What 586 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hev

2013 JETTA HYBRID. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARALLEL PARK, UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. *JS

NHTSA ODI 11061788

BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND PROPERLY

NHTSA ODI 10903055

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK OR REVERSE, IT WOULD JERK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

NHTSA ODI 10855562

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP FOR TRAFFIC, THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE AND CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BECOME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO POLICE REPORT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,857. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ODI 10561657

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 ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. THE STANDARD THAT THIS VEHICLE FAILS IS: "STANDARD NO. 105 - HYDRAULIC AND ELECTRIC BRAKE SYSTEMS - PASSENGER CARS (EFFECTIVE 1-1-68) THIS STANDARD SPECIFIES REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDRAULIC AND ELECTRIC SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED PARKING BRAKE SYSTEMS TO ENSURE SAFE BRAKING PERFORMANCE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND EMERGENCY CONDITIONS" (HTTP://WWW.NHTSA.GOV/CARS/RULES/IMPORT/FMVSS/). THIS FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM RESULTED IN ME BEING UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITHIN A REASONABLE DISTANCE FOR MY SPEED, AND I REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.

NHTSA ODI 10542358