# 2017 CHEVROLET BOLT EV — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1458485` · 2018-04-02 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** BOLT EV
- **Year:** 2017
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 550
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
WHILE TURNING INTO AN ANGLED PARKING SPOT IN A PARKING LOT, THE CAR ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY.  BEFORE I COULD ENGAGE THE BRAKE, THE CAR WENT OVER THE CONCRETE BERM SEPARATING ROWS OF PARKING SPACES AND HIT TWO PARKED CARS.  ALL THREE VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED (THE VEHICLE I WAS DRIVING, AND THE TWO PARKED VEHICLES).    WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.  THE PARKING LOT WAS DRY AND FREE OF SNOW AND ICE.  THE TEMPERATURE WAS ~40F.    THE CAR WAS NEW (3 MONTHS OLD) WITH ~550 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.    THE SAME BEHAVIOR (UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION) HAPPENED ~1 MONTH EARLIER UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS, I.E., DRY, SNOW/ICE FREE WHILE TURNING INTO AN ANGLED PARKING PLACE.  FORTUNATELY, THAT TIME I WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE BEFORE DAMAGE WAS DONE.      IN BOTH CASES, THE CAUSE OF THE BEHAVIOR IS NOT KNOWN.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*