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2009 MAZDA MAZDA3 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 972690 · 2013-04-08

Vehicle

Make
MAZDA
Model
MAZDA3
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Mazda Motor Corp.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
81,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY USING CRUISE CONTROL. WAS COMING UP ON A CAR AND HIT BRAKES TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL. INSTEAD OF TURNING OFF CRUISE CONTROL AND SLOWING THE CAR, HITTING THE BRAKE CAUSED THE CAR TO ACCELETRATE. I COULD ONLY TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL BY SLAMMING THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10507440
Machine
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