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2005 HONDA ACCORD — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash1 injured · 583765 · 2006-06-02

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
7,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED DURING SUDDEN, HARD BRAKING THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THEN A FEW DAYS LATER, DURING NORMAL BRAKING, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM. THEN WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH ON A SLUSHY DOWNHILL ROAD THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE DRIVER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHICH WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AS WELL. THERE WAS A ROUGH IDLE WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AT TIMES. UPDATED 07/05/06. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10158852
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