# 2018 BMW X3 — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1528949` · 2019-01-05 · BMW of North America, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BMW
- **Model:** X3
- **Year:** 2018
- **Manufacturer:** BMW of North America, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 4,463
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
TRAVELING EAST BOUND THROUGH AN ALLEY IN ORDER TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONTO A SOUTH-NORTH RUNNING CITY  STREET.  BRAKE WAS FIRST APPLIED APPROXIMATELY TWO-CAR LENGTH (DISTANCE WISE) BEFORE THE INTERSECTION.  I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS ACTING FUNNY:  INSTEAD OF SLOWLY COMING  TO A STOP, IT PICKED UP SPEED.   I FELT AS IF SOMETHING WAS DISENGAGED AND THE CAR WAS FLYING OFF WITHOUT GRAVITY.   I HIT  THE BRAKE AGAIN AS THE CAR WAS DASHING INTO THE INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, COMPLETELY  OUT OF CONTROL.  AT THAT MOMENT A TRASH TRUCK WAS TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND.  BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER IN THE TRASH TRUCK WERE LOOKING AT ME IN DISBELIEF (THAT MY VEHICLE WAS DASHING OUT INTO THE MAIN ROAD).  WE WERE  EYEBALLED AT EACH OTHER, APPROXIMATELY AT  AN 45 DEGREE ANGLE, FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, BEFORE THE TWO CARS WERE COLLIDED.   THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN FETAL IF THE TIME AND ANGLES OF THE COLLISION WERE OFF BY A SPLIT OF SECOND.  MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED THOUGH.
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