Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | ||||||||||||||||
| 02V031000 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC | from 10/01/2000 to 09/30/2001 | V (Vehicle) | 55000 | 03/08/2002 | MFR | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC | 01/31/2002 | 02/04/2002 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On some passenger vehicles, short circuits can occur within the electronic control unit of the anti-lock braking system (abs). | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This can result in a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the abs control unit. owner notification began march 8, 2002. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - MASTER CYLINDER | ||||||||||||||||
| 07E023000 | CARDONE INDUSTRIES, INC. | E (Equipment) | 13128 | 04/02/2007 | MFR | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC | 03/29/2007 | 03/29/2007 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain cardone master cylinders with date codes lower than dca7078 sold as replacement equipment for use on the vehicles listed above. the seal on master cylinder can fail and leak brake fluid. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Loss of brake fluid can result in poor braking performance, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Cardone will notify owners and offer to repurchase any defective master cylinders. the recall began during april 2007. owners can contact cardone at 1-800-777-4780. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket cardone master cylinders and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the vehicles listed above.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - PADS | |||||
| 0201 | 04/15/2002 | 0001 | 633840 | Rear brake pads that appear to be worn prematurely. *tt | 09/24/2002 |
| 0001 | 11/27/2000 | 619137 | This bulletin involves inspecting the rear brake pads due to premature worn. *tt | 05/15/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 06/10/2003 | 35000 | 1 | 08/14/2001 |
| I have a 2001 vw golf. i had to have the rear brakes replaced at around 36,000 miles. but the front brakes look like they're brand new. i feel that vw has a serious problem with these cars and won't admit it. i don't feel to safe knowing that the car is only stopping on the rear brakes. *la | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 03/27/2002 | |||
| Consumer states that while traveling at 40 mph, the vehicle in front suddenly stopped and consumers vehicle hit the other vehicle in the rear because brakes felled to stop properly. consumer feels this problem is related to the recall 02 v 031 000 for the abs system. consumers vehicle id# was not included.please provide any further information. | |||
| 06/01/2001 | 5 | 04/01/2001 | |
| 1st incident in 6/2001. abs lights on. sent to dealership for servicing. indicated there was no internal malfunctioning. checked the system and cleared the fault. bled the abs system. during 1st service, also communicated grinding noise when turning steering wheel. dealership found bad spiral spring. car sent back to dealership for 2nd time on 6/15/01. abs lights on again. dealership indicated no communication in data bus circuit sporadic. fault in engine. immobilizer and gateway no communication with abs. checked data link resister value in engine ecu with break out box. ordered instrument cluster & replaced cluster. cleared faults. 3rd incident on 6/20/01. abs and brake lights went on and off. dealership found poor ground at ground connection # 65. incident # 4. car back to dealership on 10/2/01. brake light flashes upon startup. red order placed. abs control unit ordered from germany. without car for 2-weeks. installed new abs control unit. bled brakes, code ecm, cleared faults, got & coded immobilier; set readiness code. 5th incident. car back to dealership on 4/6 after abs & brake lights stayed on for 15 minutes during emissions inspection. shut engine and restarted car. abs light on for a few minutes.*ak | |||
| 11/10/2001 | 10 | 08/01/2001 | |
| The engine died 3 times and it was fixed. then the cruise wasn't working and it was fixed. also periodically the abs light comes on and brake light blinks while driving, dealer told me there was nothing wrong found. on 12/31/2001 after starting car engine light was blinking, towed to dealership, they told me that there is nothing wrong, i asked them to recheck it maybe the dashboard is defective(short circuit). | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| 04/19/2004 | 38000 | 1 | 03/02/2001 |
| Had to replace the rear brakes around 38000 miles. front brakes were fine but had to have the rear rebuild. was told that the pads went out of alignment and had to be re-shimmed. i do think that this is a defect that vw should cover.*ak | |||
| 06/27/2002 | 2 | 08/01/2001 | |
| Unintended acceleration while in park in two occasions (car accelerated and jumped forward while being on park and while driver was braking) . jan 2002 limited damages// june 2002 significant damages.*ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - PADS | |||
| 10/13/2004 | 18895 | 3 | 04/03/2001 |
| Dt: brake pads in the rear wore out. had changed brake pads at least 3 times in 4 years. dealer said this was normal wear. seams on the discs wore off. since october until now the inside of the discs wore out at least 1/8 of inch.*ak | |||
| 01/02/2004 | 64000 | 6 | 09/01/2000 |
| Automatic transmission failure, mass air flow sensor failure, premature rear brake pad failure, automatic door lock malfunction, water pump failure, third brake light failure.*ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DRUM | |||
| 07/16/2001 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states the rear brakes were noisy.*yh | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - SWITCHES - BRAKE LIGHT | |||
| 06/15/2007 | 170000 | 1 | 10/01/2001 |
| I have received a recall notice that requiresd me to bring the car to the dealer for repairs. i have not confidence that the dealers in my area will perform the repair without damaging the car in other non covered areas. therefore, i will not bring the car to the dealer for repair. safety recall n4 volkswagen. *ak | |||
| 05/13/2005 | 30588 | 2 | 07/10/2001 |
| Vw golf 2001 unable to shift from park or neutral with ignition on. potentially dangerous. fortunately this time car was not in a dangerous location. this is the second failure of the brake light switch (and automatic shift lock switch) in this car with only 30588 miles. replaced at dealer. i have the failed switch and (as an engineer) can see many flaws in the design, leading to arcs and contact sticking or non-operation. research on the internet shows that many other owners have had this problem, some over 6 times. applicable over a range of vw models and years. canada had a recall for some vw models. vw should replace the switches with a better design under a lifetime warranty as a dangerous defect. my wife or one of the many others could have been trying to get off a train track when the thing locked. | |||