| Issue ID | 1569798 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11217635 |
| Manufacurer | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| Brand | PORSCHE |
| Model | PANAMERA 4 |
| Model Year | 2011 |
| File date | 24/05/19 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | On 05/24/19 we were driving slowly in a paved hotel parking lot. We entered a parking space at low parking speed. The vehicle suddenly accelerated with extremely high torque & uncontrolled velocity, jumped the curb, flew over a hill, scraped across a large boulder on the hilltop, and continued uncontrollably speeding. The acceleration propelled the car through very rough natural desert terrain densely filled with bushes, large cactus, boulders and ruts. Braking had little or no effect until we sped about half a football field where the vehicle was finally brought to a stop - just before a tree ahead of us. Pictures of the hotel road, parking lot, the berm ahead of the parking space the car accelerated over, and the damage to the car and desert are shown in exhibit a. We sustained back injuries, and were fortunate to walk away and out of the desert alive. The car was towed and our chubb insurer declared the vehicle |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 60000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | CONSUMER LETTER |
| City and State | MARANA, AZ |
| VIN pattern | WP0AA2A79BLXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | Y |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 2 |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 3 |
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