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2000 HONDA ACCORD — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 363539 · 2002-07-23

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

FOOT WAS APPLIED TO BRAKES WHILE CAR WAS BEING SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARD, CRASHING INTO A UTILITY POLE. CONSUMER THEN PLACED VEHICLE IN DRIVE, AND IT ACCELERATED FORWARD. BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT CAR WOULD NOT STOP. CONSUMER HAD TO PURPOSELY CRASH VEHICLE INTO A FENCE IN ORDER FOR IT TO STOP.*AK *NLM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
8014561
Machine
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