After backing slowly out of a parking place, I put the automatic transmission into drive. My foot was still touching the brake pedal and the car suddenly accelerated rapidly. I slammed my foot down on the brake, but it continued to move forward. I quickly moved the gearshift to neutral, the engine raced and then slowly returned to idle. I immediately stopped and checked the floor mat, but it was flat on the floor. My foot was not on the accelerator when the acceleration occurred, and if the mat were interfering with the accelerator pedal, the engine speed would not have raced and then slowly decreased after I put it in neutral. This was clearly a malfunction. I have an engineering background and know the difference between driver foot error and equipment malfunction.
2008 Honda Fit acceleration complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2008 honda fit. While driving 5 MPH and attempting to make a u-turn she shifted from drive to reverse as her foot was on the brake pedal; the vehicle lunged forward and crashed into a wall. There were no injuries. The front bumper was damaged. The police were not notified. The insurance company was notified about the crash. The vehicle was towed from the scene to a repair shop. The dealer was called and informed of the incident and advised her to bring the vehicle in for diagnostic testing because they never heard of the failure. The toyota manufacturer was not notified. The failure and current mileages were 43,200.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 honda fit. The contact was driving approximately 2 MPH when he attempted drive in reverse, the vehicle suddenly accelerated causing the vehicle to crash into three parked vehicles. The contact was transported to the hospital; however, there were no injuries. The vehicle was damaged. A police report was not filed for the incident. The vehicle was towed to a collision center. The manufacturer had a specialist inspect the vehicle with no findings to determine the cause of failure. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer one year ago after it accelerated. The technician was unable to locate the problem. The failure and current mileages were 20,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda fit. While reversing from a parking space at approximately 2 MPH; there was a sudden increase of acceleration. The driver stated the accelerator pedal was positioned extremely close to the brake pedal. The failure occurred on six separate occasions. The manufacturer was unable to assist when notified of the malfunction. The failure mileage was 300. The current mileage was 13,064.
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