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2016 Volkswagen PASSAT Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1556795
Internal NHTSA #	11196925
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	PASSAT
Model Year	2016
File date	01/04/19
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Passat brakes started squealing at around 9000 miles. When serviced at dealer they stated brakes were fine. Squealing continued to 20k miles. Again serviced at dealer and said brakes were fine. Squeeling eventually stoped but after noticing severe vibration in steering wheel during freeway driving and when applying brakes, i stopped and took to nearby mechanic to inspect. He reported rotors are warped at 26k miles. This should not happen with a new car with light use. Since 3 years just passed car just exited warranty status. This problem might be due to the adaptive cruise control feature as it tends to apply the brakes hard during normal driving if set to setting number 1. To avoid hard braking, i have to keep the adaptive cruise at setting 3 which is what i've been doing when i do use it. Still, this seems to be a recurring issue in passats as apparent on search boards online. Vw should upgrade their adaptive cruise control firmware and replace impacted owners brakes, rotors and calipers. Brakes should not start going out a 9k miles and have warped rotors at 26k miles. The dealer should have caught this problem while i was still under warranty instead of reporting no issues and passing inspection reports falsely. Make people safe, recall this safety issue immediately.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	26000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ANN ARBOR, MI
VIN pattern	1VWBT7A3XGCXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	60
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2016 Volkswagen PASSAT Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 Volkswagen PASSAT Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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