NHTSA Complaint #10662563 — 2004 HONDA ACCORD

I WAS DRIVING MY NORMAL ROUTE AND COMING UP ON MY RIGHT TURN. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS OF MY CAR WENT BLACK AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER MY CAR. WITHIN SECONDS I TRIED TO BRAKE. MY PEDAL WENT DIRECTLY TO THE FLOOR AND MY BRAKES NEVER ENGAGED. I HAD NO STEERING AND NO BRAKES GOING 55MPH (FORCING ME THROUGH A RED LIGHT). I WAS T-BONED BY A SUV AT 60MPH (NO SKID MARKS FOR EITHER OF US)- A FULL IMPACT CRASH. MY SIDE OF THE CAR WAS DESTROYED, MY CAR SENT SPINNING INTO AND TAKING OUT A POLE, AND THEN MY CAR SPUN DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE NEXT THING I REMEMBER IS BEING CUT OUT OF MY CAR AND THEN NOTHING PAST THAT. I SPENT THE NEXT 5-6 DAYS AT 2 DIFFERENT HOSPITALS. I SUFFERED LUNG/HEART/BODY TRAUMA (ESPECIALLY DUE TO AIRBAG AND SEATBELT) AND A MAJOR CONCUSSION. WHEREVER THE AIRBAG HIT AND SEATBELT LAY- I'M A RAINBOW OF COLORS. I AM LOOKING AT A LENGTHY RECOVERY AND UNABLE TO RETURN TO WORK FOR A FEW WEEKS, UNABLE TO TAKE COLLEGE FINALS, NOR CAN I RETURN TO COLLEGE NEXT SEMESTER DUE TO HEART TRAUMA. MY HUSBAND AND I HAD MOMENTS OF BRAKE AND STEERING PROBLEMS SPORADICALLY/OCCASIONALLY IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. EACH TIME WE TOOK IN OUR CAR WE WERE TOLD "WE CAN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS". AND THE NOTORIOUS: "THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR YOUR BRAKES". WE HAVE FOUR CHILDREN AND THIS INCIDENT HAS AFFECTED EACH OF US. *TR