Other Engine Info: 50-St. BIN 5/ULEV emission. Emissions Certification Test Group: AADXV02.03UA.
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat
Belt Advanced Front Air Bags.
Plant City: Emden
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Sport
TPMS: Direct
Transmission Style: Automatic
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2010
POWER TRAIN
DSG CLUTCHES ARE STATED TO BE WORN OUT AT 64K AND NEED REPLACEMENT FOR $2,013 DOLLARS. SERVICE STATES KNOWN ISSUE WITH DSG TRANSMISSION BUT MANUFACTURER AND DEALER REFUSES TO COVER COST FOR "KNOWN ISSUE." MEANWHILE CHINA HAS HUGE RECALL ON DSG TRANSMISSION AND GIVING 10 YEAR WARRANTY?? ANYONE WATCHING AND LISTENING? CHINA LEADS THE USA IN SAFETY AND CONSUMER RECALLS. ..REALLY? CAR LURCHES BACKWARD IN REVERSE CAUSING SAFETY ISSUE FOR PEOPLE AND PROPERTY BEHIND CAR. ALSO, IF CAR PARKED ON SIDE OF CLIFF CAR COULD LURCH OVER SAID CLIFF KILLING ALL IN CAR. *TR
2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN CC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH SHE TRIED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHILE THE ABS ALSO ENGAGED. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING CONTINUOUS PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND CHANGING GEARS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DIDN'T MENTION IF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATED THE FAILURE BUT THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE AUTO HOLD SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT SINCE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,368 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,390.