Alternator/generator/regulator problems of the 2005 Honda Accord

My alternator is covered in alternator fluid including my serpentine belt all the way to my power steering reservoir . Also I've been noticing a loss of power in my vehicle , when I pump gas I try to fill it up and it wont fill up all the way to full it stays 1/4 less of full . Other thing is I had to take off the fuse for the radio due to the radio making loud popping sounds and turning of and on the speakers are fine its all original . This past weekend I noticed also when I was about to hit the road I wanted to set it on cruise control and it didnt work at all only the cruise control light was on and I used it a couple of times this year without problems till now . This week im going to the dealer to have my airbags fixed again due to an airbag recall .

Passenger side power window stopped working. Mechanic I spoke to said the window regulator is broken and needs to be replaced. Up until the day it broke, the window would get stuck and not roll back-up. This happened many times until it broke. The issue, in my opinion, didn't appear to be because of any weather. The car was never in an accident, nor was the passenger window ever tampered with or vandalized.

I was driving on interstate 20/59 near ft. Payne, alabama with the cruise control set on 75 mph. I changed lanes to pass a slower car but did not touch the gas pedal. The car started to accelerate on its own. I tapped the breaks to turn cruise control off but the car continued to accelerate without touching the gas pedal. The acceleration was not a full throttle acceleration, just a moderate increase. I then shifted the car from drive to neutral and the rpm's jumped up to redline, again without touching the gas pedal. Luckily, a rest area was approaching and I managed to pull the car into the rest area parking lot playing with the drive/neutral of the transmission and using the brakes. Once I made it to a parking space I turned the car off and shifted it into park. I waited a few seconds and turned the car back on. The rpm's again jumped up to redline without me touching the gas pedal. I shut the car off again and put my foot underneath the gas pedal and pulled up. I cranked the car again and it acted normal. I checked under the hood and everything looked fine. After some deliberation, we decided to continue on our trip and the car was fine for the next 4. 5 hours. We drove back Sunday, may 19 and the car again drove fine for 6. 5 hours and hasn't had a problem since. The morning before the incident, I changed the alternator and oil. I strongly believe that this had nothing to do with the alternator or oil change. Also, I doubled checked the carpet mat in the car and it was not even close to the gas pedal. I am not sure if anyone else has experienced this problem with a Honda Accord. I am a mechanical engineer and I am dumbfounded by this. Being in a car with uncontrollable acceleration is quite unnerving.

The contact owns a 2005 Honda Accord. While driving approximately 65 mph, all of the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The engine abruptly shut off and the vehicle could not be restarted. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated that the failure was related to the battery. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred twice more. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic again and the alternator was replaced; however, there was no resolution to the malfunction. Recently, the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they stated that the failure was related to the air condition system component. The vehicle was repaired and there had been no further occurrences. The failure mileage was 34,000 and current mileage was 34,300. Updated 10/14/08 updated 10/23/08.

While driving approximately 40 mph engine stalled. Cause of problem was undetermined. The dealer said they forgot to hook the alternator to the battery. Consumer didn't like the way the car was driving and didn't feel comfortable. The brakes also performed poorly.