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2008 HONDA ACCORD — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash · 750722 · 2010-01-01

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
9,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON MARCH 25, 2009, I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD. OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, I'VE NOTICED BRAKE NOISE SMELLS, WHICH I WAS SURE COULDN'T POSSIBLE BE COMING FROM MY CAR BECAUSE IT WAS TOO NEW. WHEN I WENT FOR MY 5000 MILE SERVICE CHECK, THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THE BRAKES WERE SHOWING SOME SIGN OF WEAR, BUT WERE OK FOR NOW. I PLANNED ON HAVING THEM CHECKED AGAIN DURING THE NEXT OIL CHANGE. ON 12/29/09 WHEN LEAVING WORK, MY BRAKES DID NOT STOP MY CAR ON COMMAND AS IT USUALLY DOES. I WAS GOING NO MORE THAN 5 MILES AN HOUR WHEN I STOPPED FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I FELT A DRAGGING OR SCRAPING WHICH TOLD ME IT WAS TIME TO GET THE BRAKES CHECKED REAL SOON. THAT EVENING, MY SON WENT ON A GROCERY RUN FOR ME. ON HIS WAY HOME, HE TRIED TO STOP FOR A STOP SIGN, WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, THE CAR DID NOT STOP AND RAMMED INTO A TREE. MY 9 MONTH OLD ACCORD IS NOW TOTALED DUE THE FAILING BRAKES. IS HONDA GOING TO COMPENSATE ME FOR THIS? *TR

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10297784
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