2000 Honda Accord VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHEN THE CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR, NOTHING HAPPENED, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. AFTER TAKING THE AUTO TO THE DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED , BUT IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEN AFTER ANOTHER VISIT TO THE DEALER/MECHANIC, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, SINCE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED, TO KEEP A RECORD OF THE MISHAPS AND PRESENT IT TO THE STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. THEN ONE DAY HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN, KILLING HER HUSBAND IN AN AUTO COLLISION. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL IN EFFECT BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK IN THE IDLE POSITION CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASHING INTO A GUARD RAIL. *JB *TS

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK, WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLD. *JB *SCC

2000 HONDA ACCORD: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL- ACCELERATOR STICKS AFTER VEHICLE IS PARKED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. OCCURS DAILY. HOT OR COLD WEATHER. I MUST PRESS HARD ON GAS PEDAL TO RELEASE THE STICKING. CLEANING THROTTLE PLATE DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. DEALER NOT CONTACTED. *NLM

VEHICLE SUFFERED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, SLID ON A PIECE OF ICE, AND HIT A SMALL TREE. CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE BACK INTO DRIVE AND TRIED TO GET OUT OF DRIVEWAY HOWEVER VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT HAD NO EFFECT.*AK *JB

VEHICLE ACCELERATOR - PEDAL STUCK

BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, MY CAR ACCELERATED, SKID ON ICE AND HIT A TREE. I PUT IT IN DRIVE BUT AGAIN THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL. I COULD NOT CONTROL ITS SPEED, AND BRAKING WAS INEFFECTIVE. IT COULD NOT BE STOPPED. I WENT THROUGH THE BACK WALL OF OUR GARAGE, CAUSING GREAT DAMAGE.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. WE BOUGHT A NEW 2000 MODEL YEAR HONDA ACCORD IN NOV. 1999. AT 22K MILES (MAY-JULY 2001), THE GAS PEDAL GIT STUCK WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT USED FOR A WHILE, LIKE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. WE HAD TO STEP ON IT HARD AND RELEASED QUICKLY. THEN IT WAS GOOD FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. WE REPORT THIS TO THE DEALER (LEITH HONDA). THEY FIXED IT AND I HAVE THE REPORT. A FEW MONTHS AGO THIS PROBLEM RE-OCCURED. WE HAVE ABOUT 44K MILES NOW. LEITH HONDA CHARGED ME $85 TO FIX IT. THEY DID NOT CHARGE US THE FIRST TIME. THEIR REASON IS THAT MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THIS STICKY GAS PEDAL PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY GASOLINE. THEY FURTHER CLAIMED THAT ALL OTHER VEHICLES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE GASOLINE. THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO BRING THE CAR IT AND CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY ON A REGULAR BASIS. OTHERWISE THIS STICKY GAS PEDAL PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR. I HAVE SO MANY CAR IN THE LAST 25 YEARS AND NEVER HEARD OF THIS KIND OF NEWS. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY CAUSED BY THE STICKY GAS PEDAL. WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND ME TO DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM? I HAVE NAMES OF THE SERVICE MANAGER AND MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED THE "CLEANING". I ALSO HAVE REPORT ON HAND WHICH SHOW THE "REPAIR" WORK. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED MORE INFO AND FACT. THANKS FOR YOUR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. BEST RAGARDS, KIEN. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE MOVING GEAR SHIFT TO DRIVE, HE/SHE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, VEHICLE WENT AIRBORN OVER A FENCE AND HIT A TREE, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK, SO THE CONSUMER FINALLY HAD TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SERVICE DEPT COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. *YD

VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM A COMPLETE STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, CAUSING A COLLISION. THE ENGINE RACED AND THE BRAKE BECAME COMPLETELY DISENGAGED. THE CAR TOOK OFF LIKE A BULLET CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES AND LANDED ME IN APPOSING TRAFFIC. THANK GOD NO-ONE WAS INJURED. MANUFACTURER FOUND NO DEFECTS OR CAUSE FOR MALFUNCTION.*AK

FOOT WAS APPLIED TO BRAKES WHILE CAR WAS BEING SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARD, CRASHING INTO A UTILITY POLE. CONSUMER THEN PLACED VEHICLE IN DRIVE, AND IT ACCELERATED FORWARD. BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT CAR WOULD NOT STOP. CONSUMER HAD TO PURPOSELY CRASH VEHICLE INTO A FENCE IN ORDER FOR IT TO STOP.*AK *NLM

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL AND HAVING CRUISE CONTROL ON VEHICLE WILL START TO ACCELERATE. VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE ACCELERATING WHEN HAVING CRUISE CONTROL ON. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THROTTLE STICKS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE ENIGNE REVED LOUDLY, I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS THE SPEED INCREASED. THE CAR SURGED OVER A MEDIAN SEPARATING THE PARKING SPACE ROWS AND STRUCK TWO OTHER CARS IN THE ROW FACING THE ROW I WAS PULLING INTO. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME, BUT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. I CONTACTED MY DEALER TO SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY SIMILAR REPORTS. THEY REPORTED NONE.*AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICKS WHILE DRIVING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN. I ATTEMPTED PULLING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, PUTTING THE CAR IN FIRST GEAR, AND APPLYING THE BREAK WITH NO RESPONSE. THIS INCIDENT WAS RECORDED ON A 911 CALL THAT I MADE DURING THE ENTIRE EVENT. I DID GIVE DETAILS OF WHAT I WAS DOING TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM ACCELERATING HOWEVER ALL MEASURES FAILED. I DID EVENTUALLY PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE KEY TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. HONDA IS NOW DENYING ANY MALFUCTION.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AND AT A STAND STILL WITH FOOT DEPRESSED ON BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN TRYING TO APPLY PRESSURE TO ACCELERATE. IT BECOMES HARD TO PUSH. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK *SLC

WHEN BRAKING OR WHILE STOPPING AT STOP LIGHT THE ENGINE RACES (RPMS IN RED ZONE). MUST SLAM ON BRAKES AND SHIFT INTO PARK TO PREVENT VEHICLE FROM SURGING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS--THE FIRST IN DECEMBER AND THE MOST RECENT ONE WEEK AGO. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE IDENTICAL WITH THOSE REPORTED FOR THIS VEHICLE IN ODI ID 89408 AND ODI ID 882677. CAN YOU ADVISE HOW THOSE PROBLEMS WERE RESOLVED. AMERICAN HONDA ADVISED ME THAT THEY HAD HAD NO COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE, WHICH OBVIOUSLY IS NOT CORRECT.

ACCELERATOR PEDAL (GAS PEDAL) "STICKS" WHEN STARTING THE CAR IN THE MORNING OR AFTER PERIODS WHEN THE CAR IS NOT USED. EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FOOT FORCE NEEDS TO APPLIED WHICH RESULTS IN HIGH RPM (AND QUICK JERK FROM STOP IF CAR IS IN DRIVE) AFTER PEDAL DEPRESSES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND DID NOT REFER US TO ANY OTHER SOURCE FOR WARRANTY HELP. *AK

WOULD BE WAITING AT LIGHT. WHEN ENGINE WOULD START TO REV UP WHILE FOOT WAS ON BRAKES, IT WOULD THEN TAKE OFF. NEEDED TO SLAM ON BRAKES TO PREVENT VEHICLE FROM MOVING. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK