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2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash2 injured · 1698173 · 2020-10-07

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
PASSAT
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
5
Speed
58 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

CAR GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE GETTING UP TO 58 MPH AFTER PRESSING ON BRAKES LIGHTLY THE CAR CONTINUED TO GO FASTER AND FASTER. AS I WAS GETTING CLOSER TO AN INTERSECTION, THAT WAS RED, AND IN FEAR OF GETTING HIT CAUSE THE GAS WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN I SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND HOPED IT WOULD STOP THE CAR BUT THE CAR LOST CONTROL HIT A CURB AND HIT A FIRE HYDRANT IN THE FRONT MIDDLE OF CAR, THE CAR FLIPPED OVER AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION PRIOR TO ACCIDENT AND IT WAS ON A HIGHWAY THEN I TURNED ON A SIDE STREET GOING 58 MPH DUE TO GAS PEDAL BEING STUCK, I THEN LOST CONTROL OF CAR AFTER HITTING BRAKES TO MAKE THE CAR SLOW DOWN. ME AND MY FRIEND HAVE HEADACHE AND ARE SORE, I WENT TO IMMEDIATE CAR DUE TO CONCUSSION SYMPTOMS. I AM NOW TERRIFIED TO DRIVE OR GET INTO CAR, I BECOME HYSTERICAL AND CAN'T STOP CRYING. MY FRIEND IS ALSO NOT GETTING CARS EITHER. SCARIEST THING EVER.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11363284
Machine
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