Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2006 Volkswagen Passat

On September 25th, 2017 my stepdaughter was involved in a vehicular accident on I-75 n. In macon, georgia. � she was� driving a 2006 vw Passat, 3. 6 l. � the accident occurred due to sudden acceleration on its own. � the accelerator quickly, and without notice, engaged by itself. � this resulted in her crashing into the guardrail on both sides of the interstate, in macon, GA. � fortunately, she was wearing her seat belt and survived. � she suffered lacerations, bruises, neck and arm injury, and some immediate short term memory loss when she hit her head. � the vehicle was a total loss. � Volkswagen said they would come to examine the accelerator to determine if there is a problem with it.

The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. While idling, the engine increased to 900 rpms or more. As a result, the vehicle unexpectedly accelerated to 20 mph and was difficult to stop. The dealer stated that the the rpm's were normal for the vehicle. The failure mileage was 14,000 and current mileage was 25,000. M updated 01/09/08. Updated 12/12/07.

: the contact stated while driving 10mph and attempting to come to a stop, the rpm gauge needle gave sporadic readings. While the rpm readings were inaccurate, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the brake pedal went to the floor and the vehicle did not stop. The contact was forced to down shift and use the emergency brake in order to get the vehicle stopped. After the vehicle was restarted, the engine revved. The vehicle was shifted into gear and suddenly accelerated. The vehicle engine was quickly shut off. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and currently is under going additional testing.