2002 Volkswagen Passat Wagon Brakes Problems

“I was driving up somewhat of a hill and had to slow down due to a bit of traffic flow. I had realized I was a little closer than I thought so I braked a little harder than usual. My brakes were grabbing on tightly to the ground like they should but then seemed to have given out at the last couple seconds. My car hit the car in front of me, resulting in both my front airbags going off. The airbag on the passenger side and swung out and hit my right hand, resulting in some minor burns and scrapes. I then started going backwards after the car in front of me was hit. …”

“The contact owns a 2002 Volkswagen Passat Wagon. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to respond. The emergency brake was engaged in order to slow down; however, the vehicle then crashed into the rear of another vehicle. There were no personal injuries. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where no repairs were performed. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 151,000.”