← NHTSA complaints

2003 HONDA ODYSSEY — POWER TRAIN

1 injured · 940728 · 2012-09-22

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ODYSSEY
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
145,614
Speed
3 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I PARKED MY VAN ON MY SLOPED DRIVEWAY, SETTING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. AS I WAS GETTING OUT, THE VAN STARTED ROLLING BACKWARD. AS I WAS TRYING TO STOP IT, I TRIPPED AND MY LEFT LEG WAS RUN OVER BY THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. I HAD AN OPEN FRACTURE OF MY FIBULA AND CRUSH INJURIES ON MY SHIN AREA (AND MULTIPLE BRUISES AND PULLED MUSCLES ELSEWHERE). I REALIZED LATER THAT THE VAN WAS STILL IN "DRIVE". I HAD BEEN ABLE TO GET MY KEYS OUT WITHOUT PUTTING IT IN "PARK". [I HAVE TESTED IT SINCE THEN AND I STILL CAN REMOVE MY KEYS WHILE THE VAN IS IN "DRIVE" OR "NEUTRAL"] ON TESTING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, I FOUND THAT IT WOULD NOT HOLD UNLESS IT WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE MAXIMUM POSITION. EVEN THOUGH IT SOUNDED AND "FELT" ENGAGED, IT DID NOT HOLD. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10476767
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown