NHTSA Complaint #10116640 — 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10116640
Vehicle	2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Date of Incident	November 27, 2000
Date Filed	April 8, 2005
Mileage	20,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	1
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	MO

Consumer Description

WHILE VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BRAKE MALFUNCTION OCURRED. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BECOME SOFT WHEN PRESSED DOWN ON, SINKING TO FLOORVERY FAST, EMITTING AN AIR RELEASE TYPE SOUND, SIMULAR TO ANTI LOCK BRAKE RELEASE SOUND, BUT WITHOUT THE CONTROLED SPURTS, THE PRESURE RELEASE HAPPENS ALL AT ONCE, CAUSING LOCK UP OF BRAKES. DEALERSHIP WAS NEVER ABLE TO FIX PROBLEM, IT RETURNED AFTER VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND NOW HAPPENS ON MOST WARM DAYS, MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY.*AK

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