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2004 ACURA MDX — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash · 979192 · 2013-05-14

Vehicle

Make
ACURA
Model
MDX
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
142,562
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I PULLED UP MY DRIVEWAY WHICH HAS UPHILL GRADE THEN A FLAT AREA AND WAS IN MY GARAGE WHEN I NOTICED THAT I HAD THE KEYS IN MY HAND. I TURNED AROUND AND NOTICED MY CAR WAS DRIFTING BACK DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. I TRIED TO JUMP BACK IN THE CAR TO HIT THE BRAKES BUT THOUGHT BETTER OF IT AS IT WAS GAINING MORE SPEED. I LET GO F THE FRONT DOOR AND WATCHED AS IT VEERED OFF THE DRIVEWAY AND HIT A TREE AND LANDSCAPING ROCK AND END OF DRIVEWAY. WHAT IT . SO I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR WHILE STILL IN THE DRIVE POSITION. I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE UNTIL FEBRUARY . ACURA HAS NOT BEEN JUDICIOUS IN THEIR EFFORT TO FIX THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED TO MY VEHICLE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10511908
Machine
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