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2013 ACURA RDX — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 976670 · 2013-05-01

Vehicle

Make
ACURA
Model
RDX
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
870

Severity

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

Narrative

ACURA RDX TECH VEHICLE VIOLENTLY UPSHIFTS WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. IT STARTED INTERMITTENTLY (TWICE BEFORE BUT NOT AS VIOLENT).ON INCLINES (LIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA). YESTERDAY, WHILE GOING UP AN INCLINE TO PARK VEHICLE, CAR VIOLENTLY SHIFTED AND HIT A BUILDING RESULTING IN CRASHING INTO A BUILDING, DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG AND SOFT TISSUE INJURY OF DRIVER'S CHEST. VEHICLE IS WITH BALL ACURA AND IS BEING INVESTIGATED. CAR IS ONLY 1 MONTH OLD AND WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW (80 MILES). ACURAZINE COMMUNITY FORUM HAS ANOTHER INCIDENT THAT IS 100% SIMILAR TO WHAT OCCURRED WITH MY VEHICLE. USER NAME IS DIRVIN. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10510220
Machine
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