# 2018 SUBARU CROSSTREK — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1852079` · 2022-11-05 · Subaru of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SUBARU
- **Model:** CROSSTREK
- **Year:** 2018
- **Manufacturer:** Subaru of America, Inc.
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
While I was doing parallel parking, the car on its own went into involuntary, sudden, uncontrolled acceleration & hit a tree & bushes resulting into considerable body damage.  Then I called Subaru national customer relations representative & I was told to go to the local Subaru dealer where I had purchased the car about four and a half years ago.  The mechanic there told me that he had never heard such incident & he said that since there is no engine light on, there is nothing to scan.  And he thought the car was okay.  So, I am driving it very cautiously.  But, I am concerned.  We thought the newer such cars are safer with the high-tech computers on board but I countered this safety problem that I had never come across before.
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