# 2025 VOLKSWAGEN ID.4 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `2229647` · 2026-07-27 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLKSWAGEN
- **Model:** ID.4
- **Year:** 2025
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
On 6/29/2026, While engaging the brakes on my leased ID.4, I was slowing down approaching another car, and suddenly the vehicle surged forward with full acceleration.  It then suddenly re-engaged the brakes just before the vehicle in front of me.  On 7/1/2026, I was stopped in traffic near Englewood City Center on I-285.  Then with brakes engaged the ID.4 surged forward twice (2x's) striking the late model Chevy pickup in front of me both times.  This resulted in a four (4) car chain reaction accident.  To date, no one has claimed injuries, but the Chevy pickup was damaged.  I received a summons to appear in court.  Case yet to be adjudicated.  On 7/2/2026, while taking the ID.4 to the dealership where I lease it to look into the problem of the previous two (2) days; the ID.4 again accelerated while slowing down at a stop light.  This time no one was in front of me.  At the dealership the service people have been unable to locate the issue nor have they been able to replicate it.    I have left the vehicle with the dealer because of the dire safety issue this failure poses.  Now, they say it is a Volkswagen (company) issue, and they have opened a case.  They instructed me to contact Volkswagen USA.    To date, I have not had any results from Volkswagen USA, the ID.4 is still a safety issue,  I have a court date with no evidence of vehicle malfunction, and now the dealership is telling me that I have to come and remove the ID.4 from there premises.  I have sent four (4) letter
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*