NHTSA Complaint #10577126 — 2011 HONDA PILOT

TWO INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE FIRST ON JANUARY 31, 2014. THE SECOND ON MARCH 25, 2014. BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED AT A VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. IN BOTH SITUATIONS THE CAR WAS COMING TO A STOP WITH THE BRAKE BEING APPLIED. SUDDENLY, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE CAR MOVED FORWARD WITH THE BREAK UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR EVEN THOUGH BOTH FEET WERE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDDLE. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE CAR WAS STOPPED BY PUTTING THE GEAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. IN THE SECOND INSTANCE, THE CAR WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE ENGINE REVVED UP, JUMPED A CURB AND HIT A SMALL TREE, AS SOON AS THE TREE WAS STRUCK, THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL SPEED. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO HONDA OF AMERICA AS WELL AS TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. HONDA OF AMERICA HAS OPENED A CASE BUT THUS FAR HAS TAKEN NO ACTION. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR