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2017 SUBARU FORESTER — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1508144 · 2018-10-20

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
FORESTER
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
11,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

9/24/2017 PRESSING ON BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR SPEEDED UP, I TRIED PARKING IN FRONT OF A CEMENT PLANTER HOPING THE PRE-COLLISION BRAKES WOULD STOP ME, IT DIDN'T IT LUNGED AFTER HITTING THE CEMENT DIVIDER IN THE PARKING SPACE, I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND PUT IT IN PARK, THE WHEELS TURNED IN THE DIRT HITTING A TREE, THE CAR BOUNCED BACK THEN WENT FORWARD HITTING THE TREE AGAIN, THE CAR RAN ON IT'S OWN TURNED OFF, UNTIL IT CAME TO A STOP.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11141556
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown