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2018 HONDA CLARITY PLUG-IN HYBRID — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1698192 · 2020-10-07

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CLARITY PLUG-IN HYBRID
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
16,660
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY CAR WAS IN MOTION WHILE PREPARING TO PARK IN AN OUTDOOR PARKING SPACE AT WORK ONLY GOING 5 MPH OR LESS. I TURNED MY CAR SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT SINCE THE PARKING SPACE IS AT AN ANGLE WHEN MY CAR ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY AND I CRASHED INTO A FENCE AND ELECTRICAL POLE. MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE ELECTRICAL POLE MY CAR WOULD OF RUN INTO A HOME. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICEMAN TOLD ME THAT NO CODES POPPED UP WHEN RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THEY ALSO TOOK THE CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE AND STATED THE CAR SHOWED NO ISSUES. THEY ARE GOING TO KEEP IT OVERNIGHT TO TEST ONE MORE TIME. THE MAN STATED HONDA COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNLESS A LIGHT CAME UP ON THE DASHBOARD.I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AND I'M AFRAID THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. DECIDING OF MAKING A COMPLAINT TO CORPORATE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11363289
Machine
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