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1998 HONDA ACCORD — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

crash · 147226 · 1999-04-16

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS DRIVING SLOWLY & MOVING INTO LEFT LANE TO TURN. TOW TRUCK IN LEFT LANE. PROCEEDED TO APPLY BRAKES. THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP & SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS ROARING. REARENDED TOW TRUCK. THE WHEELS ON HONDA WERE SPINNING & SMOKING AS IF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS IN USE. FOOT WAS NEVER ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHEEL SPINNING HAD TO BE STOPPED BY TURNING OFF THE IGNITION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME ENGINE HAD REVVED & ACCELERATED WITH FOOT NOT ON PEDAL, BUT ON BRAKES. *AK *ML

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
836802
Machine
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