10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 2,250 miles
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The contact owns a 2022 Volkswagen Taos. The contact stated while attempting to drive from a complete stop, the accelerator pedal was depressed twice but failed to respond. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal harder and the vehicle accelerated unintendedly and crashed into the rear of the vehicle in front of it. The contact stated it was a fender-bender. There were no injuries sustained. The air bags did not deploy. The contact was able to continue driving. However, the failure reoccurred upon reversing. Additionally, the contact stated that the fuel gauge had failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that no issues were found. However, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 2,000.
- Chesapeake, VA, USA
- Toomsuba, MS, USA