NHTSA Complaint #10520046 — 2004 ACURA MDX

STRUCTURE:BODY issue reported to NHTSA

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Crash 1 Injury

Complaint Details

ODI Number 10520046
Vehicle 2004 ACURA MDX
Component STRUCTURE:BODY
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 139,000 miles
Crash Yes
Fire No
Injuries 1
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State AZ

Consumer Description

I WAS PULLING INTO DRIVE WAY WHEN I SHUT OFF TRUCK TOOK KEYS OUT, SHUT DOOR, AS GARAGE DOOR WAS OPENING. CAR STARTED ROLLING BACK... I OPENED DOOR TRIED TO PRESS ON EMERG. BRAKE WITH HAND AS IM RUNNING WITH VEHICLE AS IT IS ROLLING BACK, WOULDN'T STOP. I REALIZED THE GEAR WASN'T IN PARK, IT WAS IN REVERSE, BUT WITH NO KEYS I TRIED TO PUT GEAR INTO PARK, WOULDN'T MOVE WITHOUT KEYS, I HOPPED IN, PUT KEYS IN IGNITION AND TURNED CAR ON, AS I WAS PUTTING THE GEAR IN PARK, THE VEHICLE REARED FORWARD AND I PRESSED ON BREAKS BUT IT WOULDN'T STOP. THE CAR WAS MOVING FORWARD AS I WAS PRESSING ON THE BREAKS, NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT DID NOT STOP UNTIL I RAN INTO THE GARAGE DOOR AS IT WAS COMING BACK DOWN, AND BOTH MYSELF WERE HALF WAY INTO MY SON'S GARAGE DOOR, WALL, AND SHELVING, ITEMS, ALL DAMAGED BY MY ROLLING BACKWARD ACURA......BECAUSE THE CAR WAS IN A FAST SPEED, I TRIED TO AVOID GOING STRAIGHT INTO THE GARAGE, TO AVOID GOING INTO THE BEDROOM, SO I SWERVED INWARD TOWARD THE WALL... THE GARAGE DOOR WOULD NOT LIFT UP OFF THE TRUCK, SO I ASKED MY GRANDSON TO PUSH ON THE SWITCH ON WALL WHILE I LIFT ON THE GARAGE DOOR, AS WE WORKED TOGETHER WITH NO KEYS IN IGNITION, MOTOR OFF, ON THE COUNT OF 5,4,3,2,1.....I LIFT, HE PUSHES, AND GUESS WHAT......THERE GOES M CAR.....STARTS ROLLING BACK...RIGHT INTO MY SON'S [PARKED...VEHICLE....DAMAGE...3 CLAIMS IN ONE DAY.....3 DEDUCTIBLES IN ONE DAY......WHEN I CALLED INSUR...I WAS ASKED IF VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE?... WHEN I STARTED IT. IT MADE A LOUD ROARING SOUND AND WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE.......THEN I FOUND OUT A RECALL WAS OUT ON MY VEHICLE.... AND I HATE TO THINK THAT ALL THE TIMES I DROVE IN THE VEHICLE WITH MY GRANDSON.....I JUST HAD 2 BACK SURGERIES AND 2 KNEE REPLACEMENTS,... AS I WAS RUNNING WITH MY VEHICLE , I INJURED MY BACK AND KNEE AND I CANNOT WORK FOR A WHILE.. ALL THANKS TO ACURA... *TR

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