I encountered a close red light and braked hard enough to activate ABS from 35 MPH in dry road conditions on a suburban highway. When I took my foot off the brake and applied gas after the green light, the car began to travel backwards! I braked again and found that the gear shifter had gone into the reverse position. I believe the braking deceleration caused the gear shifter to travel forward against any mechanical restraint and come to rest in the reverse setting.
2015 Volkswagen GTI transmission complaints
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Was driving along with traffic and I heard a loud noise, the engine rpms jumped and there was a massive loss in speed and power. The transmission was stuck in 1st gear. Pulled over as soon as was safe. I was concerned an accident could have occurred due to the sudden loss in power and speed with no fault to the driver, myself. The dash showed "error: transmission. Reverse not possible." the vehicle was towed to a local dealer for evaluation. Updated 09/01/2015*lj updated 10/20/2017
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