# 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `948237` · 2012-11-06 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLKSWAGEN
- **Model:** CC
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 27,464
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
AT 8:40 AM CST ON 11/6/2012. WHILE COMMUTING TO WORK AT 55 MPH ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF FREEWAY. I LOST FUNCTIONALITY ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN ENGAGING THE GAS PEDAL. GAS PEDAL WAS RENDERING NON-FUNCTIONAL AND IN-EFFECTIVE.  THERE WAS HEAVY SOOT/SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST PRIMARILY ALMOST LIKE FIRE AND SOME SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THIS IS A NEW UNDER WARRANTY VW CC 2012 4 DOOR SEDAN.    DRIVING ON THE LEFT LANE WITH A SEMI BEHIND ME WHEN THIS OCCURRED. IT CREATED A VERY UNSAFE NEAR MISS INCIDENT. I AM FORTUNATE THAT A COLLISION DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN I LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS. I PULLED OFF TO AN EXIT AND WHEN I FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL, THERE WAS INTERMITTENT POWER STALLING THE VEHICLE TO LESS THAN 5 MPH. HOWEVER, THERE WAS HEAVY SOOT/SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST PRIMARILY ALMOST LIKE FIRE AND SOME SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD,  WITH PARKING LIGHTS ON I DROVE 2 MINUTES AND PULLED TO A PARKING LOT.     MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEAREST VW DEALERSHIP UPON TALKING WITH VW ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE. THEY APPEAR TO BE INCONSIDERATE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF THE SITUATION I DEALT WITH AND THE IMPACT AND SEVERITY OF THE TECHNICAL FAILURE. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS SYSTEMIC IN VW CC. THIS TECHNICAL FAILURE CAN EASILY CAUSE ACCIDENTS. MY NEAR MISS IS A TESTAMENT TO IT.  *TR
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