Honda Accord Complaints

25,389 consumer complaints on file.

#10080049July 19, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. *AK ALSO THE FRONT SEAT SEAT BELT RETRACTED. UPON INSPECTION, THE ENGINEERS BELIEVED THAT THE CONSUMER STRUCK SOMETHING BASED ON A SMALL SCRATCH IN THE UNDERCOATING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STRIKE ANTYHING. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081287July 18, 2004
STEERING, SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT. DANGEROUS ON INTERSTATES WHEN TRAVELING @ 70MPH. MUST CONSTANTLY HOLD VEHICLE IN LANE. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES GRABBING WHEN STOPPING. DEALER ADJUSTED SUBFRAME AND REPLACED BRAKES. VEHICLE IS STILL EXTREMELY SENSITIVE TO ROAD CROWNING. DEALER SAID THE DRIFT IS BETTER BUT NOT PERFECT. I'M STILL CONCERNED WITH SAFETY OF VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081235July 16, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TOLD BY DEALER TO IGNORE 'MAINTENANCE REQUIRED' LIGHT IN 2003 HONDA ACCORD. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081203July 16, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1998 HONDA ACCORD V6 COUPE WITH 108,000 MILES. UPON REACHING AROUND 104,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ABRUPTLY AT LOWER GEARS. HAD IT FLUSHED AND THE PROBLEM SOMEWHAT WENT AWAY BUT THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AFTER 2 WEEKS. THE ABRUPT SHIFTING IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN I GET STUCK IN A STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. IT DOESN'T DO THAT WHEN IT'S RAN COLD LIKE IN THE MORNING. I'M TAKING IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS. I'M AFRAID THEY WILL TELL ME THAT I NEED A NEW OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082035July 15, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH REPAIR WAS PERFORMED NHTSA RECALL #03V423000. THE CAR WAS IN WORSE SHAPE THAN IT WAS BEFORE. HONDA REFUSED TO REPAIR THE CAR, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082043July 15, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
02 V 120 000/IGNITION SWITCH: AFTER HAVING THE RECALL REPAIRS DONE BY THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO, THE VEHICLE BEEN HAVING AN ON GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE STALLING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE ISSUE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074425July 15, 2004
TIRES
THE CONSUMER PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES FIVE MONTHS AGO. THREE OF THE TIRES HAVE SUFFERED SUDDEN AIR LOSS, NOT DUE TO PUNCTURES. THE CONSUMER HAVE EXCHANGED TWO OF THE DEFECTIVE TIRES AND NOW THE THIRD ONE IS FLAT. *LA THIRD TIRE FAILURE WAS DID NOT RUIN THE TIRE WHICH WAS RE-INFLATED WITH A DIFFERENT VALUE, AND NOW WORKING FINE THUS FAR. CONSUMER WAS WONDERING IF THE VALUE ORIGINALLY ON TIRE WERE NOT GENUINE. IN EACH OF THE THREE INCIDENTS, CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 45 MPH TO 65 MPH. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075536July 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE AIR BAG MODULE FAILED CAUSING THE SENSOR LIGHT TO STAY ON. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK *SC THE VEHICLE HAD AN ENGINE OIL LEAK, THE DEALER REPLACED THE VALVE COVER GASKET. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081027July 14, 2004
AIR BAGS
CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH SRS WARNING LIGHT. FIXED ONCE BY HONDA DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM REOCCURED WHEN VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. NO APPARENT REASON FOR PROBLEM, NO ACCIDENTS, NOTHING I DID. AUTO WOULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION WITH SRS LIGHT ON, SO FIXED AGAIN ($500 REPAIR BILL) AT ACURA DEALER THAT SOLD CAR TO ME. PROBLEM REOCCURED AFTER 3 MONTHS, WENT AWAY BY ITSELF AFTER 3 DAYS, THEN REOCCURED AGAIN AT 4 MONTHS AFTER REPAIR. TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER HONDA OWNERS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND POSSIBLE LATENT DEFECT IN MANUFACTURER'S PRODUCT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081995July 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT IT FAILED, AND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081769July 13, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING SEIZED UP AND WORE DOWN THE SPINDLE. THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE PULLING TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND SPINDLE, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080943July 13, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE WITH CAR KEY ON DRIVER'S SIDE, WHICH ONLY UNLOCKED THAT DOOR AND REAR DOORS. PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT UNLOCK. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK WILL LOCK ALL DOORS, BUT DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK WILL NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS. CONSUMER HAS TO MANUALLY PULL UP LOCK LATCH AT WINDOW TO OPEN AND EXIT VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. DOOR KEY USED ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE WILL UNLOCK DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND 1 REAR DOOR, INSIDE AUTOMATIC LOCK ON PASSENGER SIDE LOCKS DRIVER'S DOOR. DRIVER'S DOOR AUTOMATIC LOCK DOESN'T SEEM TO WORK AT ALL NOW. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081697July 12, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER HAD THE DISTRIBUTOR REPLACED TWICE. DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT HONDA KNEW THAT THE DISTRIBUTORS WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080845July 12, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1999 HONDA ACCORD LX, CAR HAS 100,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE. I WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT IT WILL COST $5500 TO REPLACE. THIS IS UNHEARD OF WITH A HONDA. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT HONDA'S TRANSMISSION AND IT ISN'T JUST THE ACCORD, IT IS SEVERAL OTHER MODELS. WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS? *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080881July 12, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY WIFE'S 2003 ACCORD LX ARE THE PROBLEM. WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN NOV. 2002. NO PROBLEMS FOR THE FIRST YEAR, THEN IN NOV. 2003 WE NOTICED A GROWLING OR GRINDING SOUND WITH VIBRATION EMANATING FROM THE FRONT BRAKES WHEN STOPPING THE FIRST FEW TIMES AFTER A COLD START. UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, THE CAR DID NOT SEEM TO STOP AS SMARTLY AS IT SHOULD. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AT 24000 MILES, WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS CRACKED FRONT PADS. PADS WERE REPLACED AS A COURTESY, THOUGH THEY ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. LAST WEEK, THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED IN A PANIC STOP SITUATION IN STOP-AND GO TRAFFIC, 3 BLOCKS AFTER A COLD START. THE CAR NOW HAS 33K MILES. SAME GRINDING SOUND, SAME VIBRATION, AND NOT ENOUGH BRAKING POWER TO STOP THE CAR FROM 20 MPH IN A SAFE DISTANCE. WE COLLIDED WITH A RANGE ROVER AT VERY LOW SPEED, NOT ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAG OR DAMAGE THE OTHER VEHICLE. NOW I AM LOOKING AT SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS IN BODY REPAIRS. WHEN I GET THE BODY FIXED, I CAN TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSIS ON THE BRAKES. EVEN WITH NEW PADS AND/OR ROTORS, I AM NOT CONFIDENT THAT THIS WILL BE A SAFE-STOPPING CAR. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080912July 12, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
POWER TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 2ND TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 66000 MILES. ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 55000 MILES. REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 65000 MILES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080652July 9, 2004
AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE WITH THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT STAYING ON. IT SOUNDS LIKE EVERYONE IS GETTING THEIR ALTERNATORS CHANGED AT THEIR PERSONAL COST, BUT THEN THE LIGHT TURNS BACK ON AFTER A FEW DAYS AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY WHILST THE LIGHT IS ON. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081598July 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THEN , VEHICLE WOULD START JERKING. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080669July 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING VERY HARD, CLUNKING IN TO GEAR, AND NOT WANTING TO GO INTO GEAR. 2. DEALER DETERMINED FAILURE TO BE THE TRANSMISSION 3. WILL REQUIRE COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080676July 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
REGARDING OIL FIRE DANGER IN HONDA CRVS AND ACCORDS. I OWNED A 2001 HONDA ACCORD COUPE THAT HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM TO THE PROBLEM DISCOVERED IN HONDA CRVS. THIS AFFECTS MILLIONS OF HONDAS AND IS A FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FLAW. *AK THE OIL FILTER IS LOCATED DIRECTLY OVER A FLEXIBLE, WOVEN-METAL HOSE THAT IS PART OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE HOSE IS POROUS. WHEN THE FILTER IS CHANGED, THE HOSE -- WHICH IS OFTEN EXTREMELY HOT WHEN ONE PULLS INTO A SERVICE STATION FOR AN OIL CHANGE -- MUST BE COVERED WITH A LEAK-PROOF MATERIAL SO THAT OIL DOESN'T DRIP ONTO THE FLEXIBLE HOSE. IF OIL GETS INTO THE WOVEN METAL OF THE HOSE, IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT -- THE ONLY PRACTICAL OPTION IS TO LET IT BURN/BAKE OUT. MANY NEW HONDA OWNERS EXPERIENCE A STRONG OIL ODOR AFTER GETTING THEIR OIL CHANGED FOR THE FIRST TIME -- THIS IS THE SYMPTOM OF THE PROBLEM. ANYONE EXPERIENCING SUCH AN ODOR IS AT RISK OF FIRE, DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH OIL DRIPPED ONTO THAT HOSE. MY MECHANIC CLEANED OFF THE EXCESS OIL WITH A RAG, BUT SOME ODOR OF BURNING OIL REMAINED FOR MORE THAN 1,000 MILES. HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND ADVISES ITS SERVICE TECHS TO COVER THE HOSE WHEN THEY CHANGE THE FILTER. BUT THIS IS NOT KNOWN OUTSIDE OF THE HONDA COMMUNITY, SO PEOPLE WHO CHANGE THEIR OWN OIL, OIL-CHANGER CHAINS AND LOCAL GARAGES GENERALLY DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. (CONSUMERS THEN THINK THAT THEY GOT POOR SERVICE FROM THE NON-HONDA GARAGE, WHICH ENCOURAGES THEM TO BRING THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP THE NEXT TIME AND PAY HIGH RATES FOR OIL CHANGES.) HONDA OWNERS WHOSE CARS HAVE THIS DESIGN CAN AVOID THE PROBLEM BY HAVING THE PIPE COVERED DURING THE OIL CHANGE -- BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO ACCESS THE AREA WHEN CHANGING YOUR OWN OIL. HONDA COULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY INSTALLING AN ALUMINUM SHEATH OVER THE FLEXIBLE PIPE TO PROTECT IT AGAINST DRIPPING OIL. IF OIL FELL ON THE SHEATH, IT COULD STILL SMELL FOR A WHILE, BUT THE RISK OF FIRE WOULD BE GREATLY REDUCED. THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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