2008 Honda Odyssey: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Oct 19, 2017 · Transmission · 65,000 miles · MI · crash

Sudden acceleration: my wife was turning the car around in our driveway. The car started accelerating while in reverse. My wife pressed the brakes, but the car would not respond. It started slipping in place until it hit the fence. My wife continued to press the brake until the engine RPM returned to normal. My wife indicated that she had experience a similar issue last winter while driving on a snow covered road, but the acceleration stopped quickly. At that time, she thought the car just slipped due to the weather conditions.

Filed Feb 28, 2015 · Acceleration, Engine · 125,450 miles · NJ

I was coming to a stop at a red light when the car suddenly accelerated forward. I had to turn the wheel to avoid hitting a car in front of me.

Filed Apr 30, 2014 · Acceleration · 25,000 miles · OH

Unintended acceleration has occurred six (6) times since the car was purchased new. The first three incidences took place over a four (4) year period starting about 2009 with about 25000 miles on the odometer. In each of these instances the car was entering a parking space moving forward. The brake pedal was applied and the car was almost stopped when the engine begin to race. Pressure was maintained on the brake and the engine speed returned to normal. The car was returned to the dealer for inspection after the first two (2) of these incidences but could not find the problem. In the last two years there have been three additional occurrences. In one instance the brake was applied and the car was at a complete stop at a traffic circle. Although the driver?s foot remained firmly on the brake, the engine began to rev up. The transmission had to be placed in neutral to prevent the car moving forward into traffic. On two other occasions the brake was applied to slow the car down in traffic when the engine?s RPM increase rapidly. To prevent a possible collision the transmission again had to be placed in neutral. Although the problem does not occur frequently when it does occur, there is a safety issue.

Filed Sep 9, 2013 · Acceleration, Brakes · 78,000 miles · NJ

My husband, myself and my 3 children (ages 7, 4, and 1) were coming home from the phillies game at approximately 10:30 pm saturday, september 7th, 2013. Upon entering the on ramp for a major roadway, my husband began accelerating to approximately 50 MPH. He had his foot on the gas pedal, when the van braked spontaneously. In a matter of seconds, our speed decreased from 50 to 25-30. Our seatbelts all locked as we were lunged forward. There was a car directly behind us, who had to swerve into another lane to avoid rear ending us. It was as if someone slammed on the brakes, however no one did. This happen 3 or 4 more times within a 5-7 minute time frame, so we immediately pulled over to try and figure out what was happening. I immediately googled this issue and found that there was an ongoing investigation for 2007 and 2008 odysseys for the same issue. I read that this has something to do with the vehicle stability system, so we pressed the vsa off button and drove home at a speed of 30 MPH in case it happened again. No further spontaneous braking occurred once the vsa was off. I took the car into hamilton honda this morning and spoke to service manager. They are currently evaluating the van. I am waiting to hear what they find.

Filed Jun 15, 2011 · Acceleration · 2,400 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 honda odyssey. The contact stated the vehicle surged forward while the brakes were depressed. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic test that was able to duplicate the failure. The dealer advised the contact to drive the vehicle more often in order to remedy the surging and high idle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 2,400 and the current mileage was 70,000.

Filed Jan 20, 2011 · Transmission · 39,686 miles · MA · crash · 1 injury

I have a 2008 honda odyssey. Was preparing to stop at a red light, when the car suddenly accelerated upon stepping on the brakes. Had to put car into park and shut off to stop the acceleration. Rpms were up to 6. That was 2 1/2 weeks ago. Yesterday 1/19/11 the same thing happened upon stepping on the brake to stop for a car in front of me, the car accelerated again to where I could not stop the vehicle and hit the car infront of me. I had to shut down the engine to stop the car from excessive acceleration. Brought the car to honda the first time it happened and they told me they could find nothing wrong with this vehicle. Currently its at the dealer where I had it towed because this vehicle is a danger to the road.