I HAD A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 169,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS THE ONLY OWNER, AND IT WAS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. ON JAN, 6, 2011 AT 12:50 IN THE AFTERNOON I WAS SOUTHBOUND ON I-43 IN MILWAUKEE AND EXITED AT THE MCKINLEY/FOND DU LAC EXIT. DESPITE REPEATEDLY PUMPING AND PRESSING ON THE BRAKES, I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VAN. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW IT DOWN WITH GREAT EFFORT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FULLY STOP IT. IN ORDER TO AVOID DRIVING INTO CROSS-TRAFFIC ON FOND D LAC AVE. AT THE LIGHT AT THE BOTTOM ON THE EXIT RAMP, I TURNED UP ONTO A SIDEWALK/GRASSY AREA. THE VAN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND, IN ORDER TO STOP IT, I INTENTIONALLY DROVE IT INTO AN ABUTMENT/CONCRETE WALL THAT IS PART ON AN UNDERPASS THAT GOES UNDER I-43. I WAS IN NO WAY IMPAIRED, AND AM CERTAIN THAT I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. IN FACT, AFTER THE ACCIDENT, I LOOKED DOWN TO MAKE SURE AND MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE. THE VAN WAS TOTALED AND EVENTUALLY DESTROYED. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WAS. A FIELD ADJUSTOR FOR MY INSURANCE COMPANY SAID HE CHECKED THE CABLE AND THE PLACEMENT OF THE FLOOR MATS. NEITHER WAS A CAUSE. *TR