2007 Honda Odyssey Cruise Control Problems

TWO SEPARATE INSTANCES HAVE OCCURRED, BOTH AT SLOW SPEEDS, AROUND 5 MPH, MY VAN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AND AFTER PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUNCHING THE PEDAL DOWN, IT RETURNED TO NORMAL RPMS. A LITTLE UNSETTLING, ESPECIALLY IF THE DRIVER PANICS.

WHEN MY WIFE WAS TURNING 90 DEGREES INTO A PARKING STALL AT 5 MPH, THE VAN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT SUCH A RATE THAT THE VAN SMASHED INTO A BRICK WALL IN FRONT OF THE STALL. IT HIT WITH ENOUGH IMPACT THAT IT MADE A LOUD ENOUGH NOISE THAT OTHER PARKED DRIVERS LOOKED OVER TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND MY VAN HAS VISIBLE SCRAPES ON THE FRONT FROM THE IMPACT

DRIVING VERY SLOWLY UPHILL IN A HOSPITAL PARKING DECK, THE PRINCIPAL DRIVER OF THE CAR TURNED INTO AN AVAILABLE PARKING SLOT APPLYING SOME GAS, FROM 25-30 FEET AWAY, ONLY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY, EVEN WITH THE DRIVER'S RIGHT FOOT FULLY ENGAGED WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VAN JUMPED OVER PARKING BLOCKS AT THE END OF THE SPACE AND STRUCK A CONCRETE POST, WHEREUPON THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CRUMPLED AND THE AIRBAGS ENGAGED. THE VAN BOUNCED BACK APPROXIMATELY TWENTY FEET. WITNESSES ATTRACTED BY THE SOUND OF SQUEALING TIRES, REVVING ENGINE NOISE (BEFORE IMPACT) AND THE SUBSEQUENT CRASH ITSELF CAME TO RENDER ASSISTANCE AND CALL POLICE. THE DRIVER'S RIGHT'S FOOT WAS SEVERELY BRUISED BY THE CRASH IMPACT AND HER STERNUM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS A DECLARED TOTAL LOSS.

WE BOUGHT THIS 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND EVER SINCE WE HAVE OWNED IT, IT WILL JUST KEEP GOING FOR AWHILE AT THE SAME SPEED WE HAD IT AT, EVEN THOUGH WE TAKE OUR FOOT OFF THE GAS. WE HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO STOP, OR IT WILL PULL A BIT HARD ON THE BRAKES. WE CAN STOP IT LIKE THIS, BUT IT WILL WEAR THE BRAKES OUT FAST. ALSO, WHEN WE PUT IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, AFTER A FEW SECONDS, IT SPEEDS UP A LITTLE. IT WILL JUST GO DOWN THE ROAD SLOWLY WITHOUT PUTTING OUR FOOT ON THE GAS. IF WE LEAVE IT IN REVERSE, IT WILL ACCELERATE RIGHT THROUGH THE GARAGE, IF WE LET IT. AFTER IT IS IN NEUTRAL FOR A FEW SECONDS, IT FINALLY GOES BACK DOWN TO A REGULAR RPM, BUT GOES BACK UP EVERY 6 SECONDS OR SO, THEN BACK DOWN, ETC... ALSO, WHEN IT IS IDLING, AND I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, IT REVS UP AGAIN ON IT'S OWN. WE HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED, AND HAD IT COMPLETELY CHECKED ON A SCANNER, AND NOTHING CAME UP; EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD ON THE SCANNER.

ON OCTOBER 16, 2013, MY HONDA ACCELERATED AT A FAST SPEED UP MY DRIVEWAY AND CAUSED $6,178.37 IN REPAIR COSTS AND SLAMMED INTO MY FRONT PORCH. THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK TO STOP THE CAR. WE IMMEDIATELY INFORMED HONDA AND OUR INSURANCE CARRIER OF THE ACCIDENT, AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO HONDA IN OLD BRIDGE, NJ, AS IT COULD NOT BE DRIVEN DUE TO DAMAGE. ON 11/15/2013, SEE CLAIMS SUMMARY, HONDA COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THIS AN ACCELERATION ISSUE. THEY NEVER INFORMED US OF WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. HONDA DID NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A RENTAL CAR, SO I HAD TO RENT A CAR FROM 10/21/13 TO 11/26/13, WHICH I PAID $603.96 OUT OF POCKET (RECEIPTS ENCLOSED). THE AMOUNT OF TIME HONDA WAS WAY TOO LONG FIX MY CAR AND I HAD PAY ADDITIONAL RENTAL COSTS DUE TO THEIR UNREASONABLE DELAY. SHORTLY, AFTER HONDA REPAIRED MY CAR, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE THAT THE BRAKES WERE RECALLED. REALLY? THIS IS WHY MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS ON MY HONDA. A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE, THE ENGINE BROKE DOWN. I WROTE TO NJ ATTORNEY GENERAL, WHO WROTE BACK AND ASKED THAT I WRITE TO YOU. I AM ALSO ATTACHING PICTURES OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE ARE TIRE MARKS IN THE DRIVEWAY DUE TO THE HIGH SPEED OF THE ACCELERATION. PHOTOS FLUIDS RUNNING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, AND THE DAMAGED FRONT END. I HAVE ALSO ENCLOSED NJ MANUFACTURER'S, COPY OF THE CLAIM SUMMARY DATED 11/15/13. THIS MATTER IS VERY UPSETTING TO ME AND THE WAY IT WAS HANDLED BY HONDA. MY HUSBAND, ALSO PURCHASED A NEW PILOT, AND MY HONDA WERE BOTH PURCHASED NEW AT THE SAME HONDA. I KNOW THERE ARE ACCELERATION ISSUES WITH THIS HONDA AND THIS WAS AN ACCELERATION ISSUE AND A MECHANICAL ISSUE ON THE FAULT OF THE BRAKES I AM REQUESTING TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE CAR RENTAL, INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE AND A REFUND OF THE COST I PAID FOR THE HONDA IN THE AMOUNT OF $28,931.46. MY CAR HAS NEVER DRIVEN THE SAME SINCE THE ACCIDENT.

SUDDEN, UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION OF THE ENGINE: THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST WEEK OUR 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY STARTED RAPIDLY ACCELERATING (REV-ING) WHILE I WAS APPLYING BRAKES AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN. I AVOIDED A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT BY APPLYING STIFF BRAKING PRESSURE WHILE RAPIDLY PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. ONLY AFTER I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION DID THE CAR STOP REV-ING. THAT SEEMED TO FIX IT THE FIRST AND SECOND TIME BECAUSE WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AGAIN, IT BEHAVED NORMALLY FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED AS I WAS SLOWING AND COMING TO A STOP BEHIND ANOTHER CAR, AND AFTER I HAD TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, IT STARTING REVING AGAIN JUST AS SOON AS THE ENGINE STARTED. SO I TURNED IT OFF AGAIN AND COUNTED TO TEN, AND THEN IT STARTED NORMALLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY SAY IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE THROTTLE BODY (WHATEVER THAT IS) AND THEY SAY THEY OPENED IT UP AND CLEANED IT OUT, BUT REALLY COULDN'T SAY WHAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED IT. THIS IS REALLY SCARY BECAUSE IF I HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO REACT QUICKLY AND APPLY STIFF BRAKING PRESSURE, I COULD HAVE CONTINUED INTO TRAFFIC WHERE I ALMOST CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY CROSS TRAFFIC (THE FIRST TWO TIMES) OR WOULD HAVE RUN INTO THE CAR THAT WAS STOPPED AHEAD OF ME (THIS LAST TIME). (BY "REV-ING" I MEAN THE ENGINE IS RACING, I.E., MAKING LOTS OF REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE. AS IF THE DRIVER WAS STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.)

I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM HONDA DEALERSHIP IN MILPITAS (920 THOMPSON ST, MILPITAS, CA 95035) EVEN AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL NOTICE I HAVE RECEIVED REGARDING VSA. I HAVE LEFT VM AND SENT AN EMAIL THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE REGARDING THE RECALL NOTICE AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL, THE VAN DECELERATED TO 20 MPH ON ITS OWN. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT 20MPH FOR 1/4 MILE AND PARKED FOR 20 MIN. WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING; THE VAN WAS THEN DRIVEN AT SPEEDS BELOW 35 MPH (ENGINE LIGHT ON), THEN INCREASED TO 50-60 MPH FOR 6 MILES WHEN THE DECELERATION RECURRED. THE VAN WAS DRIVEN AT 20 MPH FOR 4 MILES. DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR ONLY INCREASED THE ENGINE RPM, NO VELOCITY INCREASE. THE VAN WAS DRIVEN THE NEXT DAY AT SPEEDS BELOW 45 MPH (NO ENGINE LIGHT) WITH NO PROBLEMS. PROBLEM CODES IDENTIFIED AS #2 & #6 SPARK PLUGS MISFIRED (NON-PERMANENT). HONDA SERVICE DROVE THE VAN AT 60 MPH THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF 20 MILES WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VAN WAS DRIVEN 3000 INTERSTATE MILES AFTER NHTSA RECALL 13V500 (VSA) REPAIR. THE VAN HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED--NO KNOWN CAUSE FOR THE DECELERATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY TO 20 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V500000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM, WIRING HARNESS OR THROTTLE BODY COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,600.

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE REFERENCED ABOVE IN 2007 FROM HUDSON HONDA AND ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE, I BEGAN HAVING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH THE VAN. THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND I HAVE TO EITHER THROW THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL OR TURN IT OFF ABRUPTLY IN ORDER TO STOP THE INCREASE IN SPEED. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM AND UPON THE FIRST INSPECTION, I WAS INFORMED THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT FIND ANY MECHANICAL ISSUES. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY...MOST RECENTLY IN DECEMBER 2013 WHILE DRIVING FROM NEW JERSEY TO MIAMI. I WAS TAKING AN EXIT WITH AN INCLINE IN MARYLAND AND AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, THE SPEED INCREASED AT SUCH A RATE THAT I HAD TO THROW THE VAN INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE RESPONSE I HAVE RECEIVED IS THAT THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. THE VAN ACCELERATES WITHOUT WARNING, AROUND SPEEDS UP TO 30MPH AND OCCURS WHETHER I'M DRIVING UPHILL, DOWNHILL, OR ON A FLAT SURFACE. MY LAST VISIT, WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT, COST $1623.45 AND I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT A SAFETY ISSUE IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED AND HAS THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING INJURY TO MYSELF OR OTHERS. *TR

TODAY WHILE SLOWLY PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, MY 2007 ODYSSEY SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I HAD JUST TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND LET THE CAR COAST FORWARD A LITTLE BEFORE I PARKED IT WHEN IT LURCHED FORWARD. I WAS ABLE TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND STOP IT QUICKLY BEFORE ANY DAMAGE WAS DONE, BUT I WAS VERY SHAKEN UP AND AFRAID TO DRIVE HOME. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WILL HAVE THE CAR TOWED FOR EXAMINATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AS THE VSA WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE RADIATOR THAT AFFECTED THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE BRAKES FULLY ENGAGED AND ENGINE POWER WAS LOST WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR. SPEED DECREASED BY ABOUT 25MPH IN JUST A FEW SECONDS. WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE ACCELERATOR ENGINE ENGAGED AGAIN AND WE INCREASED SPEED TO ABOUT 45 MPH, WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS GOING TO SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE, THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN! POWER WAS REGAINED AT THE SAME SPEED ABOUT 25 MPH. WE SPEEDED UP TO ABOUT 45 MPH AGAIN AND THIS TIME I LOOKED AT THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKES FULLY ENGAGED THEMSELVES AGAIN THE BRAKE PEDAL ACTUALLY DEPRESSED WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON ACCELERATOR ONLY! I THEN TOOK THE OVERDRIVE OFF AND PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN D3 MODE. THE INCIDENT DIDN'T OCCUR AGAIN WHILE IN D3 MODE. I WAS LEFT HAVING TO DRIVE ON FREEWAY AROUND 55MPH SCARED FOR MY AND MY FAMILIES LIVES! THIS VEHICLE SELF ENGAGED BRAKES FULLY THREE TIMES, WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON ACCELERATED ONLY! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35-40 MPH AT A STEADY RATE ON AN EMPTY STREET. MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN QUICKLY. THE CAR STEERING PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND I FELT VIBRATIONS IN MY FOOT THAT WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS LASTED ABOUT 5-10 SECONDS, THEN RESOLVED AND THE CAR WENT BACK TO IT'S PREVIOUS SPEED. THIS HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES IN THE NEXT FEW MINUTES. DURING THESE EPISODES I LOOKED DOWN AND CONFIRMED THAT MY FOOT WAS IN THE PROPER PLACE, AND I ACTUALLY SAW THE BRAKE DEPRESS SPONTANEOUSLY A FEW MILLIMETERS. I ALSO CHECKED THE CARPET AND PULLED IT FAR AWAY TO MAKE SURE IT WAS NOT INTERFERING WITH THE PEDAL. I WAS ON AN ISOLATED ROAD, SO FORTUNATELY NO CARS WERE BEHIND ME. I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALER. MY CAR WAS AT THE BURNS HONDA REPAIR SHOP FOR A WEEK AND THEY INSISTED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND RETURNED I NEVER DROVE IT AGAIN. *TR

AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT DRIVER ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 32 MPH; THE VAN SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO NEARLY A DEAD STOP. ONCE THE VAN RETURNED TO A NORMAL SPEED THE SAME EVENT OCCURRED WITHIN MINUTES OF THE FIRST INCIDENT. WEATHER WAS RAINY; DRIVER WAS ALONE. THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT. *TT

VSA INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARED AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. BROUGHT VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VSA SYSTEM ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL AT THAT TIME. DEALERSHIP STATES DOES NOT KNOW REASON FOR CURRENT PROBLEM. NOW DEALERSHIP ORDERS "REPLACE VSA CONTROL UNIT, REPLACE 47 PIN VSA CONNECTOR, BLEED SYSTEM, PERFORM SENSOR NEUTRAL MEMORIZATION PROCEDURE, AND TEST DRIVE." I AM CONCERNED THAT CURRENT PROBLEM IS ASSOCIATED WITH PREVIOUS RECALL PROBLEM OR THAT REPAIR MADE DURING RECALL DID NOT ACTUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP DENIES THIS BUT CANNOT EXPLAIN REASON FOR CURRENT PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO PROVIDE ME THE DAMAGED PART(S). CONCERN: CAR HAD 41866 MILES AND WAS SERVICED AS REQUIRED. DEALERSHIP CANNOT IDENTIFY REASON FOR BREAKDOWN OF VSA PART OR SYSTEM. AS THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THIS PART IT APPEARS THAT THE CURRENT PROBLEM AND NEEDED REPAIRS MAY INDEED RELATE TO THE PREVIOUS RECALL. *TR

FOOT ON GAS PEDDLE WHEN CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF AND THEN THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR MOVED TO THE RIGHT. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND IT FELT AS THOUGH I WAS BRAKING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. IT DID THIS ABOUT FIVE TIMES IN THE DISTANCE OF ABOUT 3/4 OF A MILE. IF SOMEONE WHERE TRAVELING CLOSE BEHIND ME THEY WOULD HAVE REAR-ENDED ME. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER NOW, BUT I GUESS IT'S CALLED THE "EVA" (?) LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY THE LIGHT DID NOT SHOW. MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS WITH US IN THE CAR AND LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM ON HER PHONE WHILE WE WERE DRIVING AND SAW THAT HONDA ODYSSEY HAD THIS BREAKING PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THIS WHERE TO OCCUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I LUCKILY WAS A FEW MILES FROM HOME AND LIMPED HOME, BUT WAS ON THE INTERSTATE SHORTLY BEFORE THIS BREAKING PROBLEM. PLEASE ADD MY VEHICLE TO YOUR OTHER COMPLAINTS. *TR

WE HAVE A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 76,000 MILES. IN DECEMBER 2012 WE HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-4 MINUTES, EXITING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND ACCELERATING TO REACH 65 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN WE REACHED APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH AND WERE STILL ACCELERATING THE CAR SPONTANEOUSLY APPLIED THE BRAKES FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS, LURCHING US FORWARD. WE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND BEGAN TO PULL OVER. IT AGAIN SPONTANEOUSLY BRAKED AS WE WERE SLOWING DOWN. WE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE SLOWLY ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TO GET TO THE NEXT EXIT, AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. ONCE WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO STOP IN A SAFE PLACE WE TURNED OFF THE CAR. WE TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT DID NOT DO IT AGAIN. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY ONLY FOUND ONE CODE - THE STEERING SENSOR. THEY RE-CALIBRATED IT BUT WERE NOT CONVINCED THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. SURE ENOUGH, APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. WE WERE NOT GOING QUITE AS FAST AND IT DID NOT LURCH QUITE AS SEVERE. AFTER IT DID THIS THREE TIMES I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND PUSHED THE SWITCH TO TURN THE VSA OFF. IT DID NOT OCCUR AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO CODES. THEY DROVE 17 MILES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS BOTH TIMES WERE APPROXIMATELY 30-40 DEGREES WITH SOME SNOW OR WETNESS ON THE GROUND FROM PRIOR PRECIPITATION. THE DEALER CONTINUES TO SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM BECAUSE IT SHOWS NO CODE AND THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND THEY INSTRUCTED DEALER TO DRIVE AGAIN AND TRY TO DUPLICATE. THEY DENY ANY OTHER INCIDENTS DOCUMENTED (DESPITE LISTINGS ON THIS WEBSITE THAT SAY THEY HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE SAME PROBLEM.) *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SUBMITTED A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

I WAS IN A LONG LINE OF CARS WAITING TO LEAVE A PARKING LOT AFTER AN EVENT. AT ONE POINT, AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES IN LINE, I BRIEFLY INCHED THE CAR FORWARD AND THEN PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE SPEED UNEXPECTEDLY STARTING INCREASING QUICKLY ON ITS OWN. WHEN THE SPEED HIT 5000 RPM AND WITH MY FOOT STILL FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO PREVENT IT FROM POSSIBLY MOVING FORWARD. THEN I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. THE CAR BEHAVED NORMALLY AFTER IT WAS RESTARTED, AND HAS BEHAVED NORMALLY IN THE TWO WEEKS SINCE THEN. PERHAPS COINCIDENTALLY, THE BATTERY FAILED TWO DAYS LATER AND WAS REPLACED. A HONDA DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG OR REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED FORWARD BEFORE STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DOWN SHIFTING FROM HIGH GEAR TO LOW GEAR WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, WHICH WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ONE MONTH LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL AND THE UPDATES WERE MADE TO THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

HONDA ODYSSEY 2007. SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WHILE APPROACHING AT ABOUT 5MPH TO A STOP SIGN WITH A STOPPED VEHICLE BEFORE ME, I APPLIED THE BRAKE BUT RATHER THAN STOPPING, THE CAR LURCHED AND THE TACHOMETER ROSE TO >2000. I KEPT MY FOOT DOWN AND APPLIED MORE FORCE ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR THEN CAME TO FULL STOP. THIS IS VERY DISCONCERTING. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW AND AFTER ~ 15000 MILES, THE CAR VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY WHILE TRAVELING AT 60-70 MPH. PER REPAIR SHOPS, ALL FOUR TIRES WERE "DEFORMED" AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY, [XXX] THAT HAS AN ECO(ECONOMY) MODE FEATURE THAT SHUTS OFF 3 CYLINDERS ELECTRONICALLY TO SAVE MILEAGE. A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK AROUND 40 MPH OR WHEN THE ECO MODE KICKED IN. I TOOK THE CAR TO BE SERVICED AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP NAME IS SOUTH MOTORS HONDA [XXX] THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH CAR. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO WORSEN OVER THE NEXT MONTH SO I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK FOR SERVICING. THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE THAT CONTROLS THE ECO MODE. A FEW DAYS AFTER PICKUPING UP MY CAR FROM SERVICE, MARCH 5, THE PROBLEM IS NOW MUCH WORSE. THE CAR NOT ONLY JERKS NOW, BUT IS ALSO UNRESPONSIVE WHEN THE ECO MODE TURNS OFF AND ON. THIS UNRESPONSIVENESS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET INTO 2 ACCIDENTS. THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN DENIED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE CAR ONLY HAS ~37,000 MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP CONTINUES TO DENY THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE CAR..IF THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO GET WORSE, I AM CERTAIN THAT IS SAFETY ISSUE WILL RESULT IN A ACCIDENT..ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR