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2013 BMW 328 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1383863 · 2017-06-09

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
328
Year
2013
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
46,000

Severity

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

Narrative

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHEN MY CAR WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR STOPPED IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC, THE CAR REVED TO 6 OR 7000 RPM AND THEN ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR AND I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE DAMAGE TO MY CAR, AND LITTLE DAMAGE TO THE OTHEI DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AS I KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM AND WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10994243
Machine
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