Volkswagen Passat owners have reported 3 problems related to power assist hydraulic brake (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.
I was driving car on a cold morning and coming to a stop on a hill and the brake pedal would not go down. I literally had to stand on the pedal to get car to stop. This had happened to my wife two previous times and the dealer could not find a problem as no codes indicated anything wrong. I was able to get the vehicle to the dealer and had service writer get in car and experience what I was experiencing. It was determined after diagnosis that there was water in the brake booster system and the brake booster needed to be replaced. Apparently water had entered in cowl area which had been clogged with debris.
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Consumer had to replace brakes every 6000 miles, and she thought this was a problem because for the same reason Volkswagen issued recall 99v131001. But was told that this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN.
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Recall # 99v131000 vw/brake booster; dealer does not have parts to correct recall. Owner received recall notice on October 6, 1999. Owner has contacted two dealerships. Owner has also contacted the manufacturer about 6 or 7 times, and received no satisfaction.