10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
2,200 miles

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problem #1

Jun 262020

Jetta 4-cyl

  • 2,200 miles
My car rolled into a wall on the other side of a parking lot while I was inside the opposite building. There is no alert/indicator/notification that the E-brake is engaged. There are alerts for the seat belt, air bag, truck/door opened, low gas, lights, etc. There is even a notification on the screen to remind me to grab my phone after I turn off the car and open the door. But for the E-brake, which is a two-step process that requires discrete pauses by the driver, there is nothing.this is a serious design flaw, that could result in a car rolling and injuring someone. I urge you not to wait for critical moments as in the past for auto alerts to be installed in cars, but to act now. I request all auto manufactures, VW and otherwise, that have E-brakes, create an alert that notifies the driver the car is off and the E-brake is not engaged, recall those cars, and update the computer. And if there isn't room, I suggest deleting the notification to not forget one's phone.

- Oro Valley, AZ, USA