2001 HONDA CIVIC — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 HONDA CIVIC — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Start: 2010-02-26

crash · 767661 · 2010-02-26

Vehicle

Make: HONDA
Model: CIVIC
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure: 82,500
Speed: 20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

FROM A DEAD STOP THE CAR UNCONTROLLABLY ACCELERATED. THE FOOT BRAKE WOULD NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE. SOMEHOW THE CAR WOUND UP DOING A 180 ON THE ROAD AND SLAMMED INTO A SNOW BANK. I WAS ABLE TO JAM THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND SLOW THE CAR WITH THE HAND BRAKE. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10314630
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown