1999 Volkswagen Passat: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Mar 21, 2008 · Visibility · 54,000 miles · NJ

I was driving down the street when my passenger side front window fell down into the door. The is the second time for this window and the fourth time overall. Everytime its been the window regulator. This cost me $392 everytime. I drive my car once or twice a week. This should not have happened four times when I have less than 60,000 miles on my car. I know many people with the same problem but who do we complain to? And when we do it falls on deaf ears. I can't take it anymore. Also my cruise control does not work and they want me to spend another $300+ to put a new turn signal in. Also, my passenger side, side airbag harness and airbag itself are bad. They want at least $600 to fix it. I have a 1999 passat with 55,000 miles and it's a money pit ! Please help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Filed Feb 4, 2005 · Acceleration · 67,000 miles · PA

Consumer placed the vehicle in cruise control. While the vehicle was stopped at a toll booth vehicle accelerated. Then, vehicle continued to accelerate, once getting onto the highway, to 72 MPH.. Consumer pulled over, turned the vehicle off for forty minutes, and proceeded home. The next day, consumer took the vehicle to the dealers for inspection, where it remained.

Filed Jan 17, 2005 · Acceleration · 67,000 miles · TN

When stopped, car will rev up over 3000 RPM without my touching the accelerator. Feels like car is going to take off, right into an intersection. Have had to turn off ignition to avoid a potential accident. It also occasionally accelerates while driving even once my foot is off the accelerator and not in cruise control mode.

Filed Jan 14, 2005 · Acceleration, Body · NY

Submission of complaint re vw of america feel he has been over charged for numerous & extensive repair bills for his 1999 vw passat. The consumer stated he is still experiencing problems with the front suspension. The front stabilizer was repaired and the lower control arm was repaired, however the problem recurred. The rear brake pads were worn. The front doors creaked when opened. *jb the cruise control was intermittent. The consumer requested assistance of all the matters. *sc

Filed Dec 16, 2004 · Acceleration · 131,000 miles · PA

1999 vw passat on12/15/04 and 12/16/04 suddenly increased speed on its own without driver pressing the gas pedal. On 12/15 while driving wb on I-80 in penna around the 278/279 mile marker with the vehicle in cruise control the car itself increased to nearly 90 MPH without any driver intervention, I pushed brake to get cruise to release which didn't do anything, I turned off cruise control on turn signal arm with no speed increase stoppage, I reached down to be sure the floor mat wasn't stuck and causing gas pedal to be pushed and it wasn't. I finally why standing with both feet on the brakes got the vehicle to slow enough to safely pull over and I turned it off. I then turned the vehicle on twice and the RPM's pegged immediately to 5000-6000 RPM's and I tunrned the car off at once. On a third try the car turned on in it's normal mode and idled okay. I then drove the remaining approx 15 miles to work on the pa turnpike and pa rte 115. I drove the car home the evening of 12/15 without any problems but, did not engage the cruise control. On the morning of 12/16 while on way to work at approx the 114 mile mark of the pa turnpike nb the car did the same as it had done the pevious morning and started taking off on it's own again, however, this day just like the return trip home the night of 12/15 I did not have the cruise control engaged. On 12/16 I got the car on the shoulder safely and while braking and getting the car to around 35-40 MPH I turned it off and came to a stop. On the first resart the car again pegged RPM's up to around 5000-6000 and I turned it off immediately. With the second restart of the car it ran normal and I completed the remaining 4-5 miles to work.

Filed Mar 30, 2004 · Acceleration · 2,000 miles · DC

Cruise control slowly fades out (occasionally) without warning, except the sight ofan enormous truck grill in my rear-view mirror. None of the local vw dealers could fix it, nor would they replace it. Vw zone manager told me to forget it. Car is 1999 passat wagon, 4-cyl. Is this common?

Filed Apr 10, 2002 · Brakes · PA

While attempting to dis-engage cruise control while approaching toll booth, by tapping brake, vehicle suffered total brake failure. Pulled emergency brake, which worked as advertised, causing vehicle to enter 360 degree spin and cross 6 lanes of toll booth traffic ending up on right shoulder of highway. No contact with any other vehicle or object. Shut down engine and re-started and brake pressure returned to normal. Mehcanic at independent shop cannot duplicate failure and system tests ok.

Filed Mar 21, 2000 · Acceleration · MO

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.

Filed Mar 6, 2000 · Acceleration · IL

Cruise control worked intermittently, and it will engage without application. Problem was reported to the dealership. Vehicle has been worked on three times. Dealer was not able to locate what was causing this problem.