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2012 HONDA ODYSSEY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1042264 · 2014-03-02

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ODYSSEY
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
23,690
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS TURNING RIGHT INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE (THERE WAS NO NEED FOR ACCELERATION TO GET INTO THE PARKING SPOT)- WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR SPED UP REALLY FAST ON ITS OWN (LIKE THE GAS PEDAL WAS BEING APPLIED- ONLY MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME). THE CAR WENT CRASHING INTO THE MEDIAN- CATCHING THE UNDERCARRIAGE CAUSING IT TO STOP. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR INTO PARK. THE FORCE AND SPEED IN WHICH IT REACHED IN SUCH A SHORT DISTANCE WAS STARTLING AND SCARY FOR EVERYONE IN THE CAR. IT WAS AS THOUGH I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10566719
Machine
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