2004 Honda Accord acceleration problems

Filed Oct 3, 2022 · Acceleration, Airbags · 405,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2004 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the SRS air bag warning light started blinking off and on. The contact related the failure to having had the driver's side air bag replaced under the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 15V320000 (Air Bags). The contact stated that the air bag warning light remained illuminated continually. Additionally, the contact stated that the horn, cruise control, and the passenger’s side air bag sensor had also failed to operate as needed. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 405,000.

Filed Aug 21, 2020 · Acceleration, Brakes · 150,000 miles · GA

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

Filed Jan 2, 2019 · Acceleration, Transmission · AR

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. The contact stated that the gears failed to shift properly from park into the other gears. The failure occurred intermittently without warning. In addition, the vehicle failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle was taken to mclarty honda (10 colonel glenn ct, little rock, ar 72210, (501) 227-7000) to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.

Filed Jun 13, 2017 · Acceleration, Engine · 125,000 miles · MI

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.

Filed Apr 28, 2016 · Acceleration · 39,655 miles · MN · crash · 1 injury

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.

Filed Apr 7, 2016 · Acceleration, Transmission · 54,000 miles · NM

4 cylinder automatic transmission started slipping during acceleration from a complete stop. Transmission would cause the car to her forward when breaking and after coming to a complete stop. The transmission completely failed at just over 54,000 miles and will not upshift. The car will only go about 20 MPH, when the accelerator is engaged, it only revs up the engine and the vehicle redlines, the transmission will not shift into a higher gear.

Filed Nov 3, 2015 · Acceleration, Engine · 120,056 miles · CA

As I merged into a freeway lane, my 2004 hondas transmission failed causing me to nearly be rear ended by an oncoming vehicle.

Filed Feb 22, 2015 · Acceleration, Transmission · 115,000 miles · CA

As I was driving my car would not shift gears . Specifically, I was driving on the freeway the car went from 60 MPH down to 35 MPH and would not slip into gear. This happened as I tried to accelerate to merge onto another freeway. It seemed as though the car was stuck in neutral which it was not. This was very dangerous because as other vehicles were traveling at high speeds my car nearly came to a halt on the freeway. Luckily, I prayed my way into gear and it worked. It was quite scary since I was traveling with my child I easily could of been rear ended. No sensor lights turned on, there were no warning lights. My car has been serviced routinely and 2 days later it happened again. It is now at the dealership. When I read up on the problem it seems to be common. On one site I saw over 200 complaints for the same complaints and same make of the car. I can only imagine how many more complaints there have been. I hope that the federal agency and honda act responsibly and pay for the recall on these transmission problems.

Filed Jan 12, 2015 · Acceleration, Airbags · 100,000 miles · MA · crash

Another death could be avoided, this car was recalled in 2014 too late for ea domination of the car, and now after speaking with attorneys again the air bars are involved. Our son was so evict rated that there was nothing to do, pronounced dead at the scene . Emt's were helpless, he lost his face and his chest. No protection from this vehicle, pleas notify others. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Nov 17, 2014 · Acceleration, Transmission · 149,000 miles · TN · 1 injury

My 2004 honda accord v6 transmission decided to die on saturday november the 15th. I was driving on the interstate when I realized the RPM's were going up, but I wasn't getting any acceleration. I pulled over to check my transmission fluid, oil and etc. Everything was good. So I start back on the road trying to make it to my destination. The next thing I know I heard what sounded like a chain breaking off and the car jumped back like I was gearing down really low. I hit my head on the steering wheel and blacked out for a minute. Thankfully I had someone with me and they grabbed the steering wheel and directed us off the interstate. We lifted the hood once again and could smell something burnt. We were able to get it to a mechanic who said the transmission had failed. We had no issues prior to the date the transmission failed. I'm extremely upset by this. The car had been taken care of and maintained regularly. My family is honda enthusiast and have never had problems. That is why we always bought honda's, for their reliability. I think honda needs to make this right and have the transmission fixed. From what I've read this has been a major problem affecting tons and the transmission has been recalled. I thank god I didn't kill or hurt anyone during this ordeal.