# 2012 BUICK VERANO — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1417711` · 2017-10-25 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** VERANO
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 44,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND STARTED HITTING THE BRAKES THE CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF AND HIT A POLE. NO MY FOOT WAS NO WHERE NEAR ACCELERATOR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN THANK GOOD THE FIRST TIME I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPEN TO.  I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH 44,000 MILE ON IT AN IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THEN OUT. THIS DEFECT ALMOST KILLED ME AND MY FAMILY, BECAUSE I ALMOST HIT A WALL
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*