Problems with 2001 Volkswagen Passat VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Abs light on and break light flashing

The accelerator sticks. you have to turn the vehicle off in order to stop. the consumer is responsible for the cost of the repair. *nm

While driving 40 mph accelerator pedal stuck to the floor. as a result, consumer had to put her shoe under the pedal an pull it up. *ak

When driving the vehicle, the cruise control kicks on by itself. i don't know what the maximum speed that the cruise control is set, but i let the vehicle get up to over 85 mph yesterday before i 'canceled' the cruise control. the 'cancel' button only temporarily solves the problem - a few minutes later, the cruise control kicks on again. it does not matter if i'm on a highway or a residential street - the car will suddenly kick in and increase speed. i have not taken it to a dealer yet.*ak

Car has twice, spontaneously and forcefully (july10 and july 12), accelerated as i removed my foot from the accelerator to prepare for a stop. dealership service cannot evaluate the problem until july 22. service rep can't tell me whether it's safe to drive the car, because she has no idea what may have caused the problem. there are several incident reports on this website, describing exactly the same problem, and in one case there was an accident-related injury. i'd like to see an evaluation of this problem in this particular model (vw 2001 passat v), just to see how common it is, and to determine if a service recall is in order. *ak

Car went into passing gear while passing slow vehicle on two-lane road. when pass was completed and foot was lifted from accelerator pedal, car continued to accelerate dangerously even though accelerator pedal returned to normal position. only by shifting into neutral, braking with both foot and hand brake and switching ignition off was driver able to bring vehicle under control avoiding collision with other car ahead in same lane. after a minute, driver attempted to resume journey and restarted engine in park. engine raced to full rpm. the malfunction indicator lamp (mil) and electronic power control (epc) and airbag warning lamps were lit at this time. driver switched off ignition, deemed vehicle unsafe to drive, and called for local vw dealership to send tow truck. after waiting for tow truck about 30 minutes, driver restarted engine normally. no warning lights were showing except the air bag light, but driver elected to wait for vehicle to be towed. *jb

Windshield wipers do not work on rainy days making it difficult to see out the windshield. a lady hit my car on the right side collapsing that side along the doors and some of the rear and the air bag did not deploy. i put my feet on accelerator for speed and the car refuses to respond. the more i accelerate the slower the car goes. *nlm

While driving the throttle would sticks and causes the vehicle to accelerate. consumer states loss of control has almost occur while trying to decelerate. dealer notified. provide further information. mr

As consumer entered the parking lot, the vehicle all of a sudden accelerated, consumer had no control over the vehicle and subsequently crashed through some large boulders and into a ditch, the side airbags deployed, however the front air bags did not, consumer suffered injuries. mr *jb

While at a stop applied brakes and vehicle started to accelerate up to 50 mph. consumer could not stop vehicle, and it rearended another vehicle. no injuries, damage to vehicle unknown at this time.*ak

Consumer took the vehicle to the dealer regarding gas tank sender replacement due to recall (01v-157). after recall was done it failed again. *yh *nm

On acceleration, the accelerator pedal stuck to the floor, causing rapid acceleration. had i not put the vehicle into neutral, it would have caused a crash. accelerator remained "floored" for 15-20 seconds; it repeated consistently when i re-tested it.*ak

When at a stop or driving transmission will not shift to higher gear. engine will race, rpm's go up, and vehicle will not accelerate. vehicle has been taken to dealer 4 times, cannot remedy the problem.*ak

While driving about any mph stepped off gas pedal and vehicle would not decelerate. stepped on brake pedal, and vehicle will slow down. as soon as let brake pedal go, vehicle will accelerate again.*ak

Consumer stated the rear brake light was out, dealer replaced a bad bulb, also the headlights were shining low, dealer stated the headlights were out of range.*jb

Cruise control was set at 65 mph with about 400 miles on vehicle, and brakes did not turn off cruise control . vehicle did not stop. driver had to use emergency parking brake, and crashed into vehicle in front of him. upon impact, driver's and passenger's airbags did not deploy, which did not protect the occupants. *ak vw did not give consumer a loaner car and could find nothing wrong with vehicle. *slc