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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST - VACUUM | ||||||||||||||||
| 06V472000 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC | from 05/01/2005 to 04/30/2006 | V (Vehicle) | 58800 | 01/12/2007 | MFR | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC | 12/12/2006 | 12/12/2006 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain passenger vehicles equipped with a 2.0l engine with 147 kw may have a vacuum line that may fracture and become disconnected at low ambient temperatures. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If this happens, the brake power assist can become inoperative, and the driver will experience increased effort to apply the brakes possibly increasing vehicle stopping distance. this could lead to a crash without warning. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install the newly designed vacuum line. the recall began on january 12, 2007. owners may contact volkswagen at 1-800-893-5298. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Volkswagen recall no. p7. customers may also 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. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 08/22/2012 | 57235 | 1 | |
| Driving home while stopped at a traffic light my car felt like it jerked forward though my foot was on the brake. i stopped my car briefly to get dinner, took a phone call and decided to leave. i put my car in drive and it would not travel forward. i put it in reverse and it would not respond. i looked at the display which indicated i should depress the brake pedal, i did. the message disappeared but the car would still not travel. i checked the parking brake button, it was on. i depressed that but it would not turn off. everytime i put the car in drive the same depress the brake message. i called the dealership. it was suggested i keep trying to disengage the parking brake. the car thinks the parking brake is on i have never used the parking brake on this car. it came out of the showroom. finally the brake disengaged. my second stop resulted into the same scenario. my fear is that this happen while i am driving. i am taking my car into the dealership in a few hours if it will move in. this car has been ideal up to this event. *tr | |||
| 08/22/2012 | 57235 | ||
| Driving home while stopped at a traffic light my car felt like it jerked forward though my foot was on the brake. i stopped my car briefly to get dinner, took a phone call and decided to leave. i put my car in drive and it would not travel forward. i put it in reverse and it would not respond. i looked at the display which indicated i should depress the brake pedal, i did. the message disappeared but the car would still not travel. i checked the parking brake button, it was on. i depressed that but it would not turn off. everytime i put the car in drive the same depress the brake message. i called the dealership. it was suggested i keep trying to disengage the parking brake. the car thinks the parking brake is on i have never used the parking brake on this car. it came out of the showroom. finally the brake disengaged. my second stop resulted into the same senario. my fear is that this happen while i am driving. i am taking my car into the dealership in a few hours if it will move in. this car has been ideal up to this event. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 09/12/2011 | 91500 | ||
| Went to go grab lunch yesterday. as i parked i placed the parking brake on. however once i came back to the car. the brake would not remove itself. the system kept reading parking break fault. i had to wait there until a tow trunk came to tow me to the dealer. the car would not move. this is very unsafe. i have also came to park a few times in the brake placed itself on. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC | |||
| 12/12/2007 | 15000 | 12 | 12/12/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 volkswagen passat. the contact stated that the brakes slip and grip rapidly when the brake pedal is depressed and attempting to stop the vehicle. the failure occurs while driving 20 mph and below. the dealer was unable to determine the cause of the failure. the vehicle is currently at the dealer for the third time and is taking longer to repair than usual. the current and failure mileages were 15,000. | |||