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2017 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1903759 · 2023-06-21

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
GOLF SPORTWAGEN
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
SERVICE BRAKES

Severity

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

Narrative

I was parking my car with my foot on the brake when suddenly the car just took off and crashed into a building ---- WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE!! I think it was a sudden unintentional acceleration where the electrical something in the engine malfunctions causing the throttle to open and the car to accelerate --- FAST ---- and in a split second the car crashed into a building. I am thankful that the building was there otherwise I might have been killed or seriously injured . My car was a 2017 volkswagen golf.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11528148
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown