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2009 VOLKSWAGEN EOS — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash · 770310 · 2010-03-04

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
EOS
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
3,800
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

OUR 2009 EOS LUX WAS BEING DRIVEN AT A SLOW SPEED INTO A HEAD IN PARKING SPACE YESTERDAY. GAS PEDAL WAS BEING ENGAGED TO GET INTO THE SPACE WHEN CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND RAPIDLY LUNGED FORWARD STRIKING TWO PARKED CARS IN THE PARKING ROW FACING THIS SPACE. PROPERTY DAMAGE ON THIS VEHICLE AND THE TWO VEHICLES STRUCK WAS SIGNIFICANT. THIS CAR HAD SUDDENLY JERKED FORWARD WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION THE DAY BEFORE; AFTER THE SUDDEN JUMP FORWARD THE CAR RESUMED A NORMAL ACCELERATION. INSURER AND DEALER HAVE ASSURED US THEY WILL INVESTIGATE. THIS VEHICLE HAS A SERIOUS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT AND WE WILL NOT DRIVE IT AGAIN UNLESS WE ARE CERTAIN THAT THE DEFECT IS IDENTIFIED AND CORRECTED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10316788
Machine
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