Tl* the contact owns a 1996 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the engine rpms increased excessively as the vehicle accelerated without warning. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 192,000.
1996 Honda Accord: sudden unintended acceleration
12 of the 472 complaints about the 1996 Honda Accord describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 1996 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, she attempted to engage the brakes but the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact stated that there was an increase in the engine rpms. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be cleaned. The remedy failed to repair the problem. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 163,000 and the current mileage was 173,000.
Intermittently while parking vehicle experienced sudden acceleration when shifting from park into reverse, consumer was able to put vehicle in neutral and cut off the engine. *ak
Consumer complained about intermittent acceleration. It occurred unexpectedly. Consumer was parking vehicle in a handicap parking space when it accelerated on its own. Consumer lost control and vehicle smashed into a fence.
I was pulling into a parking space and suddenly the car surged forward, I tried hitting the brakes but they would not stop, it was hard as a rock. I tried to steer the car between 2 cars and the car continue to surge forward and I manage to hit another car, a trucks rear bumper, even after this the car continued on it own course until it stopped on its own. This was not the first time this happened, one other time, I was on the freeway driving about 50 MPH and the car again surged forward but there were no cars in front of me and again, it stopped on its own.
Consumer put vehicle in gear, and with feet still on brakes, vehicle suddenly accelerated at a high speed, causing an accident.
While drving vehicle suddenly accelerated. Driver had foot on the brake but would not slow down vehicle and it crashed. There was an improvement campaign 99i002000 for throttle which may cause sudden accleration. Insurance company and honda not willing to assist the consumer.
Vehicle was started and shifted to reverse, it suddenly accelerated nd crashed into building. Vehicle was then shifted into drive and suddenly accelerated again into bushed. Driver was able to stop vehicle with emergency hand brake.
Sudden acceleration, causing accident.
While in parking garage vehicle was in park position. Started car and vehicle surged forward.
While engaging into reverse gear the automatic transmission lunged forward causing a collision.
While trying to park on an incline surface, vehicle accelerated by itself, hitting a concrete colum. Please describe.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Honda Accord sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 1996 Honda Accord?
12 of 472 owner complaints about the 1996 Honda Accord (3%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2003.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Honda Accord?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Honda Accord
Airbag light 55ABS 46No deployment 16Door locks 15Tire blowout 12Brake failure 11Engine failure 11Check engine light 10Seat belt 8Stalling 8Transmission failure 6Fire or smoke 5
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