2008 Passat with braking problems

[burkemg]

Bought a new Passat in January.

Have has a couple of braking problems

Brake pedal is locked up and will not activate - can not push pedal

Several near misses

With VW dealer for past 4 weeks & still not corrected.

Anyone had something similar?

Dangerous issue

[james_tiger_woo]

:O

Not me, but I'd seriously consider rejecting this car citing the Sales of Goods act.....

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/faq/faq.htm?id=43
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/x-ray/x_g...s/car1-1.shtml

[domestos]

I had a similar problem but with the accelerator pedal.

I had a stone lodged under the pedal in one of the little holes and it stopped me from pushing the pedal right down and it crunched slightly every time I got to the limit.

I got the hoover out underneath the pedal and sucked out a huge pebble from the beach. Now i'm fine again.

Brake pedal is a little different thoygh as they hang from the top and are not connected to the bottom like the accelerator. Might be worth a taking a look around for a floor mat or stone that has got caught though...

[claranet]

This totally unacceptable and makes the car unusable so your Dealer had better get to the bottom of the problem and pronto.

I would have thought that the first place to start is the Brake Master Cylinder.

Do the brakes lock themselves up i.e are they pumping them selves up but not releasing ?

Could it be the parking brake not releasing ?

This could be adjustment but the Dealer should get to the problem and VW MUST be told about this !

Regards
Simon

[erniethemilk]

With VW dealer for past 4 weeks & still not corrected.

Wow, that must be a serious issue if the dealer cannot rectify in less thatn 4 weeks sorry to hear

I've only had mine for a couple of weeks, and have to say the electric handbrake makes some weird noises, I guess if anything will let the car down it stands a good chance of being related to that.

Hope you soon get it sorted and back with you!

[james_tiger_woo]

Have you been on conctact with your dealer on this? Me - I'd be calling the dealer daily to harass them....

[Quatrelle]

Have you been on conctact with your dealer on this? Me - I'd be calling the dealer daily to harass them....

I'd suggest they use it as a demonstrator for a week