Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2005 Honda Pilot

Three problems related to car accelerates on its own have been reported for the 2005 Honda Pilot. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Honda Pilot based on all problems reported for the 2005 Pilot.

1 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Failure Date: 04/16/2016

I experienced a sudden involuntary unintended acceleration, while I was slowly pulling into a perpendicular parking space in at a medical center parking lot. This happened on a nearly empty tank of gas at about 3:15 pm on Saturday 4/16/16. It was a hot day. The parking space was at a slight incline. I was moving very slowly nearly stopped, yet once I was about a third of the way into the space, while still gently breaking, my car suddenly lurched forward with tremendous force if I had completely floored the gas pedal. I reacted fast pushed the breaks hard with all my strength. Which engaged the antilock braking so I heard a "thud-thud thud" a loud repeated clunking-locking sound. My Pilot did stop before hitting a tree and the vehicle in the facing parking space. I did not hear the engine rev to the degree of the sudden forward motion. Nor did I hear revving resolve once it stopped. It was a very odd and frightening experience that baffled my mind. I tried to sort out the cause for a while to see if maybe I had without knowing it put my foot on both pedals. But I don't think so. I had sandals on, and in trying to reproduce the situation, or the position my foot would have to have been in to do that, was awkward and I would have felt the pressure on my foot of putting on the gas. And I was only slowly pressing the break not jamming on the break ¿ until I braked to stop the speed of it lurching forward. The degree of acceleration was as if the gas pedal was put to the floor which was not what my breaking foot was doing. The car did come to a stop just in time to not hit what was at the front of the parking space. I did not hear the engine noise rev at all. My best guess at the time was something went terribly wrong with the mechanics or electrical signals of the fuel injection to move so suddenly forward. Now I am worried about the safety of this vehicle.

2 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Failure Date: 06/01/2013

While braking for approaching a stop light, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The engine rpm went way up (roaring). With my right foot heavily on the brake, I shifted to neutral for sometime and the engine rpm went back to normal. Being the first vehicle at the stop light, no accident occurred. The vehicle was taken to a Honda dealer for testing. They stated that they could not duplicate the problem (of course, how can you duplicate a problem which only occurs intermittently).

3 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Failure Date: 08/10/2011

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Honda Pilot. The contact stated as she stop and put the vehicle gear in park with her foot on the brake there was sudden acceleration. The vehicle crashed into a cement median and another vehicle causing extensive damages. No one was injured and the police was called a report will be available within a couple of days. . The insurance company was contacted and the vehicle was towed for repairs. The manufacturer was contacted and a claim was file. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 70,000. Mw.


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