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2015 SUBARU FORESTER — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash1 injured · 1473088 · 2018-06-04

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
FORESTER
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
1
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION: I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 10 MPH THROUGH A CAMPGROUND. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN TO TURN RIGHT INTO MY PARKING SPOT. MY RIGHT FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL MORE FIRMLY BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED. I TRAVELED ABOUT 100 FEET UP A STEEP HILL ON THE SIDE OF THE CAMPSITE AND KNOCKED DOWN A SMALL TREE AND STRUCK SEVERAL BUSHES BEFORE HITTING A LARGE TREE THAT FINALLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE IN ADDITION TO DEEP SCRAPE MARKS TO ITS SIDES AND REAR FROM THE TREES/BUSHES. THE FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW AND HAD DRIVEN IT FOR MORE THAN 42,000 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS INCIDENT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11099502
Machine
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