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2009 HONDA FIT — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 785750 · 2010-05-06

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
FIT
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

2009 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AFTER COLLISION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE AND HIS WIFE WERE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN SUDDENLY THEY WERE REAR-ENDED. AFTER THEY WERE HIT FROM BEHIND, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM, STRIKING IT IN THE REAR AS WELL. DESPITE THE CONSUMER HAVING APPLIED THE BRAKE AS HARD AS HE COULD, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPIN ITS WHEELS AS IF THE ACCELERATOR WAS BEING FLOORED. THE CONSUMER HAD THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, AND HIS FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE. THE ONLY WAY THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WAS BY TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. (THE VEHICLE BELONGS TO THE CONSUMERS FATHER). *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10329557
Machine
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