NHTSA complaint: 2009 HONDA CR-V — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
EXITING THE SMALL TO MODERATE SIZED PARKING LOT I WAS STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT. THIS IS A T INTERSECTION WHERE ONE MUST TURN RIGHT OR LEFT. AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I SLOWLY ACCELERATED TO TURN LEFT WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED IMMEDIATELY TO ABOUT 50 MPH WHILE I WAS ENTERING THE INTERSECTION, I MANAGED TO TURN LEFT. DESPITE VIGOROUSLY BRAKING, THE CAR CONTINUED AT WHAT SEEMED LIKE AN INCREDIBLE SPEED, IT FELT LIKE AN ACCELERATING RACE CAR. I HIT A TRUCK AND ANOTHER CAR SIDESWIPING THEM AS I TRIED TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC AND PARKED CARS. THE CAR TRAVELLED APPROXIMATELY 1/5 OF A MILE BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STOP BY PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JS
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation