2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Start: 2005-02-10

crash · 521609 · 2005-02-13

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: TOUAREG
Year: 2004
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure: 18,000
Speed: 35 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 0
Fire: No
Crash: Yes
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

6/04 & 9/04 - TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK BRAKE EFFICIENCY & SQUEALING NOISE. BOTH TIMES DEALERSHIP REPORTED NO PROBLEM AND BRAKE NOISE WAS CREATED BY BRAKE DUST & WAS NORMAL. 2/05 - BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSED CAR ACCIDENT. *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10110475
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown