2015 SUBARU FORESTER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2015 SUBARU FORESTER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Start: 2018-03-05

crash · 1458531 · 2018-04-02

Vehicle

Make: SUBARU
Model: FORESTER
Year: 2015
Manufacturer: Subaru of America, Inc.
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure: 35,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT LOW SPEED (<5MPH) THE ENGINE SURGED SUDDENLY AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. REQUIRED IMMENSE PRESSURE ON BRAKE TO EVENTUALLY OVERRIDE ENGINE AFTER IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 11082471
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown