NHTSA Complaint #10947278 — 2010 HONDA CR-V

WHILE TRAVELING A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE ON A HOLIDAY, MY BATTERY CABLE CAME OFF (EROSION). THIS HAPPENED WHILE GOING SLOW DUE TO A NORMAL TRAFFIC SLOWDOWN. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 5-LANE FREEWAY. AFTER MY CAR STOPPED, TRAFFIC BACKED UP AS FAR AS THE EYE COULD SEE. I HAD NO ELECTRICS AND, AS A RESULT, I COULD NOT GET OUT OF MY CAR, OPEN A WINDOW, TURN ON EMERGENCY FLASHERS, OR USE THE MANUAL DOOR LOCKS. IF THE CAR HAD CAUGHT FIRE, I HAD NO WAY TO GET OUT. BREAKING A WINDOW FROM INSIDE, WITHOUT A TOOL FOR THAT USE, IS BEYOND MY ABILITIES. WITH A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES, MY LIFE COULD HAVE BEEN IN DANGER. I THINK THE INABILITY TO EXIT MY CAR IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. IT WAS VERY WARM AND THE CAR QUICKLY HEATED UP. TRAFFIC BACKED UP AS FAR AS THE EYE COULD SEE. A FEW PEOPLE STOPPED TO HELP AND ENDED UP GETTING VERY ANGRY WITH ME. "STUPID" AND "IDIOT" WERE THE NAMES THEY USED FOR ME BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I WOULD NOT MANUALLY OPEN THE DOOR. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT RESULTS IN A REPLY. THANK YOU *TR