Electronic parking brake would not release. I had to call roadside assistance to walk me through how to "deactivate" the parking brake.
2006 Volkswagen Passat brakes complaints
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I have had recurrent issues with my 2006 passat. I just got the car back from the dealer after being at the dealer for repairs for 25 days, and I was trying to brake at the end of my street and the car did not brake. The pedal was very hard -- I could barely push it in with two feet. I activated the parking brake, and the car stopped -- thank god, I was only going 10 MPH, but if I rolled into the intersection I could have been killed. When the car stopped, the check engine light came on, the engine began revving up and down and the headlights were flickering or surging and getting brighter and dimmer and brighter very rapidly. I turned on the interior lights to better view my dash, and the interior lights were surging/flickering as well. In one of my previous visits for dealer repairs, they told me they put in a brand new electrical system. How can this be happening again? This car is beyond repair. I believe I have a lemon and it is dangerous to continue driving this car. I cannot believe that after a 25-day stint in the dealer repair center it's still not working. This is the last of many trips to the dealer for repairs. Incidentally, while I bought the car new, I bought it after using it as a loaner when my 2006 jetta tdi was in the shop more than I drove it during my period of ownership. That car had some issues as well, so when I liked the passat I decided to trade it in. I've only driven this passat for less than 5,000 miles and it is terrible. My wife drives a 2006 jetta tdi (a different one) which runs great. How can only one of three cars purchased in less than a six month period function properly. This is seriously impacting my views of vw quality. I have trouble writing vw and the word quality in the same sentence. Thank god I didn't die tonight.
At the red light, engine started to vibrate. When the light changed to green, my wife decided to pull over to see what happened. She realized that the brakes stopped working. From 20 MPH it took a whole block to stop. Luckily, no one was in front of her. Car was towed away to the dealer. As per service: vacuum hose broke off from the engine and we lost power braking. Engine vibration is the symptom. Only 9500 miles on the car. Dealer told me its a common problem on new passats.
Shaking issue while braking and after releasing brake. The entire car vibrates. Dealer contacted and said there was no way to repair at the current time.
I purchased my vw 3.6 4motion passat with 71 miles. When the vehicle reached 200 to 250 miles, the engine started shaking when gently applying brakes at slow speeds. I also experience this when the gear is in drive and their is no gas being applied. I have serviced the vehicle with volkswagen twice and they state that this is normal behavior. I have researched this through a internet forum and discovered that not all owners of the same vehicle type that I have experience this symptom. The shaking topic can be found at the following url. Http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2619540.
Purchase 2006 passat with 4 wheel motion in feb 2006. Approximately 6 weeks later engine light came on. Took to dealership where they took out the gas tank to repair vacuum problem. Then there was groaning when I turn the wheel left and right. Took to the dealer and they replaced brake parts. It is now three weeks later and I still have brake problem. The car now groans when ever I turn right, left or straight. Especially loud in stop and go traffic. I fear that the brake system is unsafe. Dealership showing no concern. I am on my second attempt to fix the brake. I will contact a lemon law lawyer if this fails.
Emergency parking brake malfunction. By pushing the button for the parking brake, you are not able to release it when you press your foot on the brake pedal. It appears locked and unable to release.
Dt*: the contact stated the brake system auto hold has failed multiple times. This causes the vehicle to roll into oncoming traffic. The vehicle is currently at the dealership, and has been to the dealership previously, but the problem was not determined.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 10mph and attempting to come to a stop, the RPM gauge needle gave sporadic readings. While the RPM readings were inaccurate, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the brake pedal went to the floor and the vehicle did not stop. The contact was forced to down shift and use the emergency brake in order to get the vehicle stopped. After the vehicle was restarted, the engine revved. The vehicle was shifted into gear and suddenly accelerated. The vehicle engine was quickly shut off. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and currently is under going additional testing.
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