What 609 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Honda Accord Hybrid

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND REVERSED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH FORCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BURNS TO THE ARMS DUE TO THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED AND PLANNED TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED INCIDENT HAPPENED NOV. 30, 2016 AND WAS NOT REPORTED. UPDATED 12/20/18*JB

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PARKED, IT ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE SLIGHTLY INJURED AND HOSPITALIZED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD TOW THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER AFTER IT WAS SERVICED AT AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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WHILE DRIVING ON I-75 AT 65 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY MOVED LEFT AND THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. THEN THE CAR MOVED SHARPLY RIGHT AND LEFT THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK THE GUARDRAIL DAMASGING THE RIGHT FRONT. THE DEALER, SHOTTENKIRK HONDA IN CARTERSVILLE,GA SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING AS THE CAR WAS DAMAGED. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BY A BODY SHOP. THEY SENT IT OUT TO HAVE THE ALIGNMENT DONE. WHEN THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE STEERING CHECKED THEY SAID THE ALIGNMENT WAS OFF AND THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT WAS BENT. THEY REPAIRED IT AND DID THE ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK DOES NOT SHOW ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING. THE REASON IS THAT IT IS TO LONG A TIME SINCE THE INCIDENT. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE CAR MAY NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE.

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FEB 25 2016 I HAD ACCIDENT AND CAR GOT TOTAL LOSS MY AIR BAG FAIL TO OPEN AND HAD HEAD INJURY

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'TAKATA RECALL'-ON JULY 12TH 2017 I WAS INVOLVED IN A VERY BAD COLLISION IN LANCASTER,CALIFORNIA ON 30TH STREET WEST AND AVE K AT AROUND 8:25AM.I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND ON 30TH AT 50-55MPH WHEN A WOMAN CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND MADE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF ME,I TRIED TO TURN THE CAR TO KEEP FROM T BONING HER WHICH I DID, SO MY CAR HIT THE FRONT END OF HER HUGE 2003 RED LINCOLN MURCURY. MY AIRBAG DID DEPLOY AND LET OFF THIS AWFUL SMELL THAT I STILL REMEMBER TO THIS DAY,I PUT MY RIGHT ARM UP IN FRONT OF MY FACE TO KEEP IT FROM HITTING ME,DUE TO ME DOING THAT MY RIGHT ARM SUSTAINED BRUISING ALL THE WAY TO THE BONE AND MY STERNUM WAS FRACTURED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP. THE DEALER (MCGRATH CITY HONDA IN CHICAGO, IL, 773-889-3030) REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V418000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A FIRE TRUCK. ALL OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH FORCE EXCEPT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVEN FRACTURES IN THE WRISTS, AND ALSO A NECK INJURY. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND A LEGAL SOURCE WERE INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: (KG0) 17V418000 (AIR BAGS) AND (KH0) 17V418000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL MONTHS AFTER THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED MORE THAN TWO CRASHES BEFORE THE MOST RECENT CRASH. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN THE PREVIOUS CRASHES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE PUSH TO START FEATURE, THE VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING SOUND AND FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VAL STROUGH HONDA (LOCATED AT 1 HEITZINGER SEASIDE, CA 93955 831-899-2222) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH WITH AN UNKNOWN VEHICLE. THE THREE OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES AND WERE PROVIDED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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THE TRUNK LID WILL NOT STAY IN THE OPEN POSITION WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE. NO ISSUES WITH LID CLOSING HAVE OCCURRED WHILE PARKED ON LEVEL GROUND. BUT, WHEN PARKED ON A SLOPING DRIVEWAY, TRUNK LID WILL DROP TO THE CLOSED POSITION WITHOUT WARNING HITTING ANYONE ACCESSING ITEMS IN THE TRUNK. INCIDENTS OF THE TRUNK LID HITTING SOMEONE IN THE HEAD OR BACK HAVE OCCURRED. WHILE IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SO FAR, IF TRUNK LID WERE TO FALL THE ENTIRE DISTANCE AND HIT SOMEONE'S HANDS, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR INJURY.

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WHEN MAKING A LANE CHANGE AT A SPEED OF ~60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR LOST CONTROL AND JERKED TOWARDS THE LEFT. IT ZIGZAGGED BETWEEN THE LEFT AND MIDDLE LANE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE TWICE. ALTHOUGH DAMAGE TO OUR HONDA ACCORD WAS MAINLY COSMETIC, THE ENGINE WAS DEAD BEFORE/AFTER THE COLLISION. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN NEW BRIGHTON, MN, AND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CASE # IS 16507355. WE'VE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO AMERICAN HONDA (CASE NUMBER 04824446) ON JULY 11TH, 2016, BUT DIDN'T RECEIVE PROPER ATTENTION. AFTER A SIMPLE CHECK AND TEST DRIVE, THEY CLAIMED THERE WAS NO ISSUE/DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA SEVERAL TIMES BUT HAVEN'T RECEIVE ANY FOLLOW-UP YET.

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I BOUGHT A NEW HONDA ACCORD ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO. I NOTICED AFTER DRIVING IT A MONTH OR MORE THAT EVERY LONG ONCE IN A WHILE IT WAS SHOWING ME A DEFECT KNOWN AS "UNINTENDED ACCELERATION". I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND AFTER THEY EXAMINED IT, PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER MACHINE AND TEST DROVE IT A FEW MILES, THEY FOUND IT TO BE PERFECT, NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I TOOK IT BACK AND CONTINUED DRIVING IT THINKING THAT PERHAPS I DID SOMETHING THAT CAUSED IT.AS I CONTINUED ON WITH IT, I PULLED INTO MY HANDICAP SPACE AT MY PARKING LOT. FRONT END UP TO A CONCRETE BUNKER WITH THE HANDICAP SIGN STANDING TALL IN FRONT. I WAS ABOUT TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT THE KEY OFF, WHEN SUDDENLY WHILE MY FEET WERE OFF THE PEDALS THE CAR ZOOMED UP TO 40 MPH,I TURNED THE WHEEL LEFT TO TRY AND AVOID THE SIGN AFTER IT HIT THE BUNKER AND AS IT SPED INTO THE NEXT PARKING LANE I BRAKED AND SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL.LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN THE SECOND LANE OR I WOULD HAVE KILLED SOMEBODY AS WELL AS MYSELF.I TOOK IT TO TWO MORE DEALERS WITH A DAMAGED PASSENGER FENDER AND THEY ALL SAID AFTER LOOKING AND TESTING AGAIN THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE LAST DEALER BROUGHT A HONDA EXPERT MECHANIC IN FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND HE TOO SAID NOTHING'S WRONG. WITHOUT EVIDENCE THEY CAN DO NOTHING FOR ME.IF WE CAN'T FIND THE TROUBLE YOU SAY IS THERE, WE CAN'T ACCOMODATE YOU. I SAID, SO YOUR SENDING ME HOME NOW TO GET KILLED?SORRY BUT THERE'S NO PROOF. I CALLED HONDA MANUFACTURER AND THEY WOULD DO NOTHING.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WAS NOT LOUD ENOUGH AND WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BACKING INTO HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. UPDATED 04/04/16*LJ *CN

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SCIATIC NERVE PINCHING SEVERELY IN RIGHT LOWER BACK AFTER TWO MONTHS. HIT DEER WITH CAR, TOYOTA RAV 4 RENTAL CAR, PROBLEM WENT AWAY. NOW, CAR BACK, TWO WEEKS, PROBLEM RETURNING. KEEPS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, BOTH TIMES. WORRIED BACK WILL GO OUT, NOT BE ABLE TO WORK.

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WHEREAS THIS DOES NOT SERVE AS AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR LIMB, AS A RN OF 10 YEARS, I DO FEEL IT NEEDS ATTENTION FROM NHTSA FOR LONG-TERM HEALTH HAZARDS. THE SEAT IN THIS VEHICLE, WHICH I HAVE OWNED FOR 2 DAYS, IS NOT ONLY UNCOMFORTABLE, IT CAUSES SEVERE LEFT LEG NUMBNESS, PAIN, TINGLING, BURNING THAT DOESN'T RESOLVE WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A STEP ABOVE DISCOMFORT, IT IS A LONG-TERM, POSSIBLY SHORT-TERM HEALTH HAZARD, AS I DON'T KNOW THAT I COULD HANDLE ANOTHER 1 HR DRIVE IN THE VEHICLE AND STILL WALK WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. BEING ABLE TO WALK AND HAVING INTACT NEUROVASCULAR STATUS IN LOWER EXTREMITIES IS QUITE IMPORTANT AND THIS VEHICLE COMPROMISES THAT SIGNIFICANTLY. AS SAID, I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A WIDE GAP BETWEEN ERGONOMICS AND SAFETY CONCERNS. I TRULY FEEL THAT, FROM A MEDICAL STANDPOINT, HONDA HAS BRIDGED THIS GAP AND CREATED A TRUE SAFETY HAZARD WITH THE DESIGN OF THESE SEATS. I WILL BE RELENTLESSLY SEARCHING FOR A SOLUTION IN THE MEANTIME, BUT MY ACHING BUTT AND NUMB LEG ARE CRYING FOR HELP FROM HONDA AND NHTSA.

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FOR A WEEK THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BRAKES & TRACTION DEVICE FLASHING AND SO WE TOOK IT IN TO HONDA TO HAVE THEM FIND OUT WHY. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS A SUNDAY AFTERNOON (MAY 31TH) AND THE FELLOW SAID IT WAS A COMPUTER GLITZ AND HE RESET THE COMPUTER. IN LESS THAN 1 DAY THE LIGHTS APPEARED AGAIN, SO WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THAT WEDNESDAY JUNE 3RD TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT; WHEN WE GOT THERE THEY SAID IT WOULD TAKE 2-3 HOURS TO CHECK ALL THE CODES, ETC. WE WERE NOT TOLD THIS WHEN WE MADE THE APPOINTMENT, SO WE DID NOT HAVE THE TIME THAT DAY. WE ASKED THE MAN THAT TALKED TO US (IT WAS MIKE OR DOUG) WOULD IT BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IT AND HE SAID "NO." ....JUST COMPUTER PROBLEMS. SO THE VERY NEXT DAY AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN MY ONLY 4 MONTH OLD CAR AND WAS ON THIS 2 LANE ROAD THAT IS BY ALL INFO CAN BE DANGEROUS. I WAS IN A STRAIGHT WAY (WHICH IS A BLESSING) AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR AND IT PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND THE CAR SLAMMED AGAINST A 2 FOOT ASFAULT CURB CAUSING THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE TO BLOW AND SENDING MY CAR INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THANK THE LORD NO CARS WERE COMING, BUT I HAD A HORRIBLE TIME STOPPING THE CAR AND BRINGING IT INTO A RIGHT LANE. THEN I HAD TO DRIVE ABOUT 1/2 MILE TO WHERE I COULD PULL OVER SAFELY (I WAS DRIVING ON THE RIM). WE KNEW RIGHT AWAY THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR, AND TOLD THIS TO OUR INSURANCE WHEN WE CALLED IN THE CLAIM. THE LIGHTS WERE STILL FLASHING AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED! THE AUTO BODY MAN THEN TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA TO HAVE IT CHECKED, AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE WHEEL-BARING ON THE WHEEL WAS PUT IN BACKWARDS!! THIS CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL! THEY MADE ME TAKE BACK THE SAME CAR WITH NO OTHER CHOICE (IT IS A LEASE). I JUST WANTED A NEW CAR THAT I WAS NOT CONCERNED TO DRIVE. LIBERTY MUTUAL (OUR COMPANY) IS GOING ON RECOVERY; THEY SAY GET A LAWYER!

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JUST MADE A LEFT TURN OUT OF MY DEVELOPMENT AND WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DUE TO THE SMOKE I COULD NO LONGER SEE AND THE CAR HIT A TREE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE REST OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED..... UPDATED 06/30/15 *BF

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

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THE SEATS IN MY 2015 HONDA ACCORD SPORT ARE TERRIBLE. LEGS GO NUMB AND BACK HURTS AFTER 30 MIN. PLEASE DO SOMETHING WITH THE SEAT DESIGN!! *TR

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I PARKED MY CAR IN TARGET PARKING LOT.( THE CAR IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION .) I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE WHERE I DID HEAR A COUPLE OF CLICKS OF ENGAGEMENT OF BRAKE. ENTERED STORE , RETURNED APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER AND MY CAR HAD ROLLED FROM ITS PARKED SPOT APPROXIMATELY 35 -40 FEET BACKWARDS INTO FRONT END OF ANOTHER STATIONARY, UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE. *TR

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THE AUTOMATIC DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY NEW 2015 ACCORD SPORT ONLY MOVES FORWARD AND BACK, UP AND DOWN (THE ENTIRE SEAT) AND LUMBAR ADJUSTMENT. MY ISSUE HOWEVER IS THAT THE SEAT BOTTOM WHERE IT MEETS THE SEAT BACK IS SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER THAN THE FRONT OF THE SEAT BOTTOM AND THEREFORE CUTS OFF THE CIRCULATION UNDER MY LEGS NO MATTER HOW LOW OR HIGH I ADJUST THE SEAT SINCE IT ONLY EITHER RISES OR LOWERS THE ENTIRE SEAT. AN HOUR IS ABOUT ALL I CAN HANDLE SITTING IN THESE SEATS WITHOUT FEELING THE RISK OF BLOOD CLOTS DUE TO LACK OF CIRCULATION TO MY LOWER LEGS. NOW I SEE ALL THESE COMPLAINTS FROM SHORTER DRIVERS STARTING YEARS AGO WHICH INDICATES THAT HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE ISSUE FOR YEARS AND DONE NOTHING. *TR

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NEW 2015 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID TOURING. PARKED CAR RAN A FEW ERRANDS. RETURNED TO CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START INDICATING BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE, ABS FAILURE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TRIED STARTING CAR A FEW TIMES AND CAR FINALLY STARTED AND INDICATOR LIGHTS WENT OFF. BEGAN DRIVING AND LOST MOST OF BRAKING FUNCTIONS. BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, HAD TO STOP CAR WITH PARKING BRAKE. PRESENTLY AT DEALER. HAD MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME. *TR

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