Upon inspecting the brakes for wear i found they needed to be replaced, i chose to go to pep boys for the brake pads. these pads came with a wear sensor installed, so i called volkswagen to verify with the parts department my vehicle indeed needed the wear sensor they confirmed utilizing my vin however, my vehicle is not equipped with the wear sensor. i took the vehicle to the dealership and was informed that i should just cut the wear sensor cable and install the brake pads as this would be what the technicians would do as well. i called other dealerships to confirm these actions, with positive confirmation other dealers would follow the same process. this does not seem safe to cut a sensor that is meant to notify the driver of brake pad wear.
Front brakes makes whistling noise when activated. slippage occurs in rainy conditions. the front brake discs are not visually smooth.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 volkswagen passat. while driving 50 mph, the contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle failed to stop. the contact had to apply excessive force to the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. after the failure, the brake fluid warning indicator illuminated. the vehicle was towed to vyletel volkswagen buick gmc (located at 40555 van dyke ave, sterling heights, mi 48313, (586) 977-2800), but was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was contacted, but there was no response. the approximate failure mileage was 800. the vin was not available.
My vehicle attempts to straighten itself out as i'm going through a curve and i actually have to put more effort than necessary to keep steering wheel appropriately turned to go through the curve entirely. also while going through a curve, if attempt to slow down, my brakes seem to make some type of scraping sound and i can feel the scrape or vibration of the problem through the pedal. both these issues can and have occurred while traveling at a low speed such as 30 mph or at higher speed, such as 50-60 mph. i have had a few close calls with other vehicles on the road die to these issues. i will specify a date because it asks for a date but it's been happening since i first purchased the vehicle.
I bought this vehicle on june 8, 2018, from heritage vw. the car already had a safety recall for brakes which was issued on may 25, 2018. the dealer failed to inform me about it before purchase. later after my purchase on june 22 a do not drive was issued on this vehicle, they asked me to drive the vehicle to their dealership stating that it is fine to drive it.