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2002 HONDA ACCORD — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash · 770182 · 2010-03-04

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Miles at failure
100

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT WHENEVER HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT SEEMED THAT HE WAS PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HE ENGAGED BOTH PEDAL AT LEAST 5-6 TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR IN 2003. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG IT. HE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10316672
Machine
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