VW recalls 800,000 vehicles for brake light failures

On 26 Feb 2007 22:55:31 -0800, iwhtcimtlfmwmaomopw (AT) yahoo (DOT) com wrote:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/02/26/...all/index.html

Volkswagen recalls nearly 800,000 cars
Defective brake lights on Golf, GTI, Jetta, New Beetle and R32 are a
potential safety hazard and should be replaced.
POSTED: 3:24 p.m. EST, February 26, 2007

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Around 800,000 Volkswagen vehicles have
been recalled Monday because of faulty brake lights, the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration said .

The 790,000 vehicles include Jettas, New Beetles, Golfs, GTIs and
R32s.

The specific years and models affected are 1999-2005 Jetta sedans,
2001-2005 Jetta wagons, 1998-2007 New Beetle, 2003-2007 New Beetle
Convertibles, 1999-2006 Golfs and GTIs and the 2004 R32, all in the
United States.

The malfunctioning brake lights and brake light switches could fail to
come on or remain stuck on.

This recall expands on one announced by Europe's No. 1 carmaker last
year, when 362,000 Jettas and New Beetles were recalled due to the
same defective part.

Volkswagen said that dealers will immediately be prepared to accept
service appointments to perform the repair at no charge, but the
notification process isn't scheduled to begin until April.

NHTSA did not say if any injuries had been reported linked to the
defective brake lights.

I hope it's ok to copy / post some other persons message , This post I found

tonight in the rec.volkwagon.aircooled group.

On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:11:14 GMT, samstone (AT) aol (DOT) com wrote:

I hope it's ok to copy / post some other persons message , This post I found
tonight in the rec.volkwagon.aircooled group.
OK , the coffee did not kick in just yet - the group

was alt.volkswagon.beetle --- oops

Nothing new with that! The last recall was to replace the black switch with
a new and improved purple switch, and then VW blamed us techs for not
installing them correctly. Now it's a green switch... so time will tell.


<samstone (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote

On 26 Feb 2007 22:55:31 -0800, iwhtcimtlfmwmaomopw (AT) yahoo (DOT) com wrote:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/02/26/...all/index.html

Volkswagen recalls nearly 800,000 cars
Defective brake lights on Golf, GTI, Jetta, New Beetle and R32 are a
potential safety hazard and should be replaced.
POSTED: 3:24 p.m. EST, February 26, 2007

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Around 800,000 Volkswagen vehicles have
been recalled Monday because of faulty brake lights, the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration said .

The 790,000 vehicles include Jettas, New Beetles, Golfs, GTIs and
R32s.

The specific years and models affected are 1999-2005 Jetta sedans,
2001-2005 Jetta wagons, 1998-2007 New Beetle, 2003-2007 New Beetle
Convertibles, 1999-2006 Golfs and GTIs and the 2004 R32, all in the
United States.

The malfunctioning brake lights and brake light switches could fail to
come on or remain stuck on.

This recall expands on one announced by Europe's No. 1 carmaker last
year, when 362,000 Jettas and New Beetles were recalled due to the
same defective part.

Volkswagen said that dealers will immediately be prepared to accept
service appointments to perform the repair at no charge, but the
notification process isn't scheduled to begin until April.

NHTSA did not say if any injuries had been reported linked to the
defective brake lights.

I hope it's ok to copy / post some other persons message , This post I
found
tonight in the rec.volkwagon.aircooled group.

samstone (AT) aol (DOT) com wrote:

On 26 Feb 2007 22:55:31 -0800, iwhtcimtlfmwmaomopw (AT) yahoo (DOT) com wrote:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/02/26/...all/index.html

Actually that should be: for brake light _potential_ failures.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit

Joseph Meehan wrote:

samstone (AT) aol (DOT) com wrote:

On 26 Feb 2007 22:55:31 -0800, iwhtcimtlfmwmaomopw (AT) yahoo (DOT) com wrote:


http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/02/26/...all/index.html



Actually that should be: for brake light _potential_ failures.

Hopefully they will handle this one better than the heater core recall
or the window regulator recall. Oh, yeah, and the coil recall (although
I didn't get burned by that one; by the time I even had an issue they'd
sorted out their supply chain problem)

nate

--
replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.
http://members.cox.net/njnagel

Lost In Space/Woodchuck <newsgroupmail1 (AT) wildblue (DOT) net> wrote:
: Nothing new with that! The last recall was to replace the black switch with
: a new and improved purple switch, and then VW blamed us techs for not
: installing them correctly. Now it's a green switch... so time will tell.

The story I read says if you already had it replaced, you don't need to
have it replaced again, all they did was expand the recall, not recall the
cars already fixed;

"Volkswagen recalls nearly 800,000 vehicles because of faulty brake lights
February 26, 2007
BY KEN THOMAS Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- Volkswagen of America Inc. said Monday it would recall 790,000
vehicles because of problems with the brake light switch.

The recall involves several vehicles: 1999-2006 model years of the Golf and
GTI, 2001-2005 Jettas, 2001-2007 New Beetles and the 2004 R32. It expands
upon a recall announced last year of some Jettas and New Beetles because of
the same defect.
..
..
..
He said owners of 2001-2002 Jettas and New Beetles who already had the
repairs completed following last year's recall would not need to return
for a second time. ..."


--
John Nelson
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chicago Area Paddling/Fishing Page
http://www.chicagopaddling.org http://www.chicagofishing.org
(A Non-Commercial Web Site: No Sponsors, No Paid Ads and Nothing to Sell)

O.K. I get the recall thing ... but recently my ABS and Traction control
lights both came on (2000 VW Beetle 1.8 T) and my vw guy said it was the
rear right wheel sensor gone bad... so $130 later it is replaced. Now the
lights are and off and on and off ... and I had it scanned when the lights
were on and viola ... now the left rear wheel sensor is bad (so says my
mechanicman).

He swears it is not related to the recall, but he is not VW dealership
mechanic ... what would you guys do? Trust the scan of the lights? or skip
it all and go get the recall checked first?

Robin
<samstone (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote

On 26 Feb 2007 22:55:31 -0800, iwhtcimtlfmwmaomopw (AT) yahoo (DOT) com wrote:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/02/26/...all/index.html

Volkswagen recalls nearly 800,000 cars
Defective brake lights on Golf, GTI, Jetta, New Beetle and R32 are a
potential safety hazard and should be replaced.
POSTED: 3:24 p.m. EST, February 26, 2007

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Around 800,000 Volkswagen vehicles have
been recalled Monday because of faulty brake lights, the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration said .

The 790,000 vehicles include Jettas, New Beetles, Golfs, GTIs and
R32s.

The specific years and models affected are 1999-2005 Jetta sedans,
2001-2005 Jetta wagons, 1998-2007 New Beetle, 2003-2007 New Beetle
Convertibles, 1999-2006 Golfs and GTIs and the 2004 R32, all in the
United States.

The malfunctioning brake lights and brake light switches could fail to
come on or remain stuck on.

This recall expands on one announced by Europe's No. 1 carmaker last
year, when 362,000 Jettas and New Beetles were recalled due to the
same defective part.

Volkswagen said that dealers will immediately be prepared to accept
service appointments to perform the repair at no charge, but the
notification process isn't scheduled to begin until April.

NHTSA did not say if any injuries had been reported linked to the
defective brake lights.

I hope it's ok to copy / post some other persons message , This post I
found
tonight in the rec.volkwagon.aircooled group.

Terry Thompson wrote:

O.K. I get the recall thing ... but recently my ABS and Traction
control lights both came on (2000 VW Beetle 1.8 T) and my vw guy said
it was the rear right wheel sensor gone bad... so $130 later it is
replaced. Now the lights are and off and on and off ... and I had it
scanned when the lights were on and viola ... now the left rear wheel
sensor is bad (so says my mechanicman).

He swears it is not related to the recall, but he is not VW dealership
mechanic ... what would you guys do? Trust the scan of the lights?
or skip it all and go get the recall checked first?

I can't imagine how the recall issue would be related.

Robin
samstone (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:45e3f512.2406639 (AT) news (DOT) epix.net...
On 26 Feb 2007 22:55:31 -0800, iwhtcimtlfmwmaomopw (AT) yahoo (DOT) com wrote:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/02/26/...all/index.html

Volkswagen recalls nearly 800,000 cars
Defective brake lights on Golf, GTI, Jetta, New Beetle and R32 are a
potential safety hazard and should be replaced.
POSTED: 3:24 p.m. EST, February 26, 2007

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Around 800,000 Volkswagen vehicles have
been recalled Monday because of faulty brake lights, the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration said .

The 790,000 vehicles include Jettas, New Beetles, Golfs, GTIs and
R32s.

The specific years and models affected are 1999-2005 Jetta sedans,
2001-2005 Jetta wagons, 1998-2007 New Beetle, 2003-2007 New Beetle
Convertibles, 1999-2006 Golfs and GTIs and the 2004 R32, all in the
United States.

The malfunctioning brake lights and brake light switches could fail
to come on or remain stuck on.

This recall expands on one announced by Europe's No. 1 carmaker last
year, when 362,000 Jettas and New Beetles were recalled due to the
same defective part.

Volkswagen said that dealers will immediately be prepared to accept
service appointments to perform the repair at no charge, but the
notification process isn't scheduled to begin until April.

NHTSA did not say if any injuries had been reported linked to the
defective brake lights.

I hope it's ok to copy / post some other persons message , This post
I found tonight in the rec.volkwagon.aircooled group.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit

Joseph Meehan wrote:

Terry Thompson wrote:

O.K. I get the recall thing ... but recently my ABS and Traction
control lights both came on (2000 VW Beetle 1.8 T) and my vw guy said
it was the rear right wheel sensor gone bad... so $130 later it is
replaced. Now the lights are and off and on and off ... and I had it
scanned when the lights were on and viola ... now the left rear wheel
sensor is bad (so says my mechanicman).

He swears it is not related to the recall, but he is not VW dealership
mechanic ... what would you guys do? Trust the scan of the lights?
or skip it all and go get the recall checked first?


I can't imagine how the recall issue would be related.

The ABS/TC systems that I am familiar with do use the brake light switch
as an input, so it's a long shot but I'd have the recall done first.

nate
--
replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.
http://members.cox.net/njnagel

if you are getting fault codes for wheel speed sensors, there's no way the
recall is going to make the sensor codes go away.



"Terry Thompson" <robinlt (AT) adelphia (DOT) net> wrote

O.K. I get the recall thing ... but recently my ABS and Traction control
lights both came on (2000 VW Beetle 1.8 T) and my vw guy said it was the
rear right wheel sensor gone bad... so $130 later it is replaced. Now the
lights are and off and on and off ... and I had it scanned when the lights
were on and viola ... now the left rear wheel sensor is bad (so says my
mechanicman).

He swears it is not related to the recall, but he is not VW dealership
mechanic ... what would you guys do? Trust the scan of the lights? or
skip
it all and go get the recall checked first?

Robin
samstone (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote

On 26 Feb 2007 22:55:31 -0800, iwhtcimtlfmwmaomopw (AT) yahoo (DOT) com wrote:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/02/26/...all/index.html

Volkswagen recalls nearly 800,000 cars
Defective brake lights on Golf, GTI, Jetta, New Beetle and R32 are a
potential safety hazard and should be replaced.
POSTED: 3:24 p.m. EST, February 26, 2007

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Around 800,000 Volkswagen vehicles have
been recalled Monday because of faulty brake lights, the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration said .

The 790,000 vehicles include Jettas, New Beetles, Golfs, GTIs and
R32s.

The specific years and models affected are 1999-2005 Jetta sedans,
2001-2005 Jetta wagons, 1998-2007 New Beetle, 2003-2007 New Beetle
Convertibles, 1999-2006 Golfs and GTIs and the 2004 R32, all in the
United States.

The malfunctioning brake lights and brake light switches could fail to
come on or remain stuck on.

This recall expands on one announced by Europe's No. 1 carmaker last
year, when 362,000 Jettas and New Beetles were recalled due to the
same defective part.

Volkswagen said that dealers will immediately be prepared to accept
service appointments to perform the repair at no charge, but the
notification process isn't scheduled to begin until April.

NHTSA did not say if any injuries had been reported linked to the
defective brake lights.

I hope it's ok to copy / post some other persons message , This post I
found
tonight in the rec.volkwagon.aircooled group.