Parking brake (button push) randomly engages without the button pushed. Sometimes I engaged the parking brake when I park the car, but when I come back to the car and try to disengage it, it will not disengage.
2006 Volkswagen Passat brakes complaints
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Electronic emergency brake fault; was driving on january 18,2014. My daughter was driving about 35 MPH when this emergency brake light started flashing yellow. Also there was a red brake light that was flashing and beeping three times. She got the car under control mind you she is only 17 and she just bought this car from campus auto here in fort dodge, ia on the 10th and he told her nothing was wrong with the car. Everything has went wrong with this car that can go wrong. She pulled over and read in her manual that with the beeping 3 times and the red light indicator said that she was suppose to get it to a trusted mechanic right away. So she did the smart thing and called me to have the car taken to a mechanic. But what if she would have been on the highway and this would have happened. She would have lost control of this car on a highway. Please look into these passat. There is something seriously wrong with them. Wheel bearings are bad in the rear. Fuel pump went bad. Coils burn. These are all dangerous things. Please help.
I was traveling southbound on the maine turnpike at 55-60 MPH due to some black ice in areas. Temp was 35, conditions were clear, visibility good. After passing exit 75, without warning my vw passat electronic parking brake engaging, causing my brakes to lock up and causing me to loose control of the vehicle, swerving side to side for approximately 50 yards. During this time, the parking brake light was flashing as well as a parking brake fault message on the dash was displayed. I was able to regain control of the vehicle and pull off to the shoulder. I put the vehicle in park, referred to my manual, which was no help. I got out of the vehicle, looked around it and then called a few people to discuss the problem. No one had ever heard of this issue before and I saw no obvious sign of error. This vehicle is equipped with an electronic parking brake button on the dash. I believe its electronic malfunction and a huge safety issue. If there would have been vehicles near mine, we would of collided. I had my daughter and her friend in the rear of the vehicle and we were all very scared during this entire incident. After 10 min of shut off, I restarted, the dash still display parking brake fault. I was able to manually disengage the braking brake. But the "fault" error on dash would not go away. I then operated the vehicle at 30-35 MPH with hazards on to exit gray. I parked the vehicle at a local restaurant and turned off the vehicle for over 30 minutes. When I turned the vehicle back on the "fault" light had gone off and the vehicle seemed to be running ok. But I was unsure if I should venture further and took route 100 back to my home in lew. The next day I did not use the vehicle and called vw on mon after noting numerous vw forums with complaints of the same safety issue. Case #[xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Electronic emergency brake fault -- it is now the 3rd time my electronic emergency brake has failed (unable to disengage/release). The second time was last june of 2012 the dealer replaced the module, caliper, housing, wiring to the tune of $1800. Yesterday it happened again where the electronic switch was flashing and would not release and also the red brake light indicator in display was also flashing had car towed to dealer. I have read other complaints that have been posted and wondering why this has not been addressed with the manufacturer. It appears there is a safety concern with this electronic emergency brake design. There is something very wrong with this design. Please address this with the manufacturer as soon as possible. I can't afford to purchase a new car but at the same time have a concern for my safety.
I have a vw passat 3.6 and am always having an issue with the parking brake. Currently I am unable to get the parking brake to release and don't know why. This has been going on for several months and the only place I go to get it serviced is volkswagen. On about 5 different occasions the brakes would not engage nor disengage.
At the morning of 3/30/2012 while was driving to work brakes feel funny( sometimes like hard, sometimes soft) started that morning. While I was barking my car brakes failed, hardly stopped and crashed to electric pol. Broke front grill and emblem put a dent on chrome piece on the front.I took the vehicle to dealer. Found brake booster neprene hose had multiple cracks.. That replacement should be free but they charge me some$200.00. I would like to complain volkswagen of america. Good think did not happened on highway 70 MPH.
I began to have problems with the engine light. Every time I had it checked, it coded something different (po455, po171, po441) with these results: fuel cap light came on, high pressure fuel pump, evaporative emission control system , and lean bank 02 censor before the catalytic converter. It became hard to crank, and once shook when it did crank. The steering wheel module and comfort control module were replaced in 2008 under warranty after I took volkswagen to small claims court. I took the car to a dealership in atlanta (there isn't one close to where I live) and they completed the following repairs: code po444, the evaporative emission system purge control valve circuit; code po193, fuel measuring system 2 abnk 1; and p2187 system too lean at idle. Total= $884.84 ($619.95 labor; $204.31 parts; $43.25 waste disposal charge; and $17.33 tax). At no charge, they checked the passenger headlight which I had to replace @ twice a year and inspected high pressure pump, gff guided functions and a courtesy visual service inspection.
Antilock brake system failed causing the brakes to automatically come on. Led to rapid deceleration while driving. Ongoing problem.
Service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:vacuum 2006 vw passat 3.6l vr6 model. The problem occurred in late 2010 at first a few months after the car was purchased. The problem occurs when the vehicle is at a set of lights, the RPM are normally around 650-700 RPM, when the problem occurs the RPM go to 1250-1300 while the vehicle is stopped, this makes so the driver has to apply much more foot strength to hold the car. Raising the risks of a car crash. This happens randomly, if I drive a day it might not happen, then I drive the next day at the second set of lights it happens. I have attempted to repair this at vw in nh but they did not solve the problem and claimed the car "is not really an automatic, but a manual" and changed gear boot connectors or some something, and the same week the problem resumed. I feel I cannot go to vw to repair this as this will give me excuses, please look into this, I feel this is detrimental to my and my family's safety. Thank you.
I own a 2006 vw passat 3.6, engine died suddenly after pulling out across a 45mph state route, after engine failed, there was no steering or brakes, had to push car out of traffic with my 2 young sons inside. Young vw, easton pa. Stated the failure as a oil pump bolt that had backed out and sheared off, causing the catastrophic engine failure. After some research I found 58 failure of this type of this same year and engine, at: http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?3462993-attn-3.6l-owners-has-your-engine-failed , - this is clearly an issue vw was aware of several years ago, as evidenced by the replacement or repair of so many, 58+ engines that I can document, and chooses not to recognize the issue, I believe due to financial reasons as this fix is $3,000 in labor alone. I contacted vwoa, (ref. # [xxx]) and vw ag, (,ref. No.: [xxx]) with this issue and neither had recognized this as a known issue, my vehicle is out of warranty, and vw estimated the repair at $12,800 for a rebuilt engine. Aside from being abusively expensive, this failure should not be allowed to occur randomly, in traffic or anywhere creating a very unsafe and life threatening situation, vwoa should be well aware of these potential problems with this year engine, by the many they have replaced or fixed and should make the public aware and effect a fix to prevent a loss of life due to this known engine defect. My VIN # [xxx], 2006 vw passat 3.6l 4motion. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen passat. The contact was attempting to pull into a parking space when the brakes failed. A local mechanic stated that the heat shields on the turbo failed, causing the brake failure. The vehicle was repaired under the contact's factory warranty. The failure and current mileages were approximately 47,000.
Volkswagen 2006 2.0t passat has a defective steering wheel lock that is very dangerous. I know of numerous passat 2006 drivers with the same problem. It is unsafe and this should be recalled. Thank god I was not driving when it occurred. It is very expensive to fix and I am just out of the warranty. It is unfair and unsafe. It has happened to so many passat drivers. Please do something. The car was difficult to tow because everything is locked up on the car, couldn't put it into neutral, all wheels were locked, brakes,etc. The service person at the dealership said that the keys are not being read by the car and the steering wheel column needs to be replaced for over $1300. I can not afford to pay for this especially since it is a vw defect.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen passat. The contact stated that the steering column locks up on her vehicle and prevents it from being driven. She attempted to start the engine and an indicator illuminated, which stated that the steering column was locked. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the steering column was defective and needed a module. The repair would cost $1,300. The failure mileage was 63,000. Updated 05/27/09 *bf updated 06/08/09 *bf updated 6/16/09 *nj the left rear caliper needed to be replaced,the check engine light illuminated, the transmission was making a loud noise, the tire pressure light illuminated, the left turn signal did not work, the left wheel bearing needed to be replaced, the hood release lever inside the vehicle was inoperative. Updated 06/17/09.
Power brake assist failure in low ambient temperatures (wi winters). Occurs whenever temperatures are in the 30's or lower. Vacuum hose has been replaced twice, with no improvement. Apparently condensation is building inside the hose (reported by dealership service dept.)
Emergency brake at times does not disengage or engage. I have to turn the car off wait a while and sometimes it does and sometimes it does not engage/rengage. Gives me a parking brake fault message.
I have two problems with this car: 1. Emergency brake failure continues to give me parking brake fault message & periodically will not engage or disengage. 2. On several occasions during braking my car is slipping and takes longer to brake. I see this problem is already a recall on other vw passats but not on my model passat but this recall should be extended to my model as well. Brake vacuum problem. I will be making an appointed to get this looked at with dealer but wanted you to have a record of this and investigate these issues.
The vehicle I have the problem with is a 2006 vw passat 3.6l 55,000 miles. The vehicle is equipped with an electronic parking brake. On dec 27 2008, I was driving on the highway aprox 60mph and the electronic parking brake was engaged instantly without warning and cause me to loose control of vehicle, spin 180 and I got hit by an SUV driving behind me on the same directional lane. After the incident I try to move the vehicle from the travel lane but the wheels were still locked. After trying to disengage the parking brake several times I dragged the vehicle of the side of the road and turn off the engine. After trying several times to disengage the parking I was able to do it and leave the scene driving on the shoulder until I exit the highway. The vehicle that hit me left and because I had minor damages and I decide not to report the incident to the authorities. Immediately I contact the local dealer and vw of america and informed them about the situation and open up a case #80411298. I drove the vehicle to the local dealer located in naperville il and after 7 days the technician said: was nothing wrong with the vehicle and they can't explain why the parking brake was engaged at the highway speed. After doing a research on vw forum called vw vortex, www.vwvortex.com, I found out the same thing happen to other vw passat owners. The reason I'm writing you is because this is a safety issue here and I should say I was very lucky because I did not get hit by a heavy truck, I did not get injured or maybe killed. As of today the local dealer don't know what to fix on this vehicle and they want me to pick up the car because they said it?s safe to drive. I think you should intervene and analyze this issue and maybe we can find a solution quick before someone gets injured or maybe killed. Please fell free to contact me on my email address or my phone number at anytime I can assist with more details. Thank you very much.
Parking brake will not release. Has been serviced three times for this issue. Had to have car towed first time. The other two times I waited a while and tried again and the brake did release. Had to have the entire brake replaced. Also, parking brake engaged by itself once. Fortunately it happened when I was turning the car off and not while I was driving.
Driving down snow and ice covered mountain pass in colorado when I suddenly experienced heavy resistance of brake pedal and loss of braking. Brake light also came on. Fortunately, I made it home safely. Subsequently brought car to dealer and found out that the vacuum line for the brake had cracked causing loss of vacuum pressure and decreased braking.
High idle during high ambient temperatures. Idle is raised to 1000-1050rpms during temperatures above 90f. This causes loading of the transmission and additional brake pressure is needed to keep the car at a stop. This can occur suddenly and randomly presenting a safety issue. I have almost ran into several cars at various times when stopped at a light or in traffic. It has happened countless times during the high ambient temperatures.
I bought a car brand new and ever since 1700 miles it's been having electrical problems. First it started with windows not wanting to roll up, they'd roll down first then up. My radio was stuck on loud and would not turn off or down or change radio stations. The parking brake (electrical) engaged on me while I was driving on the freeway, a hose came undone at 18k miles on the freeway and caused heavy convulsing. The steering wheel lock randomly had "errors", the airbag has "errors", the transmission downshifted very rough which made me jolt in the car and started making my neck sore. For every incident my car has been to the dealer to be fixed, they fix the problem and a new one happens a week later. I am a valet and other vw owners say the same things happen to their cars. So I know I have a legit complaint here.
When the car is traveling approximated 2-10 MPH, the automatic transmission accelerates and brakes as the automobile bucks a few times. Their is a loud thunking noise and then goes back to normal. From time to time the car gets stuck in 2nd gear, which forces me to pull over and restart the engine. Windows are supposedly automatic up and down, but don't work properly 50% of the time. Rear back speaker plays intermittently. When parking and shutting down engine, the emergency brakes turn on and off. The engine key is getting stuck in the ignition. Overall issues seem to be electrical or computer related. I have taken back to dealer twice in the last 6 moths and the problems keep building.
Abs brakes have been pumping without inclement weather. It pumps randomly at any speed and any weather. Nothing has been resolved from the dealer. The brakes also make excessive noise, grinding or metal to metal type of sounds or contact. In addition, multiple electrical or malfunctions within the year I have owned the car- only 9491 miles. A. Air bag light went on and stayed on until I brought it to the dealer. B. The driver sun visor shorted and was inoperative. C. Ignition was weak and would not start after several times. Car would die. Brought the car to the dealer, no resolve. The computer could not duplicate problem. Finally as I am driving the other day, a malfunciton light appears and the car dies. I had the car towed to the dealer. D. After 5,000 miles check up, the service light appeared and stayed on until I brought it into the dealer to turn off. E. At this time, the car is in the dealer. They found that the ignition switch faulty and will be replacing it.
I own a 2006 vw passat 2.0t. Two days ago, as my wife was parking with the baby in the back seat, the brakes suddenly failed completely and she smacked into the car in front of her and it into the car in front of it. Luckily no one was in those cars and my wife and baby are okay. She then filed a police report and had the roadside assistance pick it up and take it to the service center. Now I know about the late 2006 recall and we had that fixed but geez, it's a good thing she wasn't on the highway! As of yesterday, vw mechanics could not duplicate the problem and could not find a mechanical or computer error. The service representative said that they road tested it and it was fine. However, my car model was recalled by vw in 12/06 and supposedly fixed a power brake issue. Of course yesterday they told me that it was also recalled just yesterday for a software update. Means nothing I guess...and they've road tested it again. By the way, had my wife floored the gas, with the 2.0t engine, it would have been far worse. Witnesses saw her screaming and looking down before the accident, trying to figure out what was happening. Vw consumer affairs, is also investigating the issue and the dealers service levels. Now today, something surprising happened. My lojack early warning system called an emailed me because as it turns out they were road testing it. Funny, they said they road tested it yesterday as well but I had no early warning from lojack. Sounds like I caught the service center in a lie.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen passat. The contact stated that the push key becomes stuck and the gears must be shifted in order to correct the failure. Also, the emergency brake failed to operate properly, and the vehicle's interior smelled like rotten eggs. On april 9, 2007 the vehicle was brought to a dealer for a diagnosis. The current mileage was, 10,000 and failure mileage was 9,000.
On january 23, 2007, I made an appointment with crestmont vw in pompton lakes, nj to perform the brake line (the federal safety agency campaign id number : 06v472000 ) and wiper motor (the federal safety agency campaign id number : 06v470000 ) recalls on my vehicle. I intentionally made the advance appointment for nine business days later, february 2, 2007, to give crestmont vw time to order the necessary parts. During the first visit on february 2, 2007, crestmont vw was only able to repair the wiper motor because of the failure to secure the necessary part for the brake line recall, even with the advance notice of nine business days. Shortly after my first visit, on february 4, 2007, the brake part covered by the recall failed and rendered my passat unsafe to drive. My car was towed to crestmont vw, and on february 6, 2007, I was informed that crestmont vw had broken another part while attempting to repair the brake vacuum line. At this time, I was informed that the necessary part was not available until at least the middle of march.
2/5 noon: as I was pulling out of my apartment complex on to a main road, my brakes went out. Fortunately, I was going 10 MPH so was able to come to a stop simply by letting off the gas and pushing the wheel against a curb. Engine began to misfire and emi came on. 12:07: in my attempt to reach vw roadside assistance, I was put on automated hold for over 25 minutes. 12:35: I called the general customer service line and at that point was told that there was a recall on my vehicle regarding vacuum hose to the brake lines but that should not have resulted in total brake failure. Re-directed me to roadside assistance again. 12:40: placed on automated hold with roadside assistance for 15+ minutes again and at that point began looking for alternative options. 1:15: received a call from third party moc roadside assistance confirming somebody was on their way to pick me up and should be there within the hour. 2:25: car was dropped off at tom wood volkswagon of indianapolis, in. I was given a rental car for the next few days. 2/9 went to get my car. They had fixed the problem and had no explanation why I didn't receive a recall letter. They said the recall had been made public 26 december 2005 and that I should check my mailing address with vag (ironic how all my financing statements come on time though!). There was a recall on the wiper system issued at the same time (also of which I was not notified). When they performed this recall at this time also, they returned the car to me w/o the wipers functioning! I was outraged that they didn't check the wiper system before telling me it was o.k. It took them a few minutes to get the wipers going and I was on my way. It wasn'tt doing any good to speak to the dealership and have begun to consult lawyers regarding actions against vag due to the fact that I was not made aware of this safety recall. Suffering: mental anguish, fear of unsafe car, lost productivity at work.
Tl* - the contact owns a 2006 vw passat. The contact received a recall notice on january 25, 2007 re: service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:vacuum. The dealer honored the recall. However, the contact didn't feel safe driving the vehicle. Five days after receiving the recall the brakes failed while a family member was driving 10 MPH. The brakes wouldn't engage. The brakes remained in the upright position when the contact attempted to stop the vehicle. Volkswagen will honor the warranty. The contact requested to terminate the lease and accept a different vehicle or an allowance for another vehicle. Also, the contact's radiator had to be replaced at 200 miles and he felt the vehicle was a lemon.
2006 ww passat customer wants to know is his vehicle affected by this recall (recall 06v472000 p7-vacuum booster)**cc
Tl* - the contact stated that while driving a 2006 volkswagen passat it stalled in a turn. He had been driving along steadily for 2 hours with out incident prior to the vehicle losing power. The contact took the vehicle to be serviced, and was informed that they could not find the cause of the problem. *ak the passenger side headlight was inoperable, the work was completed, however 2 hours later the headlight failed again. The vehicle exhibits a one to three second lag in the accelerator, most noticeable when the consumer is truing to accelerator. There was a rattle coming from the headliner/sunroof assembly. There was a rubbing noise coming from the brakes. There was a rattling noise coming from the rear view mirror trim pieces. The windshield wipers were inoperative. The fog lights were inoperative. Updated 01/31/07.
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