# 2010 ACURA MDX — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
> NHTSA complaint `1023784` · 2013-11-25 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** ACURA
- **Model:** MDX
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- **Miles at failure:** 18,167
- **Speed:** 2 mph
## Narrative
ON 2 DIFFERENT TIMES MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.  THE FIRST TIME WAS ON OR ABOUT MAY 24, 2011.  I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE OF AN APARTMENT COMPLEX.  IT WAS AROUND 5:30 PM. I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY (BETWEEN 2-3 MPH) AS THERE WAS A CONSTRUCTION CREW WORKING DIRECTLY BEHIND THE PARKING SPACE IN WHICH I WAS GOING TO PARK.  I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO THE PARKING SPACE.  AS I PROCEEDED INTO THE PARKING SPACE MY LEFT FOOT WAS ON THE FLOOR AND MY RIGHT FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, ALTERNATING BETWEEN BRAKING AND IDLING. I WAS NOT USING THE ACCELERATOR, JUST THE BRAKE AND THE IDLING ENGINE. AS I APPROACHED THE CURB TO MY FINAL STOP, THE CAR SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD OVER THE CURB AND HIT A TREE.  I REPORTED THESE DETAILS TO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS.  I TOLD THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THEY NEEDED TO CHECK THE ACCELERATION.  ABOUT A MONTH LATER MY CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME AND THE REPRESENTATIVE AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH ACCELERATOR.  ABOUT 10 MONTHS LATER (MARCH 2013) A SIMILAR ACCELERATION HAPPENED. THIS TIME I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING LOT.  I ENTERED THE PARKING SPACE BY MAKING A RIGHT TURN.  MY LEFT FOOT WAS ON THE FLOOR; MY RIGHT FOOT WAS ON THE BREAK.  THERE WAS ONLY 1 OTHER CAR IN THE PARKING LOT.  IT WAS ABOUT 10:30 AM.  I WAS ALTERNATING BETWEEN BRAKING AND IDLING.  JUST BEFORE THE FINAL STOP THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD HITTING A 
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