NHTSA — Service Brakes Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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1998 Volkswagen Beetle brakes problems

brakes problem

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1998 Volkswagen Beetle Owner Comments

problem #2

Oct 042021

Beetle

  • miles

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The driver was driving the speed limit (55 mph) and tried to slow down as they approached a red light. The brakes failed to work, and the driver rear-ended the vehicle waiting at the stoplight. The airbags did not deploy.

- Carrollton, VA, USA

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problem #1

May 252019

Beetle

  • miles
Don't work

- Stockton, CA, USA

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