NHTSA Complaint #10958664 — 2010 HONDA FIT

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Crash

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10958664
Vehicle	2010 HONDA FIT
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	March 1, 2017
Date Filed	March 5, 2017
Mileage	184,000 miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

VEHICLE SUDDENLY SPUN TO THE RIGHT 180 DEGREES AND SLIDE SIDEWAYS AND OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND ONTO ITS SIDE. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF HIGHWAY 31 NORTH IN WHITEHALL MICHIGAN. VEHICLE WAS UNDER LIGHT POWER (PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL) ON A SNOWY/ICY ROAD. TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE LOW 20 DEGREES. CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. VIDEO CAMERA IN THE CAR RECORDED A POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FAILURE, WHICH MAY HAVE EFFECTED VEHICLE'S ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE POSITIVE CONTROL. VEHICLE HAS A HISTORY OF HEADLIGHTS BURNING OUT AND BEING REPLACED ON A YEARLY BASES, BOTH MAIN HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS. CAR ALSO HAS A HISTORY OF ELECTRICAL FLICKERING. DRIVER IS 6O YEAR OLD MALE WITH 44 YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE IN WINTER CONDITIONS WITH NO ACCIDENTS.

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