# 2009 ACURA MDX — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1070461` · 2014-05-30 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** ACURA
- **Model:** MDX
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 55,000
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE, AND THEN CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER INVESTIGATED THE ACCELERATION AND BRAKING SYSTEM AND CONCLUDED THAT THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS NOT CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
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