Volkswagen Jetta Parking Brake Problems
- 16
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 9
- Years with records
- 2000–2009
- Stored years
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 16 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- parking brake · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 12 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Door · Engine · Parking Brake · Suspension
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 volkswagen jetta. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle overheated and stalled without warning, the parking brake failed, and the rear driver side door had issues opening. The contact also stated that the vehicle leaked fluid. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the main coolant fan, engine valve cover gasket, both rear shock and mounts, both front strut…
ODI 10849951
Parking Brake · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Excessive wear in brake pad at under 15,000 miles. Both front pads are approx 75% of 'new', the right rear pad 75%+ of 'new', but the left rear (lr) is now very close to metal-on-metal with rotor. Dealer service on 3-10-11 @ 14, 281 miles indicated 3mm remaining on rear (didn't specify left or right or both, but estimate was to replace both). When i went to replace rear pads (now @ 14,990 miles), is when i found out…
ODI 10397164
Parking Brake · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
I have a 2008 volkswagen jetta. I purchased it new in august 2008. The rear brakes wore into the rotors at 12,000 miles. The dealership repair shop had just informed me that the brakes were fine at 10,000 miles. The rotors and brakes had to be replaced at my cost as it is not a warranty item but a wear item. At my 20,000 mile checkup, i was again told that my brakes were fine and had 50% remaining. I took the car to…
ODI 10311684
Parking Brake · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2007 vw jetta wolfsberg edition brake pads completely worn out at 18k miles. Had dealer replace pads. Pads completely worn again at 25k miles along with rotors. Took to dealer who refused repairs as condition was "normal" and would not cover under warranty. Took to private mechanic who said condition was "not normal" and scheduled followup service after pads were replaced to gauge damage to rear braking mechanisms.…
ODI 10307843
Parking Brake
Vehicle is a 2006 vw jetta with a safety issue with brakes the vehicle rear brakes wear out at about 25,000 to 30,000 miles do to grabbing from the e brake design vehicle does not have a censor or a metal tab on the brake pads to indicate brakes need to be replace. *tr
ODI 10247088
Parking Brake
I bought a 2008 jetta from rod east vw in late june, in late july my brake light came on, i then called rod east vw to inform them and they told me to call their roadside assistance to have them tow my car over to them. One week had passed and they had still not looked at my car so i informed them that i would need a rental car because i am a student and i have a daughter that has numerous therapy and dr appt every…
ODI 10252313
Pads · Parking Brake
Parking brake was not adjusted properly from the factory causing premature brake pad wear. Too soon to be caught during service intervals thereby may have caused brake failure leading to an incident and/or caused damage. *tr
ODI 10225532
Caliper · Parking Brake
I have had several problems with my 2007 vw jetta 2.5 but the most recent and disturbing was a complete failure of the rear brakes due to an improperly adjusted parking brake cable. The faulty e-brake caused the rear brake calipers to seize, ate through the pads, and damaged the rotors. Upon taking it to the dealer i was informed this was a fairly common problem with my model. After doing some research on the…
ODI 10201900