| Issue ID | 792940 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10332677 |
| Manufacurer | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| Brand | VOLKSWAGEN |
| Model | ROUTAN |
| Model Year | 2010 |
| File date | 27/05/10 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | This complaint is regarding my new 2010 volkswagen routan, the car is under two months old. The accident occurred after i pulled into my driveway and i put the car in park and left the keys in the engine because i was going to run into open the garage.... I wanted to get a puppy out of the rear of the car first so i went and stood behind the car but it was locked (clearly in parked.) i then went to the drivers side to hit the unlock switch on the door and the car started reversing and i was just caught really off guard so i tried to jump in the car as it was backing up but i guess my reaction was too late and i ended up being shoved on the pavement as the car rolled out of our driveway. At this point i was caught under the open drivers door and i was dragged across my street.... I managed to get out from under the door. Thankfully our neighborhood has deep gutters, i was able to catch up to the car and i manage to jump in because of the stall the gutter created. The car nearly ran through the neighbor's garage and just missed their mailbox. I have no idea how the car could go from a clearly "parked" position to "reverse" on it's own. I have road rash on my toes, feet, knees (my jeans are wrecked), on my hips and on my shoulders. I have bruises from the door being caught on my leg, my entire leg is swollen. After the incident i immediately called the local police department and filed a report. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | PARK CITY, UT |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 1 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 10 |
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