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2015 HONDA FIT — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1262834 · 2016-02-22

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
FIT
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
5,000
Speed
3 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

UNINTENDED AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION. NOVEMBER 2015 THE CAR WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE, WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK, THE CAR TRAVELED ABOUT 70 FEET BEFORE STOPPING. TOOK IT TO TOM WOOD HONDA ALL THEY CHECKED WAS THE BRAKES AND SAID IT WAS FINE. UPDATE: FEBRUARY 2016 MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A PANERA BREAD GENTLY TAPPED THE BRAKES THE CAR ACCELERATED AND WENT THRU THE DOOR AT PANERA BREAD. TOM WOOD HONDA CHECKED THE BRAKES SAYS ITS FINE AND RELEASED IT TO THE COLLISION CENTER. I AM MAKING LEASE PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR BUT WHEN IT'S REPAIRED IT IS STAYING AT THE LOT. IT ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN AND IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE. I CANNOT ALLOW ANYONE IN MY FAMILY TO DRIVE IT. I ALSO CANNOT AFFORD INSURANCE WISE TO DRIVE A CAR I KNOW ACCELERATES WHEN IT DECIDES TO.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10837576
Machine
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