# 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `1698173` · 2020-10-07 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLKSWAGEN
- **Model:** PASSAT
- **Year:** 2014
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- **Miles at failure:** 5
- **Speed:** 58 mph
## 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.
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