Accelerator Stuck Problems of Honda Odyssey

Accelerator stuck while traveling on highway. Vehicle would not slow down. Gas pedal was like a sponge and the vehicle just kept accelerating. Rode the brake until I could get to a parking lot where I could not stop the vehicle. Slammed the car into neutral while the engine continued to rev. Then slammed into park and turned off the van. When I tried to start the vehicle 30 minutes later it would not start. I will call triple a to tow me to dealership. Very scary incident especially because I had my 13 year old in the car. Came close to crashing into other cars while trying to slow down.

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Accelerator sticks on when applying brakes.

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I was driving with my children in my 2005 Honda Odyssey touring edition. I had driven for 20 minutes, and accelerated to pass a slow-moving truck. My accelerator stuck. I stood on the brakes but could not stop. Finally, I threw on my emergency brake, and I was able to pull onto the shoulder and throw my car into park. It was a very near miss, and I feel lucky to be alive. I took the car in for repairs to jl freed Honda, the same dealership where I had purchased the car. They determined that the stuck accelerator was caused by the gas pedal being stuck under the floor mat. Three people explained it three different ways to me. One person said that my Honda-issued all-weather floor mat was incorrectly installed on top of the carpet mat. Both were issued and installed by jl freed. Insinuation was that they should have removed the carpeted mat. The second person told me that my all-weather mat should have been anchored. This was never an option that had been offered to me and again, would indicate fault on the part of Honda. Finally, I was told that I myself had incorrectly installed the mat, which goes across both front seats and around the front console. I asked if they were concerned that this might happen to anyone else, and they said no. They also neglected to check my car for any damage that might have been incurred by standing on the brakes at full acceleration and/or using the parking brake and throwing my car into park while moving. Needless to say, I was not satisfied with the outcome and now no longer trust Honda.

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The accelerator pedal became stuck.

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Accelerator pedal sticks due to carbon buildup on throttle body. Pedal requires additional travel in order to provide response from engine. As a result, excessive pressure is required on the accelerator, causing the car to accelerate suddenly and more rapidly than necessary. Sudden acceleration helped contributed to damage in a rear-end collision at a stop sign. The throttle body has been cleaned twice since the purchase of the vehicle and needs to be cleaned again.

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Consumer states in the first one or two inches of travel, the accelerator sticks when gentle pressure is applied to start out or accelerate slowly the accelerator does not move, but when additional pressure is applied the accelerator jumps a half inch, this makes it impossible to start smoothly from a standing stop or once moving to gradually accelerate smoothly, consumer took vehicle in to be inspected and dealership cleaned carbon build up from the throttle plate, however that did not resolve problem.

Within the first one or two inches of travel, the accelerator sticks, when gentle pressure is applied to start out or accelerates slowly the accelerator does not move, but when additional pressure is applied, the accelerator jumps a half inch or so, this makes it virtually impossibile to start smoothly from a standing stop or, once moving, to gradually and smoothly accelerate, consumer has had the vehicle checked by performing clean carbon build up from throttle plate which still has not resolved problem, also was advised by dealership that vehicle was compared to another Odyssey and showed the same characteristics and the Honda tech-line was contacted, was advised that other Honda Odyssey's would be checked once they came in.

When accelerating from a stand still, the accelerator pedal sticks during the initial range of motion. This forces the driver to apply more pressure than normal in order to break thru the sticking point thus causing the van to surge forward. It is impossible to accelerate safely in a congested area such as the carpool line at our children's school. The dealer has attempted to fix it several times by cleaning carbon buildup. However the problem consistently returns. This is a serious problem that many owners have already complained about. Even the dealer acknowledges it is a common problem with this vehicle. I hope that it doesn't take a child getting run over before someone does their job and forces Honda to fix the problem. Thank you for your help. Dt.