Speed Control Cable problems of the 2003 Acura TL

Summer of 2014 I can to a stop light at a complete stop. My Tl type s kept idle at 3500 - 3700 rpm. Drove the car about quarter of a mile before having to shut of the engine. That fix the problem for the time being. This would happen 2-5 times a week for three weeks until I figured out the cause. Come to find out it was the cruise control lever at the throttle that was getting stuck. Eventually just unhooked the cable for the cruise control. Hasn't been fix since.

2003 Acura Tl. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle sudden acceleration. The consumer was able to put the vehicle in neutral and came to a stop after a few more miles. Both of the front rotors were warped from braking. The plastic bushing on the throttle cable had broken and wedged the throttle plate open.

As I was accellerating onto the highway, the car continued to accellerate. At 89mph I hit the brakes hard to see if I could slow down. Would not happen. Put the transmission into neutral and shut off the engine and braked to the side of the road. When the dealer examined the throttle body they found the plastic cam for the cruise control had broken and the cable for the cruise had jammed the throttle wide open. When asked if that part was replaceable I was informed the whole throttle body would have to be replaced at ~$500. The alternative was to remove the cruise cable and tie it up away from the throttle body. Since the dealer told me this was the second one they have had with this problem, it was rare. Oops if this would have happened in town I would have hit several cars before getting it shut down. The throttle cam is made of metal where the cruise cam is plastic and both are on the same butterfly shaft. Just to save a few cents makes for a very hair raising ride.

While driving accelerator stuck. Consumer hit the brakes in ordeer to stop. Turned the vehicle off. Consumer took the vehicle to the dealer where the accelerator cable was replaced. The cosumer stated that the dealer replaced the entire throttle body.

The contact owns a 2003 Acura Tl. The accelerator would repeatedly get stuck, which caused unintended acceleration. She took the vehicle to the dealership, and the accelerator was replaced. However, the failure resurfaced. She took the vehicle to another dealer, and the technician stated that the accelerator was installed too tightly. He then re-installed the accelerator pedal. The repair remedied the failure. The current mileage was approximately 85,000. The failure mileage was approximately 1,000. Updated 12/07/09 the consumer stated the problem was the accelerator under the hood. The throttle cable was adjusted. Updated 12/09/09.