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2003 HONDA ODYSSEY — POWER TRAIN

crash · 805520 · 2010-08-10

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ODYSSEY
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
105,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE SHIFT INTERLOCK FAILED IN MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY AND IT ROLLED BACKWARDS IN A PARKING GARAGE AND HIT TWO PARKED CARS. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION IN ANY GEAR AND APPARENTLY THAT DAY I PULLED MY KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE IT WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE PARKING SPACE SEEMED LEVEL SO I DIDN'T APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE. IT MUST HAVE ROLLED WHEN OTHER CARS DROVE PAST. I CALLED HONDA THAT DAY TO REPORT IT AND ATTEMPTED TO GET THEM TO PAY FOR THE FAILURE. THEY WOULDN'T PAY SAYING THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AT MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR JUST OVER $500.00 THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR WAS OVER $2500.00 AND I DID DAMAGE TO TWO OTHER CARS THAT MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAD TO PAY FOR. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS AROUND AND NO ONE GOT HURT. THIS HAPPENED IN A HOSPITAL PARKING GARAGE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10348389
Machine
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