NHTSA complaint: 2003 HONDA ACCORD — PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE
I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY GAS PEDAL LOCKED, THEN MY STEERING SYSTEM, FOLLOWED BY THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS SURROUNDED BY HUGE TRUCKS AND WAS TRAVELING WITH SMALL CHILDREN AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. I THEN REPEATEDLY SMASHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND FORCED THE STEERING TO STIR ME TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE CAR WENT INTO THE DITCH AND CAME TO A FAIRLY ABRUPT STOP. WHEN I ARRIVED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ALTERNATOR, BUT SUGGESTED THAT I SHOULD REPLACED THE WATER PUMP. I ASKED FOR AN ENGINEER TO LOOK AT THE CAR AND BE GIVEN A STATEMENT OF SAFETY BEFORE I RISKED MY LIFE DRIVING THE CAR. THEY AGREED WHEN MY BROTHER-IN-LAW ASKED BUT I WAS DENIED AFTER HE GOT OFF THE PHONE AND SPOKE WITH ME ALTHOUGH MY CAR IS 90 DAYS OLD AND UNDER A FULL BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. *LA
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation