Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2009 Honda Accord

Three problems related to car accelerates on its own have been reported for the 2009 Honda Accord. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2009 Honda Accord based on all problems reported for the 2009 Accord.

1 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Failure Date: 12/21/2013

Started from stop at light intersection and accelerated while making a left turn. After letting off accelerator and now going straight, found car was still accelerating at full throttle. Began heavily stepping on brake with continued unintended acceleration continuing. Shifted from drive to neutral and rpm meter showed engine revving toward 7000 rpm and decided to go back to drive gear to avoid causing engine damage while still heavily stepping on brake. Unintended acceleration continued in drive gear and after several more seconds, I turned the ignition off while in drive gear. Engine successfully shut off and I continued to keep foot on brake and steering the car to a parking lot. After car came to a stop in parking lot, put the gear back to park mode and proceeded to start the car ignition (I have not touched the accelerator pedal at all since realizing the unintended acceleration had occurred). Car started as normal with normal idle speed in park. Drove the car to dealer and had dealer check for codes and take it for a test drive. Nothing abnormal was found during code reading and test drive. Dealer said that driver side rug could have caused accelerator to stick but this is not likely cause (in my opinion) because the accelerator pedal should then have still been stuck when I re-started the car in the parking lot.

2 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Failure Date: 02/03/2010

The contact owns a 2009 Honda Accord. The contact started the ignition and the vehicle failed to start until the steering wheel was in a tilted position. Suddenly, the "danger" warning light indicator illuminated on the instrument panel, followed by an unintended acceleration. The contact was able to stop the vehicle. The contact is in the process of notifying the authorized dealer of the malfunction. The VIN was unavailable.

3 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Failure Date: 12/29/2009

While driving at 30 mph, vehicle suddenly accelerated to a high rate of speed. Difficulty stopping the car. It was necessary to place in neutral and turn engine off. Honda dealership checked vehicle and could not provide an explanation for this problem. Fearful of this occurring again.


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