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2025 VOLKSWAGEN ID.4 — BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS

crash · 2142679 · 2025-10-23

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
ID.4
Year
2025
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS

Severity

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

Narrative

I drove our ID4 to pick up a neighbor's son from school. Using the regenerative braking mode, I came to a stop on a side street, just beyond a school crossing where middle school kids were everywhere, at which time the car lunged forward at a high rate of speed while my foot was still on the brake. Luckily we ran into a parked service van that slowed our progress while I put the car in the parking mode, which finally stopped the car. We both experienced the hard impact of hitting the truck and noticed that the air bags did not deploy. There are skid marks that confirm that the brakes were employed while the car moved independently. We are grateful we didn't hit anyone. I will not drive this car again. There were no indications that anything we amiss prior to this malfunction. Our insurance adjustor will be coming by in the next day or two to inspect the car. This could have been a tragic event!!!!!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11695332
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown