MY WIFE WAS ACCELERATING HER 2003 HONDA CR-V ONTO THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE FROM THE ON-RAMP, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WELL ABOVE NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED. THE BRAKE ONLY SLOWED IT PARTIALLY, SO SHE TRIED TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR WHICH RELEASED. ALARMED BY THIS SHE GOT IT SERVICED WHERE MECHANIC BLAMED THE PROBLEM ON BUILDUP OF DEPOSITS ON THE THROTTLE PLATE, WHICH THEY CLEANED, AND DID OTHER PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER I WAS LEAVING THE SUPERMARKET ON AN VERY COLD DAY OF ABOUT 10F. I STARTED THE CAR IN PARK, AT WHICH POINT THE THROTTLE WENT TO MAXIMUM BY ITSELF, AT VERY HIGH REVS. FORTUNATELY IT WAS STILL IN PARK. I TRIED ALL KINDS OF TAPPING ON AND AROUND THE ACCELERATOR. I INSPECTED THE ACCELERATOR AREA FOR A STUCK FLOOR MAT OR A FOREIGN OBJECT, BUT FOUND NOTHING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, BUT WHEN I TURNED IT ON, IT CONTINUED TO REV AS IF FLOORED. THE SECOND TIME I TURNED IT OFF AND ON, IT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. IT DROVE NORMALLY FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. FINALLY, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY DIVIDED HIGHWAY WITH MANY BUSINESSES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR STUCK OPEN AGAIN. THE CAR SPED UP TO DANGEROUS SPEED, AND STOMPING ON THE BRAKE ONLY PARTLY SLOWED IT. SHE SHIFTED INTO LOW GEAR WHICH ACTUALLY MADE IT SPEED UP. SHE WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH STOPPED CARS. NOT WANTING TO HIT A COLUMN OF STOPPED CARS, SHE STEERED INTO A THICK SNOWBANK BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, HOPING TO STOP IT NON-DESTRUCTIVELY. BUT THE HONDA DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT HIT A TELEP