While parking in a residential parking lot at very low speeds, the car suddenly accelerated and braking did not stop the vehicle. The vehicle stopped only because it hit another parked car. Prior to this incident, both a aaa repair shop and a honda dealership examined the vehicle after the owner complained about two previous sudden acceleration incidents. The aaa shop drove the vehicle, found nothing wrong, and towed the car to a honda dealership. The honda dealership ran diagnostics and said there was nothing wrong with the car. The first sudden acceleration incident occurred in the same residential parking lot as the third sudden acceleration incident, but braking stopped the car the first time. The second sudden acceleration incident happened at a stoplight, and when the light turned green the accelerator pedal push caused an unusual surge in speed, but braking stopped the car. The third incident of sudden acceleration was not stopped by the application of the brakes, rather by crashing into another parked car on the other side of a grassy median.
2016 Honda Accord: sudden unintended acceleration
12 of the 613 complaints about the 2016 Honda Accord describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- typical mileage
- 12,000
- recalls
- 0
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
Car suddenly accelerates without foot being on accelerator. Braking does not stop the vehicle. This has happened 3 times in last two years with damage to front of vehicle times two. Past incident resulted only in some scratches. We checked with dealer for other reports and was told there had been none. All three times the brake had been applied because we were attempting to park the car
When the engine is cold there is a sudden acceleration when the vehicle is in reverse or forward and in motion normally in a parking lot or backing out of my garage.
I was parking my 2016 honda accord in a shopping center. As I was slowly inching forward to park, the car suddenly accelerated on its own (without me pushing the accelerator) and went forward so fast it went over a retaining wall that separated us from an adjoining shopping center and dropped about 4-5 ft down into that adjoining parking lot. The airbags deployed and caused us injury. The car is most likely totaled at this point (waiting to find out from my adjustor). The acceleration was sudden and extreme. I didn't have time to hit the brakes. It was a matter of a split second before we were thrown into the other parking lot. (attaching a picture so the scene of the accident makes sense) note: I do not have access to the car right now so I am guessing my mileage because there was not an option to indicate "unknown" on the form.
I was driving my car under 25 MPH on local road when the car suddenly accelerated and went off road causing sever damage to both wheels and undercarriage.
Unintended acceleration. 2016 honda accord, 9200 miles. On 7/14/17 I pulled into the parking lot of my local drugstore. I located a parking spot, and was slowly turning right to pull into the parking space when my engine revved, the car accelerated, up over the concrete curb, over bike rack and into the side of the brick building. By this time, both of my feet were on the brake but the car did not stop. The airbag deployed. I turned the car off. Police were called and an accident report was taken. I contacted honda america and they assigned me a case manager, who returned my call and took all information. Honda sent a field representative to examine the car at the body shop. After this the case manager called me to let me know honda found nothing wrong with the car, followed by a letter to confirm that. My foot was not in the accelerator at the time of the crash. I have supporting documents, accident report, repair bill, medical bills. I will provide these to you by mail or fax. I cannot seem to upload on the mobile application.
Tl* the contact owned a 2016 honda accord. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle, the vehicle unintentionally accelerated without warning. The vehicle crashed into the contacts residence. The air bags did deploy. A police report was filed. No injuries were sustained. The failure was not determined. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was towed away by the insurance company. The manufacturer was contacted and they referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was approximately 3,416. The VIN was unavailable.
As I was pulling into a parking space the car suddenly accelerated on it own. My foot was not on the gas pedal as I had braked to turn left into the space. The car went over the concrete parking block and hit the concrete wall which is about 1-2 feet behind the block, the impact caused the airbag to deploy. The weather was cloudy but the pavement was dry. I purchased this accord used, in august, 2016, from a local honda/acura dealer & it had approx. 9200 miles on it.. At the time of this event there was 16,552 miles on the car. The only maintenance done was an oil change, and outside of the tmp light, no indicator lights had come on to prompt me for additional maintenance or repair. The damage caused by this event was sufficient that the insurance company determined the car to be a total loss.
Vehicle has experienced 7 sudden acceleration surges during low speed driving events in which the vehicle is being stopped. The brake pedal is depressed and the vehicle is slowing to a stop when it will suddenly, unexpectedly and without warning surge forward as the engine revs. Given the repeated events the operator must maintain vigilance when stopping and be prepared to maintain firm and increased brake pressure when the event occurs. The vehicle was evaluated by honda at a honda dealership. No faults or problems were identified and the vehicle declared problem free. The events have been occurring with increasing frequency since the first occurrence. The events occur in parking areas. The first event caught the operator by surprise and resulted in the vehicle surging forward and impacting a sign at a curb in a parking area in front of a building. The vehicle was in the shop on may 11, 2017.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 honda accord. While backing out of a parking space at approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle accelerated on its own. The brake pedal was applied and failed. The vehicle spun out and became lodged between two vehicles without warning. The air bags failed to deployed. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to a towing yard. The manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 8,768.
The adaptive cruise control in my car malfunctions in rain/sleet conditions during winter months. A layer of ice forms over the sensors, and the car suddenly accelerates or maintains velocity without noticing the vehicle in front. It takes a few more miles and minutes till the acc is disabled warning pops up.
I had 2 incidents of sudden acceleration on may 5, 2016 with my 2016 honda accord ex. I drove my car in my apartment complex 10:30 pm may 5, 2016 to pay rent,drove car home a few blocks. I put car in position to back into parking space. Car in reverse. Car accelerated so fast, my car went flying over the curb, grass, sidewalk. Put car into drive from reverse to stop car - it accelerated again! Car shot straight into court. I put both feet on brake pedal - my brake lights were on (girl walking dog witnessed this). Car was flying - I had nowhere to go - 3 apt buildings on left - 20 cars parked on right side. I used emergency brake to stop car - since brakes did not slow car down. I was about to hit tree head on - I saw last parking space empty. I swerved sharply to the right, pulled hard on emergency brake and stopped.. The engine made terrible noise, burning oil, burning rubber from tires I had experienced runaway car or sudden acceleration caused by a malfunction in the electronics that control vehicle powertrain. Since introducing electronics into throttle control, cases of sudden acceleration have risen dramatically. Sudden acceleration is often reported in brand new vehicles like mine. There is no "proof" of this - at honda shop - unless engineer called in, which honda won't do. There is no fix for this. Once this happens - it will definitely happen a 2nd time - some are killed, some in coma, paralyzed. I called the pioneer lawyer on "sudden acceleration" claims. He told me I was quite lucky cheating death by an inch, and I seemed so calm. The dealer has my car all week, no calls from anyone. Won't give me loaner car. I have had no car for 8 days now. I can't drive this car - so need to get honda to buy it back. Dealers will never admit to problem, blames sudden acceleration on innocent people.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2016 Honda Accord sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2016 Honda Accord?
12 of 613 owner complaints about the 2016 Honda Accord (2%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2003.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2016 Honda Accord?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2016 Honda Accord
Headlights 61Backup camera 30Stalling 25Won't start 24Fuel pump 23ABS 21Grinding brakes 14Loss of power 12Check engine light 11Collision warning 9Overheating 9Airbag light 8Screen failure 8Fire or smoke 7Adaptive cruise 6Engine failure 6Sunroof shattered 6Lane assist 5Tire blowout 5
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