What 230 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Volkswagen Cc

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SHE SAW SMOKE EMERGING FROM THE VENTS. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POP NOISE AND FIRE BEGAN TO ENGULF FROM THE DASHBOARD. THERE WAS NO CRASH OR INJURIES DUE TO THE FIRE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A IMPOUND LOT. THE CONTACT HAS NOT NOTIFIED LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE VEHICLE TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP AND HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. A YEAR LATER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF POLICE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. WHILE AT THE MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE OCCURRING WITHIN HIS VEHICLE CLOSE TO HIS GAS TANK WHICH WAS CAUSED BY HIS FUEL PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE, THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. A DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED HIS FAILURE T6O NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V509000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000.

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FRONT END CRASH WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO FRONT BUMPER CENTER. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN VEHICLE BUT SMELL OF AIRBAG PROPELLANT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE DEALER (NORTH PARK VOLKSWAGEN, 21315 INTERSTATE 10 WEST, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78257) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

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TAKATA RECALL. ON A DAILY BASIS MY CAR LOSES ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND SHUTS COMPLETELY OFF WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, HIGHWAY AND HAS EVEN HAPPENED WHILE TURNING. IT'S A TREMENDOUS SAFETY CONCERN, AS I HAVE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRY RESTARTING. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL CAR PILE UPS BEHIND ME. VW STATED THEY ARE UNABLE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS RECALL FIXED AND STATED THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL MODULE. I AM NOT ABLE TO COVER THESE EXPENSES. THIS SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF VW CORPORATE TO COVER AND FIX THIS RECALL.

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' "TAKATA RECALL" I LOST CONTROL MY VEHICLE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT ATHENS DR AND HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT , I HAD BIG DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE IT WAS DUE TO IMPROPER FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE. I HAD REUESTED ALREADY REPAIR FROM LEITH VW CARY NC,THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE REMEDY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND THE EPC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO A SERVICE STATION AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (JOSHO AUTO, 10945 RANDOLPH, COSTA MESA, CA 92626, 714-557-2601) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS KEPT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. ALSO, APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP (PACIFIC ELITE AUTO BODY SHOP IN COSTA MESA CA) AND REPAIRED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECENTLY SEARCHED THE VIN AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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I WAS IN A CAR CRASH 02/24/2017 NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AS I WAS TURNING LEFT A CAR RAN THE RED LITE, SLAMMED INTO MY PASSENGER SIDE.

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MY DAUGHTER HAS BOUGHT A CC VOLKSWAGEN FROM DEALERSHIP IN 2014... THE CAR HAS ANY PROBLEMS? SUCH AS THE AIR BAGS... ENGINE ,,,CAR STARTED IN ITS OWN RUNNING IN GARAGE ,,UNTIL BATTERY DIED ALL WIRES MELTED , I HAVE CALL VW ALL THEY DID WAS SEND A 1000 CREDIT ONLY TOO BE USED IF SHE BUYS A BRAND NEW CAR OR LEASE? SHE WAS IN A ACCIDENT . THREE TIMES,,, NOW? THE CAR A TOTALED? AIR BAGS DIDN'T PROTECT HER FIRST FEW TIMES AT ALL NOW SMACKED HER IN HER FACE ? THEY REPLACED MANIFOLD? NOT AIRBAGS? SHE COULD OF BEEN KILLED ... TAKING V,W TOO LONG TOO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEMS W AIRBAGS NOSE PUT HER AT RISK? MORE THEN ONCE ... NOT RIGHT ? THEY DO NOT SELL 2012 CC AT V W DEALERSHIP ANYLONGER YET CAME A WARRANTY WHICH HAS NOT HELPED HER? CARS WAS UNSAFE AS I TOLD VOLKSWAGEN USA,,, I WAS IGNORED ? WELL CAR A WRECK,, I BELIEVE AS ALWAYS HAVE AND HAVE NOTES EMAILS TELLING THEM THIS? TOTALED NOW? TOO? ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALWAYS ON CAR WAS NOT STABLE . BRAKE AIRBAGS ENGINE WIRES ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS W ON GOING THANK YOU QUESTION OR CONCERNS CALL ME [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A GREEN LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V483000 (AIR BAGS). THE DRIVER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH, NECK LIGAMENT PAINS, AND SHOULDER AND WRIST PAINS ON THE LEFT SIDE. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH, AND NECK AND BACK PAINS. ANOTHER PASSENGER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH AND ABDOMEN PAINS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CLAIMED THE VEHICLE AS A TOTAL LOSS AND IT WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR CENTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,789.

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WEDNESDAY ON MY HOME I'M DRIVING GOING ABOUT 35MPH GEARING DOWN AS I AM COMING UP TO A TOLE BOOTH WHEN I NOTICE THAT BRAKES LITERALLY HAVE SHUT OFF. I'M PRESSING THE PETAL REPEATEDLY AS HARD AND AS FAST AS I CAN TO GET THEM TO WORK BUT THEY ENDED FAILING AND I RAN INTO SOMEONE AND WENT THROUGH THE TOLE BOOTH AND ROLLED STOPPED 80 YARDS AFTER THE CRASH BECAUSE THE BRAKES STILL DID NOT WORK AFTER THE CRASH .WITH AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING. IT WAS A VERY TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE, I NO LONGER FEEL COMFORTABLE IN A VEHICLE I WAS SO HAPPY WITH MOMENTS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED.

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IN A FRONT END COLLISION WHILE SLOWING DOWN ON INTERSTATE 84, ON OCTOBER 15, 2015, THE AIR BAG DID NOT RELEASE. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURED STERNUM AND A HOSPITAL STAY. THE POLICE REPORT WITH THE CONNECTICUT STATE POLICE IS CASE NUMBER 1500606623 PER ARTICLE IN USA TODAY -- 8.15.15, THIS CAR IS INCLUDED IN A RECALL DUE TO AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING.

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ON 01/14/2013 AT APPROX. 6:00PM AFTER DRIVING UP TO A DRIVE THRU, I ENGAGED THE AUTOHOLD ON MY 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC LUX PLUS. AFTER LEAVING THE DRIVE THRU, I WAS WAITING ON A SLIGHT HILL TO DRIVE ACROSS THE HIGHWAY TO ENTER INTO MY LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE AUTOHOLD HAD ENGAGED AND IT WAS HOLDING MY POSITION WHILE WAITING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC. WHEN I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE UNPREDICTABLY AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATED FROM MY HELD POSITION. THE CAR SPED UP FROM A DEAD STOP ACROSS THE STATE HIGHWAY (MAYBE TO 30-45 MPH) IN A VERY DIRECT STRAIGHT PATH. THIS RAPID HIGH SPEED HAPPENED SO FAST THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT HIT THE CURB ACROSS THE HIGHWAY, JUMPED THE SAME CURB AND CRASHED INTO A 10?-12? DEEP RAVINE AT A 35-45 DEGREE ANGLE. I WAS IN COMPLETE AND TOTAL SHOCK. AN INDIVIDUAL STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY AND ASSISTED ME FROM THE RAVINE AND I WAS ABLE TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THIS 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC LUX PLUS HAS ONLY 5,425 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN ONLY SERVICED BY VOLKSWAGEN AND NO OTHERS. IN THE PAST THIS 2012 VOLKSWAGEN HAD EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOHOLD AT TIME OF ORIGINAL DELIVERY FROM THE DEALERSHIP (WHERE IT WAS PURCHASE BRAND NEW). THE SALES WOMAN WAS MODERATELY CONFUSED TO SAY THE LEAST WITH THE SUDDEN SURGE THE CAR EXPERIENCED WHEN SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXPLAIN THE PARTICULAR FEATURE OF AUTOHOLD. SHE INDICATED AT THAT TIME, SHE DID NOT KNOW WHY IT WOULD HAVE DONE THAT AND JUST CONTINUED ON TO PROVIDE NEW CAR STUFF. BESIDES THE DELIVERY INCIDENT AND THE ACCIDENT, I HAVE HAD TWO OTHER BRIEF MINOR ACCELERATION (REV UP) ISSUES WHILE THE AUTOHOLD WAS ENGAGED. I NEVER THOUGHT IT WAS MUCH TO CONCERN MYSELF OVER AS THEY WERE ONLY WHAT I WOULD OF THOUGHT OF AS SLIGHT SURGES FOR THE TWO OCCASIONS. EACH TIME THE AUTOHOLD WAS ENGAGED THE CAR WANTED TO ACCELERATE, YET I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR.

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AT 8:40 AM CST ON 11/6/2012. WHILE COMMUTING TO WORK AT 55 MPH ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF FREEWAY. I LOST FUNCTIONALITY ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN ENGAGING THE GAS PEDAL. GAS PEDAL WAS RENDERING NON-FUNCTIONAL AND IN-EFFECTIVE. THERE WAS HEAVY SOOT/SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST PRIMARILY ALMOST LIKE FIRE AND SOME SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THIS IS A NEW UNDER WARRANTY VW CC 2012 4 DOOR SEDAN. DRIVING ON THE LEFT LANE WITH A SEMI BEHIND ME WHEN THIS OCCURRED. IT CREATED A VERY UNSAFE NEAR MISS INCIDENT. I AM FORTUNATE THAT A COLLISION DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN I LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS. I PULLED OFF TO AN EXIT AND WHEN I FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL, THERE WAS INTERMITTENT POWER STALLING THE VEHICLE TO LESS THAN 5 MPH. HOWEVER, THERE WAS HEAVY SOOT/SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST PRIMARILY ALMOST LIKE FIRE AND SOME SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD, WITH PARKING LIGHTS ON I DROVE 2 MINUTES AND PULLED TO A PARKING LOT. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEAREST VW DEALERSHIP UPON TALKING WITH VW ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE. THEY APPEAR TO BE INCONSIDERATE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF THE SITUATION I DEALT WITH AND THE IMPACT AND SEVERITY OF THE TECHNICAL FAILURE. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS SYSTEMIC IN VW CC. THIS TECHNICAL FAILURE CAN EASILY CAUSE ACCIDENTS. MY NEAR MISS IS A TESTAMENT TO IT. *TR

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