NHTSA — Service Brakes Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
66,500 miles

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2005 Volkswagen Beetle brakes problems

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2005 Volkswagen Beetle Owner Comments

problem #1

May 172013

Beetle 4-cyl

  • 66,500 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Driving down a long two-lane road, I decided to put on the cruise-control for the first time since purchasing the vehicle. As my intersection came up, I hit the brakes to take the car out of cruise-control and began my turn, but the car did not slow, no matter how hard I hit the brakes. The malfunction caused me to take the turn too fast and I headed straight into a 4 foot decorative rock wall that bordered the road. The airbags deployed, the car was completely totaled, and I had to spend the night in the hospital.

- San Marcos, TX, USA

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