1998 Honda Accord VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

GAS PEDAL STICKS. DEALER CLEANED THROTTLE BODY THREE TIMES UP TO DATE OF DEC/2000. ADVISED DEALER OF ISSUE, THEY ADVISED FOR REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT. CALLED MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED NOT REPRESENTING ISSUE. WAITING ON RETURN CALL FROM MANUFACTURER. *AK

ON JAN 5, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM I BACKED MY CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES BEFORE ENTERING THE STREET. APPLYING THE BRAKES CAUSED THE UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION OF THE CAR, CAUSING IT TO CROSS THE STREET/SIDESWIPE A NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE/ RUN OVER ANOTHER NEIGHBOR'S FENCE, AND KNOCK DOWN A STREET SIGN. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK, BUT ANY AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON THE BREAKS FAILED TO SLOW THE CAR. ALL OF THIS OCCURRED IN A MATTER OF SECONDS BEFORE FINALLY COMING TO REST IN THE CENTER OF THE STREET. DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND A NEIGHBRO'S HOUSE WAS EXTENSIVE. *AK

THE GAS PEDAL REPEATEDLY STICKS REQUIRING EXCESSSIVE PRESSURE TO GET THE CAR MOVING. THE CAR THEN DANGEROUSLY LURCHES FORWARD. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT HAS BEEN REPORTED IN OTHER HONDAS. THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM, EXCEPT TO CLEAN THE LINKAGE WHICH HELPS FOR 2-3000 MILES. *AK

GAS PEDAL STICKS AND MUST BE PRESSED TOO HARD TO GET CAR GOING WHICH CAUSES CAR TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. *AK

WHEN TAKING OFF AT LOW SPEEDS THE CAR WILL HESITATE AND THEN TAKE OFF. AT AROUND 45 MPH IT WILL ALSO HESITATE. THIS HAS HAPPEND HUNDERDS OF TIMES. THE DEALER SPENT A WHOLE WEEKEND WITH THE CAR AND FOUND NOTHING. MY WIFE WENT THERE DROVE IT AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. TH KEPT THE CAR FOR A WEEK AND DID NOT FIND ANYTHING, THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THAT IS THE WAY THE CAR WORKS. MY 91 ACCORD HAS NEEVR DONE THIS. *AK

ON 3 OCCASIONS THE CAR HAS DIED WHILE ACCELERATING UP A HILL. ALL THE INDICATORS LIGHT UP ON THE DASH. THE CAR LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. THERE IS NO PROBLEM STARTING THE CAR AFTER THIS OCCURS. THE CAR IS ALSO OFTEN HESITANT TO ACCELERATE. *AK

WHILE IN NEUTRAL POSITION AND ON A FLAT SURFACE VEHICLE ACCLERATED FORWARD WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE VEHICLE SELF ACCELERATED WHEN THE DRIVER STEPPED ON THE BRAKE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND ACCIDENT. YH

WHILE CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). NLM

WHLE CHANGING GEARS VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK

I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER TO REPAIR A PROBLEM WITH A STICKY ACCELORATOR ON THREE OCCASIONS WITH NO SUCCESS. THEY ADMIT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CAR BUT OFFER NO REMEDY. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN TWO ACCIDENTS! PLEASE DEMAND THAT HONDA REMEDY THIS SERIOUS DEFECT IMMEDIATELY. MY DEALER'S INCOMPETENT SERVICE MANAGER CLAIMS HE CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM IN MY CAR. HOWEVER, ONE OF HIS TECHNICIANS DID. I'VE GIVEN UP TRYING TO HAVE THEM REPAIR THE CAR AND HOPE YOU CAN CONVINCE THE MANUFACTURER TO RECALL THIS CAR. SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE WILL BE KILLED IF THIS IS NOT REPAIRED. THANK YOU. PLEASE CALL ME DIRECTLY IF I CAN OFFER ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

WAS DRIVING SLOWLY & MOVING INTO LEFT LANE TO TURN. TOW TRUCK IN LEFT LANE. PROCEEDED TO APPLY BRAKES. THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP & SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS ROARING. REARENDED TOW TRUCK. THE WHEELS ON HONDA WERE SPINNING & SMOKING AS IF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS IN USE. FOOT WAS NEVER ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHEEL SPINNING HAD TO BE STOPPED BY TURNING OFF THE IGNITION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME ENGINE HAD REVVED & ACCELERATED WITH FOOT NOT ON PEDAL, BUT ON BRAKES. *AK *ML

ON NOVEMBER 1ST, I GOT IN MY CAR AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION THE TACHOMETER JUMPED UP TO 2000 RPM AND WAS SUSTAINED FOR MINUTES. THEN, THE CAR ACCELERATOR BEGAN SURGING BETWEEN 1000 TO 1500 RPM WHILE STILL IN THE "PARK" GEAR. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO SO I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND KEPT IT THERE WHILE I SHIFTED THE CAR IN TO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING STALL. THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING IN REVERSE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. THEN, WHEN I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO "DRIVE" , THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED IMMEDIATELY INTO 2ND GEAR AND BEGAN ACCELERATING AT 30 MPH WITHOUT DECOMPRESSION OF THE GAS PEDAL. THIS CONTINUED ON MY ENTIRED DRIVE INTO WORK (15 MILES). WHEN I GOT OFF WORK, I STARTED TO DRIVE HOME WHEN I NOTICES MY "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. I THEN DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. THE PRELIMINARY CAUSE FROM THE DEALER SHIP WAS NOTED AS AN "ELECTRICAL PROBLEM". I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS ENOUGH TO INVESTIGATE SINCE THE ACCELERATION OF THE CAR WAS AFFECTED. I AM WILLING TO OFFER MORE INFORMATION TO THE NTSA ON THE OUTCOME OF THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR AS OF 11/2/99 IS AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING REPAIRED. SINCERELY, VIRGINIA L. GLEN

THROTTLE CABLE FAILED. *YC

TRANSMISSION MAKES NOISE AND EXPERIENCES POWER SURGE WHEN ENGAGED IN REVERSE. *YC

FUEL INJECTION COMPUTER CONTROL UNIT MISPROGRAMMED. MJS

GAS/BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY DUE TO BEING TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. QCAW

VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR AND EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

WHILE STOPPING IN TRAFFIC WITH FOOT ON BRAKE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *AK

WHILE SLOWING TO A NEAR STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INSTEAD OF COMING TO A STOP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE AS THE DRIVER PRESSED THE BRAKE HARDER WHICH LEAD TO HIS FOOT SLIPPING OFF THE BRAKE.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SUDDEN ACCELERATION DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.