NHTSA Complaint #10326288 — 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY

2009 HONDA ODYSSEY MINI VAN WAS CRASHED BY HITTING A CONCRETE BLOCK IN THE PARKING BUILDING WITH AN UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. WHEN THE CAR PARKED INTO A SPOT, THE CAR NEEDED TO READJUST ITS POSITION IN PARALLEL TO THE PARKING LINE. THUS THE DRIVER CHANGED TO A REAR MODE AND THEN SUDDENLY HEARD VERY LOUD SOUND AND THE MINI VAN DROVE VERY FAST TO THE FRONT DIRECTION AND HIT THE CONCRETE BLOCK. THE BRAKE DID NOT WORK UNTIL IT HIT THE BLOCK. THE DRIVER, MY WIFE, HAD A MINOR INJURY OF SEAT BELT MARK ON HER CHEST. THE FRONT CAR WAS DAMAGED SEVERELY. IT WAS SO DANGEROUS IF THE PARKING BUILDING DID NOT HAVE A THICK CONCRETE BLOCK. IF NOT, THE CAR SHOULD JUMP OVER TO THE LOWER FLOOR AND MY WIFE COULD GET KILLED. THIS CAR TOWED TO HONDA DEALERS BODY SHOP YESTERDAY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS CASE. THE PARKING BUILDING: EDWARD HOSPITAL, NAPERVILLE, IL WE ASKED HOSPITAL SECURITY IF THERE WAS A CCTV IN THE PARKING BUILDING. UNFORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO CCTV IN THE PARKING BUILDING. *TR