# 2017 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1903759` · 2023-06-21 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLKSWAGEN
- **Model:** GOLF SPORTWAGEN
- **Year:** 2017
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
## 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.
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