2000 Volkswagen Beetle: brake failure

5 of the 263 complaints about the 2000 Volkswagen Beetle describe brake failure.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 2%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Brake failure by model year

2019
1
2015
1
2014
1
2006
2
2005
1
2002
1
2000
5
1998
3

What owners say

Filed Jan 26, 2012 · Brakes · SC · crash · 3 injuries

No brakes pedal would not go down got hard could not push it went through a red light hit 2 trucks.

Filed Jun 21, 2007 · Acceleration, Airbags · MA · crash · 1 injury

While driving on a highway at 65 miles per hour, I attempted to turn the cruise control off. It did not go off. Then I applied the brakes and the brake pedal went all the way to the floor with no tension. There was no braking action at all. I drove along some grassy areas on the side of the highway to slow the car, turned off the ignition because the car was no decelerating, and hit a tree at about 50 MPH. The airbags did not go off. The car was totalled. The car was sold to a junk yard because the repair costs were too high and because the repair facility said they could not determine why the cruise control and brakes failed.

Filed Aug 22, 2005 · Brakes · 41,000 miles · VA

Abs and brake warning light started flashing a beeping while car still had more than 50% of original brakes left. No act or event seems to have precipitated the problem. Dealer service department believes that the ABS pump is malfunctioning. Regular application of brakes is unaffected. Unknown whether application of ABS system would cause brake failure.

Filed Apr 30, 2002 · Brakes · MA

While applying brake at 40 MPH the brake pedal went to the floor and the vehicle continue dthough the intersection before stopping. Dealer was not notified at this time. Feel free to provide any further information.

Filed Jun 22, 2001 · Brakes · TX

Brake failure. *ak