# 2004 HONDA CIVIC — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `489630` · 2004-09-13 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## 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
## 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
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