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2021 VOLKSWAGEN ID.4 — STEERING

crash · 1820759 · 2022-06-22

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
ID.4
Year
2021
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
STEERING
Speed
3 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

6/21/22 When I was pulling into a parking lot space, the car suddenly accelerated and the steering wheel turned uncontrollably, I could not stop the car, the brakes didn't respond at all. The car was driving by itself, I couldn't do anything to stop it, until I ran into two parked cars where it finally stopped; thank god no injuries. The car was undriveable, and was towed away, I'll have it inspected by the body shop and see if it can be repaired. This was a terrifying experience not being able to control the car, the car pretty much went into run away mode. I hope this gets reported to VW and an investigate gets conducted to find the root cause it as this could happen again to anybody.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11470359
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown