2003 Honda Accord Speed Control & Cruise Problems

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND LOST POWER. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT A FAULT CODE WAS NOT RETRIEVED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE IN MOTION AND ALSO ON THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED HONDA CORD WITH PERFECT CARFAX AND ALL STOCK PARTS. THE BATTERY DIED ON IT TWICE AND IT FAILED TO START WITHIN TWO DAYS OF BUYING IT. I WENT TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AND AS SOON AS I DID MY 3RD GEAR OF MY ENGINE 'WENT OUT' ACCORDING TO THE MIDAS MECHANIC. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGH WAY AND ALMOST YANKED ME INTO THE CONCREATE STREET RAILS. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO?

MY DAUGHTER DRIVES A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. SHE STOMPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND FELT SOFT UNDERFOOT.THE BRAKES SLOWED THE CAR BUT DID NOT STOP THE CAR. MY DAUGHTER TOOK AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT TURN INTO AN EMPTY PARKING LOT AND PULLED THE KEYS FROM THE CAR. THE CAR COASTED TO A STOP. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE RPMS ACCELERATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED.THE DEALER SAYS THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THAT MECHANICS DROVE THE CAR AND WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO PARK. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE RPMS ACCELERATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND REMAINED DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE HALT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000....UPDATED 09/14/16 *BF

I WAS ON AN OLD SIX-LANE HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEEDS WERE 45-50 MPH. MY CAR SUDDENLY FULLY ACCELERATED, JUST AS IF I HAD FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE IT TO A FULL STOP WITHOUT HITTING THE CAR AHEAD OF ME OR GOING THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT PART WAY ONTO A MEDIAN STRIP AND THROW IT INTO PARK AND THEN SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR. A PASSING TAXI DRIVER CHECKED THE ENGINE AND SAID THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK FULLY OPEN. HE WAS ABLE TO FIX THE THROTTLE AND DROVE THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY, WHERE I WAITED FOR A TOW TRUCK. MY MECHANIC RAN COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS ON THE CAR BUT COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. HE WAS ALSO UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM UNTIL ONE OF HIS STAFF EXPERIENCED IT WHILE BACKING UP THE CAR. THE ONLY THING HE COULD PROPOSE WAS TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH DID NOT APPEAR TO NEED REPLACING. MY RESEARCHES LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A COMPUTER FAILURE. I NO LONGER OWN THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE HAD MANY INCIDENTS OF MY CAR NOT SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, BUT ON JULY 25TH, 2014 I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT WITH TWO CARS IN FRONT OF ME IN A 45 MPH ZONE. I WAS AT 40MPH WHEN I PUT MY BRAKES ON BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT AND THE ENGINE WAS RACING. FINALLY JUST BEFORE I GOT TO THE CARS, MY CAR DOWNSHIFTED WITH A TREMENDOUS LURCH. I THEN DROVE TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. THE CAR LURCHED THE ENTIRE WAY WHICH WAS ABOUT 2 BLOCKS. *JS

I'VE OWNED MY HONDA FOR 3 YEARS NOW (I'VE ALWAYS OWNED HONDAS). THIS HAS BEEN A FANTASTIC CAR FOR ME THUS FAR. I LOST MY HUSBAND TO CANCER AT THE AGE OF 31, 2 YEARS AGO AND REALLY WANTED SOMETHING THAT WAS LOW MAINTENANCE AND CHEAPER TO FIX. I DIDN'T EVEN QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT TO GET A HONDA, THE QUESTION WAS, WHICH MODEL TO GET. I DECIDED ON THE ACCORD 2DR V-6 EX. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM GETTING A NEW KITTEN, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT 30 MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE AND THE CAR JERKED FORWARD, ALMOST AS IF SOMEONE WAS SLAMMING ON THE BREAKS VIOLENTLY. I WAS GOING 65 MPH AT THIS POINT. I WAS INCREDIBLY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT REAR ENDED. THE CAR PRECEDED TO JERK VIOLENTLY CAUSING MY LEFT KNEE TO PUSH UP AND HIT THE DASH. WE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND ATTEMPTED TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY (DURING 5 O'CLOCK RUSH HOUR). IT TOOK MY 2 HOURS TO GET HOME IN FIRST GEAR, TAKING THE BACK ROADS. THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR MY HONDA ACCORD IS ABOUT $2000. I JUST STARTED SCHOOL FOR MY BACHELORS DEGREE AND I DO NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY. MY HONDA DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 100,000 MILES YET. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA HAS FAILED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR CARS. I WILL BE SUBMITTING A REQUEST TO HONDA TO HELP PAY THE REPLACEMENT COSTS. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO PARK. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE WITHIN THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT WAS CLEANED BY THE MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,400. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62, 5000. UPDATED 09-18-13 *BF THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN TWO ACCIDENTS. UPDATED 09/26/13

I WAS DRIVING AROUND 20 MPH WHEN MY CAR STARTS REVVING AND THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE. IT HAPPENS BETWEEN 20MPH-40MPH. I WAS TO PULL OVER THEN START DRIVING AGAIN. IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN THEN NOT NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENDLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ENAGED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED ACCELERATION TO 70 MPH. THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED REPEATEDLY AND THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE SPEED WAS REDUCED AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP AN INCLINE THEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO ROAR LOUDLY WITH A RAPID INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC ARRIVED ON THE SCENE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BECOME STOP IN OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME AS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ACCELERATION FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER HOWEVER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, AN INVESTIGATOR INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETECTED THAT THE AIR FILTER PLASTIC BOX WAS FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED FRAGMENTS TO REMAIN STUCK IN THE THROTTLE. THEY ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR FILTER WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED BY A MECHANIC WHEN PERFORMING A PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE WITH VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED IN THE SAME LOT.I AM AN ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER FOR A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND I AM TOTALLY AWARE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS RE RECENT TOYOTA PROBLEMS, MY MATS WERE NOT INVOLVED [AS WERE SOME FOUND WITH THE TOYOTA PROBLEMS] AND I AM 100% SURE THAT MY ,FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND NOT THE GAS PEDAL . THERE WERE NO INJURIES, HOWEVER THE REAR OF MY CAR HAS QUITE A,BIT OF DAMAGE.. I NOTICED A SLIGHT SIMILAR PROBLEM THE WEEK BEFORE BUT THAT DID NOT CONTINUE SO I DISCOUNTED IT. WHEN THE VEHICLE LEAVES THE COLLISION SHOP, I WILL HAVE MY TECHNICIAN FULLY CHECK THIS PROBLEM OUT, AS HE IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS CONDITION RE: PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED TOYOTA PROBLEMS OF THE SAME NATURE. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SHIFTED INTO PARK TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR LOCATE A FAILURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES AFTER BEING INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD ESCALATE THE ISSUE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND ENTERING THE OFF RAMP THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. AFTER CHECKING THE FLOOR MATS AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE WAS NOTHING OBSTRUCTING THE AREA; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND THE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE EXCESSIVELY. WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE BEING DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL SHE DROVE INTO A SERVICE STATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND CARBON PARTICLES AROUND THE THROTTLE. THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN DECREASE IN SPEED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE A SHORT DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WITH HIS FOOD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT APPLIED HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN RPMS. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 88,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD SWITCH BACK. CAR ACCELERATED, PAUSED AND ACCELERATED AGAIN. I HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE WITH BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKES AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO GET IT TO STOP. *TR