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2000 Volkswagen Beetle service brakes, hydraulic problems

16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 2000 Volkswagen Beetle6% of all complaints for this model year.

16
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
6%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Abs system has failed, as indicated by its dashboard warning light, which is on. Dealership diagnosis: faulty abs controller/pump module, $825 to repair. Vw has an abs recall, #02v031000, which covers 2000-2002 new beetle, golf/gti, jetta. Dealership claims my vehicle is not covered. *tr

    filed Mar 13, 2008

  • 2000 volkswagen new beetle. Abs and brake light and oil lights come on. Brakes fill like they're applying left then right. Beeper going off. Researched and found that many other owners of vw and audi's are having this problem and wind up having to pay $1300 to $1900.00 for a new abs controller…

    filed Feb 23, 2008

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.