NHTSA Complaint #10440957 — 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY

VIN NOT AVAILABLE: CAR CURRENTLY IN SERVICE ON MONDAY, 12/19/2011, THE ODYSSEY ACCELERATED EVEN AFTER APPLYING BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. HAD TO PULL INTO SERVICE SHOP AND DRIVE UNTIL THE CAR COULD BE SAFELY PLACED IN PARK, AND HAD TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. WAS TOLD THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR (PART #047211) WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED FROM HONDA AND REPLACED. THE CAR WAS AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP ON TUESDAY 12/20/2011. ON WEDNESDAY, 12/21/2011, WHILE TRAVELING EAST ON THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AGAIN ABOVE THE SPEED LIMIT WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE GAS. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INTO A SERVICE STATION. CONTINUED TO DRIVE AROUND PARKING LOT UNTIL I COULD PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND, AGAIN, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. EVEN WHEN CAR WAS TURNED BACK ON THE ENGINE ACCELERATED. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A CERTIFIED HONDA REPAIR SHOP IN YORKVILLE, N.Y. BEING EVALUATED. THEY ARE TELLING US THEY WILL NEED TO CHECK ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS ON THE VEHICLE (DUE TO BEING IN AN ACCIDENT IN 2009, BUT WAS RECONDITIONED IN 2010 BY ANOTHER HONDA DEALER), ALSO WILL CHECK CABLE BETWEEN THROTTLE BODY AND GAS. STILL WAITING TO HEAR IF ANYTHING HAS BEEN RESOLVED. THIS CAR IS THE MAIN CAR FOR OUR HOUSEHOLD WHICH INCLUDES 4-YEAR-OLD TRIPLETS (ONE HAS SPECIAL NEEDS). ONLY THE OPERATOR WAS IN THE VEHICLE WHEN BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED. *TR