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2000 Volkswagen Jetta service brakes, hydraulic problems

41 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 2000 Volkswagen Jetta9% of all complaints for this model year.

41
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
9%
share of all complaints
45,403 mi
median reported incident mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • While driving and lightly brushing the brake pedal to begin slowing, the brake pedal automatically engages fully, slamming on brakes unexpectedly. Immediately followed by a sound of air pressure being released. If you press the brake pedal after the air is released, the pedal will return to rest…

    filed Jun 21, 2011

  • I purchased a 2000 vw jetta on 6/16/10. Two weeks after purchase, the vehicle began to have problems & since I have had the vehicle, it has had to have the following repairs: 2 fans, abs sensor would come on & lock up the wheels, so the system had to be unplugged, coolant system had to be replaced…

    filed Oct 26, 2010

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.