10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
35,500 miles

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problem #2

Apr 212004

Accord 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 71,000 miles
Throttle cable stuck while parking at work. Motor revved up and car jumped over median and struck parked car on other side of median. I was brakeing all the time. Car continued revving after crash until motor turned off.

- Vancouver, WA, USA

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problem #1

Feb 012003

Accord

  • miles
While driving at 60 mph accelerator pedal went down to the floor and vehicle suddenly decelerated. Dealer found that accelerator cable broke. But dealer did not want to perform any repairs on the vehicle.

- Oakton, VA, USA

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