2004 Honda Accord Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 50
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 50 stored complaint records:
- 18 indicate a crash
- 7 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
What owners report
- suddenly accelerated · 9 records
- brake pedal · 6 records
- failure mileage · 5 records
- slow down · 5 records
- without warning · 4 records
- complete stop · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 14 |
| 1–30k mi | 13 |
| 100–150k mi | 11 |
| 30–60k mi | 6 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Automatic Transmission · Vehicle Speed Control
Just happened sept.5th. No action taken thus far.; 2004 honda accord accelerated w/o my foot on gas and then w/i a few minutes, it wouldn't go at all. 3 women stuck on major 2 lane highway on the way back from beach on labor day week-end. Very dangerous and scary and unsafe. I would say that the transmission is faulty and that honda is responsible for what could have been a major accident. I am concerned for the…
ODI 10354039
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. While driving 35 mph, with her foot on the brakes the vehicle accelerated up to 70 mph on its own . The contact then shifted into park while driving 5 mph when she was able to turn the vehicle off. The dealer was contacted and stated that the only thing they could do was a diagnostic test that would take two days. The failure and current mileages were 78000.
ODI 10346291
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. The contact was driving approximately 45 mph when he depressed the brake pedal. The speed rate increased to 65 mph unexpectedly. The brakes were engaged repeatedly. The vehicle continued to accelerate. When the emergency brake was engaged the vehicle came to a stop. The engine was turned off. The police was called to the scene and inspected the vehicle. The police informed…
ODI 10345909
Vehicle Speed Control
Honda accord 2004. While pulling into a parking space, the car suddenly accelerated and jumped the curb. I could not stop the car by jamming the brake. The car went into the eastbound lane of the road and hit the rear bumper of a pickup truck. The air bag opened and hit my face and caused a bloody nose and a big bruise on my left wrist. Then the car jumped the median separating eastbound lane from the westbound.…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10330440
Vehicle Speed Control
I own a 2004 v6 honda accord with 62k miles on it. While driving on 5/7/10, the car suddenly accelerated by itself, my tachometer jumped up to 7 (red area), i used brakes and it slowed down some, then it sped up again, then it dropped down to no power. I almost had an accident and was very shaken up but managed to pull out of traffic and over. The car was towed to anderson honda in baltimore city, maryland.…
ODI 10329436
Vehicle Speed Control
04 honda accord lx 4dr sdn silver. When braking at stop-light or other stops car suddenly accelerates and i have to quickly shove it neutral it revs to high rpms a finally returns to normal rpms, it has happened on dates 2-8-10 4-5-10 4-23-10 and 5-17-10 was towed to russell & smith honda,in houston tx. I watched them do tests on car's computer. I didn't understand all the tech part but they said everything checked…
ODI 10331510
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
My honda accord 2004, v4 , has unintended acceleration especially when after initial ignition, the brakes do not seem to hold the acceleration well. It has been happening on multiple days the most recent being on january 5th 2010. *tr
ODI 10304262
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. The contact attempted to accelerate from a traffic stop when the pedal became stuck in the open throttle position. The contact applied the brakes but the brakes failed to operate and crashed into the rear of another vehicle. There was one reported injury. A police report was available. The vehicle was taken to a repair facility where the mechanic advised the contact that the…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10350054
Automatic Transmission · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on interstate, car accelerated without pressure of gas pedal. When brakes, applied car shock violently and was unable to stop. When safe to attempt to pull off the road, i had to :stand on the brakes, put the car in park, turned off the ignition and cruised until the car stop. The police came to my assistance and saw nothing was stuck on the gas pedal and also looked to see if my accelerator cable…
ODI 10290770
Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on major highway during rush hour with my two children in the back seat, traveling at about 45 mph car suddenly accelerated to 60mph. I immediately applied the brakes but they had locked and were pushing up against my foot. I called 911 the officer told me to take my foot off brake. When i did the car immediately accelerated to 80 mph. It increased in increments of 10 to 120mph. Brakes and emergency brakes…
ODI 10255808
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. While driving less than 35 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 60 mph. The contact depressed the brake pedal with both feet, but the brakes failed to respond. He was finally able to stop the vehicle by pulling into a safe area and slamming the gear shifter into the park position. The vehicle continued to rev between 5,000-6,000 rpms. The dealer could not duplicate or…
ODI 10260843
Vehicle Speed Control
My 17-year-old daughter was routinely driving to school on a rural road in our 2004 honda accord. She says the vehicle accelerated even as she applied brakes, and that she was unable to keep the vehicle on the road. It veered into a ditch, over large rocks placed to prevent erosion and swerved so that the front end was in the street as the remaining portion could not pull out of the ditch. The airbag also deployed.…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10224747
Air Bags · Seat Belts · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. While pulling into a parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and jumped over two curbs and a bush. The vehicle finally came to a stop when it crashed into a parked vehicle. The contact had her foot on the brake pedal during the acceleration. The air bags failed to deploy. The occupant seated in the passenger seat sustained lower back injuries because the seat belt…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10204006
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda accord. While driving 65 mph the vehicle automatically accelerated without warning. The contact depressed the brake pedal. However, the vehicle failed to stop. The vehicle automatically shifted into neutral. The honda dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. T the current and failure mileages were 18,000. *ak
Crash reported
ODI 10188706
Vehicle Speed Control
Dt*: the contact stated while the vehicle was placed in reverse with slight brake pressure applied, there was a pronounced vibration physically felt within the entire vehicle followed by the vehicle lurching backwards into a fence. There was minor damage to the rear fender area, and no injuries were sustained. The police were not alerted. The manufacturer was notified. Updated 12/18/2006 - the sudden acceleration…
Crash reported
ODI 10174383
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
Dt*: the contact stated while applying brake while traveling downhill, the brake pedal extended all the way to the floor board and the vehicle accelerated forward crashing into a tree. The contact was wearing a seat belt, and no injuries were sustained. The vehicle sustained minor damage. The police were not alerted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. The dealer was unable to duplicate the problem…
Crash reported
ODI 10171115
Vehicle Speed Control
Unintended acceleration car shift lever was in d3 and the brake was down when the engine started revving up and down as if in neutral. Thinking the racing noise was from another vehicle the driver released the brake in preparation of driving. The vehicle suddenly lurched forward burning rubber. Re-applying the brakes brought it to a stop. At that point it was noticed the gear selector was on d3 rather than d. The…
ODI 10150341
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was pulling out of my parking spot at the local kmart, in my 2004 honda accord ex, i noticed another car backing out also. I applied my brake and put my car from reverse into drive to pull a little ways back into my parking space so i would not get into an accident, when suddenly and without warning (the blink of an eye) my car crashed into another vehicle. In shock, i pressed harder on the brake, but my car…
Crash reported
ODI 10141194
Vehicle Speed Control
When coming to a stop applied brake but car accelearted like gas pedal was being applied rpm speeded up. End result was rear ending car in front of me. Crash resulted in $2700.00 amage to my vehicle and $800.00 to car while at dealership for routine service mentioned problem to service person he stated he had no knowledge of problem did not attempt to duplicate problem.
Crash reported
ODI 10124197
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving vehicle speed control failed. Upon depressing the brakes the rpms increased, and vehicle just took off. Consumer's vehicle rear ended the vehicle in front. *ak *nm
Crash reported
ODI 10101330
Vehicle Speed Control
At a stop with the brakes depressed rpms accelerated. This caused consumer's vehicle to rear end the vehicle in front. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. Vehicle was still drivable. *ak *nm
Crash reported
ODI 10101169
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving along at approximately 35-40 miles per hour when i started to brake at a red-light. My car did did not stop accelerating. I pressed the brakes as far as they would go to slow down. When i got to a low speed i put the car in neutral and then i put the car in park and turned the ignition off. A minute later i turned the ignition on and the engine was still racing while it was in park. I brought it to a…
ODI 10127170
Vehicle Speed Control
On 4 instances i have been in my 2004 honda accord where it has suddenly accelerated and the rpm's will jump up and then down, even with my foot off the gas. The car has also been in park and the rpms increased to above 4. Twice at a stoplight the car was revving up and i was pressing down on the gas pedal with both feet to keep it stopped. In all instances, turning off the ignition and restarting fixed the problem.…
ODI 10350581
Service Brakes, Electric · Vehicle Speed Control
(the vehicle is at d-drive gear) when i put my foot on brake pedal to slow down my 2004 honda accord ex-l for a red traffic light, when the speed meter was lower than 20 mph something funny with engine happened. The vehicle engine rpm jumped high to around 2000 then stayed at around 1300 even though it is totally stopped. Engine was still delivering extra power and making noise louder than it should be. I had to…
ODI 10080517
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
When parking the car in a parking lot, as i was turning into the parking space the car jumped (went very fast forward and hit the wall in front of me) even though i had my foot on the brakes i felt i had no control of the car and the engine turned off on it's own. I also noticed it jumped gears, it was no longer on d but d3. This incident caused damage to the bumper of the car.*ak
Crash reported
ODI 10072411