# 2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `870051` · 2011-07-27 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLKSWAGEN
- **Model:** JETTA
- **Year:** 2011
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- **Miles at failure:** 4,000
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO REVERSE WHILE DRIVING.  THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO REVERSE UNCONTROLLABLY AND CRASHED INTO A SMALL PATIO BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE CONTACT THEN JUMPED FROM THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND SUSTAINED INJURY. A RELATIVE THEN JUMPED INTO THE VEHICLE WHILE STILL IN MOTION TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE RELATIVE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE ON A RESIDENTIAL PATIO.   THE CONTACT WAS HOSPITALIZED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.  THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTIFY THE DEALER.  THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE CONTACT REGARDING THE CRASH.  THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.  THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,000.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*