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Volkswagen Jetta Service Brakes Safety Report | Sept 11, 2012



Reported on Sept 11, 2012


BRAKE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE DEALER AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING INTO THE VACUUM CHAMBER. NO LEAKS ON THE GROUND AS THE LEAK WAS CONTAINED IN THE VACUUM CHAMBER - I WAS SLOWLY RUNNING OUT OF BRAKE FLUID. THE DEALER FOUND THE SEALING SURFACE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS NOT SMOOTH - THEY FIGURED IT WAS LEAKING FROM NEW. SHOP REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND VACUUM CHAMBER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Make: Volkswagen
Model: Jetta
Manufactured by: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
Year: 2011
Was a crash reported? N
Was an injury reported? 0 person(s) were injured.
Was a death reported? 0 person(s) died.
Was a fire reported? N
Location: PULASKI WI
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN):
Mileage: 31000 miles.
Speed: 40 MPH
Number of cylinders:
Vehicle type:
Vehicle fuel:
Was a police report filed? N
Tire size:
Dealer name and location:
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