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2022 PORSCHE TAYCAN — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 1945148 · 2023-11-23

Vehicle

Make
PORSCHE
Model
TAYCAN
Year
2022
Manufacturer
Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I was backing my Porsche out of my garage with my foot on the brake. The car backed slowly as expected for a few seconds, then flashed a red display on the dashboard (see attachment) warning of an electric system error. It immediately self-accelerated in reverse at a high rate of speed across the street. The brakes did not work. Within 4-5 seconds it hit my neighbor's house and crashed into a room. I was trapped in the car and had to have the fire department get me out. The video police downloaded from the camera over my garage confirmed my account to them (as written above). I can provide the video if you would like to have it. A DMV examiner told me that about a year prior, around June 2022 an exactly similar accident was referred to him involving a Porsche Taycan accelerating out of control in reverse (see attachment).

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11556555
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown