NHTSA Complaint #10545465 — 2006 HONDA CIVIC

I HAVE HAD FIVE TIMES STARTING ABOUT FIVE YEARS WHEN MY CAR WOULD TRY TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. IN ALL INSTANCES THE ENGINE WAS COLD (WITHIN ONE OR TWO MINUTE OF STARTING). IN THREE CASES I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE AND HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE HARD TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM RUNNING AWAY. THE SURGE IN ACCELERATION LASTS FOR ONLY 2-3 SECONDS BUT ITS REALLY SCARY!. THE LAST OCCURRENCE WAS LAST MONTH WHEN I FINISHED BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE. AS I RELEASED THE BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. AT 25 MPH OR SO I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AND WHEN I RELEASED THE BRAKE, THE ACCELERATION STOPPED. IT MAY HAVE BEEN A COINCIDENCE THE ACCELERATION STOPPED WHEN I RELEASED THE BRAKE BUT IT DIDN'T SEEM SO AT THE TIME. IN ALL INSTANCES I LOOKED FOR FOREIGN OBJECTS NEAR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT NONE WERE THERE. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN ABOUT ONCE A YEAR. *JS