2002 Honda Odyssey Cruise Control Problems

Your car is accelerating on its own even when you're not pressing the gas pedal and cruise control is off, forcing you to use the brakes constantly to maintain control. Additionally, when the car is idling, the engine RPM keeps fluctuating between high and low speeds instead of staying steady. This could indicate an issue with the fuel injection system, throttle control, or engine idle settings that needs professional diagnosis.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/06/16*LJ *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO MULTIPLE OBJECTS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE REVVED EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

THE CAR IS S STALLING AND BUBBLING. IT IS LIKE IM IN NUETRAL ALL THE SUDDEN. *TR

WHEN SLOWING THE CAR (PULLING INTO THE GARAGE AND PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT) THE CAR HAS ACCELERATED WHEN I HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER. THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEM. *TR

THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING AROUND 40 MILE PER HOUR GIVING ABNORMAL REVOLUTIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT 10 MILES PER HOUR AFTER A FEW MINUTES EVE WITH THE PUSH OF ACCELERATOR WITH SUDDEN JERKS. *TR

TWO TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP, SO FAR, ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY MINI VAN, ONE AT 60,000, THE OTHER AT 162,000. THE MOST RECENT FAILED TRANSMISSION (6/16/2012) HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING 60MPH ON A FREEWAY, IT FELT LIKE IT SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL BECAUSE I HAD NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE! IT WAS TERRIFYING! I FELT IT MIRACULOUS THAT I COULD 'COAST' OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING HIT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OVER THE COURSE OF YEARS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE WOULD REV EVEN WHILE IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE IDLE CONTROL MODULE WAS BROKEN WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PULLING INTO HER DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AFTER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FOOT AND LATER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THEY WILL HAVE AN INVESTIGATOR COME OUT TO LOOK AT IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

MY 2002 HONDA ODDYSEY HAD SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATED TWICE THIS YEAR. BOTH OF THEM OCCURRED WHEN I STOPPED IT ON A RED LIGHT. ABOUT 5 SECONDS, IT ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, AND STOPPED FOR ABOUT 1.5 SECOND. I BELEIVED THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FAILURE THAT WILL LEAD TO AN ACCEDENT AND HUMAN SAFETY. I CALLED A LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND ASKED IF HE WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, OR IF THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM. HE SAID HE'S NOT AWARE OF THAT, AND NOTHING HE COULD DO. SO NOW I HOPE THE NHTSA IS AWARE ABOUT THIS AND PASSES THIS MESSAGE TO THE HONDA COMPANY. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ACROSS A TWO LANE ROAD, OVER A CURB AND INTO A NEIGHBORS YARD WHERE IT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. A MONTH LATER SHE WAS DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH A SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF IT WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ONTO AN ELEVATED SIDEWALK, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND THERE WAS NO POLICE INVOLVEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. HONDA WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY TRUST THEIR MECHANICS AT THE SERVICE CENTERS; THEREFORE, THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND OFFERED NO OTHER OPTIONS OR SOLUTIONS. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN AND TOLD THEM THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE AND ASKED THEM TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE THOROUGHLY. ON JULY 27, 2010 THE DEALER STATED AGAIN THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS DRIVER ERROR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE (CAR IN REVERSE). DUE TO THE TIGHTNESS OF THE AREA, HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE TO PULL FORWARD SLIGHTLY AND THEN AGAIN IN REVERSE. WHEN THE CAR WAS PUT IN DRIVE THE SECOND TIME, IT LUNGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING WHEN IT HIT A PARKED CAR. EVERYTHING TURNED OFF ONCE THE CAR WAS PUT IN PARK AND THE IGNITION TURNED OFF. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS AND WON'T RELEASE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *KB ***NAR*** THIS PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COMING TO A STOP. THIS HAD BEEN HAPPENING SPORADICALLY FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN THERE WITNESSED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER CHECKED AND CLEANED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE AND ACCELERATOR CABLE. THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK FIVE DAYS AFTER THESE COMPONENTS WERE CHECKED/CLEANED . THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM

MARY (MY WIFE) WAS PARALLEL PARKING OUR 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L IN DOWNTOWN APPLETON, WI. SHE HAD PULLED NEXT TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF THE SPACE SHE WAS GOING TO USE. SHE SHIFTED THE CAR IN TO REVERSE AND BEGAN TO TURN HER HEAD TO CHECK BENIND HER WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AT VERY HIGH SPEED, JUMPED THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS ON THE SIDEWALK BUT THE BUILDING AND VEHICLE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. SHE IS CERTAIN SHE DID NOT DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND THAT THE VEHICLE DID THIS "ON IT'S OWN". THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT GUSTMAN HONDA WHERE IT IS BEING INSPECTED. PRELIMINARY REPORTS FROM THE DEALERSHIP INDICATE THAT THEY CANNOT FIND ANY COMPUTER OR MECHANICAL DEFECTS THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WE ARE EXTREMELY NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR AGAIN, ESPECIALLY IF THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING AND WILL LIKELY BE LOOKING TO PURCHASE A DIFFERENT VEHICLE.*AK 8JB

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE REVVED AT A HIGH RATE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY CAR INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATES UPON BRAKING 32,000 MILES STARTED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO DEALER CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK

UN-INTEDED ACCLERATE WHILE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON DURING LOW SPEED. I NOTICE IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON, EVEN THE CRUISE SPEED IS NOT SET, DURING THE WAIT OF TRAFFIC LIGHT THE THROTTLE WILL ACCLERATE. I NEED APPLIED EXTRA FORCE ON THE BREAK-PEDAL TO RESTRAINT THE VAN MOVE FORWARD. I HAS BEEN CAUTIOUS ON THIS, NO ACCIDENT BEEN CAUSE BECAUSE OF THIS. BUT HONDA SHOULD EXAM THEIR ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL PROGRAM.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WITH ALL WARNING LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY SUDDEN ACCELERATION , CONSUMER HAS TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK.*JB

WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION THAT RESULTED INTO THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED A CRACKED RADIATOR AND DAMAGE TO THE LEFT BUMPER, LEFT FENDER, LIGHTS, HOOD AND AIR CONDITIONER. *TS *NLM