# 2021 PORSCHE TAYCAN — WHEELS
> NHTSA complaint `1985334` · 2024-04-21 · Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PORSCHE
- **Model:** TAYCAN
- **Year:** 2021
- **Manufacturer:** Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
- **Component:** WHEELS
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
I was driving N/B 101 freeway w my wife at approx 70 mph.  I felt the rear end slip ever so slightly and thought maybe I somehow lost traction w the road. I continued driving and it occurred twice more in the span of a few miles.  I then realized it was unlikely I continued to lose traction with the road.   I told my wife something felt wrong and began to maneuver from the #1 lane to the shoulder.  I slowed to 50 mph and continued straight w my foot off the accelerator and the brake with both hands on the steering wheel in a straight (non turning) position.  Suddenly, the rear end of the vehicle came out and we went into a massive spin.  It ultimately caused us to crash into a median wall.  I have been through many driver's courses.  I have been through many skid pad trainings.  I have also been through Precision Intervention Technique (PIT) training.  I have been in both the receiving end of a PIT and the giving end of a PIT.  The force of this spin was greater than any spin I have felt. It felt like one side or perhaps both rear wheels locked up.  I have no other explanation that could cause any vehicle to just spin out of control while driving straight at 50 mph.
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