NHTSA Complaint #10453465 — 2002 HONDA ACCORD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO MAJOR DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE INTERLOCK MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 161,000. *JS