NHTSA Complaint #11516155 — 2002 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11516155
Vehicle	2002 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	April 2, 2023
Date Filed	April 9, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AR

Consumer Description

I was driving down the road an the car started accelerating all by it's self so I pulled over but every time I let off the break it acted like I had the gas to the floor. The O2 sensor wire's shorted and burnt up the ECM making the CPU light to come on.

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