Honda Pilot experiences frightening incident of sudden unintended acceleration

We bought two new Honda Pilot EX-Ls in 2006. In February 2010 one suddenly opened up full throttle in drive at 5000 RPMs with my husband's foot on the brake. American Honda denied there was anything wrong with the car after 3 days at a local Honda service department. We sold that car (it had 41,000 miles) to an Acura dealer. About two weeks later, on 2.28.2010, the same thing happened with our other Pilot with 46,000+ miles on a residential street with light traffic. This time my husband had the presence of mind to video what happened and we shared it with American Honda. The District Service Representative inspected the car. With the video in hand, Honda still said the car was "operating within normal parameters." It is not a coincidence that these two 2006 Pilots experienced sudden unintended acceleration. There are other remarkably similar complaints on the NHTSA web site (2004 - 2007 models). The problem with these cars must be ascertained or they should be taken off the road before someone is killed. The problem appears not to be unique to Toyota. As Edmunds.com CEO Jeremy Anwyl said on February 10, 2010: "As Toyota's experience in recent months clearly demonstrates, it is no longer an option for car companies to dismiss consumer complaints, even if the event is difficult to replicate or diagnose." At NHTSA's request, we provided NHTSA with this video and made a report. The Miami NBC-owned TV station ran this news story: http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local-beat/Pilot-Error-Shock-SoFla-Family-878137.... We still own a Honda Element and a new Acura MDX, though we sold both Pilots immediately and notified Honda.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Honda
• Pilot
• 2006
• unintended
• sudden
• acceleration
• accelerate
• uncommanded
• NHSA
• RPM
• Toyota

[keyrats201]

Products liability defense attorneys don't sue manufacturers if they value their jobs. Here, there are no serious damages so a lawsuit would be pointless. Sure, there's a downturn in the economy, but that doesn't make this incident a decent claim, even for hungry plaaintiff's attorneys.

[netman88]

Bad problem. I had a '06 also before but in CA.. never had this issue. Did you report the issue the NHTSA??

Has the vehicle ever been in an accident?

Modification done to car?

You are the original owner?

[keyrats201]

@netman88

Reported to NHTSA. They assigned a special investigator. No accidents.  Am original owner. Read all the NHTSA reports on this car.

[Shotarakayama]

dumbass looking at the video i still see your foot on the accelerator! while holding the brake pedal... dummy!

[carlosdf9112]

lol, dumb ass. lol he is pressing on the gas. if you got out the car and showed nothing near the pedals i would have believed you

[Doggorunning]

Your in Park right? Then what’s the problem go get the idle adjusted, this video makes you seem like you know nothing about cars.  Now by the title you make it sound like we have another Toyota thing going on but with Honda. Really this video makes you seem like your trying to slander Honda, expensive mistake if the wrong guy sees this.

[sw07tc]

Lol! pointless, I can see his foot is on the brake and acceleration at the same time before I read the video description, I'm like wtf this dude trying to do brake & hold the acceleration at 5k?

[erikbalanza]

In the video you can clearly see your foot pressing gas and brake at the same time, so i don't know what the point of this video is..

[dannyxc1128]

Automakers these days !

[fuuhcoff]

Wow screw fly by wire!! wow what will "engineers" do next? get rid of the whole rack and tie-rods and make servo controlled steering knuckles? Ill keep my old beaters , thank you!

[210peanutswaye]

Stupid

[9312valve]

@Shotarakayama that is what i was gonna say

[uakronsam116]

@communistUtube it could though, especially in vehicles that had a defect, like the first gen kia sedonas