1999 Honda Accord Cruise Control Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO USE THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK IN POSITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND A HOUSE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING A CRASH BETWEEN THE CONTACT AND ANOTHER MOTORIST. THE MOTORIST PULLED FORWARD AND THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HIM A SECOND TIME DUE TO THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING ANY FURTHER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT HAS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD. THE GAS PEDAL IS VERY STIFF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE PEDAL IS HAVING A HARD TIME ENGAGING AT FIRST AND THEN AS THE VEHICLE WARMS THE PEDAL RESETS AND THE PEDAL WORKS PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

HONDA ACCORD HAD UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION AND RAN THRU FENCE ALMOST HIT ELEC POLE,WIFE FINALLY THOUGHT TO TURN OFF KEY TO STOP CAN. HAS THIS PROBLEM BEEN REPORTED IN THE PAST?? *TR

EXPERIENCED IN MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD SUDDEN EXTREME ACCELERATION ON 12/14/2009 CAUSING MAJOR ACCIDENT ON COMMACK ROAD, COMMACK, NY WHICH INVOLVED SEVERAL CARS, CAR DRIVEN FROM MASS. PARK, NY TO GRAND STREET, MANHATTAN TO PICKUP MOTHER-IN-LAW AND AIDE TO BRING TO EYE SPECIALIST IN BETHPAGE, NY, RETURNING HER TO HER HOME, BACK TO COMMACK FOR WIFE'S JOB. I TOOK CAR TO DO SOME SHOPPING, CAR STARTEDTO ACCELERATE ON LIE SIDE RIDE, ULTIMATELY LOOSING CONTROL. UNCERTAIN WHAT INJURIES OCCURRED, BUT NO DEATHS! HEARD OF OTHER INCIDENTS WITH HONDAS, 2005 ACCORD. NO INJURIES. SPOKE TO DRIVER. HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A 'GLITCH' AFTER TEST RIDE. ANOTHER STORY, TOO. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AS USUAL, WHEN MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK WHILE TRYING TO FIND A PARKING SPACE. IT WAS A COLD MORNING, AROUND 12 DEGREES, SO I FIRST THOUGHT THAT I WAS SLIPPING ON ICE AND HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. ONCE OFF THE ICY PATCH, MY CAR CONTINUED TO TAKE OFF ON ME, EVEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. IT ACTUALLY CONTINUED TO SPEED UP AND THAT WAS THE MOMENT I KNEW I WAS IN TROUBLE. I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT WHEN THIS HAPPENED, SO I DID NOT HAVE ALOT OF ROOM OR TIME TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL OR ACTUALLY JUMP OUT. I SPED OUT OF THE ENTRY, THROUGH THE STREET, OVER THE CURB, THROUGH THE FENCE AND LANDED ON RAILROAD TIES, THAT THANKFULLY HIGH CENTERED ME, AND ANOTHER FENCE THAT ULTIMATELY STOPPED ME. BOTH BAGS DEPLOYED AND MY CAR WAS TOTALED. ONCE I KNEW THAT I WAS O.K., I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING. THAT, I KNOW, IS NOT RIGHT. THE WHOLE TIME I COULD SMELL BURNT RUBBER OR BRAKES. I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MY GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL, AND I DEFINITELY HAD MY BRAKES APPLIED. WHY WOULD I WANT TO CAUSE THIS KIND OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND ESPECIALLY MYSELF ? I COULD HAVE ACTUALLY KILLED MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. IF IT WAS NOT FOR THE RAILROAD TIES THAT HIGH CENTERED ME. I WOULD HAVE GONE RIGHT THROUGH THE SECOND FENCE AND ENDED UP, WHO KNOWS WHERE. I DEFINITELY HAD AN ANGEL WATCHING OVER ME. I AM SO UPSET AND SORE THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I SPENT ALL DAY ON THE INTERNET LOOKING AT OTHER INCIDENTS INVOLVING THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL WITH ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. I GUESS THIS IS NOT JUST "DRIVER ERROR" THAT EVERYONE SEEMS TO THINK, NOW IS IT. *TR

1999 ACCORD ACCELERATES WHILE PARKING. ENGINE REVVED TO 6000 RPM. *TS THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION FOUR TIMES EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO FELT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE THEREFORE NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED 1999 HONDA ACCORD I HAD CARBON BUILD UP IN THE THROTTLE, WHICH IS RESULTED IN THE THROTTLE STICKING. REGARDLESS, OF HOW LONG THE VEHICLE SAT, WHEN THE CONSUMER GAVE THE VEHICLE GAS, THE THROTTLE STUCK. IT DID NOT MATTER IF IT WAS IN REVERSE OR FORWARD. THIS PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT, AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST 4 TO 5 YEARS. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER. THEY SUGGESTED THAT SHE BRING IT IN FOR A THROTTLE CLEANING, WHICH SHE DID. THE MECHANIC FROM THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THIS DONE AGAIN BECAUSE IT WOULD CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY HAVE BEEN OF NO HELP. AND OFTEN REFER HER TO HAVE THE THROTTLE CLEANED AGAIN AT HER COST. AT THIS RATE, THE THROTTLE WOULD HAVE TO BE CLEANED EVERY FEW MONTHS. AT THIS POINT, THE THROTTLE IS STICKING AND NEEDS TO BE CLEANED, BUT THE OWNER SUGGESTED THAT THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT OR RECALL. *AK *JB

DT: CONSUMER REPORTS WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD; AND IS OUT OF CONTROL. IN READING OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS, HE NOTICED OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THE VERY SAME DAY HE BROUGHT THE CAR HOME, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AT FOUR-WAY STOP AND HE WENT THROUGH THE MID-SECTION. THE CAR REVS UP AT VIOLENT PACE. *JB

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND MOVING THE GEAR FROM THE PARK POSITION TO THE REVERSE POSITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. *JB THERE WAS PERSISTENT INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATION, UPON SHIFTING AFTER IGNITION FROM PARK. *SC *JB

WHILE STARTING UP VEHICLE DRIVER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ,AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE THOTTLE BODY WAS CORRODED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

STICKY ACCELERATOR IN THE MORNING, NOTED IN HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN JAN-2001, CAN CAUSE SUDDEN ACCELERATION TRYING TO UNSTICK ACCELERATOR. *AK

GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN STARTING THE CAR. MUST PRESS HARD TO GET CAR IN MOTION AND THEN QUICKLY LET OFF SO CAR WILL NOT GO OUT OF CONTROL SPEED WISE. USUALLY WHEN CAR HAS BEEN SETTING FOR A WHILE OR COLD OUTSIDE. I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE IN PARKING LOTS OR ANYWHERE PEOPLE MAY BE WALKING BY CAR WHEN THIS HAS TO BE DONE AS THE CAR "JUMPS" AND THE ENGIN REVES UP. BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. GIVING THE LAST DATE IT OCCURRED.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT GAS PEDAL PROBLEM. IT DOES NOT MOVE AS FREELY AS IT SHOULD. CONSUMER HAS TO STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL VERY HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE GOING WHEN MOVING FROM A START POSITION. . THIS OCCURS ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A WHILE. *AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN DEPRESSED-EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! NEEDED TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND PHYSICALLY REACH DOWN AND PULL PEDAL UP WHILE TRAVELLING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THANKFULLY NO OTHER DRIVERS WERE NEARBY!*AK

INTERMITTENTLY GAS PEDAL STUCK, AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION. DEALER INDICATED THE NEED TO CLEAN AND LUBRICATE. THE THROTTLE. BUT, THERE WAS NO INDICATION IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL HOW TO LUBRICATE THE THROTTLE. *AK

1999 HONDA ACCORD-VEHICLE ACCELERATING WITHOUT TOUCHING GAS PEDAL WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE REVVING ON OWN WHILE IN PARK. TOWED TO DEALER. SERVICE DEPT SAYS THROTTLE BODY IS MALFUNCTIONING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT THIS POINT AND WAS LEFT AT DEALERSHIP AWAITING PART.*AK

WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED VEHICLE HESITATES AND JUMPS. TOOK VEHICLETO DEALER, DEALER SAID, " THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO THE VEHICLE UNTIL ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED". *AK

VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN FULL THROTTLE, DUE TO THE THROTTLE VALVE STICKING, PER DEALERSHIP. *PH

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE FASTER.*JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 45 MY 99 HONDA ACCORD BEGAN TO ACCELORATE TO UNCONTROLABLE SPEEDS, NEARING 80-85 MPH. I ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE BREAK WITHOUT LUCK PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PUNCHED THE GAS PEDDAL AS HARD AS I COULD FOR IT TO RELEASE.

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOMES HARD WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIES TO ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *MR *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER STARTING VEHICLE YOU HAVE TO PUSH VERY HARD ON GAS PEDAL FOR VEHICLE TO MOVE.VEHICLE WILL THEN JUMP.DEALER CONTACTED. NLM

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED THE ACCELERATOR STICKS IN THE IDLE POSITION. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS PUT IN GEAR, THE ACCELERATOR WON'T MOVE UNLESS USING EXTREME FORCE, THEN IT WILL LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD IF IN REVERSE. THE PROBLEM WAS MOMENTARILY FIXED BY LUBRICATING THE THROTTLE BODY BUT AFTER 15 TO 20,000 MILES PROBLEM REAPPEARS. *JG

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HAS PROBLEM ACCELERATING. AFTER CONTACTING DEALER, DEALER NOTED THAT THERE IS A BUILD UP OF CARBON IN THROTTLE BODY.*AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE ACCELERATOR IT WILL STICK, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PRESS HARDER ON THE GAS TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FOWARD OR IN REVERSE, WHICH THEN CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FOWARD AT TIMES.*JB

WHILE ACCELERATING WITHOUT WARNING PEDAL WILL STICK FORCING DRIVER TO PLACE EXTRA PRESSURE ON PEDAL TO UNDO PEDAL FROM BEING STUCK.*AK

STOPPED AT A TRAIN CROSSING,I SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE TO CLOSE A 15 FT GAP FROM THE CAR AHEAD. MY CAR IMMEDIATELY WENT OUT OF CONTROLACCELERATING ON ITS OWNI PRESSED THE BRAKE & THREW IT INTO PARK BUT CRASHED INTO UTILITY POLE.*AK

THROTTLE SUDDENLY ACELLERATED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING BECAUSE SPEED CONTROL WILL UNEXPECTEDLY SPEED UP WHEN APPLYING GAS AND RELEASING IT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 2MPH AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK. WHEN PUSHING IT DOWN HARDER VEHICLE WENT INTO A CROSSWALK, AND HIT A PEDESTRIAN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED CONSUMER STATES THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS ON FEB 23, 2001 SHE HIT A VEHICLE AS AHE WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE.*JB

WHEN STEPPING ON ACCELERATOR IT WILL STICK WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE TO SIDE AND TURN OFF ENGINE.THEN, RESTARTED AND ACCELERATOR WORKED AGAIN, AND AFTER AWHILE WOULD STICK ONCE AGAIN.*AK

ACCELERATOR STICKS WHEN TRYING TO TAKE OFF FROM A COMPLETE STOP. HAPPENS WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND TRYING TO SPEED UP. ALSO, HAPPENS WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP.CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CLEANED ENGINE AND REPLACED THROTTLE. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THROTTLE WAS STICKING MOSTLY WHEN VEHICLE WAS FIRST STARTED, AFTER IT WARMED UP THROTTLE WAS FINE. DEALER CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THROTTLE BODY. *AK

WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHEN GOING DOWNHILL. *SLC

ENGINE HESTITATES/LURCHES FORWARD AT ANY SPEED WHEN USING REGULAR UNLEADED GASOLINE. PROBLEM LESS FREQUENT WHEN USING PREMIUM GAS, BUT IS CAUSING CARBON BUILDUP ON THROTTLE BODY OVER TIME, WHICH LEADS TO THE ACCELERATOR STICKING. LOCAL DEALER STATED THEY HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. DEALER SUGGESTED LOWER GRADE GASOLINE TO PREVENT CARBON BUILDUP. DEALER OFFERED NO EXPLAINATION WHY ENGINE IS HESITATING.*AK

I BELIEVE THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE ARE PLACED TO CLOSE TOGETHER CAUSING RAPID ACCERLATION.SIMILAR TO THE 1980 'S PROBLEM FOUND ON THE AUDI 5000.THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED THE RECENT ACCIDENT OF THE NY NURSES WHO DIED RECENTLY WHEN THEIR CAR WENT OF THE TOP OF THE PARKING GARAGE.*AK

ENGINE HESITATES AND SPUTTERS AT HALF-THROTTLE. DEALER STATES HONDA SAYS THIS IS "NORMAL" WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF AIR INTAKE IS OVER 150 DEGREES. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS SPORADICALLY AT A WIDE TEMPERATURE RANGE.

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, HITTING A POLE, DRIVER PULLED BACK INTO PARKING SPACE AND VEHICLE ACCLERATED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO TAKE OFF OUT OF CONTROL. VEHICLE CAME TO STO. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK