2004 Honda Accord Speed Control & Cruise Problems

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR AT 60 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL, IT SUDDENLY STARTED INCREASING SPEED. THEN I NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR OF MY CAR. THEN I BEGAN TO USE THE BRAKES TO TRY AND CONTROL THE SPEED, BUT THEY DID NOT FUNCTION WELL AT ALL. FINALLY AFTER STRUGGLING IN ON THIS RURAL ROAD, I WAS ABLE TO SLOW IT DOWN, I CALLED 911, THEN I JUST USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP IT BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. ALTHOUGH THIS WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE, IT COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC IF HAD NOT BEEN IN A RURAL AREA WITH VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC. UP TO THAT POINT, THIS CAR HAD BEEN IN EXCELLENT CONDITION LOW MAINTENANCE AND REALLY GOOD CAR, BUT THAT DAY IT WAS SMOKING AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD CATCH FIRE. LASTLY, THE REPAIRS COST $696 WHICH IS MUCH MORE THAN I HAD EVER PAID FOR THIS CAR

I'M DRIVING 427 SOUTH (TORONTO) LATE EVENING, AND I APPROACH SOMEONE WHO IS DRIVING 80 KM/HR, SO I DECIDE TO OVERTAKE THE CAR. I CHANGE A LANE, ACCELERATE FOR COUPLE SECONDS, AND WHEN I RELEASE A GAS PEDAL, MY CAR DOESN'T SLOW DOWN, IT CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN, AND ENGINE IS RUNNING VIOLENTLY, IT REACHES MAX RPMS (I THINK IT'S 5000 RPMS), AND THAN A COMPUTER DROPS RPMS DOWN. SO, NOTHING IS PRESSING A GAS PEDAL, AND THE ENGINE PULLING LIKE CRAZY, CAR IS ACCELERATING, AND HIGHWAY IS OVER IN 5 SECONDS. I TOUCH A GAS PEDAL - IT IS SOFT, BUT IT'S SPRINGING BACK WHEN I RELEASE IT, AND THERE IS NO A BOTTLE OR A CARPET STUCK IN BETWEEN, I CHECK CRUSE CONTROL - IT IS NOT ON, SO I PRESS BRAKES AND TRY TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR WITH BRAKES WHICH IS NOT EASY BECAUSE THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING ON MAX RPMS AND PULLING A CAR, YOU CAN FEEL IT. SO, I STOP EVENTUALLY AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THE NEXT DAY I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD FOR THE PROBLEM, AND I DISCOVERED THE NEXT. THERE IS A PART OF A CAR CALLED A THROTTLE, THAT REGULATES AIR INTAKE IN THE ENGINE, AND THIS WAY SPEED OF ENGINE IS REGULATED TOO. THE THROTTLE IS REGULATED BY TWO CABLES. ONE CABLE (NOT A WIRE) GOES FROM A GAS PEDAL, AND IT'S ATTACHED TO A METAL BRACKET ON A THROTTLE. ANOTHER CABLE (NOT A WIRE) GOES FROM CRUISE CONTROL, AND IT'S ATTACHED TO A PLASTIC BRACKET ON A THROTTLE. SO, PLASTIC DETERIORATED OVER TIME, AND CRUISE CONTROL CABLE BROKE OFF AND JAMMED THE THROTTLE ON THE MAX OPENING WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I THINK HONDA HAS TO DO A RECALL TO FIX THIS SITUATION BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN SOMETHING BRAKES IN YOUR CAR AND YOU CANNOT START A CAR, OR WHEN SOMETHING STARTS SQUEAKING OR RATTLING, AND YOU HAVE TIME TO GO TO A MECHANIC TO FIX IT - IT'S ONE STORY, BUT WHEN YOU DRIVE AND YOU CAR ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN - IT'S A DIFFERENT STORY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SPED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A RETAINING WALL. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIBS AND HAD A LOT OF INTERNAL BRUISING, INCLUDING LACERATIONS FROM THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE INJURIES REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,655.

AS I MERGED INTO A FREEWAY LANE, MY 2004 HONDAS TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING ME TO NEARLY BE REAR ENDED BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY ACCELERATED IN BACKWARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN IT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

I WAS PARKING MY CAR IN A PARKING LOT WHEN MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED A CURB AND HIT A CAR. THE AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF. I HAD MUSCLE STRAIN IN THE NECK AND HAD TO GO TO PHYSICAL THERAPY. THERE WAS NO OCCUPANT IN THE OTHER CAR. HONDA CLAIMED TO CHECK FOR EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION AFTER THE REPAIR AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS WORKING CORRECTLY. *TR

UPON ENTERING THE EXPRESSWAY (FROM THE ENTRANCE RAMP), I ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR (GAS PEDAL) TO TRANSITION INTO EXISTING TRAFFIC. UPON REACHING AN ADEQUATE SPEED, I QUICKLY BEGAN TO APPROACH A CAR IN FRONT OF ME (THIS WAS DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR). I NEEDED TO APPLY A BIT OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO REACT TO FLOW OF TRAFFIC - AND UPON TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, REALIZED THAT MY CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING. I QUICKLY REAPPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND TRIED TO USE MY LEFT FOOT TO "UN-JAM" THE ACCELERATOR. I DID NOT LOOK TO SEE WHAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR TO STICK, AS I WAS FOCUSED ON THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME. I THEN APPLIED HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT - THOUGH THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS INCIDENT UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS OR HAD A DRIVER NOT REACTED IN THE SAME MANNER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO SLIP OR SKIP SINCE THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,100.

LOSS OF CRUISE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN UNEXPECTED CHANGE IN SPEED AND OPERATOR DISTRACTION. *TR

MERGING ONTO CT RT 8 SOUTH, I ACCELERATED USING PASSING GEAR. UNABLE TO DISENGAGE THE THROTTLE, I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. SINCE I THEN HAD NO POWER STEERING NOR POWER BRAKES, IT TOOK ALMOST 3 MILES TO STOP. I REACHED SPEEDS OF 85-90 AND HAD TO WEAVE IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC UNTIL I COULD GET TO THE SHOULDER AND EVENTUALLY STOP. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WRAPPED AROUND THE THROTTLE CABLE THUS STICKING IT. I AM HAVING THE CAR COMPLETELY CHECKED: BRAKES, TRANSMISSION, ACCELERATOR, ETC. THIS WAS A TOYOTA MOMENT THAT LUCKILY ENDED WITH NO ACCIDENTS NOR DEATHS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 70 MPH ON ITS OWN . THE CONTACT THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE ONLY THING THEY COULD DO WAS A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT WOULD TAKE TWO DAYS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE SPEED RATE INCREASED TO 65 MPH UNEXPECTEDLY. THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED REPEATEDLY. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE INFORMED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK. HE APPLIED SLIGHT PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH IMMEDIATELY RELEASED FROM THE STUCK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, HE STATED THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY BE RELATED TO THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT OR THE GPS CHARGER. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED SIGNIFICANT CONCERN THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEFECT HAD CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

HONDA ACCORD 2004. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED THE CURB. I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR BY JAMMING THE BRAKE. THE CAR WENT INTO THE EASTBOUND LANE OF THE ROAD AND HIT THE REAR BUMPER OF A PICKUP TRUCK. THE AIR BAG OPENED AND HIT MY FACE AND CAUSED A BLOODY NOSE AND A BIG BRUISE ON MY LEFT WRIST. THEN THE CAR JUMPED THE MEDIAN SEPARATING EASTBOUND LANE FROM THE WESTBOUND. THEN THE CAR STOPPED, THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON AND THE GEAR WAS IN THE PARK. THE POLICE WAS INFORMED. THE MILEAGE IS ABOUT 50,000. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE HONDA ACCORD ON INTERNET UNDER SPEED CONTROL COMPLAINTS. *TR UPDATED 06/23/10.*JB UPDATED IVOQ 07/14/10.*JB UPDATED IVOQ 08/31/10*JB

I OWN A 2004 V6 HONDA ACCORD WITH 62K MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING ON 5/7/10, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, MY TACHOMETER JUMPED UP TO 7 (RED AREA), I USED BRAKES AND IT SLOWED DOWN SOME, THEN IT SPED UP AGAIN, THEN IT DROPPED DOWN TO NO POWER. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT AND WAS VERY SHAKEN UP BUT MANAGED TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC AND OVER. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO ANDERSON HONDA IN BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND. SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG WITH THIS CAR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE SO THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN TO OTHER PEOPLE. I DID CALL HONDA HEADQUARTERS, TOO AND REPORTED THIS. *TR

04 HONDA ACCORD LX 4DR SDN SILVER. WHEN BRAKING AT STOP-LIGHT OR OTHER STOPS CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES AND I HAVE TO QUICKLY SHOVE IT NEUTRAL IT REVS TO HIGH RPMS A FINALLY RETURNS TO NORMAL RPMS, IT HAS HAPPENED ON DATES 2-8-10 4-5-10 4-23-10 AND 5-17-10 WAS TOWED TO RUSSELL & SMITH HONDA,IN HOUSTON TX. I WATCHED THEM DO TESTS ON CAR'S COMPUTER. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND ALL THE TECH PART BUT THEY SAID EVERYTHING CHECKED OK. I HAVE THE FEELING THEY DON' BELIEVE ME. IT'S AT THE DEALERSHIP AS OF THIS DATE 5-21-10 AND I'M MEETING WITH THEM TODAY AT ABOVE DATE. I'M REALLY AFRAID OF DRIVING IT !! INCIDENTS DATES I JUST PUT THE FIRST OF 4 BELOW I LEFT OUT ONE THING WHILE I WAS IN THE OFFICE AND THE CAR WENT BACK TO THE SERVICE-BAY THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THEY UP-DATING THE SOFTWARE ON THE CAR'S COMPUTOR.QUOTE "WE DON'T TELL THAT TO HONDA". *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS ONE REPORTED INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE POTENTIALLY OCCURRED BECAUSE THE CONTACT'S FEET WERE TOO WIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A SECOND CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NEVER RESPONDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.

DRIVING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT, TRAVELING AT ABOUT 45 MPH CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 60MPH. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THEY HAD LOCKED AND WERE PUSHING UP AGAINST MY FOOT. I CALLED 911 THE OFFICER TOLD ME TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF BRAKE. WHEN I DID THE CAR IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. IT INCREASED IN INCREMENTS OF 10 TO 120MPH. BRAKES AND EMERGENCY BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. I TRAVELED FOR MORE THAN 6 MILES DODGING TRAFFIC BEFORE THE CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND THE BRAKES RE-ENGAGED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LET POLICE KNOW WHERE I WAS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND THROTTLE BODY WAS STUCK OPEN DUE TO SOOT AND CARBON BUILD UP. DEALER NOTED THE THROTTLE BODY LOOKED LIKE IT HAD NEVER BEEN CLEANED. DEALER SUGGESTED IF I HAD BROUGHT THE CAR TO HONDA FOR REGULAR SERVICE THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I SERVICE MY CAR EVERY 3000 MILES MY CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED BY HONDA FOR TUNE UPS AND OTHER PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. I AM EXTREMELY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. I HAVE READ 11 SIMILAR INCIDENTS ON THIS WEBSITE. INVESTIGATIONS NEED TO HAPPEN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. HE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY PULLING INTO A SAFE AREA AND SLAMMING THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO REV BETWEEN 5,000-6,000 RPMS. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 70,000.

MY 17-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WAS ROUTINELY DRIVING TO SCHOOL ON A RURAL ROAD IN OUR 2004 HONDA ACCORD. SHE SAYS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED EVEN AS SHE APPLIED BRAKES, AND THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. IT VEERED INTO A DITCH, OVER LARGE ROCKS PLACED TO PREVENT EROSION AND SWERVED SO THAT THE FRONT END WAS IN THE STREET AS THE REMAINING PORTION COULD NOT PULL OUT OF THE DITCH. THE AIRBAG ALSO DEPLOYED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE HONDA DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. T THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,000. *AK