2001 3.2TL
91,000 miles
replaced transmission @ 80,000

Hey, I'm new to the forum so I'm not sure if I should be posting this as a new thread or a response to similar problem, but here is the story of how I lost just a little trust in my Acura this past weekend:

On my way down from school in upstate NY to my girlfriend's place in D.C., I was pulling out of a rest stop and I gunned it from about 20mph to about 80mph to match traffic speed. However, when I let up on the accelerator, I didn't stop accelerating. Thinking the cruise control had somehow latched on, I stomped on the brake. Even with full weight on the brake, I couldn't slow down slower than about 50mph. Eventually, I thought to throw the car into neutral, so I did that and watched the tachometer bob on the red line. Then I turned the car off, while rolling, and re-ignited. I was more confused and disappointed in my car than shaken up.

The car is fine now as far as I can tell, but after reading other threads, I'm guessing I should clean the throttle cable and throttle body. I should also mention that my throttle body cam is broken at the place where the cruise control cable attaches to it. I plan to search junk yards for a replacement cam when I get a chance (since Honda doesn't sell it separately).

Any other suggestions or experiences like this one?

 

Well most likely its either a dirty TB (easily cleaned), or due to the cam being broke. I wouldnt so much say that i lost trust in the acura though.

Oh and welcome to the forum

 

Thanks.
Yeah, I'm still a huge fan of my car, but I had just never even thought this kind of thing was possible. My housemate remembers a recall about something like this on WRX's though. I duobt the broken cam has anything to do with it, just because it's only broken at the place where it connects to the cruise control cable, but I have a lot to learn about TB's I'm sure.

 

pull the rubber intake tube off and look in the TB. Look for black crbon build up on and around the butterfly. Get soem carb cleaner and a tooth brush and clean it up

 

And remember to clean and grease the T/B cable ... move it forward then backward to see if it move freely .....