10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
76,000 miles

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problem #1

Aug 202005

Golf 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 76,000 miles
The rod that connects the brake pedal to the brake booster broke at the welled. This problem occurred under normal driving conditions. There was an accident because of this on 8-20/21-205. The passenger sustained facial injuries, and the driver sustained bruises. The vehicle was totaled. Updated 11/4/2005 - when the brake pedal and brake booster were removed the consumer noticed that the rod between the pedal and booster was hollow.

- Glendale, CA, USA

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