1999 vw passat glx accelerated on its own and would not stop when brakes were pressed or car was put into neutral. Car accelerated on its own and speed kept increasing. Extremely dangerous and I was unable to stop the vehicle by pressing the brakes. Car accelerated on its own.
1999 Volkswagen Passat: sudden unintended acceleration
7 of the 664 complaints about the 1999 Volkswagen Passat describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
- 20152
- 20142
- 20101
- 20091
- 20081
- 20072
- 200612
- 20051
- 20041
- 20031
- 20021
- 20011
- 20004
- 19997
What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 volkswagen passat. While driving approximately 65 MPH on normal road conditions, the accelerator pedal became stuck when it was depressed. There was unintended acceleration and the engine revved excessively high and uncontrollably. The vehicle came to a complete stop when the contact applied both feet on the brake pedal. The vehicle resumed normal operation and was driven with caution. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 160,000 and the current mileage was unavailable. Updated 3/19/09 *cn updated 03/23/09.
While driving 45 MPH vehicle accelerated without warning. No impact reported. *ak
Car would lose power with a blinking check engine light. Then the car's check engine light quit blinking and it would suddenly surge forward. I almost rear ended another car when it surged. Dealer diagnosed and replaced the ignition control module.
While driving the vehicle suddenly accelerated which may have caused a crash. Driver had to place vehicle in neutral in order to stop. Dealer could not determine cause. Common problem. Please provide further information.
Vehicle suddenly accelerated on its own at least 4 times, each time while decelerating/braking on highway exit ramp after cruise control system malfunctioned earlier. Also, the cruise control system fails to resume and reset. Dealer reset readiness codes, but the problem still reoccurred. Dealer will not replace any parts until problems can be confirmed. *ml the consumer states that the cruise- set button was so stiff that brushing it would cause the driver to switch on the left turn signal.
While making a stop vehicle would idle intermittently. Occasionally, just at the point of coming to a stop, it will lunge forward while brakes are being applied. Happens in both hot and cold weather.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Volkswagen Passat sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 1999 Volkswagen Passat?
7 of 664 owner complaints about the 1999 Volkswagen Passat (1%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2006.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Volkswagen Passat?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Volkswagen Passat
ABS 198Ball joint 134Check engine light 27Stalling 24Grinding brakes 20Fire or smoke 15Loss of power 13Harsh shifting 11Adaptive cruise 9Airbag light 9Tire blowout 9Power steering loss 8Power windows 8Brake failure 7Headlights 6Door locks 5Engine failure 5Knocking 5Fuel leak 5Jerking 5
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