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2017 SUBARU IMPREZA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash1 injured · 1441183 · 2018-01-18

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
IMPREZA
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
3,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

I WAS PARKING MY CAR AT APARTMENT'S PARKING LOT BY RIGHT TURNING. I WAS DRIVING REALLY SLOW ABOUT 5MILES/HR.MY FOOT WAS ON THE BREAK PEDAL AND AS I PRESS THE BREAK TO SLOW MY CAR FURTHER IT GOT ACCELERATED (WITH RAVING ENGINE NOISE) AND HIT FRONT PARKING FENCE AS WELL AS PARKED CAR RIGHT TO ME. I MOVED THE AUTOMATIC GEAR STICK TO PARKING POSITION AND ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. I TALKED WITH MY CAR MAKER AND THEY LOOKED AT IT AND PREPARED A REPORT IN 10 WEEKS. ACCORDING TO THEM WEATHER MAT MIGHT BE THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.BUT I DO NOT THINK WEATHER MAT MOVED FROM ITS PLACE DURING INCIDENT. I AM REALLY SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN SPECIALLY MY CAR MANUFACTURER DOESN'T SEEMS TO FIND THE REAL CAUSE OF PROBLEM. I THINK MY VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION THAT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING EVEN MY FOOT WAS ON BREAK.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11063457
Machine
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