# 2007 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA S — WHEELS
> NHTSA complaint `1478645` · 2018-06-26 · Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PORSCHE
- **Model:** 911 CARRERA S
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
- **Component:** WHEELS
- **Miles at failure:** 35,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
WAS LEAVING FREEWAY AND WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES AND HAD NO TRACTION.  HAD SMELLED A LIQUID, WHICH IN RETROSPECT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN COOLANT.  MISSED HITTING OTHER VEHICLES, BUT THE CAR WAS IN A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT - VEHICLE DAMAGE WAS EXCESSIVE AND THE CAR IS NOT REPAIRABLE.  I WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED WITH MULTIPLE BROKEN BONES, FACIAL LACERATIONS, BRUISES, ETC.  ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THAT THE BRAKES HAD FAILED, BUT LOSS OF TRACTION WOULD DUPLICATE THE EVENT - BASICALLY SMELLED COOLANT.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*