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According to foreign media reports, Volkswagen has officially announced that it will recall 679000 cars sold in the United States since 2011 because of electric-related problems related to defects in the switch contacts of the gearbox shell.

Volkswagen has said that drivers can pull out the keys directly after the car stops, which increases the risk of the car slipping. Volkswagen blamed the problem on the accumulation of silicate on the gearshift lever microswitch contacts. Volkswagen said dealers would install an additional switch and circuit board on cars with potential car slips and disable a miniature switch.

Volkswagen spokesman Mark Gillis said there were no reports of accidents or casualties. The recall includes Jetta, Beatles, Beatles convertibles, Golf, Golf sports cars and GTI models sold between 2011 and 2019.

Volkswagen recalled 33000 golf sports cars and golf sports cars in July 2018 to address the potential risk of car slips. It also recalled 24123 cars sold in Canada. The recall is also due to defects in the micro-switch contacts due to the accumulation of silicate.

Through further testing and verification, the company realized that the problem had expanded to hundreds of thousands of other related models on the market. Volkswagen spokesman Mark. Mark Gillies said that so far, there have been no related injuries or accidents caused by this defect. According to the recall plan, Volkswagen will contact the owners of these vehicles on or before October 11 this year and provide repair and testing services free of charge.

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