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2006 ACURA TSX — PARKING BRAKE

crash · 588787 · 2006-07-17

Vehicle

Make
ACURA
Model
TSX
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
PARKING BRAKE
Miles at failure
1,000

Severity

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

Narrative

NEWLY PURCHASED (APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES ON ODOMETER) 2006 ACURA TSX 6 SPEED MANUAL SHIFT WAS PARKED ON SLIGHT HILL IN NEUTRAL WITH PARKING BRAKE ON. AFTER BEING PARKED THERE FOR SOME TIME PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD VEHICLE AND VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN DRIVEWAY STRIKING TREE. DAMAGE TO TRUNK OCCURRED. DEALER CHECKED PARKING BRAKE AND ADVISED BRAKE ADJUSTMENT WITHIN SPECIFIED PARAMETERS NOTHING WRONG. CHECKED SAME AFTER RETURN FROM DEALER, PARKING BRAKE HELD ON HILL UNTIL BRAKES COOLED AND VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE MOVED WITH MINIMUM EFFORT. NOW PARKING WITH VEHICLE IN GEAR AND PARKING BRAKE ON. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10162698
Machine
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