Which parts fail
Components named in complaints (accelerator pedal, throttle, sudden acceleration, cruise control).
Mileage when the problem started
Owner reports
Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2005 Honda Accord owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).
This is the second time that this vehicle causes an accident due to involuntary acceleration defect. I was coming to a complete stop to park the car when all of a sudden it accelerated on its own and sped into a building. First it hit an iron bench pushing it into the wall. The car missed hitting a young mother and her four little kids by mere seconds. My insurance company sent one of their own adjusters to inspect the damages, and determined that the car should be repaired. In the meantime the people at the body shop where the car was towed to kept telling me that the car was not safe to be put on the road again. I pleaded with my insurer to have it totaled as I was too afraid to drive it again after two accidents, and my conscience did not allow me to sell the car after the repairs putting somebody else in same kind of danger. …
"sudden unintended acceleration" in a private parking. This happened when the driver was about to park the car on feb 27, 2017. I was the driver and my husband was a passenger in the passenger side of the back seat, with seat belts on. After I entered the parking area, as I was about to park, the car abruptly sped up, crashed into the building ahead of me, and the driver's airbag was deployed. The front of the car and the building wall were damaged (photos are enclosed). All this happened so suddenly and unexpectedly. Several people from inside the building rushed out to see what happened. I was visibly shaken and quite frightened by this accident. The business office staff took photos of the damaged wall and the vehicle. My two thumbs were aching with minor burn, but since there was no other obvious physical injury to us, we declined the emergency medical care. …
Since I have owned this vehicle (bought used with 68,000 miles) it has had an issue that over 10 mechanics have not yet solved. It has slowly escalated to the point it is now unable to be driven at 250,000 miles. It is an idle issue, the car started revving up to around 3,000 rpm's (on hot days it seemed but it also started to happen in the winter ) whenever I would put the car into park after driving it a small amount of time. The safety mechanism would kick in on the vehicle making it impossible to put back into gear and I would be forced to shut the car off and let it rest for around 30 minutes before it would start without immediately revving up to the red line again. I've replaced everything that every mechanic has told me that it could be. Even tried to replace almost everything all at once. …
I was driving on the highway. The cruise control button was on but I was not using the cruise control. Haven't used it in a couple weeks but the button was showing on the dash. I took my foot of the gas petal to slow down and the car began accelerating. First I tried to apply the brake and that slowed the car down considerable but I I could tel it was still trying to accelerate and I didn't want to wear out the brakes and have no way of stopping so I took my foot off the brake and tried jiggling the gas with my foot thinking it was stuck or blocked and it wasn't. It felt like how the gas pedal feels when it's in cruise control just kind of jiggling as you press it. …
My car suddenly accelerated upon exiting a car wash as I changed from neutral to drive. The design of the exit lane from the car wash driveway and access to the four lane street where the car wash is located does not allow for any speed as there are two sharp turns . My car sped across the driveway, into a culvert and toward the heavy traffic. I applied the brakes immediately and steered the car away from the street, crossing several business parking lots and landscaped areas. My 2005 Honda Accord received several thousands dollars in damage. Honda denied it was warranty and did not show me the computer diagnostic evaluation. In fact, this information seemed to be closely guarded by the service department at Honda orr in hot springs, ar. I was told to contact my insurance company for repairs. …
Tl contact owns a 2005 Honda Accord. The contact had a 40,000 mile repair performed at the dealer. Four days later, the gauge control module shorted out internally. The dealer attempted to reprogram the module, but was unsuccessful. The module was sent out to paolo alto, ca to be reprogrammed. Once it was completed, the module was returned to the dealer for installation in the vehicle. A couple of months later, while driving at an unknown speed with the cruise control activated, it would not disengage when the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle was locked in the cruise control mode and it continued moving towards oncoming traffic. The contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into two vehicles. The contact and another person were injured. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The investigator stated that the instrument cluster module caused the crash. …
I was at the wheel of my 2005 Honda Accord, slowly easing it in to a parking spot in a public parking garage when the car suddenly lurched forward, hitting the concrete wall. I put my foot firmly on the brake, put the car into reverse and attempted to back the car up a few inches to see what damage had been done. When I lifted my foot from the brake, the car suddenly and uncontrollably accelerated backwards at a rapid rate of speed and crashed into a concrete wall about 30 feet behind the spot. The left rear of the car was crushed inward about two feet, substantial damage was done to the entire rear, the side airbag deployed, and I sustained a number of injuries which have prevented me from returning to work three weeks after the event. My insurance company, state farm, totaled the car and is retaining it for investigation.
I was leaving a store on hull st. And my car was at about 40 MPH and all of a sudden stopped moving and I felt that it was something bad so I cut the car off and restarted my car and it started up nicely once I switched gears from park to reverse the car didn't move. So I went to put car into park and there was a really loud noise which scared me crazy. I cut the car back off and it began to roll backwards in the park gear so I had to put the car emergency break on to keep in place. Monday morning which I'd today I get my car towed to aamco and they diagnostic my car as a shaft failure which had broken which caused the car to make the loud noise when placed in the park gear and the car doesn't realize which gear it's in because it is broken inside the transmission
Dt*: the contact stated upon purchase of the vehicle the check engine light, the traction control light and the TCS light illuminated on the dashboard. Also, while attempting to put the vehicle in park, the drive and park lights illuminated. Upon inspection the dealership determined the sensor needed to be replaced. Four days later while pulling into the driveway the vehicle accelerated without warning and crashed through a fence and into a boulder. Although seat belts were worn and the air bags deployed, the driver and passenger sustained injuries. The vehicle was totaled. There was property damage and a police report was filed.
Tl contact owns a 2005 Honda Accord. While driving approximately 20 MPH attempting to park the vehicle, the contact applied the brake pedal it failed to slow down. The gear selector was shifted into neutral and the emergency brake engaged; however, the vehicle continued to accelerate. When the gears were shifted from the neutral position into the park, the vehicle lost control, struck a curb and flipped over. The contact sustained bruises, and the passenger sustained an injury to the bladder. A police report was filed for the incident. The vehicle was towed to a collision center. The failure mileage was approximately 27,000.
Acceleration complaints in other Accord years
Frequently asked questions
How common are acceleration problems on the 2005 Honda Accord?
NHTSA has 58 complaints about the speed control & acceleration of the 2005 Honda Accord, 9% of the model year's 656 complaints. The component named most often is accelerator pedal (2 mentions).
Is there a recall for 2005 Honda Accord acceleration problems?
No. NHTSA lists no speed control & acceleration recall for the 2005 Honda Accord, though it has 15 recalls for other components. If the problem is widespread, a repair may still be covered by an extended warranty or a manufacturer service bulletin — ask a dealer.
At what mileage do 2005 Honda Accord acceleration problems start?
Half of the complaints with a recorded mileage happened before about 76,000 miles, and 12% before 25,000 miles.
Is it dangerous?
Owners linked 21 crashes, 0 fires and 16 injuries and 2 deaths to speed control & acceleration problems on this model year. If you notice symptoms, have the car checked before driving further.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — owner complaints through October 20, 2026, recalls and defect investigations; fuel economy from the EPA. Complaints are unverified reports and are not proof of a defect. How we rate model years.