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2011 SUBARU FORESTER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 1817267 · 2022-06-06

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
FORESTER
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

Driving a 2011 Subaru Forester, about 5mph in traffic on city street when car suddenly and unexpectedly accelerated at full gas and rammed into truck in front of me, with no pressure on the gas pedal. Slamming on brakes and pulling on hand brake was not enough to override the unexpected and unasked-for acceleration. I can only imagine what would have happened if there were pedestrians or if I'd been going faster. Subaru should be absolutely ashamed - in researching this, I've learned that they KNOW that this happens, but refuse to create a recall. Shame on you, Subaru.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11467901
Machine
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