2010 Honda Accord Cruise Control Problems

Your gas pedal became stuck against the firewall and wouldn't come back up, causing your car to accelerate on its own. Your brakes didn't respond, and the only way to stop was by shifting into Neutral and pulling over. This was a sudden failure with no warning lights on your dashboard beforehand.

Your car unexpectedly accelerates on its own after you start it, especially when you're trying to move forward or backward from a stop, and it happens even while turning the steering wheel slightly. Your dealer couldn't reproduce the problem or figure out what's causing it. Diagnosing this issue will likely require a thorough inspection of your fuel system, throttle body, and engine control computer to identify whether it's a mechanical or electronic malfunction.

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH CRUISE SET AT 60; BRAKED & SLOWED TO EXIT ONTO ANOTHER ROAD; WHEN MANUALLY ACCELERATING TO GET UP TO SPEED INITIALLY THE CAR DIDN'T RESPOND TO ACCELERATION. SUDDENLY IT TOOK OFF OUT OF CONTROL, AS IF THE CRUISE RESUME WAS HIT (IT WASN'T) AND THE BRAKES WERE NON-RESPONSIVE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. ACCELERATION CONTINUED UNTIL REACHING OVER 70 MPH. NOT ONLY WERE BRAKES NON-RESPONSIVE BUT THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW AND IT IS IMMACULATELY MAINTAINED. THIS WAS MY FIRST INCIDENT AND WAS VERY SCARY.

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH CRUISE SET AT 60; BRAKED & SLOWED TO EXIT ONTO ANOTHER ROAD; WHEN MANUALLY ACCELERATING TO GET UP TO SPEED INITIALLY THE CAR WAS UNRESPONSIVE. SUDDENLY IT TOOK OFF OUT OF CONTROL, AS IF THE CRUISE RESUME WAS HIT (IT WASN'T) AND THE BRAKES WERE NON-RESPONSIVE. ACCELERATION CONTINUED UNTIL REACHING SPEEDS OVER 70 MPH. NOT ONLY WERE THE BRAKES NON-RESPONSIVE DURING THIS UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION EVENT, BUT THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW AND IT IS IMMACULATELY MAINTAINED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S HOUSE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BRUISED BODY AND SORENESS, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FIELD. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 06574140. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

CAR ACTS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE OFF, THEN STALLING WHILE DRIVING, IT SOMETIMES STARTS TO JERKING. WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR IT DOESN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE. I SOMETIMES PULL OVER TO TURN THE CAR OFF TO SEE IF IT WOULD DO BETTER IF I RESTART IT, BUT THEN IT STARTS ACTING LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO CRANK BACK UP.

I AM IN A DILEMMA PERTAINING TO MY 2010 HONDA ACCORD. I LIVE IN CANADA BUT I PURCHASED A DEMO MODEL FROM UNITED STATES. DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS I HAD FOUR INCIDENTS OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE BRAKING. AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR STOP SIGN, THE CAR SUDDENLY GOES INTO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITH RPM RUNNING OVER 4500. I CONTINUED TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE AND CHANGED THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL. THE CAR CONTINUED TO REV AT HIGH SPEED DESPITE NOT PRESSING ON ANY PEDALS, AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO SWITCH OFF THE ENGINE WHILE THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL AND THEN SWITCH IT ON AGAIN AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN P GEAR. I AM 100 % CERTAIN THAT THESE INCIDENTS ARE NOT RELATED TO DRIVER ERROR AS IT HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES. I PHONED AMERICAN HONDA AND HONDA CANADA AND BOTH BRUSHED ME OFF AND DENIED EVER HEARING ABOUT IT. THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO ISOLATE THIS FAULT AS IT RARELY HAPPENS (4 TIMES IN FIVE YEARS).I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY ESPECIALLY IF MY WIFE OR MY DAUGHTERS ARE DRIVING. I WILL BE GRATEFUL IF YOU CAN LET ME IF OTHER DRIVERS HAVE REPORTED A SIMILAR INCIDENT FOR HONDA AUTOMOBILE. I ALSO NEED SOME ADVICE ON HOW I CAN RESOLVE THIS. IS THIS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40-60 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE MILDLY JERKED AND THE SPEED ELEVATED SLIGHTLY WITHOUT ACCELERATION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MPH AND THE CAR JERKS MILDLY AND THE SPEED INCREASES ABOUT 3 MPH FASTER WITHOUT MORE ACCELERATION. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ALTHOUGH SHE HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

HAD AN EXPERIENCE WITH UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION. ON MY WAY TO WORK, COMING AROUND 10 WEST TO 710 SOUTH TRANSITION, I FULLY DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO PASS A VERY SLOW MOVING CAR, COMING OUT OF THE RAMP THAT MERGES INTO FAST 710 SOUTH TRAFFIC. I WOULD ESTIMATE THE GAS PEDAL WAS FULLY FLOORED 2-3 SECONDS. THEN I LIFTED PRESSURE, AS I HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO PASS THE SLOWER VEHICLE, BUT NOTICED THE THROTTLE WAS STILL WIDE OPEN. I WAS GOING TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, BUT I QUICKLY STABBED THE PEDAL AND THE THROTTLE UNSTUCK ITSELF. WOW! THAT WAS PRETTY NERVE RACKING! IT HAPPENED ONLY ONCE SO FAR. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP. ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE CARS ENGINE ACCELERATED WHILE BRAKING. THE LAST TIME RESULTING IN A MINOR CRASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUOUSLY APPLY THE BRAKES FOR APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN SECONDS BEFORE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 6,225.