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2001 HONDA ACCORD — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1021043 · 2013-11-11

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
114,215
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, WENT TO PUT ON THE BRAKES TO STOP, CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED AND WENT UP/OVER CURB INTO BUSHES DESPITE ATTEMPTS AT BRAKING. DAMAGE TO CAR INCLUDED SCRAPING OF UNDERSIDE OF BUMPER, AND CAR REQUIRED REALIGNMENT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, NO CAUSE FOR RAPID ACCELERATION WAS DETERMINED; WAS INSTRUCTED TO MONITOR RPM'S FOR POSSIBLE REPEAT OCCURRENCE OF RAPID ACCELERATION AND RETURN TO DEALERSHIP IF ANY PROBLEMS SHOULD ARISE. CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. OF INCIDENT AND WAS INSTRUCTED THE SAME. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10551786
Machine
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