1. Honda Odyssey
  2. Problems
  3. 2000
  4. Vehicle Speed Control

2000 Honda Odyssey Vehicle Speed Control Problems

13
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 13 stored complaint records:

  • 3 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • throttle body · 5 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi2
60–100k mi2
150–400k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • September 12, 2014 · 204,098 miles

    Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    1. Bad automatic transmission causing van to speed forward by itself.van constitute danger to us and other road users. 2. In the nhtsa record, there are no open recall for this vehicle whereas honda (manufacturer) has recall for automatic transmission open for this vehicle. Why is the government record at variance with that of the manufacturer? *tr

    ODI 10633048

  • June 7, 2010 · 85,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Repeated surging in engine speed from idle without pressing on gas pedal. *tr

    ODI 10335395

  • May 13, 2008 · 86,750 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    In attempting to park in my garage, my van suddenly accelerated through the wall into my dining room. I immediately slammed on my brakes. My house was damaged but no injuries occurred. I was confused blamed myself. Only a few days later, in a slow moving line of traffic, i again felt the acceleration but was able to stop it prior to a collision. *tr

    Crash reported

    ODI 10228071

  • June 22, 2004 · 57,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    In april, our family took a ride (speeds to 50 mph). Our van's engine began to rev up at stop lights to approx. 5000 rpm's. We had to pump the brakes violently in order to stop, then park. (depressing them once didn't slow it down enough.). *ak after a frightening drive, and similar episodes on the way to the dealer (approx. 5 miles away), the engine had quit racing. They couldn't diagnose anything, but mentioned…

    ODI 10078756

  • March 16, 2004 · 38,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    While driving 60 mph, the vehicle accelerated to 80 mph without applying the accelerator. The consumer was able to control the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. *ak the dealer informed the consumer there was either dirt or carbon build-up in the throttle body which caused the butterfly valve to stick. *jb

    ODI 10063292

  • April 24, 2002

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Accelerator pedal sticks due to carbon buildup on throttle body. Pedal requires additional travel in order to provide response from engine. As a result, excessive pressure is required on the accelerator, causing the car to accelerate suddenly and more rapidly than necessary. Sudden acceleration helped contributed to damage in a rear-end collision at a stop sign. The throttle body has been cleaned twice since the…

    Crash reported

    ODI 761150

  • July 18, 2001

    Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · Vehicle Speed Control

    I am a sharp 62 year old with a perfect driving record. I was pulling onto an off-street parking space at a slowed crawl pace. My foot was already on the brake because i had slowed to enter the parking space and i applied more pressure to the brakes to come to a complete stop. The vehicle jumped into a high acceleration moving the parked car in front of me 5 feet which slowed me down. I came to a complete stop only…

    Crash reported

    ODI 748709

  • March 1, 2001

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Within the first one or two inches of travel, the accelerator sticks, when gentle pressure is applied to start out or accelerates slowly the accelerator does not move, but when additional pressure is applied, the accelerator jumps a half inch or so, this makes it virtually impossibile to start smoothly from a standing stop or, once moving, to gradually and smoothly accelerate, consumer has had the vehicle checked by…

    ODI 560596

  • May 26, 2000

    Suspension · Vehicle Speed Control

    While traveling about 50mph engine makes knocking noise. Rpms go over 1500 also, front wheels on driver side vibrate, and entire vehicle shakes when traveling about 70mph. *ak

    ODI 863073

  • January 27, 2000

    Vehicle Speed Control

    While traveling 45mph vehicle became stuck at full throttle. Driver was able to slow down & stop by putting vehicle into park. Consumer had vehicle towed to dealership. Dealer mechanic stated there was excessive moisture in the throttle body. *ak *ml

    ODI 859390

  • November 12, 1999

    Vehicle Speed Control

    When facing uphill, van will roll backward continuously once driver's foot is removed from the brake until gas is applied or brake reapplied. *ak

    ODI 736423

  • Accelerator Pedal · Vehicle Speed Control

    Intermittently throttle sticks when decelerating. Dealer has cleaned throttle body. However, throttle still sticks.*ak consumer has since returned to dealer on two occasions, they have ordered a replacement throttle assembly. *slc

    ODI 892449

  • Vehicle Speed Control

    When accelerating from a stand still, the accelerator pedal sticks during the initial range of motion. This forces the driver to apply more pressure than normal in order to break thru the sticking point thus causing the van to surge forward. It is impossible to accelerate safely in a congested area such as the carpool line at our children's school. The dealer has attempted to fix it several times by cleaning carbon…

    ODI 770529