Car accelerated uncontrollably. Was forced to shut engine off. Next morning, car accelerator stuck again, but car was in park. I took the car to the dealer and the dealer says nothing shows up on the computer, so there's nothing they can do unless they can duplicate the incident. I guess I'm supposed to wait until it happens again and then drive at full throtle to the dealer!
2001 Honda Accord acceleration complaints
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While pulling out the the driveway, vehicle sudden accelerated at a high speed. This resulted in an accident, causing minor injuries to driver. Ph air bags did not deploy.
While the consumer was trying to park, the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward and crash into brick wall causing the airbags to deploy. The consumer was injured during the accident.
Vehicle is subject to hesitation or performing erratic while being driven. The owner has taken the vehicle several times to the dealership which they were not able to correct due to the failure not duplicating while at the shop. Please describe details
Vehicle revved unexpectedly while coming down a hill with foot on brake, and vehicle accelerated. Cause unknown. Please provide any further information.
I was pulling into a parking space behind a car when the honda suddenly accelerated. I slammed on the brakes to no avail. I hit the car in front of me and then manuevered the honda into the street. I threw it into reverse and it still went forward until I turned off the ignition. I'm terrified of driving this car. I have found over 30 cases of this sudden acceleration problem including several fatalities. Why hasn't honda been made to correct this defect? Miller honda of culver city, ca said they found nothing wrong with my car. How am I to get it repaired or replaced?
Consumer stated on 2 occasions, vehicle experienced sudden acceleration, once when going foward and once while in reverse causing consumer to crash in a concrete wall, one person was injured in accident.
Vehicle was being backed out of driveway. Brakes are always deployed because of the incline to driveway. Vehicle suddenly accelerated uncontrollably causing the vehicle to travel down the driveway and up the driveway of a neighbors house directly across the street, striking a parked vehicle. The vehicle then proceeded along the neighbors property taking out trees, shrubbery, and a telephone and cable box. The vehicle jumped into drive and took off into a wooded area across the street. The vehicle then exited the first wooded area and took off across the street and entered a second wooded area. Transmission line was severed by one of the trees in the wooded area causing the vehicle to stop. The vehicle traveled out of control in excess of 600 ft. Before coming to a stop. Driver continuously attempted to stop and control the vehicle without response from the vehicle. No injuries sustained. Insurance company and an independent investigator could not find the cause of the problem and wanted to repair the vehicle. Consumer was displeased with those findings, citing that no normal person could have traveled that distance without it being a vehicle malfunction. Consumer strongly urged the insurance company to total the vehicle, fearing that this malfunction could reoccur. The insurance company complied with the consumer.
While trying to change lanes vehicle won't downshift to accelerate properly. Car will go for weeks fine, then will go for hours or weeks failing to repond when gas pedal depresed to speed uptwo local dealers had seen car but they said it was nothing wrong with it. I am afraid to drive it cause I do not know when it will repond to my needs.
Consumer put vehicle in reverse and engine revved/ vehicle accelerated on its own to about 35-40 MPH, and hit another vehicle. Damage unknown at this time, vehicle at dealership. No injuries.
After starting vehicle shifted to reverse with foot on brakes, and vehicle accelerated to about 35-40 MPH and hit another vehicle. Vehicle at dealer at this time. No injuries.
The vehicle was being pulled into driveway. Driver covered the brakes while passenger removed seat belt. The car suddenly accelerated at full speed into the patio. The brakes refused to respond(there was no pressure what so ever). The airbags failed to deploy, the passenger suffered injuries.
Car surges forward when A/C and engine is running while stopped in traffic for lights etc. Problem was brought to the attention of service manager at proctor honda in tallahassee on august 15, 2001 who claimed this is normal for the 2001 honda accord.
First thing in morning vehicle starts to accelerate. When putting on brakes to stop at stop sign, has no brakes. Brakes go out intermittently. Contacted dealer, and dealer couldn't find anything wrong, but replaced master cylinder.*ak consumer also states that the rotors were turned and brake pads were replaced.
Consumer states when he proceeded to back up, the vehicle accelerated rapidly causing consumer to back into a cement pole, after crashing, consumer put vehicle into drive and it accelerated rapidly, which als caused him to rear end a parked vehicle.
While driving accelerator pedal got stuck, causing unwanted and unexpected acceleration, and resulting in vehicle running into a tree. Consumer has contacted dealer. Please provide any further details.
While taking vehicle into a car wash and having one of the servicemen driving vehicle through car wash. At near end of car wash vehicle acclerated and ran into two vehicles, and through a fence. Contacted dealer, and dealer was fixing damage to the vehicle.
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