NHTSA Complaint #11174361 — 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY

ON 2/3/2019 I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK MY 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY ON A CITY STREET WHEN IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS BRAKING WHILE ROLLING FORWARD SLOWLY AND TURNING RIGHT INTO THE PARKING SPACE WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED AND ACCELERATED THE VEHICLE FORWARD. I APPLIED INCREASING BRAKING PRESSURE WHILE THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV, EXCEEDING THE STOPPING POWER OF THE BRAKES AND CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD TOWARD A PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I MANAGED TO STOP BY QUICKLY SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION FROM DRIVE TO PARK. IF I HAD NOT SHIFTED INTO PARK I WOULD HAVE HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE ENTIRE TIME THIS WAS HAPPENING, MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND NO PRESSURE WAS BEING APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTER I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE CAR, IT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. I HAVE REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO AMERICAN HONDA (CASE NUMBER 09315543) AND I AM BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 121,000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.