely alerts of a brake failure.

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Previously car was recalled in March due to camshaft & was told it was good; hence the following: I was traveling on loop 303 at 65 mph, then on bell road at 45 mph, then turned into my community of sun city grand at 25 mph when brakes failed approx 3 streets from my home.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number:15v705000 (engine and engine cooling, service brakes, hydraulic) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact experienced a brake failure and engine failure. Ad.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 mph, the vehicle stalled and the brake pedal failed to respond as all warning lights iluminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not able to be restarted and was vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 165,000. Kr.

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2014 Volkswagen Passat. Cruise control failed to turn off and the brakes failed to activate, causing the vehicle to jump a curb and run off the road, injuring the consumers wife.

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I was driving on I-95 at approx. 78 mph when the car suddenly says stop! brake failure! see Volkswagen service. In my research on the issue, I've found this happens on almost all 1998-2001 vw Passats and Audi a-4s. This needs to be addressed.

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The contact owns a 2007 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the braking assist system light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. After diagnosis, they advised him that the brake vacuum line failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure and current mileages was approximately 60,000.

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Cel 17887 brake booster failure. This causes a complete brake failure. Hard pedal and vehicle would not come to a stop. After doing research I found out this is a common occurrence with this make/model/year vehicle. The cause of the problem is the brake booster fills with fluid and/or debris causing loss of air pressure. The brake booster can not function without this pressure causing brake failure. I took the vehicle to a mechanic at a reputable dealer and they vacuumed out approximately 1 1/2 gallons of dirty looking water. There is still more inside the part however it is frozen due to single digit temperatures outside. After a thorough inspection of all clamps, hoses and other parts the mechanic assured me there are no cracked hoses, loose or broken clamps (no explanation as to why the booster is filling with fluid or how to prevent it from happening again). The mechanic states the fluid/debris build up inside of the booster. The cel has been reset and the problem has not recurred (yet). This is my 18 year old son's car and every day he drives the vehicle I fear this will happen again since there was no explanation for the occurrence the first time. Reports I have read from other owners state they have had the same problem on this model year. Why isn't vw being held accountable for this malfunction?.

On a very cold day (below freezing) in January 2013 while driving down my long driveway with a 4% grade, the brakes failed to stop the car and the car entered the road. The road has a speed limit of 50 mph and fortunately no car was on the highway or I could have been severely injured or killed. On subsequent warmer days the brakes worked fine. I took the car to the vw dealer in charlottesville, flow vw, where they found water in the booster pump and "removed cowl drains and vacuum water of the booster. " this problem is cited in a vw service bulletin on the the NHTSA website - p 9-66c8. The invoice did not mention installing an improved pollen filter seal as is described in the service bulletin. The dealer did not charge me for this repair when I complained that it was due a design flaw. This resolved the problem until this year when on another cold day below freezing the brakes again failed to stop the car when driving down my driveway. On subsequent warm days the brakes worked normally. I tested them again on a very cold day and they again failed. I took car back to the same vw dealer on a warm day and they told me there was water in the booster pump and I would have to replace the booster pump at a cost of about $800. When I complained that the problem was due to a design flaw as evidenced by reports of similar problems on websites including NHTSA’s website they eventually offered to lower the price to $500. I believe this is still too much to pay for what is clearly a very dangerous design flaw that allows water to get into the brake system and that the dealer had failed to really correct last year.

Front disc brake rotor failed (separated from bolting hub) in hard braking at about 35 miles per hour. Brakes had been replaced in 2009 and had approximately 37,000 miles driven since replacement. No other signs of excessive wear or warpage noted by auto technicians. Failed part number 4b0-615-301-b.

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At the morning of 3/30/2012 while was driving to work brakes feel funny( sometimes like hard, sometimes soft) started that morning. While I was barking my car brakes failed, hardly stopped and crashed to electric pol. Broke front grill and emblem put a dent on chrome piece on the front. I took the vehicle to dealer. Found brake booster neprene hose had multiple cracks. . That replacement should be free but they charge me some$200. 00. I would like to complain Volkswagen of America. Good think did not happened on highway 70 mph.

Anti-lock brake control module failed causing "stop", and other lights to come on and stay on.

Abs brake pump bosch 5. 3 Volkswagen part 8e0 614 111 ah began leaking and caused brake pressure failure in both circuits causing pedal to go to the floor. This was not the common failure of the abs control module electronics which merely causes a failure in anti-lock behavior. This is a total failure of the hydraulic system to all four wheels.

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Leaving my home on my way to work in the am my brakes failed the pedal went all the way down panic and pumping they returned before I reached the stop sign, the 2007 Passat wagon has no ebrake just a button for the parking brake, which I did not use. I drove the car for the next 2 weeks without it happening again, then at the same stop sign (the first one I reach when I leave my house in the am) it happened again, pedal to the floor, pump,panic & just before the intersection they work. The weather on both occasions was rainy, and about 38 degrees. I took the car to the dealer, they could find nothing wrong with the brakes, the mechanic said if I was desperate I could push and hold the parking brake button this would lock the cars brakes and put it into a skid. I am still driving it without any more failures but I fear another one will. The only reason I was lucky enough to not have a crash from the failures is because this is rural driving.

Electronic parking brake will not set or will not release. Problem is intermittent, but progressive, beginning with failure to set and culminating with failure to release, in one instance triggering master brake failure warning. Failure to set makes car illegal to drive and dangerous when parked as there is no back up system to set parking brake. Failure to release strands driver in possibly dangerous situations. Vw says in this instance only solution is to call for tow. Failures may at times be cleared by restarting engine, but progressively less successful. Car has been to dealer three times since problem arose. 3 days in June, 2 days in early July, and most recently 35 days and counting (since July 22). Dealer has replaced multiple modules multiple times, overlaid wiring, etc. Without solution. Despite a senior mechanic being placed on the job, no source of fault has been identified and by all appearance logical diagnostic work has ceased and haphazard parts replacement has begun, I. E. , "hope" is the only remaining corrective strategy. Dealer is sympathetic but of no benefit. Vw customer care contacted but promised follow up by them has not been made. As car can still be operated when electronic brake fails to set, this creates a possibly widespread public safety issue since car cannot be properly parked and must rely solely on transmission holding car.

The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact was attempting to pull into a parking space when the brakes failed. A local mechanic stated that the heat shields on the turbo failed, causing the brake failure. The vehicle was repaired under the contact's factory warranty. The failure and current mileages were approximately 47,000.

Got in my car one morning and the brake felt like there was gravel in the shaft-very hard and choppy feeling when depressing the pedal. Backed out of driveway and noticed a vapor cloud behind my car but thought it was due to high humidity in air. When I tried to stop the car at the corner the brakes didn't work quite right but the car did stop. Went a little further and applied the brakes to make a turn and my care started shuttering and lots of white smoke came out the back -actually almost enveloped my car so I had a hard time making the turn due to poor visibility and the cars vibrations. Again the brakes did not respond correctly but luckily was able to pull over without hitting anything. I sat there trying to evaluate the problem by pumping the brakes and every time I did so the car shook violently and huge clouds of smoke enveloped the car. I had it towed to the dealers and they called to say that it was not under warranty and charged me over $700 to fix. I also had them do the p9 recall repair at that time. I drove the car for less than a week and then had a repeat of the same problem! this time the brakes actually failed twice before I could get back to the house. I had the same thick white smoke and the car was shaking violently whenever I pressed down on the brakes. Again had car towed to shop. They are now fixing as part of the warranty to the brake booster issue as they found new leaves clogging the brake booster lines and found total failure of that part. The vw service rep said several gallons of water came out of my engine when they removed the debris. Their solution was to drill a huge hole to allow the leaves and water to drain away from the brakes! luckily, we borrowed my brother's van two days before to bring my daughter back from college (located in lynchburg, va which is in the mountains or we may had the brakes fail and gone off a cliff!) please do something about this-- it is totally unsafe and unethical!.

I have two problems with this car: 1. Emergency brake failure continues to give me parking brake fault message & periodically will not engage or disengage. 2. On several occasions during braking my car is slipping and takes longer to brake. I see this problem is already a recall on other vw Passats but not on my model Passat but this recall should be extended to my model as well. Brake vacuum problem. I will be making an appointed to get this looked at with dealer but wanted you to have a record of this and investigate these issues.

Power brake assist failure in low ambient temperatures (WI winters). Occurs whenever temperatures are in the 30's or lower. Vacuum hose has been replaced twice, with no improvement. Apparently condensation is building inside the hose (reported by dealership service dept. ).

Copy (excerpt) of letter sent to vw of America: car history the car was purchased at danbury,CT vw 2002, put in service on 03-19-2002 and is still owned by the original owner (florian kahlert). The car is regularly maintained at vw recommended intervals by foreign car motors inc. And has also been serviced by riverbank vw in stamford, CT. All vw service actions have been addressed by vw dealerships (except the most recent campaign r5 26e5 which is still outstanding). The car is accident free and no after market parts are installed. The overall condition of the car is 9 out of 10 for a car its age. Riverbank vw in stamford performed the p9 service action on 10/10/2007at 40957 miles. Brake booster failure in cold weather in December 2008 (at approximately 51000 miles) owner experienced repeated brake problems in cold weather, which were eventually diagnosed as a brake booster failure. Upon inspection, extensive water and rust was found in the booster as well as the connecting vacuum lines and one-way valves requiring the replacement of the booster and other parts. Foreign car motors replaced the booster with a new original vw part 8e0612107e. During replacement foreign car motors also found that the drain below the booster was clogged with heavy debris, indicating that the drains had been clogged for a long time. Enclosed expert opinion by foreign car motors states that the only reasonable cause and explanation for the presence of water and rust in the brake booster is that the p9 service action did either not remedy the underlying problem or that the damage started before the p9 action was performed and the damage only became apparent in December 2008/January 2009. In either case, the reason for the booster failure is directly linked to the underlying cause that triggered the p9 service action. Based on this assessment I kindly request the reimbursement of incurred repair expenses:.

The contact owns a 2002 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that when the weather was cold the brakes would fail and he was unable to stop the vehicle. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Spring 2008, experienced water in cabin due to faulty seals/drainage. Winter 2008, experienced brake failure related to previous water intrusion.

1) both failures occurred in wet conditions --- once in pouring rain after the car had been driven for a while, and once during the first drive on a cold morning (just below freezing) after an inch or two of snow. 2) in both cases, the brake pedal moved only a little (an inch or two perhaps?) and then became very hard, not moving any further with additional pushing, and providing very little braking power (perhaps 5% of normal braking?). Fortunately both incidents occurred at relatively low speed, and the hand brake was not affected. In both cases, the brakes worked normally again by the time we had organized ourselves to take the car in for service --- both times, this was days later (though we had not driven the car); in the second incident, we left the car on the street overnight before putting it in our driveway the next morning, and the brakes were still not working at that time. 3) in the first incident (occuring in August '07?), we took the vehicle in for service at a service station, learned of a vw recall involving water leaking that could affect the brakes and leak water into the passenger compartment (which was also happening during heavy rain), and then took the car to the dealership (piazza Acura/vw of ardmore, PA) for service --- they repaired the leak problem and cleaned the interior, but I am not sure whether they did anything about the brakes (we may not have mentioned this specifically to them, since it was mentioned in the recall). The car seemed fine afterward. After the second incident (on 12/6/07), we are once again having the car checked out at our regular service station (we have been impressed by their diagnostic skills in the past). So far they have not identified any brake problem, and we plan to take the car to the dealership next if our regular station mechanics cannot find a problem that would explain the brake failure.

I own a 2006 vw Passat 2. 0t. Two days ago, as my wife was parking with the baby in the back seat, the brakes suddenly failed completely and she smacked into the car in front of her and it into the car in front of it. Luckily no one was in those cars and my wife and baby are okay. She then filed a police report and had the roadside assistance pick it up and take it to the service center. Now I know about the late 2006 recall and we had that fixed but geez, it's a good thing she wasn't on the highway! as of yesterday, vw mechanics could not duplicate the problem and could not find a mechanical or computer error. The service representative said that they road tested it and it was fine. However, my car model was recalled by vw in 12/06 and supposedly fixed a power brake issue. Of course yesterday they told me that it was also recalled just yesterday for a software update. Means nothing I guess. . . And they've road tested it again. By the way, had my wife floored the gas, with the 2. 0t engine, it would have been far worse. Witnesses saw her screaming and looking down before the accident, trying to figure out what was happening. Vw consumer affairs, is also investigating the issue and the dealers service levels. Now today, something surprising happened. My lojack early warning system called an emailed me because as it turns out they were road testing it. Funny, they said they road tested it yesterday as well but I had no early warning from lojack. Sounds like I caught the service center in a lie.

My 2007 vw Passat has broken down 4 times in less than 3 years with rear brake failure. The mfg. Has never fixed this problem, and is unresponsive to my numerous requests, to repurchase or fix my vehicle. I believe this to be a very serious defect as it causes my rear brakes to be inoperable. This is the first production year for vw electric rear brakes, and I believe they have a serious design flaw.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated intermittently the vehicle service brakes would depress to the floor while driving a various speeds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The dealer stated the brake booster would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure persisted. The contact brought the vehicle in to the dealer for state inspection. No failure codes were present at that time. The dealer was not able to repair the failure. A couple of weeks later while driving 32 mph the contact attempted to activate the service brakes and they failed. The contact crashed into the passenger rear bumper in front of her. The air bags did not deploy. No inquiries reported. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 188,000. Az.

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Apparent defect in the abs control system or display. Intermittently flashes warning message stop brake failure owners manual. Bulletin boards inform me this is a frequent occurrence for many vw owners. No repairs yet attempted.

While attempting to dis-engage cruise control while approaching toll booth, by tapping brake, vehicle suffered total brake failure. Pulled emergency brake, which worked as advertised, causing vehicle to enter 360 degree spin and cross 6 lanes of toll booth traffic ending up on right shoulder of highway. No contact with any other vehicle or object. Shut down engine and re-started and brake pressure returned to normal. Mehcanic at independent shop cannot duplicate failure and system tests ok.

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While traveling at approximately 40 mph consumer attempted to apply brakes to stop for a red light, brake pedal failed to move, causing vehicle to travel into intersection. Dealership examined vehicle, and determined that vacuum line coming off of booster in the braking system ruptured, and needed to be replaced. Consumer also states that vehicle cuts off due to the fuel supply relay being defective.

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Brake system fails to grab/properly engage when vehicle is cold. Dealership has yet to examine vehicle for this problem. Please provide any additional information/attachments.