2016 Volkswagen Jetta: brake failure

Filed Apr 2, 2026 · Brakes · AL · crash · 4 injuries

I tried to stop my car and the brake pedal went completely to the floor and did not stop at all. There were no warning lights on, I keep my brakes and car well maintained. My car hit the rear of another car because the brakes failed to engage when I pushed the pedal down. My car which is the vw jetta was totaled in the accident. My insurance company GEICO has the car sitting at copart and it should be able to be inspected. I know the 2015-2016 vw Jetta had a recall for brake failure due to brake vacuum pump.But my 2016 doesn’t have any recalls on it. The police officer inspected the brakes at the scene.

Filed Aug 9, 2019 · Brakes · 55,765 miles · NJ · crash

"brake failure" son was driving vehicle in stop and go traffic. The car in front of him started to go he slowly followed. He was going about 10-15mph, and the truck in front of him slammed on brakes suddenly. When caused him to have to brake. When he hit the brakes he heard a boom ( sounded like a tin can crushing) and the continued to slide into the toyota tacoma in front of him. The jetta is a total loss.

Filed Nov 14, 2018 · Brakes · 60,500 miles · MD · crash

Today (nov14, 2018) when I braked to avoid running into a braking car in front of me, the car didn't seem to reduce speed at all. It resulted in a crash that deployed 5 air bags of my car. The same car had a similar accident in which brake didn't work on march 7, 2018.

Filed Jun 29, 2017 · Brakes · FM · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 volkswagen jetta. While the contact's son was driving 50 MPH, he attempted to make a right turn and lost control of the steering wheel. When he depressed the brake pedal, the brakes failed to respond quickly. As a result, the contact's son had to use the parking brake to stop the vehicle, which resulted in the vehicle spinning out of control and crashing into a lamp post. As a result, the front right fender was damaged. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. No injuries were sustained. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer (toyota collision center, 966 international speedway blvd, (386) 947-7800). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.

Filed Mar 18, 2016 · Brakes, Engine · 383 miles · MA

I just purchased a 2016 vw jetta s 1.4 gasoline turbo engine on 3/5/16. It has under 400 miles on it with light driving. The check engine light came on within a week of purchase and was taken to vw dealer service immediately. I was told issue was "defective brake vacuum and relay". There is currently an the federal safety agency open recall (23r1) that applies to the 1.8 and 2.0 turbo gasoline engine, but it should clearly include the 1.4 turbo gas engine. This is a major, safety critical issue to sell a car with. Brake failure could likely lead to fatalities driving in either highway or city conditions the jetta 1.4 turbo gas engine model should be included with recall 23r1, the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v705000 I feel fortunate that I was not driving the car to experience brake failure, collision or death. This is completely unacceptable in a new car and has caused me to lose faith in the safety of the vehicle.