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I have a problem with my soon to be first car. It is a 2005 accord k-series 4 banger with a 5spd auto. 64,000 on the clock. Today I drove the car to and from Lancaster on the PA turnpike and noticed something weird. I went to overtake this lady In a Buick, and my throttle was not opening up at all unless I had the pedal pressed 50% or more down. I did the pass without issue but this was in light traffic and nobody in front of me. Maintaining my speed is also a problem because I have to press down 1/2 way for the car to even start to accelerate. I really don’t know what this is. Any help would be great
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I would check for slack in the throttle cable. It’s strange that it would have that much slack in it, but it’s a good first place to start.
I don’t think that engine uses a throttle cable so that may be out. If it’s a drive by wire system there may be a problem there. These units are not serviceable and if you replace them they need to be programmed for the vehicle they’re on which may require a special scan tool. These units don’t normally fail and if they do there is often a check engine light to go with them. Lastly, it may be normal. It sounds like you may be a new driver. If that’s the case and you don’t have any check engine lights then it may just be a characteristic of the vehicle.
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