# 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `818846` · 2010-10-06 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLKSWAGEN
- **Model:** JETTA
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
- **Miles at failure:** 21,000
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT REV. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, MANUALLY REV THE ENGINE AND THEN SHIFT INTO DRIVE SO THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION; THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*