NHTSA — Parking Brake Problems

2.3

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
68,000 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.

1998 Volkswagen Passat brakes problems

brakes problem

Find something helpful? Spread the word.
Get notified about new defects, investigations, recalls & lawsuits for the 1998 Volkswagen Passat:

Unsubscribe any time. We don't sell/share your email.

1998 Volkswagen Passat Owner Comments

problem #1

Dec 092008

Passat

  • 68,000 miles

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

The ABS light comes on, followed by the brake light blinking the engine oil light comes on and the tachometer goes to 0 and stops working even though I am accelerating. There are many others with this same issue it can be researched on tech.bentleypublishers.com/thread.jspa?threadid=2447&tstart=0.

- Skokie, IL, USA

Add Complaint

Search CarComplaints.com for these popular complaint phrases...

brake failure premature brake wear warped rotor ABS light is on honda accord engine complaint electrical issue heater complaint transmission complaint paint defect Passat recall

Not what you are looking for?