# 1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
> NHTSA complaint `195853` · 2000-02-04 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLKSWAGEN
- **Model:** JETTA
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
WHILE TRAVELING NORTH ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE THE VEHICLE, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, SUDDENLY STALLED IN THE CENTER OF THREE LANES AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR FROM THE CENTER LANE. SHORTLY AFTER I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE A TRACTOR TRAILER STRUCK THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE TOTALLY DESTROYING THE VEHICLE.*AK
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