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2005 HONDA CIVIC — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash2 injured · 835454 · 2011-01-07

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CIVIC
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
93,302

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES, AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A RESTAURANT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT IT WAS DRIVER ERROR AND REPAIRED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER. IN OCTOBER 2010, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SENT OUT A TECHNICIAN WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,302. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10375123
Machine
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