general problems of the 2004 Honda Accord

My vehicle died going up a small hill for no reason. . . . Like it stalled but I had to restart the vehicle. . . Also the stereo doesn't work I think it could be electrical or the ignition switch? seen on youtube I'm not the only one that this is happening to. It stalls almost and doesn't propel in fifth at I have to down shift and go back to 5th and tei again. . . Sometimes it works other times I try 2 or three time to keep it accelerating. The hill thing was scary. What did it mean?.

There was a recall on the torque convertors for 2004 Honda Accords but I cannot get anyone to fix my Honda's torque convertor under the recall.

Went onto highway at 60 mph suddenly car won't drive you can here when I put gas into it but wouldn't drive at all.

I'm driving 427 south (toronto) late evening, and I approach someone who is driving 80 km/hr, so I decide to overtake the car. I change a lane, accelerate for couple seconds, and when I release a gas pedal, my car doesn't slow down, it continues to accelerate on its own, and engine is running violently, it reaches max rpms (I think it's 5000 rpms), and than a computer drops rpms down. So, nothing is pressing a gas pedal, and the engine pulling like crazy, car is accelerating, and highway is over in 5 seconds. I touch a gas pedal - it is soft, but it's springing back when I release it, and there is no a bottle or a carpet stuck in between, I check cruse control - it is not on, so I press brakes and try to slow down the car with brakes which is not easy because the engine is still running on max rpms and pulling a car, you can feel it. So, I stop eventually at the side of the road and shut down the engine. The next day I checked under the hood for the problem, and I discovered the next. There is a part of a car called a throttle, that regulates air intake in the engine, and this way speed of engine is regulated too. The throttle is regulated by two cables. One cable (not a wire) goes from a gas pedal, and it's attached to a metal bracket on a throttle. Another cable (not a wire) goes from cruise control, and it's attached to a plastic bracket on a throttle. So, plastic deteriorated over time, and cruise control cable broke off and jammed the throttle on the max opening when I was driving on the highway. I think Honda has to do a recall to fix this situation because it is a safety issue. When something brakes in your car and you cannot start a car, or when something starts squeaking or rattling, and you have time to go to a mechanic to fix it - it's one story, but when you drive and you car accelerates on it's own - it's a different story.

I was driving on the interstate, moved into the left lane and attempted to pass, stepping down on the gas to accelerate. Suddenly my (automatic) transmission slipped completely out of gear, my tachometer red-lined as the engine revved hard, and the card decelerated rapidly. I was nearly hit from behind but fortunate that the driver behind me was paying attention. I slowed rapidly, but my brake lights didn't come on, because I wasn't braking! my car slowed to dangerously low speeds in the left lane of the highway. Every time I tried to give the car gas it was as if the transmission was in neutral and wouldn't provide drive. Finally at around 20mph it started gripping, but if I tried to accelerate much the transmission would slip again. I was able to merge back into the right lane, which was scary because the cars behind me were going full highway speeds. I was able to pull the car off onto the shoulder of the road. I drove along the shoulder very slowly until I could make it to the first exit and limp my car to a repair shop. My transmission needed a complete rebuild. No only should this not happen on a car with relatively low mileage that has been well maintained, but this failure was dangerous! it happened completely without warning at high speeds on the interstate. It caused a rapid deceleration and a loss of control of the vehicle, and placed me in a very dangerous position trying to regain control. I researched my problem and found that Honda had issued a recall for automatic transmissions on a large number of 2003/2004 Accords. I checked my VIN number against the recall (NHTSA recall number: 04v-176) and found that my VIN was not covered by the recall, even though I experienced the exact same failure that the recall describes. Why my VIN specifically was not included in the recall is completely unacceptable considering this is a known problem.

My daughter was driving on the freeway and without stepping on the gas, the car kept accelerating. When she tried to brake to slow down, the car would shudder and kept trying to accelerate. It was not a floor mat problem. She got up to 85mph!! she had to down shift (automatic transmission) to try and slow down to get off the freeway in yorba linda, CA. Thankfully, she got off safely and managed to stop the car. She had aaa tow the car home. Even the tow truck driver could not get the car in neutral and said he felt the car revving. Sounds just like the Toyota incidents, but was not aware of Hondas having this issue. This is very serious!!! so very grateful that my daughter did not get hurt or injure anyone else. I know this is not a mistake of pressing the wrong pedal. Is there any other problems with Hondas like this? we will be towing the car to our mechanic soon.

Pulled up to a boulevard stop in a subdivision; made a complete stop and then made a left-hand turn. Auto began accelerating to a tremendous speed and I was unable to stop it. Within 2 blocks, I turned off the ignition and shifted into park and auto kept on accelerating. I came to a dead end and had to made a left turn and, at the speed I was going, the turn ended up a 2-wheel turn. After about 50 feet the auto finally came to a stop.

Upon entering the expressway (from the entrance ramp), I engaged the accelerator (gas pedal) to transition into existing traffic. Upon reaching an adequate speed, I quickly began to approach a car in front of me (this was during morning rush hour). I needed to apply a bit of pressure to the brakes to react to flow of traffic - and upon taking my foot off the brake, realized that my car was still accelerating. I quickly reapplied pressure to the brakes and tried to use my left foot to "un-jam" the accelerator. I did not look to see what might have caused the accelerator to stick, as I was focused on the road in front of me. I then applied heavy pressure to the brakes, engaged the emergency brake, and turned off the ignition. I was able to coast to the shoulder without further incident - though this could have been a very serious incident under different conditions or had a driver not reacted in the same manner.

Vehicle air conditioner drain hose improperly installed by factory, causing excessive water build up in a/c reservoir. Water drained onto vehicle ecu, causing corrosion. Engine started running poorly, followed by failure of ecu to recognize valid keys. Vehicle would not start and had to be towed. Problem could have easily cause stalling in interstate traffic. Internet searches show this to be a common problem due to the design and placement of the ac unit directly over the unprotected ecu.

Please help me figure out what to do with this. I received a call from Honda approximately a year ago. . . For power steering hose to be replaced free of charge due to it over heating and deteriorating causing a leak of power steering fluid. Once I got the notice I went to have it replaced but I believe by the time I got the notice it may have been to late because now it has caused it to now leak power steering could into the rack and pinion. I have done oil changes and done a complete tune up up to date but this is causing the power steering fluid to waste and is deteriorating the rack and pionion. Not having the proper amount of power steering makes it much more difficult to steer the car easily. I have to constantly drive worried that the car may lose control and I have two children I am driving with everest I cannot afford for me to lose control over something that should have been detected and gives when I went to Honda to change the hose. It is obviously not a problem with just the hose it is a problem much more profound then that which needs to be fixed. I have done my research and if the power steering fluid is flammable and can cause toxic fumes. This in my opinion is not to be played around with and is dangerous. It has also cause my brand new tires go bald.