| Issue ID | 1238302 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10789953 |
| Manufacurer | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| Brand | PORSCHE |
| Model | PANAMERA S E-HYBRID |
| Model Year | 2014 |
| File date | 10/10/15 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was driving up my driveway slowly (less than 5 mph), planning to make a 90-degree left turn into my garage. As i approached the corner of the house but before i reached the point where i planned to turn, the car suddenly surged forward. I was not applying the accelerator. I hit the brakes and nothing happened. I applied the brakes even harder but the car kept going, hit my garbage cans and ran over them, knocked the fence down and finally stopped in my back yard. I am not sure if the brakes finally overrode the acceleration or if damage to the underside of the car (due to it running over the concrete fence post anchor) caused it to stop. Photos and security video show the car laid down tire track marks while moving very slowly. Porsche says there is "no evidence" that the car was not "operating as designed." |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 32000 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | FAIRVIEW, TX |
| VIN pattern | WP0AD2A79ELXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
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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 | 5 |
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