I bought a new Passat in January last.
Towards the end of January, I could to stop at a junction and rear ended a car causing front damage to the passat and rear damage to the other one.
Subsequently (1st March ) I had an incident where the brakes failed to apply (brake pedal stuck and would not move just for a second or two).
I put both incidents down to my imagination
That's until yesterday when the brakes would not work - could not push the brake pedal and could not stop. Managed to avoid a collision and coasted to a stop.
After I restarted the car the brakes appeared to work ok. When I got to work I caklled VW assist who sent out an AA guy who reckons the brake servo is 'gone'.
Clearly it seems an intermittent servo problem has been the source of my 'frights'.
Right now even if it is fixed what recourse do I have?
I had to make an insurance claim to get both cars fixed after the first tip.
I've lost confidence in the car (only 1500 km on the clock).
What options do I have?
A a move to a different model would be costly but you can noyt buy peace of mind.
How should I approach VW and the dealer?
Thanks
Towards the end of January, I could to stop at a junction and rear ended a car causing front damage to the passat and rear damage to the other one.
Subsequently (1st March ) I had an incident where the brakes failed to apply (brake pedal stuck and would not move just for a second or two).
I put both incidents down to my imagination
That's until yesterday when the brakes would not work - could not push the brake pedal and could not stop. Managed to avoid a collision and coasted to a stop.
After I restarted the car the brakes appeared to work ok. When I got to work I caklled VW assist who sent out an AA guy who reckons the brake servo is 'gone'.
Clearly it seems an intermittent servo problem has been the source of my 'frights'.
Right now even if it is fixed what recourse do I have?
I had to make an insurance claim to get both cars fixed after the first tip.
I've lost confidence in the car (only 1500 km on the clock).
What options do I have?
A a move to a different model would be costly but you can noyt buy peace of mind.
How should I approach VW and the dealer?
Thanks