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2009 Volkswagen GTI Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	733412
Internal NHTSA #	10279087
Manufacurer	VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	GTI
Model Year	2009
File date	02/08/09
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Driving on highway in drive at 65 miles an hour. The gear shift indicator symbols started to flash and the vehicle appeared to be in neutral. Step on the gas and the rpm's go up but i was not moving. I almost got hit from behind by a tractor trailer that was moving at constant speed while i was quickly decelerating without the ability to accelerate. I had to pull over to the side of the road and turn the vehicle off for approximately 5 minutes, before i could get the vehicle to accelerate. Even than it ran rough and not like it did before. The same thing happened the night before but i was on a side road going 40 miles an hour. The vehicle is only a month old and has 1300 miles. Today is sunday unable to contact dealer for repairs.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	1300
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HAMPSTEAD, MD
VIN pattern	WVWFV71K59WXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	65
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2009 Volkswagen GTI Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Volkswagen GTI Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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