# 2001 ACURA CL — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1967453` · 2024-02-14 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** ACURA
- **Model:** CL
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
I was stopped in heavy traffic. The traffic light turned green and the cars in front of me started to move.  I tapped my accelerator with my right foot and the gasoline was delivered to my engine with maximum force.  I could not stop the car with my foot on the brake.  I steered the car to the right so that I would not rearend the car in front of me.  The car sideswiped the car I front of me and I went into an embankment and stopped.  A police officer thought I may have hit both the brake and the accelerator pedal with my right foot, but he did not understand that I was only going about 5 mph when the accelerator exploded, so that this was impossible.  The Acura agency in Latham says that I could have switched off the ignition, but with both hands gripping the steering wheel and my right foot pressing the brake pedal with maximum force, I could not have turned off the ignition at the same time.  Therefore the advice was not practical.
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