# 2016 SUBARU FORESTER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1833052` · 2022-08-12 · Subaru of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SUBARU
- **Model:** FORESTER
- **Year:** 2016
- **Manufacturer:** Subaru of America, Inc.
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
The accident with my 2016 Subaru Forester happened on 07-07-2022.  It happened in daylight on our farm.  I was the only person in the car and was wearing my seatbelt.  I had slowly pulled into a parking spot, had my foot on the brake and had essentially stopped at the 6x6 piece of lumber that was marking the spot.  As I was stopping the car accelerated out of control and sped down a very narrow path on a hill diagonally to the right of the parking spot.  I struggled to control the car as I sped down the hill toward the gravel driveway.  I was able to avoid hitting a large spruce tree and avoid turning over in the deep ditch on the hill.  I was going so fast, I ran over a sapling and ran into a large apple tree, tipping it over, damaging my right front passenger side, pushing the wheel back into the wheel well.  My brakes were not responding.  When I reached the gravel driveway at the bottom of the hill, I lifted my foot slightly and stomped on the brake, skidding to a stop just before going down another steep hill which leads to a creek.  I was parallel to a road/driveway which often has many cars driving on it that time of the day.  It is also used as a walking path.  Luckily I did not hit anyone.     I was able to barely turn the wheel and move the car out of the road/driveway.   Since it was on our farm there was no police report necessary.  I hurt my ribs, shoulder, back and neck. The accident had potential for injuring me much more severely if I had rolled over, hit a tr
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