2007 Honda Accord: jerking or lurching

Filed Aug 10, 2025 · Engine · IL · crash

Car revs up at a stop sign, red light, heavy traffic, recently when making right turn. While in heavy traffic, stop and go barely moving, car stopped with foot on brake, traffic not moving, car revved up extremely high, the harder I stepped on the brake the higher it revved up, as cars started to move I took my foot off the brake, car jerked forward fast and I hit another car. No injuries, no major damage. Have taken car twice to mechanic, can’t find anything. Called Honda dealer same day of incident and brought in the car the following morning for diagnostic test, received phone call some hours later and told they can’t find anything wrong. There have been no warning lamps, and it happens unexpectedly. It’s happened before but very low and you can drive for months with nothing happening. I’ve been driving all year but this last time was different and happened 7/8 times. Found out on the internet there have been 10 recalls in 2019 one was for Accelerator Pedal May Bind/FMVSS 124, but I’ve never received notification on any of the 10 recalls.

Filed Jun 14, 2023 · Driver assistance, Steering · CA

My car has a steering problem and my car doesn't always drive straight. It is a serious problem when I have to react in a life and death situation when my car just jerks in the opposite direction of my steering.

Filed Jan 31, 2021 · Suspension, Wheels · 225,000 miles · KS

I was driving on a city road/side street at approximately 25 MPH, when I turned right onto another street the vehicle jerked or seized slightly, could not control the steering and heard metal scraping on the road. Stopped vehicle immediately. Front passenger side of tire popped off was turned at about 45 degree angle and broke off the arm, ball and joint. This occurred on a relatively smooth road, no obstacles in road. Did not hit a pothole when this occurred or other object, the tire and ball and joint just broke off the arm. I believe it also damaged the drive shaft.

Filed Oct 27, 2019 · Transmission · 129,000 miles · UT

Having transmission issues. It does not shift into gears smoothly when decelerating or letting off the gas. It jerks especially when decelerating about 25 MPH and 35 MPH. Could become a safety hazard when it sticks to gears.

Filed Jul 13, 2019 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 156,000 miles · TN

Check engine light came on, car acts like it has no power on take off, shifting hard, once up to maybe 40 MPH car begins jerking and the A/C and heat stopped working correctly at almost the same time within a day or two. I can turn the air on and it will blow for maybe 20 seconds then just completely stop blowing which being it all happened at practically the same time is fishy to me. The car only has 156k miles and I can't afford to continue making payment and pay a couple thousand to get it fixed. This is crazy I thought honda was supposed to be a great car.

Filed Jun 3, 2018 · Acceleration, Engine · 50,000 miles · GA

My car has had engine issues for the last almost 8 years. Burning oil at a massive rate. It also stalls with this sudden jerk and rocking sensation when accelerating/shifting at a low speed. I bought my car brand new but first began experiencing this rocking sensation in november of 2008 while driving down a slight incline at a low speed on a street. This rocking stopped on its own for quite a while. Then in april 2011 it began again where at honda's diagnosis and recommendation they took my engine apart and 'fixed' the problem when it later arose in 2014. This issue has now escalated to the engine stalling when I drive over 80 miles an hour - acceleration suspends until the speed drops back down to 70 miles an hour. It's so unsafe but became predictable and normal. In all of this my check engine light will not go off hence causing the car to fail emissions tests. I have brought this up to my local honda dealership along with excessive burning of oil. I have performed the oil consumption test for the dealership to say that my consumption - though clearly excessive and very dark - is technically within honda's parameters. Every time I re-visited either issue I was given the run around and now deemed by many mechanics even at honda to not put anymore money into the car. The diagnoses went from o2 sensor to cam chain to now the rocker arm. In 2014 when honda supossesly 'fixed' the cam chain I was explicitly told that this was the reason my car jerked and rocked but clearly that was a fabrication. My car presently burns at minimum 2 quarts of oil a week. Upon recent research I saw a recall on 2007 honda accor engines for stalling but my VIN number was not included.

Filed Jun 28, 2014 · Airbags, Seat belts · 35,000 miles · CA · crash · 2 injuries

My husband and I were hit by a driver who went thru a red arrow. The air bags did not deploy even though the car was hit on drivers side from the head light past the rear door. Both the windows were broken on driver's side there was glass everywhere, damage was extensive. The driver's and front passengers dual-stage airbags, driver's and front passengers side airbags and side curtain airbags did not deployed. The seat belt on passenger side did not tighten up went passenger was thrust forward. The magnitude and force of the crash caused abrupt jerking to our heads and necks. The range of motion in my neck is very limited I cannot turn head to see blind spots or back out of parking spots when driving. We both have disc problems to our back and neck causing us difficulty when walking, standing or sitting and in our every day living. If the airbags deployed our injuries would not have been so extensive and our lives would be better.the car was repaired using some used parts costing $12,000.00 to repair. I feel this car is unsafe. Six airbags did not deploy in a major car crash and someone could be driving this car today. We bought this honda because of all the safety features but they failed to work.

Filed Dec 13, 2012 · Transmission · 40,000 miles · NY

As I started the car in the morning, I felt jerk while it changed gears from 1st to 2nd and so on. I think it is a safety issue since it is unexpected and car can fail anytime and may cause accident. I have spoke to other owners of 2007 honda accord 3.0 and they have same problems, and I have also tried to contact american honda but received no response.

Filed May 23, 2012 · Brakes · 28,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, she noticed that when she applied the brakes that the vehicle would jerk abnormally. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 28,000 and the current mileage was 44,490.

Filed Nov 15, 2011 · Electrical, Steering · 100,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda accord. The contact stated that the vehicle started to jerk while driving 25 MPH and the steering wheel turned toward the right abnormally. As a result, the ignition key broke in half and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and the current mileages were 100,000.

Filed Sep 16, 2010 · Brakes · 50,000 miles · GA

My 2007 honda accord has braking problems. I recently had to replace the all of the brakes and rotors due to over heating. The brakes are mushy and applying the brakes results in a jerky, spasmodic, uneven effect that is close to resulting in loss of vehicle control. The symptoms are very similar to those of the 2008 odyssey that resulted in a recall.

Filed Jan 11, 2009 · Acceleration · 34,000 miles · NY

On 4 separate occasions I've been driving at highway speeds and before entering the highway( at 25-35 MPH) and have felt a lurch forward movement from the vehicle almost like a rough shift from transmission(veh is automatic)--its happened when I've warmed the car up for less than my customary 10 minutes . I've felt it several times(4-5) while driving a distance of 25 miles)on each trip. I went to the dealer/balance tires/couldn't find anything/told to bring back when it happens/it happened again when it was snowing (and the other times I've noticed it. It was also snowing and the car hadn't been warmed up 10 minutes) the lurch is very noticeable when driving almost making you feel like the vehicle will "conk out"--which is scary to say the least when driving on a interstate.