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1997 Honda Accord speed control problems

The 1997 Honda Accord has 38 speed control complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

38

Speed Control complaints

7%

Share of year

17

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Speed Control complaints by year

What owners report

ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK FOR THE SECOND TIME, FIRST WHILE PULLING IN TO PARK ENGINE REVVED AND BRAKE WAS APPLIED, VEHICLE RAN INTO LARGE BOULDER, CAUSING $ 4000.00 DAMAGE. ALSO, ON 5 APRIL 2002 AT SLOW SPEED ENGINE REVVED, BRAKE WAS APPLIED, AND CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE HIT A…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Speed Control · July 5, 2001 · crash

Common questions

How many speed control complaints does the 1997 Honda Accord have?

NHTSA has 38 complaints about the 1997 Honda Accord speed control — 7% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.