# 2013 AUDI Q5 — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `2063749` · 2025-02-07 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** AUDI
- **Model:** Q5
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Speed:** 75 mph
## Narrative
When at highway speed, the vehicle veered hard to the left without any driver input, causing the car to cross several lanes of traffic and hit a concrete divider at ~65mph. The driver fractured her back, and one of three children in the car experienced injury. The vehicle was declared a total loss by insurance.  The driver (my wife) indicated that a similar incident happened at low speed in a parking lot, but it resolved after shut down and restart of the engine.  It is my understanding that the vehicle is currently either at or on the way to a Copart lot.
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