2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid Brakes Problems

“On the freeway, I slammed on the brakes, as there was an accident in front of me, and the regenerative brakes did not activate when slamming on the brakes. The standard ABS disk brakes, without regenerative braking, are not sufficient enough to stop the vehicle in an emergency instance such as this. …”

“The brakes constantly squeal when braking. I have complained to south coast santa ana vw 3 times and brought the car in and they insist there is nothing wrong with the brakes and that it's just part of the material they manufacture the brakes with. They claim that the squealing is normal and caused by brake dust. The result of the faulty brakes is loss in stopping power. The car also has been lunging or what feels like slipping gears when I accelerate or decelerate. …”

“I'm really frustrated here with Volkswagen it seems like every since the beginning of the year january the car's been in the shop more than I've been at the doctor. At first it was the water pump for the turbo they had to be replaced then two weeks after I got that repaired it was the brake sensor then a week after that it was the vacuum pump for the brakes, and the work doesn't stop from there it seems like from there I had to get a repair kit it's a seal that goes between the transmission and the engine including the dual clutch for the hybrid and engine transmission. …”

“At 45 miles per hour on a four lane street the engine turned off. The car continued to function on lithium ion battery with epc and battery icons lit, until the charge went to zero and all electrical functions including gauges ceased. The car was dead but rolling. I had a quarter mile with no traffic in front of me to stop, luckily I did 15 feet before a red light at an intersection. After missing two lights I was able to restart and drive with diminished performance (little power) to my dealership that was 1 mile away. This is not how my service invoice was written up. …”

“Hello, the brakes on the new 2013 Jetta Hybrid are very difficult to control. When I told my dealer, I was told that the brakes behaved as intended. A google search for Jetta Hybrid brakes feel weird showed multiple reports on strange behaving brakes. I think this is a safety issue. I cannot come to a smooth, steady stop. Either it is too fast or too slow and I have to slam on the brakes at the end. I think vw should be required to make the brakes on the Jetta Hybrid safer and retrofit vehicles already on the road. Thank you for your consideration.”