2005 Honda Accord acceleration problems

Filed Jan 29, 2026 · Acceleration · NY

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Filed Nov 21, 2023 · Acceleration, Electrical · KY

Since I have owned this vehicle (bought used with 68,000 miles) it has had an issue that over 10 mechanics have not yet solved. It has slowly escalated to the point it is now unable to be driven at 250,000 miles. It is an idle issue, the car started revving up to around 3,000 rpm’s (on hot days it seemed but it also started to happen in the winter ) whenever I would put the car into park after driving it a small amount of time. The safety mechanism would kick in on the vehicle making it impossible to put back into gear and I would be forced to shut the car off and let it rest for around 30 minutes before it would start without immediately revving up to the red line again. I’ve replaced everything that every mechanic has told me that it could be. Even tried to replace almost everything all at once. Over time this issue began to get extremely worse and the vehicle would start to accelerate on its own to the point I almost crashed it three different times because I would be unable to slow the vehicle down coming to a stop sign and I’d have to throw the e brake on while pressing the main brake system. Afterwards I’d have to quickly find a parking spot and shut the car off due to the damage I felt like the engine was taking. Then it seemed like possibly an electrical issue because the power would drain overnight and the car wouldn’t start without a jump even after replacing the starter, alternator, battery, etc. I’ll end by saying now when I can get the car started, the last time that I drove it, it had the same issue of accelerating on its own and the rpm’s increasing to around 2,500 or 3,000 or even more at times and felt as if the automatic transmission was missing or slipping gears and the car would almost stall out and shake violently as if you were driving a manual transmission and it was the moment right before you killed the engine. The last time I drove it I had to pull over at a gas station and call someone to come pick me up and pull the car home.

Filed May 2, 2020 · Acceleration, Engine · 170,000 miles · OH

On several occasions my 05 accord coupe will stay accelerated when brakes are pressed, in neutral, or releasing the accelerater. On several occasions I have pressed the brake only to not slow down. Thankfully I was on open highway. This has happened and continues to happen on city streets and highways. At low speeds and high.

Filed Dec 16, 2019 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 150,000 miles · IL

Engine stalled multiple times while driving (at various speeds) and almost caused crash. Vehicle sometimes will not start, idles erratically while running or while driving, or stalls without warning while driving. Apparently there is a recall for this issue on other 2005 honda accords however when I look up my vehicle's VIN, there is no recall. I called honda and they too said there is no coverage for this repair as my vehicle is not included in the recall.

Filed Nov 14, 2019 · Acceleration, Transmission · 200,000 miles · TX

Vehicle jerks changing into gears revs high when driving and jerks will all of a sudden cease to drive turning off vehicle and back on seems to clear condition but comes back

Filed Aug 13, 2018 · Acceleration, Seat belts · 152,000 miles · NY

Similar issue as report 10659813. The airbag/seatbelt light above the gas gauge randomly stays lit. Doesn't happen each time the vehicle is used, and occurs more in cold weather than warm. Dealer has been notified several times and each time states that they could not do anything unless we brought the vehicle to them while the light was on. This situation does not happen consistently enough to allow us to take it to a dealer when the light is on. Also speed control does not work!

Filed Feb 12, 2018 · Acceleration, Steering · 119,000 miles · AR

My power steering pressure line is leaking, also reservoir leaks and steering always whines and its full of fluid. Leaks on my driveway. When its stationary it leaks and when in motion it whines.

Filed Dec 29, 2017 · Acceleration · CA

When I turn on my car it's like some is pressing the gas on its own and it's harder to break also when I'm on idle. But when let go of the break the car launches in front as if I was pressing the gas wen I'm only letting go of the gas pedal.

Filed Sep 14, 2017 · Acceleration · 186,000 miles · NY

I was driving on the highway. The cruise control button was on but I was not using the cruise control. Haven't used it in a couple weeks but the button was showing on the dash. I took my foot of the gas petal to slow down and the car began accelerating. First I tried to apply the brake and that slowed the car down considerable but I I could tel it was still trying to accelerate and I didn't want to wear out the brakes and have no way of stopping so I took my foot off the brake and tried jiggling the gas with my foot thinking it was stuck or blocked and it wasn't. It felt like how the gas pedal feels when it's in cruise control just kind of jiggling as you press it. So I turned the cruise control button off did and it was still accelerating so I put th car in neutral it revved up to a very high RPM can't remember exactly what but it sounds like it was full throttle did that for about 2-3 seconds while I braked and slowed the car down then it stopped revving and after I stopped for s couple minutes I drove again and it was fine the rest of the day. I was going about 65 when it got stuck and it got up to high 70s before I applied the brake and got it down to 60 then it began accelerating again and got up to like 70 before I put it in neutral. If someone else was driving and didn't think to put the car in neutral it could have been much more serious.

Filed Feb 28, 2017 · Acceleration · 50,000 miles · ND · crash · 1 injury

"sudden unintended acceleration" in a private parking. This happened when the driver was about to park the car on feb 27, 2017. I was the driver and my husband was a passenger in the passenger side of the back seat, with seat belts on. After I entered the parking area, as I was about to park, the car abruptly sped up, crashed into the building ahead of me, and the driver's airbag was deployed. The front of the car and the building wall were damaged (photos are enclosed). All this happened so suddenly and unexpectedly. Several people from inside the building rushed out to see what happened. I was visibly shaken and quite frightened by this accident. The business office staff took photos of the damaged wall and the vehicle. My two thumbs were aching with minor burn, but since there was no other obvious physical injury to us, we declined the emergency medical care. State police trooper came, took some information but said that because this accident happened in a private property it will not be reported. I had never thought anything like this accident could ever happen. I googled and found cases in which unintended sudden acceleration had actually happened. Hasn't this safety issue been addressed? My husband I are the original owner of this car.