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2021 CHEVROLET BOLT EV — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 2084504 · 2025-04-20

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
BOLT EV
Year
2021
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

Video available and was given to USAA insurance company. This 2021 GM Chevrolet Bolt EV Premier trim vehicle experienced a sudden uncommanded extreme acceleration when I selected "D" (drive) mode on the transmission selector after using "R" (reverse) to back out of a parking lot parking space. The vehicle, despite my stomping and holding the brake pedal down and repeatedly selecting a different mode on the transmission selector, could not be stopped and still wanted to accelerate. The vehicle traveled an estimated 250 feet through a parking lot, crossing a street, hitting the curbs at high speed and through a field. The vehicle stopped against some concrete debris in the field pushing in the bumper slightly but with no airbag deployment. The mishap incident was video recorded and thankfully, there were no passengers or public / private property damages / injuries.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11655690
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown