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2014 HONDA ODYSSEY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1412837 · 2017-10-06

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ODYSSEY
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
20,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED OVER THE PARKING SPOT, SIDESWIPED A BUILDING, AND DROVE OVER SOME SHRUBS. THE CONTACT HAD TO SWITCH THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (HARBOR HONDA IN MERRILVILLE, INDIANA) AND A FIELD INVESTIGATOR FROM HEADQUARTERS CAME TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. .UPDATED 11/09/17 *BF CONSUMER STATED SUBJECT VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS ON THREE OCCASIONS DURING THE FIRST 25,000 APPROXIMATE MILES. UPDATED 7/26/18*JB *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11032107
Machine
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