While pulling into a parking space vehicle suddenly accelerated, and vehicle went over a retaining wall, hitting a building. Cause is unknown. Please provide any further information.
2000 Honda Civic acceleration complaints
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Consumer stated that the fuel throttle linkage failed causing vehicle to suddenly accelerate out into traffic, no problem with the vehicle was identified after the incident.
Turned key on put car intodrive and car took off did not touch anything.
Immediately on startup car surged forward with engine at full throttle without touching gas pedal and pedal was not depressed, crashing into brick building 3 feet in front of car .
Pulled into parking space, put foot on brake, and at that time engine revved and vehicle surged forward. Consumer hit building, $ 3800.00 damage.
Cruise control was activated and while going up a hill, the vehicle accelerated and continued to accelerate until the consumer turned the cruise control off.
While driving with cruise control on 65 MPH car contunied to speed up to 80 MPH hit brake took cruise off. On oct.20 turned in driveway stoped was going to back up car took off in drive at least 25mph hitting brick wall of house causing alot of damage to house airbags did'nt deployed
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