The accelerator sticks. You have to turn the vehicle off in order to stop. The consumer is responsible for the cost of the repair.

- Moreno Valley, CA, USA

While driving 40 mph accelerator pedal stuck to the floor. As a result, consumer had to put her shoe under the pedal an pull it up.

- Davis, CA, USA

Car has twice, spontaneously and forcefully (july10 and July 12), accelerated as I removed my foot from the accelerator to prepare for a stop. Dealership service cannot evaluate the problem until July 22. Service rep can't tell me whether it's safe to drive the car, because she has no idea what may have caused the problem. There are several incident reports on this website, describing exactly the same problem, and in one case there was an accident-related injury. I'd like to see an evaluation of this problem in this particular model (VW 2001 Passat V), just to see how common it is, and to determine if a service recall is in order.

- Louisville, KY, USA

While driving the throttle would sticks and causes the vehicle to accelerate. Consumer states loss of control has almost occur while trying to decelerate. Dealer notified. Provide further information.

- Oakland Gardens, NY, USA

On acceleration, the accelerator pedal stuck to the floor, causing rapid acceleration. Had I not put the vehicle into neutral, it would have caused a crash. Accelerator remained "floored" for 15-20 seconds; it repeated consistently when I re-tested it.

- Andover, CT, USA

While driving about any mph stepped off gas pedal and vehicle would not decelerate. Stepped on brake pedal, and vehicle will slow down. As soon as let brake pedal go, vehicle will accelerate again.

- Penfield, NY, USA