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2011 HONDA PILOT — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 970652 · 2013-03-26

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
PILOT
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
18,200
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TODAY TUESDAY MARCH 26TH 2013 I WAS IN BROOKLYN, NY OFF MRTLE AVE. ON A RESIDENTIAL ONE WAY STREET. PULLED UP TO A LARGE OPEN PARKING SPOT WITH CARS IN FRONT AND BACK OF THE SPOT. THE SPOT WAS LARGE ENOUGH FOR 2 CARS. AS I PULLED INTO THE SPOT AND PROGRESSED SLOWLY FORWARD WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR RENGINE BEGAN TO REV QUICKLY AND JOLTED FORWARD HITTING THE PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE FELT THE CAR ENGINE REV ON IT'S OWN WITH MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND JUMPING FORWARD. FIRST TIME WAS WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR JUMPED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN BUT WITH NO ACCIDENT. I DISMISSED IT NOT SURE WHY IT HAPPENED. THIS TIME OF COURSE I FELT THE SAME SYMPTOM WITH FOOT ON BRAKE THE CAR JOLTED FORWARD AND ENGINE REVVED ON IT'S OWN BUT HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HOPE HONDA FIXES THIS ISSUE. I AM VERY AFRAID THIS COULD HAPPEN AROUND OTHER PEOPLE AND ACCIDENTALLY HITS SOMEONE WHEN THE CAR DOES THIS ON IT'S OWN. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10504593
Machine
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