The contact owns a 1997 Honda Accord LX. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 60 mph (the cruse control on), when attempted to slow down, the vehicle did not stop. The contact attempted to avoid the vehicles in front, went in to an embankment, and then came out onto oncoming traffic. The contact got striked by a pick up truck. A police report was filed. The passenger was taken to the hospital by ambulance, treated and released. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnostic. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 171,000.

- River Ridge, LA, USA

The contact owns a 1997 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the vehicle severely hesitated to accelerate. The contact mentioned the failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 255,015. The VIN was not available.

- Clayton, CA, USA

The contact owns a 1997 Honda Accord. While driving 55 mph, the speedometer failed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 155,899. Updated 09/03/15 the consumer stated the vehicle speed sensor was replaced at the owner's expense. Updated 12/8/2015

- North Bay Village, FL, USA

I have noticed this problem for the past 2+ winters on my car. The first time it happened, I was going home from work on a cold winter night. I got the freeway and accelerated to 55 mph. I then set the cruise control (as I normally do in light traffic). I noticed that the car's engine was still revving a lot more than it should. I looked down and noticed that I was doing 70 mph. I immediately stepped on the brake to deactivate the cruise control. I continued to notice this issue all winter. I set the cruise at 40 mph and noticed that it went up by about 20 mph above the setting before it finally stopped accelerating and settled back to the cruise set speed (or close to it). In the warm weather this problem disappears.

- Westford, MA, USA

The contact owns a 1997 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph the contact depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently and would not stop. The contact crashed into a brick wall and the air bags deployed. The contact sustained burns to his hands due to the air bag and was also suffering from back pain. The front passenger sustained a broken rib and pain to her entire body. The contact and the front passenger were undergoing physical therapy treatment. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

- Washington, DC, USA

The contact owns a 1997 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph in an alley, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, causing the contact to crash into a concrete wall before independently coming to a stop. The contact and his wife sustained injuries as a result. A police report was not available. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and had not been inspected for the cause of the sudden acceleration failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileages were 160,000. Updated 10/24/12 updated 10/25/2012

- Washington, DC, USA

Pressed the gas pedal on my car, and the car kept accelerating and the gas pedal got hard I had to put the car in park to stop it from hitting a car in front of me all while the engine kept revving, I then turned of the car and when I turned it on it was still doing the same thing until I pressed on the gas pedal again it went back to normal.

- Monrovia, CA, USA

On my way home on I-295 my car lost all power and was hard to steer and brakes did not work. I was able to coast to a stop in the emergency lane. I had the car towed to a local mechanic who informed me that it was a bad ignition switch. I took the car to the Honda dealership and the part was under recall. The Honda tech called me yesterday and tried to tell me that the problem was in the fuse box. My mechanic already knew it was the switch and Honda told me the same thing when I dropped the car off. Im not sure if they were trying to upsell me or deny responsibility.

- Jacksonville, FL, USA

The contact owns a 1997 Honda Accord SE (na). The contact stated that when the vehicle was set on cruise control and the temperature was below 45 degrees, the vehicle would continuously accelerate. The contact also mentioned that he was unable to remove the key out of the ignition. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that they were unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was contacted who stated that the vehicle was not covered under warranty and was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 180,000.

- Westford, MA, USA

Twice during regular driving - once on the highway at 55mph and once while pulling out of driveway - the car engine accelerated on its own - braking did not help. Had to put in neutral and tap brakes 3-4 times. No injuries/accidents but it is worrisome. And I was not even pushing the gas pedal down more - other than maintaining speed.

- San Jose, CA, USA

The contact owns a 1997 Honda Accord. While driving 50 mph with the cruise control activated, the speed limit on the road decreased. The contact decided to decelerate, but the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably and struck another vehicle and a tree. The air bag deployed. The vehicle was destroyed and the contact sustained a fractured ankle. A police report was filed. The manufacturer stated that there were no recalls for the cruise control. The current mileage was 107,600 and failure mileage was 107,000. Updated 03/17/09. Updated 03/17/09.

- Washington Dc, DC, USA

1) as per description of NHTSA campaign id number : 99I002000. The throttle cable did not respond properly at slow speed for 97 Honda Accord and resulted in to a collision in a parking. 2) american Honda do not accept NHTSA campaign id number : 99I002000. As per american Honda this is not a valid campaign. They refused to honor the request. Please let me know the further course of action that I need to do so that this campaign id can be investigated and validated by Honda. For a 97 Honda Accord. 3) as per letter from american Honda, dated January 24th 2006 bearing file # N012006-01-2300700, they denied the campaign id 99I002000. 4) this resulted into a collision in parking and reported to geico.

- Charlotte, NC, USA

The contact stated while pulling into garage the vehicle surged and went through the garage door and went over an embankment. The cruise control was not engaged at the time of the accident. The contact's foot was on the brake pedal but it failed to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was totaled. No police report was taken. The contact sustained minor injuries. There has been no determination on the cause of the accident. There was damage to the garage door and part of the house. Updated 12/22/2005.

- Douglasville, GA, USA

The vehicle experienced sudden acceleration.

- Port Chester, NY, USA

In a short distance the vehicle is likely to have accelerated out of control, jumped a concrete curb, and struck a tree. The deceased had a broken ankle, which was likely caused by attempting to brake. Other injuries included broken jaw and sever internal injuries. The air bags did not deploy since the car had previously been in a side impact accident. However the car was driven by me and my wife for over 25K miles during which time we had no problems. Recently there was a claim stating a similar problem with a run-away Honda Accord accelerating out of control and I believe my wife's accident was due to the same problem. Please contact me with any information you can. Thank you, [xxx] dt information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA

While driving at 65 mph consumer had to apply the brakes to slow down, and when doing so, vehicle started to accelerate and not slow down at all. Contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing to anything.

- Folrence, SC, USA

With no warning vehicle started to accelerate. And was hard to stop. Cause unknown. Dealer notified.

- Rochester, NY, USA

While parking inside of the parking lot and without prior warning vehicle went forward with speed and hit a pole.

- Garland, TX, USA

Accelerator got stuck for the second time, first while pulling in to park engine revved and brake was applied, vehicle ran into large boulder, causing $ $4000 damage. Also, on 5 April 2002 at slow speed engine revved, brake was applied, and consumer was not able to stop vehicle. Vehicle hit a cement post, causing $ $6100 damage. Vehicle at dealership at this time.

- Loveland, CO, USA

On April 9, 2002 as I was parking into my apartment complex drive, going about 5 mph parking in a space. My 1997 Honda Accord SE accelerated forward instead of stopping. The car jumped the parking median and I ended up in some brushes and on one of the apartment patio balconies. Praise god, the brushes was there which slowed the speed and did not cause more damage than it did. The car picked accelerated at a high speed, I would say about 30-45 or more mph. It sounded loud like an accelerator just picked up very high speed.

- Union City, GA, USA