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2014 MAZDA MAZDA6 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1137302 · 2014-12-08

Vehicle

Make
MAZDA
Model
MAZDA6
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Mazda Motor Corp.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
8,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THIS VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN TRAVELING AT VERY SLOW SPEED OR IDLING. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WHILE YOU ARE IDLING AND OR HAVE FOOT ON BRAKE. I WAS DRIVER ON ONE OCCASION WHILE I WAS AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE IN IDLING IN GEAR AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED A LURCHED FORWARD. ON OTHER OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN IDLING WAITING TO TURN LEFT AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THIS PARTICULAR ACCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING UNDER 10MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION WITH THE CAR IN FRONT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10662946
Machine
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