# 2002 HONDA CIVIC — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `400925` · 2003-04-02 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HONDA
- **Model:** CIVIC
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 15,000
## Narrative
WHILE LEAVING PARKING LOT IT WAS VERY DARK AS LIGHTS WERE OUT IN FRONT OF AND BEHIND ME AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE BEHIND ME. I PROCEEDED SLOWLY IN REVERSE AND LIGHTLY HIT THE CEMENT BASE OF LIGHT BEHIND ME.  I FELT THE IMPACT ON BACK RIGHT .  I IMMEDIATELY PLACED MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE.  THE CAR WAS STOPPED.  I THEN TRIED TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE WHILE DOING THIS I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS LOUD AND REVVING UP SPEED AND ACTUALLY MOVING WHILE I HAD MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND NO FOOT ON THE GAS. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT FROM THE REVVING NOISE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK.  I CHECKED THIS WITH MY RIGHT FOOT AND FELT THAT THE GAS PEDAL WAS UP AND NOT DOWN AS IT SOUNDED.  I NEXT PUT THE CAR INTO PARK,  WE CONTINUED TO MOVE AT AN ACCELERATED PACE.  I THEN PLACED BOTH MY FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL.  I USED AS MUCH FORCE AS I COULD, I DID THIS BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET AND PULLING UP ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO GIVE ME MORE FORCE AND PRESSURE.  THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN , DID NOT SKID , SHOWED NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN.  I NEXT PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD WITH MY RIGHT HAND, STILL THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN.  THERE WAS A DUMPSTER AHEAD TO MY LEFT, A LARGE PARKING LOT LIGHT WITH A CEMENT BASE TO THE RIGHT AND A FENCE BETWEEN THEM.  I AIMED THE CAR BETWEEN THE DUMPSTER AND LIGHT.  THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING, NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN.  I MADE THE DECISION TO GO OVER THE CURB HIT THE FENCE IN THE HOPES THAT THIS WOULD SLOW THE CAR DOWN IN ORDE
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