{"count":1,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11594135,"manufacturer":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/12/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"06/13/2024","vin":"WVWFB7CD6RW","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"Last night when driving home, I came to a stop at a red light. I put the car in first gear and held the brake, waiting for the light to turn green. When the light turned green, I proceeded to drive like normal, when suddenly I stalled out! I felt like my e-brake was on, but it clearly wasn't. I started the car back up and the same thing happened. I had cars piling up behind me and the one closest to me I could tell was very close to making contact with me. On the third attempt, I overpowered the system and \"pushed through\" the brake, which I know wasn't good for the vehicle.   I was very confused what might have been going on as I'm a pretty experienced driver and have never encountered this kind of thing before, at all. Upon researching, I've found within the VW community, the problem is tied to the hill-assist feature. Apparently in the MK8 Volkswagen manuals, the hill-assist was changed from previous generations and now when you are in gear and release the brake, you have to wait for three seconds for the hill-assist to disengage. There is no other way to drive the car forward. This is CLEARLY a safety concern, as I have read of two rear end accidents in my brief time researching this issue. In fact, a member of the VW community has submitted a complaint through NHTSA already. The tracking # is 11587076.  I feel strongly that this is a safety issue, there has already been accidents and at some point something major will happen, for example if somebody needs to hit the gas to get out of a bad situation and the hill-assist prevents forward movement.  I believe Volkswagen needs to address this issue. Can your agency help get that moving for us? Thank you.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2024","productMake":"VOLKSWAGEN","productModel":"GOLF R","manufacturer":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc."}]}]}