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2020 HONDA CR-V HYBRID — STEERING

crash · 1729539 · 2021-02-26

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CR-V HYBRID
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
60
Speed
7 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I LEASED A BRAND NEW CR-V AND 12 HOURS AFTER I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP IT MALFUNCTIONED. WHILE DRIVING 7 MPH IN MY APARTMENT COMPLEX MY BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING ME TO BUMP INTO A CONCRETE SIDEWALK BARRIER. MY COMPUTER SYSTEM ALERTED ME TO SYSTEM FAILURES FOR POWER STEERING, BRAKING, AWD, ETC. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS SCUFFED UP TIRES AND HUBCAPS. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID I WRECKED THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NO MALFUNCTION. THEY ALSO SAID THE WHEEL ROD WAS BENT TO A 90 DEGREE ANGLE. I FIND IT VERY CONCERNING THAT THE WHEEL ROD COULD BE BENT THAT MUCH WHILE ONLY GOING 7MPH. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING ME TO WRECK AN ARE ADAMANT I CAUSED ALL THE ISSUES. THIS IS A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION AN I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE TODAY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11398006
Machine
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