Started from stop at light intersection and accelerated while making a left turn. After letting off accelerator and now going straight, found car was still accelerating at full throttle. Began heavily stepping on brake with continued unintended acceleration continuing. Shifted from drive to neutral and RPM meter showed engine revving toward 7000 RPM and decided to go back to drive gear to avoid causing engine damage while still heavily stepping on brake. Unintended acceleration continued in drive gear and after several more seconds, I turned the ignition off while in drive gear. Engine successfully shut off and I continued to keep foot on brake and steering the car to a parking lot. After car came to a stop in parking lot, put the gear back to park mode and proceeded to start the car ignition (I have not touched the accelerator pedal at all since realizing the unintended acceleration had occurred). Car started as normal with normal idle speed in park. Drove the car to dealer and had dealer check for codes and take it for a test drive. Nothing abnormal was found during code reading and test drive. Dealer said that driver side rug could have caused accelerator to stick but this is not likely cause (in my opinion) because the accelerator pedal should then have still been stuck when I re-started the car in the parking lot.
2009 Honda Accord acceleration complaints
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I have 2009 honda accord I purchased from bayridge honda 23089 miles at 2011. Today 36700 miles. When I was driving brooklyn queens expressway two weeks ago vsa and engine light is on. And feeling engine is vibrating& uncontrolled brake distance, two weeks ago I visit my car dealer; there is vsa & engine light on when my car 36500 miles. Bayridge honda service checked there is no mistake in the car. When I back my car engine light is off everything looking smooth. (charged 105.00$)following weekend short trip connecticut- new haven (180 miles) and I returned as some problem engine is irregular working or stalling when is working. I called american honda before serviced my car.just suggest serviced your car. First vsa following engines light and uncontrolled loose brake condition is came when engine not take gas irregular. Engine vibration and shut off engine .my personal auto technician test driven car with me , he diagnosed some problem. Something is running wrongly . Please be advice this unsafely condition where complaint this situations . I will be international trip september 20 to october 1 out of USA ,car is parking not driving for unsafely condition. Sincerely
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 honda accord. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate with the illumination of the check engine light. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 37,000.
Upon exiting driveway and traveling about 50 feet, auto accelerated as if the gas pedal had been driven to the floor. Driver swerved off the roadway into a tree about ten feet from the roadway. Airbag was deployed. No skid marks on roadway.
Sitting at red light waiting for turn signal, car begins to rough idle. Upon turn and acceleration, car spits, sputters, jerks, jolts and would not accel properly. Engine light begins blinking. Motor runs/idles very rough. Next morning on drive in to local dealership, vsa light illuminates and stays illuminated. Car still idles and runs very rough, spitting and sputtering etc. Dealership inspects car. Dealership determines the mount of oil in the car is too low. No evidence of oil leaks. Dealership consults with honda. Oil consumption test is now recommended. I am to return the car to the honda dealership to check the oil level at 1,000 miles intervals for an unspecified period of time. This consumption will be forwarded to honda to determine what "fix" will be recommended. Internet search provides endless identical complaints with no resolution from honda or dealerships.
I was stopped on side residential street preparing to turn right onto major thoroughfare. Started to turn right and car shot forward as if the car was possessed-- straight ahead and then veering left. Took foot off gas but still continued at high speed. I struggled with steering,which seemed to be more stiff and not responsive, fearing I would crash first into the stores, trees, light poles directly in front, then as I went with the direction it seemed to be pulling, and veering back left then right, pulled it back to the right enough to get into right curbside lane. I don't think the brakes responded either. Finally somehow controlled it enough to pull into gas station, where I parked but did not turn off the motor. I was afraid to move it any more. Called aaa and honda to report and ask what to do. I was so lucky that for once traffic was light and no one got hurt. I was surprised that I had no police coming after me or some driver who would have been curious as to why I seemed to be driving erratically and screaming through the intersection at such high speed. Floor mats were not touching the pedal. Curious side note: after I made two calls to aaa and honda, the phone would no longer respond. Doing the diagnostics, it said it had full five bars of strength but kept getting "call failed" when I tried to call them back to check tow truck progress. The history of those two calls also seemed to have been wiped off my phone. Tow truck could not call me back and got report that my phone was "busy". Finally while we were waiting for tow truck, my husband took out the battery completely, reinserted and it reprogrammed itself. Question: is it a car defect or did it have something to do with the nearby high tension lines and the phone cell tower across the street? How do I know it won't happen again? Thank god that it did not happen in rush hour traffic.
I own a 2009 honda accord ex-l. I am having problems with the engine not accelerating when needed to in emergency. I have come close to accidents twice so far on the highway since the car would not give me pick up when I needed to steer clear of trucks and cars. I have complained to two dealers, one in new jersey and the other in mass. Both dealers told me that the car is fine when it isn't. At full throttle going from 1000rpm upto 6000rpm there is no pick up what so ever. It is the same as going normal speed and pick up. This is a family car and I drive with my two kids in there less then 5 yrs of age. I've had this issue since I purchased the car and it was my mistake that I did not test drive it prior to purchase. I've owned several honda accords since 96 and none of them have had this serious dangerous problem. Please look into this issue. I am stuck with an expensive lemon.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 honda accord. The contact started the ignition,and the gear shifter was placed into the "reverse" position. The vehicle began to accelerate at the speed of 5 MPH. The driver applied pressure to brake pedal to slow the vehicle down. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. The failure occurred whenever shifting into drive or reverse positions. The technician stated that the vehicle was operating properly. The failure mileage was 264. Updated 5/20/2010 *cn updated 05/14/10.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 honda accord. The contact started the ignition and the vehicle failed to start until the steering wheel was in a tilted position. Suddenly, the "danger" warning light indicator illuminated on the instrument panel, followed by an unintended acceleration. The contact was able to stop the vehicle. The contact is in the process of notifying the authorized dealer of the malfunction. The VIN was unavailable.
While driving at 30 MPH, vehicle suddenly accelerated to a high rate of speed. Difficulty stopping the car. It was necessary to place in neutral and turn engine off. Honda dealership checked vehicle and could not provide an explanation for this problem. Fearful of this occurring again.
2009 honda accord was in reverse and pulling out of driveway. Accelerator was "stuck" and speed increased while taking foot "off" accelerator.
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