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2005 HONDA PILOT — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 944657 · 2012-10-15

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
PILOT
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
50,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVING AT AROUND 45-50 MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN THE MORNING RUSH HOUR, AS I PRESSED MY BRAKE SUDDENLY TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING ON TO MY LANE, I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. IT SWUNG VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE-TO-SIDE AS I TRIED TO STEER IT AWAY FROM VEHICLES AROUND ME SO AS NOT TO HIT THEM. IT FINALLY CAME TO A HALT AFTER SLAMMING ON TO THE VEHICLE THAT CAME ON TO MY LANE CAUSING ME TO BRAKE SUDDENLY IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE PERSON WHOSE CAR I HIT AND WHO WATCHED ME FROM A CLOSE RANGE TOLD ME LATER THAT HE WAS WORRIED THAT THE CAR WAS GOING TO TURN OVER. FOR ME, THE SCARY PART WAS WHEN I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR BY STEERING IT. I SWERVED IT LEFT & RIGHT SO AS NOT TO HIT OTHERS BUT FELT AS IF SOMETHING ELSE WAS CONTROLLING THE SIDEWAYS MOVEMENT OF THE CAR. I SUSPECTED IT WAS SOME KIND OF COMPUTER MALFUNCTION AND THOUGHT ABOUT REPORTING IT TO HONDA BUT DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO DO THAT. I AM REPORTING IT NOW AS I READ YESTERDAY ON USA TODAY THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING A SIMILAR-SOUNDING PROBLEM THAT ANOTHER CONSUMER REPORTED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10480182
Machine
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