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by ndmike88
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Mar 06, 2009 (4:56 pm)
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My wife bought an '08 Jetta Wolfsburg in July of '08. She has put on almost 8,000 miles and no, zero, nada, none problems with the brakes.
Maybe she bought a good one.
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- #133 of 167
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Re: [ndmike88]
by jeffyscott
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Mar 07, 2009 (6:30 am)
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Replying to: ndmike88 (Mar 06, 2009 4:56 pm)
It seems the brake issue is more often a problem with the manual transmission. Maybe because most automatic drivers do not use the parking brake.
We have 27,000 miles and brakes pads still have about 50% left.
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- #134 of 167
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Re: back brake problem [jayirish]
by ajsvwjetta
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Mar 07, 2009 (9:01 am)
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Replying to: jayirish (Mar 06, 2009 2:48 pm)
Well...to say I am disappointed in this car is an understatement! Just clicked over 41500 miles and for the past 1000 my rear brakes are making a horrible grinding noise...(this is after getting the pads and rotors replaces at 36000 miles). Why haven't I gone in to have it looked at because they will charge for another brake job, I just know it! And now my right turn signaling mirror is shorting out just like the left one which is not covered under any warrenty ($110 light bulbs)! VW has the worst warrenty in the world...SO your 4yr/50,000miles LIMITED new car warrenty and 5yr/60,000mile powertrain coverage will not cover brakes...what it actually covers, nobody knows? Sorry you will be getting a $440 brake job! As the dealership in NY says, "It is, what it is"
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- #135 of 167
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Re: back brake problem [ajsvwjetta]
by ruking1
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Mar 07, 2009 (9:51 am)
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Replying to: ajsvwjetta (Mar 07, 2009 9:01 am)
In addition (to reading msg #109, to try to wring out more miles out of your next brake pad and rotor combinations), the other thing that might help you chose your NEXT car is because GERMAN cars are built to stop with a greater stated mph range, German law requires both brake pads and ROTORS to be changed (among other reasons) . When the car model hits the states, while it is BEST to continue to change brakes pads and rotors at the same time, if the rotors are still within tolerances and could be "reasonably" expected to last the service life of the now new pads, then some will just change just the pads. All the best.
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- #136 of 167
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99 jetta GL Front Brake Noise
by lupusdoll
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Mar 10, 2009 (6:36 pm)
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I have a 99 Jetta GL/old body type, I just replaced all the front and rear brakes. Every time I hit the brakes there is a clicking noise coming from the front sounds like a card in bike spokes, I took everything off and inspected it, I have new rotors, calipers, pads. There is now evidence of damage and the car is stopping great, but the noise is horrible. What am I missing?
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- #137 of 167
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Wrong Brake Fluid in my '99 Jetta
by andrewcrawford
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Mar 11, 2009 (10:15 am)
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I bought a used '99 Jetta about a month ago and just found out the previous owner used the wrong brake fluid, Dot 3 instead of Dot 4.  Does anyone know if this can cause damage to my car?
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- #138 of 167
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Re: Wrong Brake Fluid in my '99 Jetta [andrewcrawford]
by ruking1
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Mar 11, 2009 (10:23 am)
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Replying to: andrewcrawford (Mar 11, 2009 10:15 am)
The answer is no. But it is better to use the DOT 4. The ATE and/ or DOT 4 meets higher boiling points than the DOT 3, as normally in Europe braking is done at a much higher mph generating higher heat loads and higher potential for moisture generation.
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- #139 of 167
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Re: 99 jetta GL Front Brake Noise [lupusdoll]
by asa
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Mar 22, 2009 (6:27 am)
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Replying to: lupusdoll (Mar 10, 2009 6:36 pm)
Not sure, but when ABS engages it makes a loud clicking noise. Perhaps you could put the car in neutral, jack up each wheel, spin each by hand, have someone apply the brake pedal and listen up close to the assembly.
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- #140 of 167
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Re: Jetta Rear Brakes...horrible!!! [lilsillyducky]
by nwjeffor
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Apr 25, 2009 (1:27 pm)
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Replying to: lilsillyducky (Jan 15, 2009 12:39 pm)
I have had my 09 Jetta TDI for a week, now, and I immediately noticed quite a lot of brake dust on the rear wheels. I've seen brake dust on the wheels on other cars, but not this much! Plus, the front wheels show almost no brake dust!
For a while, I thought it might be normal, but the brake dust keeps piling up. I'm going to take it into the dealer for service next week and see what they say. I know that I'm going to have to replace the disk brake pads regularly, but if this keeps up, I'll be replacing them at every oil change!
I'll let you know what they tell me.
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Re: Jetta Rear Brakes...horrible!!! [nwjeffor]
by ruking1
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Apr 25, 2009 (4:27 pm)
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Replying to: nwjeffor (Apr 25, 2009 1:27 pm)
See msg # 109 for the explanation of normal. There is no real reason why you should not be able to go 100,000 plus miles.
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