# 2003 HONDA ACCORD — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `663159` · 2008-03-26 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HONDA
- **Model:** ACCORD
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 28,484
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
ON BACKING INTO A SPOT IN A PRIVATE PARKING LOT I STRUCK A SHORT STEEL POST.  I THEN MOVED FORWARD, THE BACKED AGAIN TO PARK, HOWEVER, THE CAR SHOT BACK AND KEPT RAMMING THE POST. I SHIFTED INTO D WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE THINKING I HAD A PROBLEM ONLY IN R, BUT THE CAR SHOT FORWARD AND, IN 5 SECONDS, ENTERED THE ROADWAY, RAMMED A TAXI, CROSSED THE ROAD, ENTERED A SIDEWALK AREA, TOOK OUT 2 LAMPPOSTS AND WAS FINALLY STOPPED BY HITTING A CAR PARKED AT THE CURB. IN THE ENTIRE EPISODE, MY FOOT NEVER LEFT THE BRAKE AS SKID MARKS ATTESTED.  UNFORTUNATELY, I DID NOT HAVE THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO TURN THE KEY OFF.  THE IMPRESSION GIVEN WAS THE CAR WAS ATTEMPTING TO REACH A CRUISE CONTROL SPEED WHICH WAS NORMALLY SET FOR APPROXIMATELY 110KPH (68MPH).  *TR
---
*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*