NHTSA Complaint #10552511 — 2009 VOLKSWAGEN CC

WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT MY VW CC IT WAS VERY SMOOTH AND WORKED RELATIVELY WELL. AFTER A WHILE IT REALLY GOT ROUGH, WHEN I START MOVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR JERKS BACK AND FORTH ONE OR TWO TIMES ROUGHLY. THIS HAPPENS ON AN UPHILL OR DOWNHILL. ALSO THE CAR SLAMS INTO FIRST GEAR REALLY HARD WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A COMPLETE STOP, MAKING PASSENGERS BODIES SHIFT FORWARD FROM MOMENTUM. IT FELLS LIKE I SLAMMED ON TO THE BRAKES. ALSO SOMETIMES FROM A STOP WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS, THE CAR HESITATES BEFORE SLAMMING INTO FIRST GEAR AFTER TWO OR THREE SECONDS OF NOT RESPONDING TO MY THROTTLE INPUT. THIS HAS ME SCARED ON A COUPLE OF TIMES OF INSTANCES BECAUSE I ALMOST GOT INTO A REAR END COLLISION FROM SOMEONE WHO IS NOT PAYING ATTENTION OR SIMPLY BECAUSE NO ONE EXPECTS A CAR TO STOP ALL OF A SUDDEN AFTER STARTING TO ROLL AFTER A COMPLETE STOP, AND ALMOST SLAMMING INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR. LUCKILY I KNEW THAT MY CAR HAD THIS CHARACTERISTIC SO I REACTED QUICKLY ENOUGH TO ACCELERATE ON TIME TO GET OUT OF THEIR WAY. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MECHATRONICS UNIT AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD SUCCESS FIXING THE PROBLEM BY GETTING A REPLACEMENT MECHATRONICS UNIT INSTALLED. ALMOST EVERYONE I HAVE MET WITH THE SAME CAR HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM I DO. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS UNSAFE AND VERY ANNOYING ISSUE OR PEOPLE ARE GOING TO END IN THE HOSPITAL DUE TO A REAR END COLLISION OR EVEN WORSE. IT CAN CAUSE REALLY SERIOUS DAMAGE. *TR