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MAZDA HOOD — EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL

crash1 injured · 982732 · 2013-05-30

Vehicle

Make
MAZDA
Model
HOOD
Year
Manufacturer
Mazda North American Operations
Component
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THROTTLE SURGE UPON BREAKING CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DRIVING INTO WOOD PILE DAMAGING AND RIPPING OFF GROUND EFFECTS RIGHT FRONT RIM AND DAMAGED VALVE STEM ALSO SEVERELY CRACKING BUMPER IN SEVERAL SPOTS, WHILE BACKING OFF WOOD PILE STRUCK AND DAMAGING REAR BUMPER AND BENDING RIGHT REAR REFLECTOR ALSO INJURED LEFT WRIST AND FOREARM. IT PREVIOUSLY SURGED WHILE WIFE WAS DRIVING BUT I CALLED HER CRAZY! WHEN MY SON ALSO SAID IT HAPPENED TO HIM, I STILL THOUGH THEY MAY HAVE ACCIDENTLY HIT THE GAS. BUT WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME I KNEW I DID NOT HIT THE GAS. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WHEN THESE CARS ARE SURGING WHEN TRYING TO STOP!!!!!!! AND WHEN THE DEALER FLAT BEDDED THE CAR TO REPAIR IT I THOUGHT, THEY DID NO REPAIRS, JUST PUT A BLACK BOX IN THE CAR .AND THEN SAID JUST KEEP DRIVING IT. MY WIFE WOULD NOT DRIVE THIS CAR ANY LONGER, NOT JUST BECAUSE OF SAFETY ISSUES BUT TO DRIVE THIS NEW DAMAGED CAR. VIN [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10514378
Machine
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