2001 Honda Accord - sudden, unexpected acceleration - caused auto accident

Complaints.com received the following consumer message on August 16, 2002:

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RE: 2001 Honda Accord - sudden, unexpected acceleration - caused auto accident

Problem with sudden acceleration. On July 29, 2002, at 6:45 PM I was pulling into a parking space behind a Volkswagen Bug when my 2001 Honda Accord suddenly accelerated. I slammed on the brakes to no avail and hit the VW. Then I maneuvered the Honda into the street where I threw it into reverse and it still kept going forward until I turned off the ignition. I had it towed to Miller Honda in Culver City where they could find nothing wrong with the car. A quick look on the Internet has shown me at least 30 cases of throttle linkages and control defects in Honda Accords with resulting fatalities in some cases. The VW had extensive damage and my car had over a $1,000 of body damage. I am one year into a three year lease and am going into Miller Honda of Van Nuys on 8/16/02 to try and return this defective car. Why hasn't Honda fixed this deadly defect and why hasn't some agency forced them to do so?

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On 6 July 2008 a frien of mine had the same accident: she was driving low..and suddenlly her Honda accord 2001 accelerated,for a few minutes in a principal street in Caracas,..resulting extensive damage in her car, street in another car and 2 persons injuried severaly.What can she do????

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