1995 Honda Accord VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO DISPLAY ACCURATE SPEED WHILE DRIVING STARTING THE VEHICLE IT DISPLAYED 19 MPH THEN JUMP TO 70-85MPH BACK TO 30. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED FAILED SPEEDOMETER AND CONTACT DEALER IN EVENT OF RECALL. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE VEHICLE COST $400.00 FOR REPAIRS. *AK *CB

SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO DISPLAY ACCURATE SPEED. STUCK AT 19 MPH WHEN COLD START. WHILE DRIVING, MPH WILL JUMP TO ACCURATE MPH AND INTERMITTENTLY BACK TO 19 MPH. ODOMETER DOES NOT ROLL WHEN STUCK. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE LAST SUMMER. NOTICED OTHER COMPLAINT IN NHTSA DATABASE.*AK

OFTEN AFTER COMPLETING LONG FREEWAY DRIVE OF OVER 2HOURS IN LENGTH AND WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY, ENGINE RPM SUDDENLY JUMPED TO OVER 3,000 AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD INTO THE INTERSECTION. HAD TO EXERT EXTREME FORCE ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM ACCELERATING FORWARD. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE ENGINE STILL RACING UNCONTROLLABLY, SHIFTED INTO PARK AND BEGAN TO RELEASE THE BRAKE. AS BRAKE WAS RELEASED, ENGINE RPM BEGAN TO DROP, RETURNING TO NORMAL IDLE. TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED ENGINE. PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEND AGAIN AS DRIVE RESUMED. TOOK VEHICLE TO HONDA DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASSIONS AFTER PROBLEM HAPPENED. DEALER UNABLE TO FIND CAUSE. REPORTED PROBLEM TO HONDA MOTOR CORPORATION. THEY CLAIMED THAT HAD NO REPORTS OF SUCH PROBLEM, NO SERVICE BULLENTIN OR RECALL NOTICES ON THIS PROBLEM. NTSA WEB SITE HAS OVER A DOZEN REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM. WILL CONTACT HONDA MOTOR CORPORATION AGAIN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON PRESSING DOWN ON BRAKES, VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. PROBLEM WAS NOT REMEDIED. *AK CONSUMER WAS PARKING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OVER A CURB, VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY AN ELEVATED SIDEWALK. *SLC

AFTER MAKING A STOP AND WHEN DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL TO GAIN SPEED CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO APPLY FORCE TO PEDAL TO TRAVEL TO FLOORBOARD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE MAKING A SLOW RIGHT TURN WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CROSSED A SIDEWALK, STRUCK A SIDE OF A BUILDING, CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 30 FEET AND STRUCK A SUPPORT POLE AND A PARKED CAR. NLM

UPON ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP WITH FOOT DEPRESSED ON BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THEN VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ACCIDENT DUE TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL DESIGN. MJS

WHILE BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TAKE OFF ( NO CRUISE CONTROL). IT BACKED INTO THREE OTHER VEHICLES WHILE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, AND WOULD NOT STOP. AFTER HITTING THE OTHER S,CONSUMER WAS ABLE PUT GEAR SHIFT INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF KEY. DEALER / MFR. NOTIFIED. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE FURTHER DETAIL ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WAS MAKING A "U" TURN WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR NO REASON. HAD FOOT ON BRAKES AT TIME. SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, BUT VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. FINALLY TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITION & VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 25MPH AND HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, FOOT FIRMLY PLANTED ON THE BRAKE AND CAR SURGED AND SHOT FORWARD INTO THE TRUCK IN FRONT, .

VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 25MPH, AND TAKING FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WILL INCREASE ITS SPEED INSTEAD OF DECREASING THE SPEED. WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND TAKING FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WILL JUST TAKE OFF WITHOUT FOOT BEING ON THE GAS PEDAL. *AK

VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DH

ROUGH IDLE, CAUSING VIBRATION. *SD

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL/DECELERATION BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DSH

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT

VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE FOOT WAS ON BRAKE, WENT IN REVERSE, HIT TWO CARS. TT

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AND CUT OFF. TT