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2005 HONDA ACCORD — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 950484 · 2012-11-21

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
145,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WE HAVE HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE BRAKES IN THIS CAR SINCE WE PURCHASED IT FROM AN INDIVIDUAL SIX MONTHS AGO. WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL GENTLY THE CAR JERKS FORWARD PRACTICALLY SENDING THE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. ON THE OTHER HAND, WHEN YOU REALLY NEED TO STOP AND APPLY THE BRAKES QUICKLY THEY DO NOT RESPOND, REQUIRING A GREATER BRAKING DISTANCE. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR HONDA TO TWO HONDA DEALERSHIPS TO REGISTER OUR COMPLAINTS REGARDING OUR BRAKES AND WERE TOLD "THIS IS JUST THE WAY THE 05 IS". ONE INDIVIDUAL ACTUALLY LAUGHED AT THE SITUATION, WHICH I FIND INFURIATING DUE TO THE SAFETY FACTOR. ON NOV,11, 2012 WE WERE ON I-40 AND HAD TO STOP QUICKLY DUE TO AN ACCIDENT AHEAD OF US. THE LADY IN FRONT OF US CAME TO A DEAD STOP. I WAS WATCHING THE SITUATION IN FRONT OF US AND BEGAN SLOWING DOWN AND BRAKING. I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN, BUT DID NOT COME TO A STOP. I THEN APPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN, PRESSING THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, THE CAR STILL DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. WE HAVE SHARED OUR CONCERNS WITH OUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY DO NOT SEEM INTERESTED. TOGETHER WITH A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR, WE HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN THE ACCORD AND OTHER MODELS AS WELL. PEOPLE HAVE REGISTERED COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE OURS, CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY..AFRAID TO DRIVE THEIR CAR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10485379
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