2005 Honda Accord LX. Consumer states unintended acceleration causing a crash. While pulling slowly into a parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The consumer immediately applied force to the brake as the vehicle broke through a wooden fence and crashed into a tree.

- Little Falls, NJ, USA

I have a 2005 Honda Accord dx. I was driving the car on the highway at 55 mph and the car suddenly accelerated for 5 - 10 seconds to almost 95 mph. I tried hitting the brakes and would not work....eventually the brakes worked. This is the second time happening and when I had the car checked they said nothing was wrong.

- Danbury, CT, USA

I was at the wheel of my 2005 Honda Accord, slowly easing it in to a parking spot in a public parking garage when the car suddenly lurched forward, hitting the concrete wall. I put my foot firmly on the brake, put the car into reverse and attempted to back the car up a few inches to see what damage had been done. When I lifted my foot from the brake, the car suddenly and uncontrollably accelerated backwards at a rapid rate of speed and crashed into a concrete wall about 30 feet behind the spot. The left rear of the car was crushed inward about two feet, substantial damage was done to the entire rear, the side airbag deployed, and I sustained a number of injuries which have prevented me from returning to work three weeks after the event. My insurance company, state farm, totaled the car and is retaining it for investigation.

- Suffern, NY, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Honda Accord LX. The contact stated as she was driving 2 mph into a parking space the vehicle suddenly accelerated through a fence and into a tree. No one was injured. The police were not notified. The vehicle was driven from the scene to an auto body shop to be repaired. After the vehicle was repaired the vehicle was taken to the dealer at least four different times and they could not duplicate the failure. Letters were written to the Honda manufacturer and no response was received. The failure mileage was 44,000. Updated 4/12/10 updated 05/12/10.

- Little Falls , NJ, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Honda Accord. While driving 20 mph, the vehicle accelerated automatically and the brakes failed. The contact had to drive off the road and crashed the vehicle into a small tree. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to an auto body shop for repairs and to have the brakes inspected. He discovered online that other vehicles were experiencing the same issue. The contact feels that Honda is at fault and are not doing anything to correct the issue. The current mileage was 32,000 and failure mileage was 31,349.

- Albany, NY, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Honda Accord. The contact had a 40,000 mile repair performed at the dealer. Four days later, the gauge control module shorted out internally. The dealer attempted to reprogram the module, but was unsuccessful. The module was sent out to paolo alto, ca to be reprogrammed. Once it was completed, the module was returned to the dealer for installation in the vehicle. A couple of months later, while driving at an unknown speed with the cruise control activated, it would not disengage when the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle was locked in the cruise control mode and it continued moving towards oncoming traffic. The contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into two vehicles. The contact and another person were injured. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The investigator stated that the instrument cluster module caused the crash. The failure mileage was 40,000.

- Sebastian, FL, USA

I feel that the cold idle RPM on our car is set too high and causes the car to lurch when put in gear following a cold start. I have contacted both the manufacturer and the dealership and both say that the cold RPM setting on my car is within specifications and cannot be adjusted. There has been no failure or incident or consequences, but I feel that under certain conditions such as a cold start on an icy driveway with an inexperienced or elderly driver, there may well be a failure/incident/consequence.

- Columbus, OH, USA

I was trying to maneuver through a crowded gas station and had backed up. When I put the car into drive, it lurched forward and accelerated. Pressing the brakes as hard as I could had no effect. The only way to stop was to hit something (which ended up being cars stopped for a red light, but it could easily have been a gas pump, pedestrian or personal property). My car had to be towed and is in the body shop now. I will have Honda investigate the engine.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

My car suddenly accelerated upon exiting a car wash as I changed from neutral to drive. The design of the exit lane from the car wash driveway and access to the four lane street where the car wash is located does not allow for any speed as there are two sharp turns. My car sped across the driveway, into a culvert and toward the heavy traffic. I applied the brakes immediately and steered the car away from the street, crossing several business parking lots and landscaped areas. My 2005 Honda Accord received several thousands dollars in damage. Honda denied it was warranty and did not show me the computer diagnostic evaluation. In fact, this information seemed to be closely guarded by the service department at Honda orr in hot springs, ar. I was told to contact my insurance company for repairs. This car experienced what I would explain as an open throttle which may be a new problem for computerized cars. I have taken several photos of my car and the scene, which shows several feet of skid marks.

- Hot Springs Village, AR, USA

: the contact stated while traveling 75 mph with the cruise control on, the vehicle lost power. When the gas pedal was depressed the vehicle felt like it as braking and acelerating at the same time. The vehicle was pulled over. Whilepulled over the consuemr turned the vehicle off for one minute, then turned it back on. Prior to the vehicle being pulled over the iol and engine lights were on. When the vehicle was restarted the lights were off. The consuemr attempted to drive off but the vehicle began to perfor erratically agian. The vehicle was towed to the dealership. The dealership was unable to determine the cause of the problem. The vehicle was traded in for another model. Updated 10/25/2006 -

- Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA

This vehicle lurched toward and accelerated and would not stop even when the brakes were applied. We have photos showing the tire imprints on the garage floor up until it impacted with the house.

- Evansville, IN, USA

: the contact stated upon purchase of the vehicle the check engine light, the traction control light and the tcs light illuminated on the dashboard. Also, while attempting to put the vehicle in park, the drive and park lights illuminated. Upon inspection the dealership determined the sensor needed to be replaced. Four days later while pulling into the driveway the vehicle accelerated without warning and crashed through a fence and into a boulder. Although seat belts were worn and the air bags deployed, the driver and passenger sustained injuries. The vehicle was totaled. There was property damage and a police report was filed.

- Highland, NY, USA

2005 Honda Accord experienced cold engine start and unexpected acceleration. At start up the engine would run at 1500 RPM. When placed in gear with the brake pedal depressed, the RPM would drop to 1000. Upon release of the brakes, the vehicle would begin to roll as normally expected for about 2 seconds and then the RPM would suddenly jump to 1500 and the vehicle accelerates immediately to 10mph or less. Honda suggested that this was normal.

- Massapequa , NY, USA

Defect in cold start idle control of the 2005 Honda Accord 4 cylinder engine that causes the vehicle to accelerate unexpectedly a second or two after you remove your foot from the brake pedal.

- Massapequa, NY, USA