UNKNOWN UNKNOWN — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Name: NHTSA complaint: UNKNOWN UNKNOWN — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Start: 2004-06-25

crash2 injured · 522214 · 2005-02-17

Vehicle

Make: UNKNOWN
Model: UNKNOWN
Year: —
Manufacturer: UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure: 8,000
Speed: 55 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 2
Fire: No
Crash: Yes
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

MY PARENTS WERE INVOLVED IN A NEAR-FATAL COLLISION DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE BMW 320D (THIS MODEL IS NOT LISTED ON THIS SITE). THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL, AND THE BRAKES WOULDN'T ENGAGE. THEY ALMOST DIED. *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10110667
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown