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2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 464677 · 2004-04-06

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
JETTA
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
74,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO AN UPHILL PARKING SPOT AND PRESSED THE BRAKE TO STOP. INSTEAD, THE CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A CONCRETE BLOCK WALL, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY AND DAMAGED THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE CAR THEN REVERSED ITSELF AND MY WIFE HAD TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. *LA

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10065654
Machine
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