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2001 HONDA ACCORD — POWER TRAIN

crash · 1146071 · 2015-01-09

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
170,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

FROM A POSITION OF PARK IN A PARKING GARAGE TO THE POSITION OF DRIVE THE CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN ACCELERATING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE GAS PEDAL SEEMED STUCK AND SLIGHT PRESSURE ON IT TO GET IT UNSTUCK MADE THE CAR GO FASTER SO I PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FULL DOWNWARD FORCE BUT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. I FINALLY HAD TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE TO PREVENT MY CAR FROM HITTING PEOPLE WALKING IN THE PARKING GARAGE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10671219
Machine
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