2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THEY WOULD TAKE THE LIABILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR, BUT THE CONTACT WOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A FUNCTION WHERE THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD TAKE THE LIABILITY OF THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 3,500.