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2014 MAZDA MAZDA6 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 2032608 · 2024-10-15

Vehicle

Make
MAZDA
Model
MAZDA6
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Mazda Motor Corp.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The car had a (SUA) Sudden Unintended Acceleration malfunction. No, the car was totaled and towed away. My safety was put at risk as I was slowly pulling into a parking spot, eased my foot onto the brake and this malfunction caused my car to involuntarily jolt into a rampant high speed. It jumped a curb and crashed into a tree. My brake was useless in stopping this runaway vehicle. The only thing that stopped it was that tree! The airbag deployed and I was badly bruised from the airbag. Fortunately, there were no pedestrians or other cars near mine. There were no warning lights or messages before, during or after the accident. It happened so quickly because the tree was only a few feet in front of my car.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11619928
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown