NHTSA Complaint #10706715 — 2007 HONDA PILOT

THE SUV TRAVELED DOWN A GENTLY SLOPED DRIVEWAY. THE DRIVER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ENTIRE TIME SO THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE SLOWLY. APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET FROM THE GARAGE ENTRANCE, WITH THE RIGHT FOOT STILL GENTLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NO PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE CAR SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BUT THIS DID NOT STOP ACCELERATION OR FORWARD MOTION. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE BACK WALL OF THE GARAGE, CAUSING SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE AND DEPLOYING THE DRIVER-SIDE AIRBAG. THE DRIVER'S RIGHT SHOULDER AND HAND EXPERIENCED SOFT TISSUE INJURIES. A CHILD WAS IN THE ROOM STRUCK BY THE CAR. THIS CHILD SUFFERED A FRACTURED TIBIA/FIBULA, A MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (CONCUSSION), AND MULTIPLE ABRASIONS AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE COLLISION. A SECOND CHILD OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ABRASION TO THE LEFT KNEE AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE COLLISION. *TR