2002 Volkswagen Jetta Service Brakes Problems

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 2 stored complaint records:

Mileage in stored records

Band	Records
100–150k mi	1
150–400k mi	1

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

January 16, 2015 · 146,000 miles
Service Brakes
I was driving my car when all of a sudden my check engine light came on and was flashing and my battery light came on. I was about to switch lanes to pull over and i lost power, brakes, and steering. I just made it into a parking lot about five feet from a building when my car all of a sudden started smoking. I popped my hood but it wouldn't come open. Within about a minute and a half my hood started melting sparks…
Fire reported
ODI 10676178
February 2, 2014 · 220,000 miles
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated the vehicle engulfed into flames while parked and unoccupied. In addition, one or two days prior to the failure the abs warning indicator illuminated. The fire department extinguished the flames and advised that the fire originated near the abs control module. The engine compartment was completely damaged and the vehicle was towed to the contact's…
Fire reported
ODI 10564924