# 2013 BMW 335XI — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1466168` · 2018-05-04 · BMW of North America, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BMW
- **Model:** 335XI
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** BMW of North America, LLC
- **Component:** FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 25,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
IN A LEFT-HAND TURNING LANE OF A CITY STREET, INTENDING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON A GREEN LIGHT AT A CONTROLLED INTERSECTION, MY CAR WAS STATIONARY AT IDLE & IN NEUTRAL AT A COMPLETE STOP UNTIL ON-COMING TRAFFIC CLEARED INTERSECTION. FROM A DEAD STOP IN 1ST GEAR (STICK SHIFT), I STARTED A LEFT TURN - SUDDENLY, UNEXPECTEDLY & UNINTENTIONALLY THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY & UNCONTROLLABLY ACCELERATED TO 30 TO 40 MPH. I CLUTCHED OUT OF GEAR, SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS, BUT COULD NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SUBSEQUENTLY JUMPED A CURB AND COLLIDED HEAD-ON WITH A TELEPHONE POLE. SEAT BELT WORKED AND AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CAR WAS TOWED. I WAS TRANSPORTED BY EMS TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM TO EVALUATE FOR INJURIES.
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