Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| A990025 | 07/27/1999 | 610287 | Information bulletin regarding the cruise control actuator bracket. *tt | 04/24/2000 | |
| 99020 | 03/09/1999 | 604558 | Concerns with cruise control actuator making a clicking noise at lower speeds. *tt | 05/05/1999 | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||||
| 01004 | 01/09/2001 | 617877 | On some vehicles when the engine is first started after the vehicle has sat overnight, costumers may feel the release of the throttle plate through the accelerator pedal. *rc | 04/02/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 01/30/2010 | 112000 | 1 | |
| My 98 honda accord lx automatically decelerated to 0 mph when i drove it on the highway (i-10 houston). the signal lights (maintenance light and the key light) turned on first and then the speed dropped to zero all the sudden by itself. i tried to push the acceleration pad and no response at all. i was about to park car to the side. then after about 1-2 minutes, it became normal again. this is the first time the problem occurred. it was a shock to me. very worry about if it died on the highway. *tr | |||
| 02/06/2009 | 90000 | 1 | |
| I was trying to park my 1998 honda accord into a parking spot in front of a hallmark store and right before i tried to put the car in park and shut off the ignition, my car accelerated suddenly on its own and went through the plate glass windows in the front of the store. i had my foot on the brake and was trying to get it to stop and it went through the plate glass window in a split second. i did not have time to think, it happened so fast. i was not hurt and the employees were not hurt, but seconds before the crash, the employees were standing behind the counter waiting on a customer and they had just went out on the floor right before it crashed through their window and up to their registers. they missed being hurt by a few seconds. i reported the incident to our insurance company, so they can investigate further. i also called 1-800-honda and reported the incident and their response was that my extended warranty had run out and what did i expect them to do about it. i told them they should investigate and maybe keep someone from getting killed or seriously injured. we found a website called allworldauto.com that lists several incidents having to do with the vehicle speed control that suddenly accelerated on its own causing numerous accidents around the u.s. honda's mechanics just said all the incidents were due to driver error, but everyone that wrote in about their incidents know, the same as i do, that is was not caused by driver's error at all. police tried to say my foot was also on the edge of the foot feet as well as on the brake and i know that was not true. i was almost completely stopped when my car accelerated on its own and i had my foot on the brake as hard as i could.*tr | |||
| 06/07/2005 | 70000 | 1 | 08/01/1997 |
| Dt: the consumer was easing into a parking space with the brakes depressed when the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a cement wall. this accident occurred on june 7, 2005. the consumer stated that she had previous problems with the vehicle surging forward at a stop light. the consumer had not taken vehicle to the dealership before for this problem. after the accident consumer took vehicle to the dealer be repaired. they did not tell her what had caused the accident. when the consumer contacted the manufacture they told her that she should get a diagnostic test at her own expense. *ak | |||
| 02/11/2004 | 122000 | 2 | |
| While driving speedometer failed. the consumer was not be able to determine what speed the vehicle was going. *ak | |||
| 04/29/1998 | 1 | 04/28/1998 | |
| Delay of acceleration from rolling. when gas pedal is pressed to speed up, from slow rolling, the car does not speed up. instead, there are few seconds of lagging before actually speeds up. extremely dangerous when trying to get into the freeway/highway.*ak | |||
| 10/01/2003 | 1 | ||
| The clutch engaged and would not shift out of gear until vehicle died. brakes had to be applied firmly because vehicle was moving erratically. consumer went into web side, and found the same problem she had as stated in complaint #8013574, filed on june 1, 2002. also, vehicle experienced suddenly acceleration.*ak | |||
| 09/01/2003 | 100000 | 1 | |
| Consumer shifted the vehicle into reverse and pressed on the accelerate pedal and vehicle accelerated in reverse at a high rate of speed. had taken vehicle to dealer, and dealer could not resolve the defect. *ak | |||
| 03/02/2003 | 1 | ||
| My mother was recently involved in an accident that totaled her car. my brother and his wife were the first owners of the vehicle, and my mother had the car for about 1 1/2 years. she had stopped, put the car into park, got out to open a parking lot gate, got back in, stepped on the brake, and tried to shift the car into gear. she had a very difficult time getting the car back into gear. she finally was able to shift and the car immediately went into a high rev and accelerated uncontrollably. this resulted in the car smashing into a wall less than 60 feet away. luckily the air bags worked and my mother & step-father's injuries were not too serious. my mother's foot was definitely on the brake pedal as there is a lock out mechanism that prevents the car from being taken out of park if the brake pedal is not pushed. this may or may not be related, but she was having difficulty getting the handle to move. the problem with it not moving had occurred previously, usually on a slight incline, but the honda dealer looked at it and told her nothing was wrong. my mother is a retired school bus driver with a perfect driving record, no accidents, and only uses one foot to control the vehicle. now she is afraid to drive and is worrying and second guessing herself that she did something wrong. i have found over 30 similar complaints regarding 1998 honda accords. i do not know how many other honda's are having similar problems. it appears that honda continues to place the blame on driver error, but we believe there is a serious problem here. *jb | |||
| 05/02/2000 | |||
| Vehicle will stall out intermittently without warning. rmp will go up and vehicle will shift into neutral gear.vehicle will jerk forward when stopping.contacted dealer. cannot find problem.*ak | |||
| 07/16/2002 | |||
| When on a hill and take foot off the brakes to give acceleration vehicle will start to roll back. dealer will be contacted.*ak | |||
| 04/25/2002 | |||
| As transmission shifts from first to second gear vehicle lunges forward and rpm's go up. vehicle has not been examined by dealer. please add further information.*aki | |||
| 07/01/2002 | |||
| While driving vehicle jerks constantly at speed of 45mph and higher. vehicle was checked by dealer who stated engine was fine. consumer very concerned that vehicle will suddenly accelerate and cause a collision. *ak | |||
| 06/01/1999 | 1 | 11/22/1997 | |
| Accelerator pedal sticks at first start, dealer stated this was due to carbon built up on throttle. needed to be cleaned regularly.*ak vehicle will not start due to faulty battery. dealer replaced battery. *tt | |||
| 06/07/2002 | |||
| Intermittently vehicle will surge foward and then stall when starting. vehicle has been to dealer ,and dealer was unable to duplicate problem. feel free to provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 05/02/2002 | 2 | ||
| Consumer states, was pulling out in reverse, vehicle went out of control forwards and backards and was stopped by a concrete wall. dealer has not been contacted.*jbthis sudden acceleration happened once prior to previous accident. consumer reported incident but to no avail. consumer was backing out slowly when with out warning, vehicle accelerated out of control. *jg | |||
| 01/10/2002 | 1 | 07/01/1998 | |
| Consumer was at a stop, when vehicle accelerated and the driver seat collasped, dealer determined that bracket of seat bottom had broken.*ak *yd | |||
| 12/15/1999 | |||
| Vehicle accelerates uncontrollably; consumer pulled into driveway, had foot on brakes, and vehicle accelerated on its own. driver had to swerve into a field. sometimes had to put in neutral to slow vehicle down. contacted dealer, and dealer stated it could be the floor mats. please add vin #. *ak | |||
| 06/17/2001 | 1 | 08/01/2000 | |
| Sudden acceleration while coasting/riding brake into parking garage space caused car to crash through steel cable retention wall severely damaging front end/undercarriage, destroying the wall and damaging two other vehicles. dealer and honda claim nothing wrong with car/driver error. accidental acceleration could not have caused such extensive damage ($7k in total).*ak | |||
| 06/09/2001 | 210 | 11/01/1997 | |
| Precludes a controlled , fluid, and timely take off at intersections. *ak | |||
| 05/25/2001 | 1 | 12/01/1997 | |
| Was in a 35 mph zone and was to stop for red light and to turn left. service road between me and flat-back big truck that had already stopped for light. put on brakes and started accelerating, and had no brakes or steering. was raining. probably hydroplaned. picked up speed and went head-on into back of parked truck. i am injured and am under doctors care. bag should have deployed but didn't. whole front of my car was smashed. have pictures. *ak | |||
| 04/08/2001 | |||
| Consumer's mother was driving and getting ready to pull into a parking space when vehicle accelerated rapidly, crashing into a concrete pole, and causing $7110.30 in damage. insurance investigator informed consumer that throttle assembly appeared to be working properly. honda auto body mechanics stated that they would check vehicle to determine cause of the defect. please provide any additional information/attachments.*ak | |||
| 02/14/2001 | 1 | 12/01/1999 | |
| Transmission slipped out of gear and vehicle jumped forward. lost control of vehicle and hit tree. *ak | |||
| 10/21/2000 | 1 | ||
| While consumer was attempting to park the vehicle it suddenly accelerated causing the consumer to run into a house across the street(attorney for client). nlm | |||
| When driving at low or high speeds and applying normal braking procedure, vehicle will shake possibly due to rotors warping. 2. after disengaging cruise control by applying brakes , it will not resume due to brake pedal sticking.*ak | |||
| 01/31/2000 | 3 | 11/01/1998 | |
| On 3 occasions the car has died while accelerating up a hill. all the indicators light up on the dash. the car loses power steering and braking ability. there is no problem starting the car after this occurs. the car is also often hesitant to accelerate. *ak | |||
| 01/10/2000 | 100 | 08/01/1998 | |
| When taking off at low speeds the car will hesitate and then take off. at around 45 mph it will also hesitate. this has happend hunderds of times. the dealer spent a whole weekend with the car and found nothing. my wife went there drove it and it happened again. th kept the car for a week and did not find anything, the dealer claims that that is the way the car works. my 91 accord has neevr done this. *ak | |||
| 02/18/1998 | |||
| While in neutral position and on a flat surface vehicle acclerated forward which may have caused a crash. dealer could not determine the cause of the problem. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| 01/05/2000 | 1 | ||
| The vehicle self accelerated when the driver stepped on the brake resulting in damage to the vehicle due to loss of control and accident. yh | |||
| 01/05/2000 | 1 | 04/01/1998 | |
| On jan 5, 2000, at approximately 10:30 am i backed my car out of the garage and applied the brakes before entering the street. applying the brakes caused the uncontrollable acceleration of the car, causing it to cross the street/sideswipe a neighbor's house/ run over another neighbor's fence, and knock down a street sign. i do not know if the accelerator got stuck, but any amount of pressure on the breaks failed to slow the car. all of this occurred in a matter of seconds before finally coming to rest in the center of the street. damage to the car and a neighbro's house was extensive. *ak | |||
| 11/01/1999 | 05/01/1998 | ||
| On november 1st, i got in my car and immediately after turning the ignition the tachometer jumped up to 2000 rpm and was sustained for minutes. then, the car accelerator began surging between 1000 to 1500 rpm while still in the park gear. i did not know what to do so i kept my foot on the brake and kept it there while i shifted the car in to reverse to back out of a parking stall. the car was accelerating in reverse without depressing the gas pedal. then, when i shifted the car into drive , the transmission jumped immediately into 2nd gear and began accelerating at 30 mph without decompression of the gas pedal. this continued on my entired drive into work (15 miles). when i got off work, i started to drive home when i notices my check engine light was illuminated on the dash board. i then drove to the dealership to report the problem. the preliminary cause from the dealer ship was noted as an electrical problem. i believe this problem is dangerous enough to investigate since the acceleration of the car was affected. i am willing to offer more information to the ntsa on the outcome of this problem. the car as of 11/2/99 is at the dealership being repaired. sincerely, virginia l. glen | |||
| 11/01/1997 | 100 | 11/01/1997 | |
| I have asked the dealer to repair a problem with a sticky accelorator on three occasions with no success. they admit it is a problem with this model car but offer no remedy. it is extremely dangerous and has almost resulted in two accidents! please demand that honda remedy this serious defect immediately. my dealer's incompetent service manager claims he cannot duplicate the problem in my car. however, one of his technicians did. i've given up trying to have them repair the car and hope you can convince the manufacturer to recall this car. someone, somewhere will be killed if this is not repaired. thank you. please call me directly if i can offer any additional information. | |||
| 1 | 04/03/1998 | ||
| Transmission makes noise and experiences power surge when engaged in reverse. *yc | |||
| 03/14/1999 | |||
| All of a sudden while driver had foot on brake vehicle accelerated to a very high speed, causing owner to crash into a tree. there was no deployment of air bags. the problem was reported to the manufacturer. the vehicle was towed to a body shop. *ak | |||
| 08/11/1998 | 4 | 12/28/1997 | |
| Vehicle experiencing sudden acceleration dealer could not duplicate the problem. | |||
| 1 | |||
| Sudden acceleration resulting in vehicle collision, no deployment of air bag during collision. | |||
| 10/04/1998 | |||
| Consumer was driving approximately 5-10 mph when she began to park the vehicle, experienced sudden acceleration. the vehicle plunged 4 ft. forward, resulting in a crash. this is a daily problem. the air bags did not deploy. *ak | |||
| 03/09/1998 | 1 | 10/01/1997 | |
| Vehicle was struck in the rear and experienced sudden acceleration. | |||
| 03/01/1998 | |||
| While stopping in traffic with foot on brake was hit from behind and vehicle accelerated out of control, resulting in a collision. vehicle sustained extensive damage. *ak | |||
| 02/21/1998 | 1 | 01/31/1998 | |
| While slowing to a near stop, the vehicle accelerated instead of coming to a stop and the vehicle would not decelerate as the driver pressed the brake harder which lead to his foot slipping off the brake. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 10/01/2005 | 1 | 12/28/2001 | |
| Car did fine for a while then it went crazy on us. accelerator petal sticks, brake lights don't work, horn does not work, cruise control does not work, door locks wouldn't work, front left blinker works only sometimes! *tr | |||
| 03/15/2004 | 5 | 30 | 07/31/1998 |
| I have a 1998 honda accord ex. for last 3-4 months started noticing that the accelerator sticks when first starting to drive. on applying more than normal pressure it suddenly releases and vehicle surges forward. my mileage is only 54,000 now. took it to a dealer in hartford and he says i need to shell out nearly 200 bucks to get throttle cleaned, this despite regular maintainance as recommended by the manufacturer. i have seen others with similar complaints and who got throttle cleaned and it was giving same problem again after 2000 miles, so what's the gurantee it won't happen again. money is not important to me, but safety of me and my family. i feel this is a serious safety issue which honda should be fixing and not denying. i have nearly crashed into other cars in the parking lot, almost hit the parking lot enterance gate as the car uncontrollable races forward. i did not expect this from a honda, it has been flawlessly working so far.*ak | |||
| 04/23/2004 | 43456 | 1 | 07/31/1998 |
| While pulling inside of a parking lot, the vehicle surged forward. the consumer applied the brakes, the vehicle continued to speed, and crashed into a brick wall. upon impact, both air bags deployed. *ak *sc | |||
| 2 | 5 | ||
| The gas pedal and brake pedal are very close together. because of the closeness of the two pedals, when trying to brake the accelerator pedal is pressed. this nearly caused several accidents with other vehicles because of this problem with the brake and accelerator pedal. please provide further information. *ph | |||
| 01/01/2002 | 41000 | 1 | 08/03/1998 |
| My accelerator sticks when you first try to mash it down, then the car jumps.*ak | |||
| 56000 | 2 | ||
| While driving vehicle will fail to accelerate. this is caused by throttle sticking. cause unknown.*ak | |||
| 08/01/2002 | |||
| When starting cold vehicle and attemptingto depress gas pedal, has to use excessive effort. when consumer is able to depress pedal, tires spin,and vehicle jerks forward, throttle sticks.*ak | |||
| 01/01/2000 | 2 | 10/01/1997 | |
| In january 2000, i took my honda in to the tricket dealership to have a sticking gas pedal repaired. the mileage at that time was 35, 187. the pedal would stick and require a hard punch with the foot to come loose. the dealer cleaned the throttle and told me it was caused by a honda floor mat. this resolved the problem at that time. i removed the floor mat. on january 16, 2002 i took the honda into the same dealership and reported my gas pedal was sticking again even though i used no floor mat on the driver's side. the dealership cleaned the throttle again with a charge to me of $35.18 which seemed to take care of the problem. when i asked why this element had failed twice, at first i was told it was bad gas, then the dealership admitted 98-99 honda accords had recurring problems with the gas pedal sticking. the dealership told me this was not dangerous because the gas pedal did not normally stick wide open. i guess dangerous is a matter of opinion. a gas pedal stuck half way down could potentially cause an accident. when i called the national honda customer service, i was told to get the throttle cleaned as part of my normal maintenance. i would like to know if other honda owners are experiencing this dilemma. it appears to me to be an obvious design flaw and honda should be correcting it. i am also concerned about later model honda accords. i certainly don't want to purchase a new problem. any assistance you could provide would be appreciated. by the way, my honda is a lx model.*ak | |||
| 10/01/1997 | |||
| In january 2000, i took my honda in to the tricket dealership to have a sticking gas pedal repair. the mileage at that time was 35, 187. the pedal would stick and require a hard punch with the foot to come loose. the dealer cleaned the throttle and told me it was caused by a honda floor mat. this resolved the problem at that time. i removed the floor mat. on january 16, 2002 i took the honda into the same dealership and reported my gas pedal was sticking again even though i used no floor mat on the drivers side. the dealership cleaned the throttle again with a charge to me of $35.18 which seemed to take care of the problem. when i asked why this element had failed twice, at first i was told it was bad gas, then the dealerrship admitted 98-99 honda accords had recurring problems with the gas pedal sticking. the dealership told me this was not dangerous because the gas pedal did not normally stick wide open. i guess dangerous is a matter of opinion. a gas pedal stuck half way down could potentially cause an accident. when i called the national honda customer service, i was told to get the throttle cleaned as part of my normal maintenance. i would like to know if other honda owners are experiencing this dilemma. it appears to me to be an obvious design flaw and honda should be correcting it. i am also concerned about later model honda accords. i certainly don't want to purchase a new problem. any assistance you could provide would be appreciated. by the way, my honda is a lx model. *ak | |||
| 05/16/2001 | 2 | 04/01/1998 | |
| Gas pedal sticks continually after cold starts or short periods of not running. excessive and hard pressure must be applied to gas pedal, evidently to engage the throttle plate and/or throttle linkage. the surprising result to the driver is that the vehicle will lunge forward, often squealing tires, in a speedy and dangerously uncontrolled manner. can be a potential safety problem, especially if driving in confined areas, parking lots or around predestrians. our son recently purchased a 1998 honda accord, which had developed the same problem. honda customer relations office admits a service bulletin was released to its dealers about this problem but will not acknowledge it being a safety issue. i have owned 1981, 1987, still own a 1993 honda accord among other makes and models and have never experienced gas pedals that bind and stick like the one in this 1998 honda accord.*ak | |||
| 09/01/1998 | |||
| Excessive pressure needed to move stuck accelerator, then suddenly loosens and car lurches. *ak | |||
| 10/30/2001 | 10/01/2001 | ||
| When the engine is first started after the vehicle has sat for a breif period of time, the gas pedal sticks causing the vehicle to lunge forward. i feel that this is a safety concern because it may endanger citizens in parking lots and other areas when trying to gently manuever the vehicle. honda was contacted and they felt that is was not a safety concern and refused to pay for the problem caused by this faulty throttle box. thank you, aaron patton. *ak | |||
| 03/30/2000 | 08/01/1998 | ||
| Throttle continually sticks when cold or after short period of time. dangerous situation as excessive pressure often needed to engage, causing near accidents on many occasions. have noticed many other complaints to the same concern on website.*ak | |||
| 09/13/1999 | 07/01/1998 | ||
| Gas pedal sticks. dealer cleaned throttle body three times up to date of dec/2000. advised dealer of issue, they advised for representative to inspect. called manufacturer who advised not representing issue. waiting on return call from manufacturer. *ak | |||
| 09/21/1999 | 10 | 02/01/1998 | |
| The gas pedal repeatedly sticks requiring excesssive pressure to get the car moving. the car then dangerously lurches forward. the dealer has been contacted and acknowledges the problem and that it has been reported in other hondas. they have no fix for the problem, except to clean the linkage which helps for 2-3000 miles. *ak | |||
| 05/20/1999 | 30 | 02/01/1998 | |
| Gas pedal sticks and must be pressed too hard to get car going which causes car to go out of control. *ak | |||
| 10/01/1997 | |||
| Gas/brake pedal depressed simultaneously due to being too close together. qcaw | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||
| 12/13/1997 | 1 | 11/01/1997 | |
| Throttle cable failed. *yc | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 10/01/2005 | 1 | 12/28/2001 | |
| Car did fine for a while then it went crazy on us. accelerator petal sticks, brake lights don't work, horn does not work, cruise control does not work, door locks wouldn't work, front left blinker works only sometimes! *tr | |||
| 11/06/2006 | 65434 | 1 | 07/02/1998 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while pulling into a parking spot, the driver depressed the resume button on the cruise control which reactivated the cruise control. this caused the vehicle to accelerate and crash into a wall. the vehicle was driven to the dealer who determined the cruise control worked as designed. | |||
| 05/11/2004 | 46000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle lunged or accelerated upon final parking space with foot off accelerator and on brake. car jumped over, and collided with the condominium wall. *ak | |||
| 02/01/1992 | 2 | 02/01/1997 | |
| Fuel injection computer control unit misprogrammed. mjs | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 06/07/2002 | |||
| Vehicle would intermittently lurch forward when starting,and then stall out. vehicle been to dealer ,and problem reoccurring. feel free to provide any further information .*ak | |||
| Upon shifting vehicle from park to reverse on flat surface with foot depressed on the brake pedal, vehicle suddenly accelerated, running into a fence/trash cans, and a street sign efore vehicle came to a stop. also,gas tank hose was punctured, causing a fuel leak. consumer has contacted the dealer. please provide any further details. *ak | |||
| 11/15/1999 | 11/01/1998 | ||
| Car was parked. when started it suddenly accelerated, first backward onto the sidewalk, resulting in a crash. when put into drive it accelerated rapidly despite applying the brakes full force. i estimate speed of 50+ mph down a crowded city street. when i pulled the emergency. *ak | |||
| 04/20/1999 | |||
| Whle changing gears vehicle suddenly accelerated, resulting in a collision. dealer has inspected the vehicle. *ak | |||
| 04/03/1999 | 2 | 10/22/1998 | |
| Was driving slowly & moving into left lane to turn. tow truck in left lane. proceeded to apply brakes. the engine started to rev up & sounded like it was roaring. rearended tow truck. the wheels on honda were spinning & smoking as if the accelerator pedal was in use. foot was never on accelerator pedal. wheel spinning had to be stopped by turning off the ignition. this is the second time engine had revved & accelerated with foot not on pedal, but on brakes. *ak *ml | |||
| 10/25/1998 | |||
| While pulling into the driveway the vehicle suddenly accelerated. hit another vehicle and ran onto the stairs of a house, knocked down a fence, and ran into a chipping machine that stopped it. the airbags never deployed. the manufacturer is currently looking into this. *ak | |||