Volkswagen JETTA HYBRID brakes problems
14 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
101 owner complaints analyzed
3 distinct recall campaigns
76,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2013 to 2016 model years. Data snapshot: . 89 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
14 of 101 complaints match this topic (13.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10537296 · 2013-08-26 (August 26, 2013)
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 CONSIDER…
Owner-reported narrative. 4 miles reported. Look up ODI 10537296 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10542358 · 2013-09-06 (September 6, 2013)
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. THIS IS EITHER AN ISSUE WITH THE REGENERATIVE BRAKES INITIALIZING WHEN THEY ARE NEEDED (WHICH IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE HYBRID MODEL OF THE 2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA), OR THE STANDARD ANTI-LOCK DISK BRAKES NOT BEING SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO STOP THE CAR ACC…
Owner-reported narrative. 4,650 miles reported. Look up ODI 10542358 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10794951 · 2015-11-19 (November 19, 2015)
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. IT 'S A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHEN DRIVING ON BOTH SURFACE STREETS AND STOP AND …
Owner-reported narrative. 19,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10794951 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10864762 · 2016-05-13 (May 13, 2016)
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 HYBRI…
Owner-reported narrative. 58,775 miles reported. Look up ODI 10864762 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10897500 · 2016-08-21 (August 21, 2016)
I FIRST TOOK THIS CAR TO THE DEALER IN LATE 2015 TO REPORT AN UNUSUAL DRIVING CHARACTERISTIC I HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED IN OVER 40 YEARS OF DRIVING. WHEN INCHING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS IN THIS CAR, THERE IS A "JERKY" UNEXPECTED, TEMPORARY SURGING OF THE VEHICLE. THE EXPERIENCED VW MECHANIC ATTRIBUTED THIS TO A "DRY CLUTCH" THAT OPERATES MUCH LIKE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHEN SLIGHTLY RELEASING THE BRAKE TO MOVE SLOWLY EITHER FORWARD OR BACKWARDS, THE CAR HAS BEEN PROGRAMMED TO "RELEASE" THE CLUTCH AND MOVE FORWARD -- SINCE MOST OF THE TIME WHEN THE …
Owner-reported narrative. 27,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10897500 at NHTSA ↗