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2021 BMW X3 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1892660 · 2023-05-04

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
X3
Year
2021
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I was slowly pulling into a parking space and as I applied pressure to the brakes, there was no response. In fact the car seemed to rev up and accelerate, jumping the curb and ramming a tree. I was able to steer away from the tree to avoid hitting the center of the front end, but smashing the left front. Even after hitting the tree the car did not slow and I’m trying to pump the brakes, there was no response… I kept going over a grassy area, across a sidewalk and back into the driveway in front of the building, finally the brakes engaged and the car came to a stop. I was then able to pull into another space safely out of the way. I was so lucky it was only 7:15 am and no pedestrians were around and no other vehicles. So I did not hit anyone and did not injure myself.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11520483
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown