2014 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2014 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Start: 2016-12-28

crash · 1356715 · 2017-02-16

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: TIGUAN
Year: 2014
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Miles at failure: 45,240
Speed: 10 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 0
Fire: No
Crash: Yes
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: Yes

Narrative

DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER AND SLOW ENOUGH SPEED, THE ELECTRONIC STABILIZATION CONTROL LIGHT WENT ON, INDICATING ESC FAILURE. THE STEERING AND BRAKES ALTERNATELY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY FAILED. STEPPING ON THE BRAKES PRODUCED NO RESPONSE AT ALL. CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10955145
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown