# 2006 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `599010` · 2006-10-10 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLKSWAGEN
- **Model:** BEETLE
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 2,300
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.  AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND.  THE VEHICLE RAN OVER TWO SPEED BUMPS AT 25 MPH THEN JUMPED A CURB AND CRASHED INTO AN APARTMENT BUILDING.  A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.  UPDATED 10/25/2006 - A WITNESS STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WERE ULLIMINATED  AND THAT HE HEARD A REVVING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE.  *NM
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