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2015 HONDA FIT — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 1231065 · 2015-10-22

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
FIT
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
6,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

WHEN MY WIDE WAS MOVING INTO A PARKING SLOT IN FRONT OF A GROCERY STORE, AT THE MOMENT OF COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED FORWARD HITTING FIRST THE CONCRETE BLOCK IN THE PARKING SLOT, THEN THE EDGE OF THE SIDEWALK, KEPT MOVING FAST FORWARD ONTO THE SIDEWALK AND FINALLY COMING TO AN STOP WHEN IT HIT THE WALL OF THE GROCERY STORE. THIS IS KNOWN AS "SUDDEN ACCELERATION" OR "UNINTENDED ACCELERATION". ABOUT 175,000 2015 HONDA FIT HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS VERY ISSUE IN JAPAN. ALSO, THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY EITHER CAUSING THE BODILY INJURY TO THE DRIVER (HEADACHE, NECK AND BACK PAIN, SHE HAS SEEN DOCTORS AND PHYSICAL THERAPIST).

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10785238
Machine
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