2007 Honda Odyssey: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Jan 27, 2021 · Acceleration, Fuel system · MI

Two separate instances have occurred, both at slow speeds, around 5 MPH, my van suddenly accelerated, and after putting it in neutral and punching the pedal down, it returned to normal rpms. A little unsettling, especially if the driver panics.

Filed Oct 19, 2020 · Acceleration · 192,000 miles · UT · crash

When my wife was turning 90 degrees into a parking stall at 5 MPH, the van suddenly accelerated at such a rate that the van smashed into a brick wall in front of the stall. It hit with enough impact that it made a loud enough noise that other parked drivers looked over to see what happened and my van has visible scrapes on the front from the impact

Filed Apr 16, 2018 · Brakes · 165,000 miles · MD · crash

When traveling at low speed (5-10 MPH) and depressing the brake pedal, the car suddenly accelerated. This happened on two separate occasions. Feb 1, 2018 and feb 14, 2018. The problem caused minor accidents in both cases. On feb 1, the car was in a parking lot, pulling into a parking space, depressed the brake pedal, and the car accelerated and ran over a handicapped parking sign. On feb 14, in rush hour traffic on the highway, traveling approximately 10 MPH, depressed the brake, and the car accelerated into a tractor-trailer causing extensive damage to the odyssey, but not to the tractor trailer. The honda dealership maintains that there is nothing wrong with the car, no problem with the brakes or accelerator. As the owner, I am convinced there is a problem and the car is not safe to drive, and in fact we have gotten rid of the car and bought a new one because of this problem. I also did some research online and discovered that 22 other people had had a similar problem with the 2007 odyssey. I'm concerned that there is need for a recall, but honda is not acknowledging the problem.

Filed May 11, 2015 · Acceleration, Airbags · 25,000 miles · NY · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. While parking 5 MPH with the brakes engaged, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning and there was a sudden increase in engine rpms. As a result, the vehicle crashed into an electrical cable box. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was repaired. Two days later, the vsa light illuminated and was repaired. Updated 7/14/15

Filed Dec 8, 2014 · Engine · 106,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. The contact stated that while parking and applying the brakes, the vehicle accelerated without warning. The failure recurred one other time. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not been notified. The approximate failure mileage was 106,000.

Filed Feb 15, 2014 · Acceleration · 82,000 miles · DE

Today while slowly pulling into a parking space, my 2007 odyssey suddenly accelerated on its own. I had just taken my foot off the brake and let the car coast forward a little before I parked it when it lurched forward. I was able to hit the brakes hard and stop it quickly before any damage was done, but I was very shaken up and afraid to drive home. I called the dealer and will have the car towed for examination.

Filed Jan 3, 2014 · Transmission · 47,054 miles · NH

While pulling our 2007 honda odyssey into parking space at local shopping center, tapping on brake pedal caused a sudden acceleration. Tachometer revved to > 2500 RPM. Two other witnesses in the vehicle verified that the accelerator pedal was not being pressed at any time during the incident. The only way to bring vehicle to stop was to push the brake with great force, pop the shifter into park and turn vehicle off. Immediately brought the vehicle to honda dealer. Dealer inspected vehicle and accelerator pedal and nothing wrong was found. No error code found.

Filed Jul 23, 2013 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 74,750 miles · IL

Foot on gas peddle when car accelerated by itself and then the car automatically applied the brakes and the car moved to the right. I was driving about 40 MPH when this happened and it felt as though I was braking to avoid an accident. It did this about five times in the distance of about 3/4 of a mile. If someone where traveling close behind me they would have rear-ended me. The car is at the dealer now, but I guess it's called the "eva" (?) light came on. When I took it to the dealer today the light did not show. My granddaughter was with us in the car and looked up the problem on her phone while we were driving and saw that honda odyssey had this breaking problem. I don't know what would happen if this where to occur at highway speeds. I luckily was a few miles from home and limped home, but was on the interstate shortly before this breaking problem. Please add my vehicle to your other complaints.

Filed Apr 20, 2012 · Acceleration · 40,000 miles · WI · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed when the vehicle unexpectedly surged forward and crashed into a parked vehicle. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. The contact submitted a letter to the manufacturer, but did not receive any response. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 56,000.

Filed Aug 10, 2010 · Acceleration, Tires · 25,000 miles · CA

Honda odyssey 2007. Sudden unintended acceleration. While approaching at about 5mph to a stop sign with a stopped vehicle before me, I applied the brake but rather than stopping, the car lurched and the tachometer rose to >2000. I kept my foot down and applied more force on the brake and the car then came to full stop. This is very disconcerting. We bought this vehicle new and after ~ 15000 miles, the car vibrated excessively while traveling at 60-70 MPH. Per repair shops, all four tires were "deformed" and cannot be repaired and needed to be replaced.

Filed Apr 25, 2008 · Brakes, Transmission · 1,500 miles · GA

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 honda odyssey. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle made a loud noise. The transmission was replaced twice within six months. When attempting to stop the vehicle, it skips from first to third gear, causing the vehicle to lunge forward. The contact noticed that when applying pressure to the brake pedal, the pedal extends all the way down to the floor and causes the vehicle to vibrate excessively. As a result, the stopping distance is increased. She took the vehicle back to the dealer and they replaced the brake rotor, which did not remedy the failure. The manufacturer did not assist. The failure mileage was 1,500.

Filed Dec 19, 2007 · Brakes · KS

Soft, spongy brake pedal. Dealer replaced master cylinder, bled brakes twice on advise of tech line without noticeable improvement. Brake pedal can be depressed below height of accelerator pedal, have twice caught the edge of my foot on accelerator pedal when braking causing unintended acceleration. Have case open with honda office in torrance, ca...they cannot tell me if or when there will be a fix. Do not have confidence in these brakes.