I believe that dateline had done a story about this a while back.
Almost every time it seems to be driver error. Not that I don't
believe that it may happen, however if you are in a panic mode as the
car accelerates, then you don't really have time to notice where your
foot is, you just automatically go for the brakes. I believe that
there is a know issue with the 98-02 accords and the pedal sticking in
cold weather....my mother's does the same thing at startup but doesn't
do it after that for the entire day.




On 26 Jan 2004 23:14:55 -0800, idgraphics@shaw.ca (Karen) wrote:

>I drove my car in rush hour traffic for 1 hr., turned into parking
>lot, drove up hill around corners of 2 1/2 levels with foot on gas
>enough to keep 10 miles hr. speed. Turned into empty parking slot
>with tiny amount of gas- removed foot from gas ready to step on brake
>(facing cement wall)........my car accelerated forward bouncing 3 ft.
>back off cement wall- airbag in my face-(accelerated very fast)-...car
>full of fumes from airbag, arm burnt & bleeding-
>
>
>$10,000 cnd. to repair damage to front end- I reported to my insurance
>company that this accident was not driver error- cruise control was
>off- there was a mechanical problem with car. I refused to drive it
>until it was completely checked out by Honda- so Honda agreed to pick
>it up from body shop. Mechanic drove it around for 2 days then called
>and said he had replaced the throttle cable as it was sticking but
>that would not cause any acceleration of this type- --unless car was
>cold.
>
>At the time of accident the car was 1 yrs. old- I question why
>throttle cable would need replacing- and that there is something still
>mechanically wrong. (do not feel comfortable driving it-the value of
>my car is reduced due to accident-my 15 yrs. safe driving reduced to 8
>and insurace cost increased)
>
>How and what can I do to pursue this accident? I am absolutely
>positive I did not step on the gas petal facing a cement wall - my
>foot was off the gas and ready to brake- acceleration at this speed
>impossible.
>
>Any info please??
>thank you
>
>Karen.



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