2004 Honda Accord: shudder or vibration when accelerating

Filed Jun 18, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 112,500 miles · CA

My daughter was driving on the freeway and without stepping on the gas, the car kept accelerating. When she tried to brake to slow down, the car would shudder and kept trying to accelerate. It was not a floor mat problem. She got up to 85mph!! She had to down shift (automatic transmission) to try and slow down to get off the freeway in yorba linda, ca. Thankfully, she got off safely and managed to stop the car. She had aaa tow the car home. Even the tow truck driver could not get the car in neutral and said he felt the car revving. Sounds just like the toyota incidents, but was not aware of hondas having this issue. This is very serious!!! So very grateful that my daughter did not get hurt or injure anyone else. I know this is not a mistake of pressing the wrong pedal. Is there any other problems with hondas like this? We will be towing the car to our mechanic soon.

Filed Jun 20, 2013 · Transmission · 100,000 miles · MN

The car began driving rough in city driving, gradually becoming worse. Now it shudders and rattles at 30-40 MPH. Several trips to the dealer ultimately resulting in diagnosis of transmission/torque converter failure. Fortunately it didn't just cut out at a dangerous time. Replacement cost is nearly the value of the vehicle.

Filed Nov 24, 2012 · Transmission · 113,000 miles · VA

At 57 to 60 MPH, when accelerating the whole car shudders. Was told the front axles needed to be replaced. I did some research and found this is a very common problem with honda accord from 1997 to 2005. One piece of anecdotal evidence from a honda repair technician was that he saw this problem at least once a day. This has to be a produce defect for this to happen so frequently. I am not sure of the ramifications of this problem on vehicle safety if left unrepaired but I have to imagine any problem with an axle could be potentially serious and/or life threatening.

Filed Sep 8, 2011 · Transmission · 109,000 miles · MA

I have a 2004 v6 accord with 110,000 miles and had a previous throttle position sensor replaced a year ago b/c the tranny did not shift down into lower gear intermittently on highway. Now I have the opposite problem, where tranny doesn't shift up into overdrive. So there is another sensor problem. Turning off/on the car resets it. But local mechanic said test drive showed jerkiness from 1 to 2nd gear, and I've always noticed/ignored a judder from high gear to low gear, e.g., slowing down at off ramp. And he said the tranny fluid looked burnt. And there is an emissions controller fault and leak too. The recall for 2004 transmissions does not include my VIN...and reading the nyt blog from jan 2011, suggests it might not have been a good recall fix anyway. But in my call to dealer service dept and to honda n.america, they came across very defensive people on phone. Can't see buying another honda again.

Filed Dec 28, 2005 · Brakes · 14,200 miles · CA

2004 honda accord ex v6 : when braking from 50+ MPH especially downhill causes the whole car to shudder. The car has 14000 miles on it. Dealer says the rotors are warped and it is my driving pattern. I had other honda's which never had to have their rotors replaced until 100k miles at least. There is a technical service bulletin for defective brake pad material for 2003's accords but a lot of 2004/2005 owners are complaining on the message boards (edmunds.com) as well. This is a major safety issue since you lose car control while braking. The federal safety agency should definitely investigate this issue.