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2003 HONDA CIVIC — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 763462 · 2010-02-16

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CIVIC
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
86,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON ~5/2/2009, SATURDAY MORNING, I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC, CROSS 141TH STREET FROM NORTH COMMUNITY TO SOUTH COMMUNITY AFTER YARD SALE, AT ~15MPH SPEED. WHEN I CROSS THE STREET, I FOUND A SUV PASS FROM WEST TO EAST, THEN I TRY TO STOP MY CAR, HOWEVER I CAN NOT STOP IT. THEN I HAVE TO TURN LEFT (EAST), THEN MY CAR RIGHT FRONT CRASHED WITH THE SUV LEFT SIDE. I REMEMBERED I PUSH THE BRAKE GEAR, HOWEVER IT CAN NOT STOP, I ALSO USED MY RIGHT HAND TO MOVE THE GEAR TO THE N, AND PUSH MY THE BRAKE SO HARD, THEN MY CAR STOPPED ABOUT 300 FEET AWAY FROM WHERE THE CAR CRASHED. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY AT THAT TIME IT TAKES ME SO LONG TIME AND SO FAR AWAY DISTANCE TO STOP A CAR AT A SPEED ~15MPH (HAPPENED ONLY THIS TIME). ANOTHER THING ABOUT THIS CAR: WHEN I SET UP CRUISE CONTROL FOR THIS CAR, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATE HIGHER THAN WHAT I SET UP. SUPPOSE I TRY TO SET UP 65MPH ON HIGHWAY, THE CAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATE TO MORE THAN 70MPH. NOW I CAN NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM IN THIS CAR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10311141
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