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2000 Volkswagen Passat service brakes, air problems

29 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, air on the 2000 Volkswagen Passat6% of all complaints for this model year.

29
Service Brakes, Air complaints
6%
share of all complaints
66,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • My 2000 volkswagon passat has started reporting errors, including brake faults, abs errors, check engine lights. I've taken it to mechanics and they are unable to find any problems. They simply reset the codes and send me on my way. A few hours of driving and the errors come back. All the errors…

    filed Mar 18, 2007

  • Vw passat (2000 sedan): abs brake failure indicator comes on, typically in warm weather or when engine is warm, along with indicator bell. "stop" indicator also comes on at this time. Failure occurs almost every time the car is operated under these conditions and continues until ignition is shut…

    filed Aug 21, 2005

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.