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2004 HONDA CIVIC — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash1 injured · 489630 · 2004-09-13

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CIVIC
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Miles at failure
3,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK, AND VEHICLE SMASHED INTO A FENCE AFTER PLACING IT PARK. THE AIR BAG STRUCK CONSUMER IN THE FACE. *AK AS THE CONSUMER LOOKED DOWN AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, ALL OF THE DIALS WERE AT ZERO. (NO GAS, NO SPEED, NO HOT/COLD INDICATOR) THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE, RESTARTED IT AND EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT SHE WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, SHE WAS ON A SIDEWALK, PULLED INTO THE ROAD AND WAS ACROSS IN THE NEXT INTERSECTION HEADING FOR THE DRAINAGE BASIN. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *SC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10087592
Machine
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