NHTSA Complaint #10690267 — 2012 HONDA ACCORD

CAR ACCELERATES THEN SUDDENLY STOPS ACCELERATION EVEN THOUGH GAS PEDAL IS INCREASING. SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATES AT PEDAL POSITION CAUSING A SUDDEN JURK MOTION FORWARD DUE TO SUDDEN OVER COMPENSATED ACCELERATION. OCCURS SPORADICALLY. CAUTION MUST BE TAKEN WHEN BEHIND OTHER CARS OR CROSSING INTO MEDIAN ON 4 LANE HIGHWAYS. PAUSE MAY LAST AS LONG AS 4 SECONDS WHICH IS A LONG TIME WITH ON-COMING TRAFFIC WHILE CROSSING ROAD. ALSO COULD RESULT IN REAR IN COLLISION FROM CARS IN REAR DUE TO SUDDEN PAUSE IN ACCELERATION AND REAR CAR ACCELERATING SMOOTHLY AT NORMAL PACE. REAR CAR WOULD NOT EXPECT YOU TO SUDDENLY STOP ACCELERATIONSUCH AS AT RED LIGHT.SUSPECT IT IS ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR CAUSING THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME SINCE I CAN'T AFFORD TO MAKE CAR PAYMENT AND REPAIR AT SAME TIME. WILL HAVE LOOKED INTO WHEN MONEY IS AVALLABLE FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR OF PROBLEM. THERE IS NO DOUBT THIS IS NOT NORMAL SINCE I ALSO OWN A 2010 MODEL HONDA ACCORD AND NEVER HAD SUCH PROBLEM. THIS IS A 2012 MODEL AND SUPRISED SINCE HONDA MAKES GOOD AUTOMOBILES. PURCHASED USED IN JANUARY OF 2015 FROM TOWSEND BMW IN TUSCALOOSA, AL. ELECTRICAL COVERAGE EXPIRED NOV. OF 2014. WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT-OF-POCKET FOR REPAIR. BMW DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT COVER PROBLEM AFTER SALE. WILL HAVE TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR OR SOME OTHER REPUTABLE AUTO REPAIR SHOP.CAR FAX SHOWED NO ACCIDENT REPORTS. *JS