| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006078969 | Incident Date: Sep, 08 2006 |
| Consumer's City: SUMMERVILLE | Consumer's State: SC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Model Name: ACCORD | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Service brakes, air:disc:rotor |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1HGCM72653A | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 14 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 08 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My daughter was driving her 2003 honda accord under sunny skies and good road conditions. as she slowed and made a slight right hand turn to enter an exit ramp off of i-26 outside of charleston sc, the brakes locked up pulling her towards the concrete barrier on her right hand side. she instictively pulled the car back to the left. at this time the brakes released and she went into the left concrete barrier. both her and a friend who was riding with her were not seriously hurt. the car sustained approximately $4,900 in damages. she estimated that she was going 40 mph at the time when the brakes locked up. the brakes have not been looked at in detail yet. after repairs we will have them inspected. looking into the history of the 2003 accord showed me that this model has a long history of brake problems with many people complaining. when i discussed this with my local dealer, hendrick honda, they informed me that they thought there was not a history of bad brakes on this car. i feel otherwise. because the car was in the way of traffic and could still be driven, my daughters friend drove it out of the way and no police report was filed. one last thing. these brakes have locked up on me a idle speeds and had been checked previously by hendrick honda. when checked, they said they were serviceable. |
