# 1998 HONDA ODYSSEY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `877453` · 2011-09-02 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HONDA
- **Model:** ODYSSEY
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
THE HONDA DEALER HAS TAKEN GREAT CARE OF MY CAR UNTIL THIS EVENT.  I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, BACKED UP AND BARELY HIT A POLE WITH THE REAR BUMPER. THEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE, AND THE CAR TOOK OFF AT FULL SPEED OUT OF CONTROL, BURNING RUBBER, EVEN THOUGH I WAS HITTING THE BRAKES, PUMPING THEM, TRYING TO STOP. I ONLY HAD TIME TO SWERVE TO AVOID A PARKED CAR, THEN WENT INTO A BRICK WALL AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE AIR BAGS WENT OFF. THE MPH IS AN APPROXIMATION BASED ON THE CARS DAMAGE SINCE I COULD NOT LOOK AT THE ODOMETER UNDER THESE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES.  I WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY INJURED, BUT I WILL HAVE TO SEE A CHIROPRACTOR.  *TR
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