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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007098500 | Incident Date: Mar, 06 2007 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: CT |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Model Name: ACCORD | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1HGCG22531A | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 13 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Jun, 14 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I started my vehicle and put it in reverse. the pedal resisted and would not depress. i tapped it lightly and without warning the vehicle shot backwards at high speed, accelerating uncontrollably. as it accelerated backwards, i side swiped the neighbor's vehicle. the vehicle proceeded backwards striking the front of another neighbors condo. after striking the condo, the engine continued to race at high rpms and continued to try and surge backwards. smoke began to come from the front of vehicle, apparently from tires that were still rotating. without warning, the vehicle accelerated forward at high speed. the vehicle hit and jumped over a curbed island in the lot. the vehicle stopped its sudden acceleration and came to a stop across the parking lot. the police arrived at the scene and took a report and pictures. officer comstock conducted a query on "uncontrolled acceleration" and found numerous reports of vehicles accelerating uncontrollably. he found several references to it possibly being tied to the "cruise control". he advised me to have the vehicle towed to a honda dealership for inspection. he advised not to operate the vehicle for safety reasons. the vehicle was inspected by honda reps. i expressed concern that the vehicle was not safe to drive as evident by the police report, pictures and property damage. they were not concerned and stated there was no safety issue. i am shocked that they did not take the police report and pictures seriously enough to take this vehicle off the road. i would like to state that the day before the accident, i was teaching at the middle school. if this happened the day before, i most likely would have mowed down and possibly killed middle school children. the issue is not whether honda found proof of the malfunction but the malfunction did occur. morally and ethically, i can not drive this vehicle and put other drivers including myself at risk. this is a serious and potentially deadly matter and honda clearly is not concerned. *jb |
