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2011 HONDA ACCORD — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

crash · 941108 · 2012-09-25

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Miles at failure
13,582
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AS I WAS COMPLETING A LEFT HAND TURN, I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE AND MY CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE DESPITE MY FOOT BEING FIRMLY APPLIED TO THE BRAKE. I CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE YET THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHERE I HIT AN EMBANKMENT / TREE, I STEERED THE CAR BACK ONTO THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. I CONTACTED HONDA THOUGH WAS GIVEN A REPORT INDICATING THAT THERE WEREN'T ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES & THE HONDA FACTORY ENGINEER DROVE THE CAR 5 TO 6 MILES WITHOUT ACCELERATION ISSUES. I'M GREATLY CONCERNED BECAUSE I DROVE THE CAR FOR OVER 13,000 MILES PRIOR TO THIS WITHOUT HAVING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS AND I'VE READ ROUGHLY 18 OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE 2011 ACCORD ON THIS SITE CITING VARIOUS ACCELERATION PROBLEMS! JUST SEEMS TO ME THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING MORE I SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO, BUT I CAN'T AFFORD TO JUST WALK AWAY FROM THE CAR! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10477019
Machine
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