Honda Accord Complaints

25,389 consumer complaints on file.

#10068308May 4, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
I HAVE NOTICED A FEW WET SPOTS ON MY FLOOR OF MY GARAGE SO I CRAWLED UNDER CAR TO LOOK. I NOTICED FLUID COMING OUT FROM THE TRANSMISSION ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHERE THE AXLE GOES THROUGHT THE AXLE SEAL INTO THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK THE CAR TO EXCLUSIVE HONDA /ACURA IN OMAHA NE. THEY CHECKED THE CAR OVER AND FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE OUTPUT SHAFT (AXEL). THEY ADVISED ME I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CAR IS A 1999 ACCORD THAT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO MANUAL AND ONLY HAS 58000 MILES. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED AND ERRATIC SHIFT THAT IS VERY UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072007May 3, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE AND PULL OVER. THEN, DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS IMPORTED FROM CANADA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068253May 3, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO PAINT OR CLEAR COAT DESPITE LIMITED WINTER WEATHER DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071937April 30, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AT 6,800 MILES. AT 22,469 MILES, DEALER INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT SHE NEEDS TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068128April 30, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PURCHASED CAR WITH 10 MILES ON IT. FAILED TO START UPON LEAVING DEALERSHIP. APPARENTLY LOOSE WIRE. SALESMAN WIGGLED WITH CABLE AND CAR STARTED. EVERY DAY SINCE THE PURCHASE OF CAR, I WOULD HAVE A FALSE START REQUIRING A SECOND OR EVEN THIRD TRY TO START THE CAR. 25 DAYS LATER, 1200 MILES LATER, THE CAR DIED AND WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER. APPARENTLY, THE BATTERY WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY AND ALL CABLES SURROUNDING THE BATTERY WAS LOOSE AND THE HEADLAMP COVER WAS LOOSE ALSO. THERE IS CLUNK NOISE WHEN YOU INITIALLY PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS IS NORMAL NOISE. THERE IS A METALLIC RUB WHEN DEPRESSING ON THE BRAKE AND THERE IS LOUD BRAKE NOISE ALSO. DEALER SAID THIS WAS NORMAL ALSO, BUT I'M NOT SO SURE OF THIS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072072April 30, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR PART AND LABOR FOR IGNITION SWITCH INTERLOCK RECALL WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED. *PH THIS IS BECAUSE THE CONSUMER HAD THE REPAIR MADE IN GERMANY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068048April 29, 2004
AIR BAGS
DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON PAVED 2 LANE ROAD AT 45 MILES PER HOUR. DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG AND SIDE AIRBAG ACTIVATED/INFLATED WITHOUT WARNING OR APPARENT CAUSE. REGAINED CONTROL OF THE CAR, BARELY AVOIDING A HEAD-ON COLLISION. DOCTOR'S VISIT 4/28/04 RESULTED IN A DIAGONSIS OF POST TRAUMATIC STRESS RELATED ISSUES (FOGGY HEAD, UNABLE TO FOCUS, HEADACHE, ETC...). CAR DEALER (SERVICE DEPT) PHONE CALL 4/28/04 STATED THAT INCIDENT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AS THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS TRIPPED BY SOMETHING THAT STRUCK THE CAR FROM UNDERNEATH. CAR DEALER (SERVICE DEPT) ALSO STATED THAT A SUDDEN DECREASE IN SPEED WOULD HAVE ALSO BEEN NEEDED TO CAUSE THE AIRBAGS TO RELEASE. THE COST OF REPAIR IS APPROX. $3000 - INSURANCE ESTIMATORS ARE TO EVALUATE TODAY. THE CAR'S OWNER'S MANUAL AS WELL AS SUPPLEMENTAL LITERATURE SUPPLIED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE STATE THAT THE SIDE AIR BAGS OFFER PROTECTION DURING "MODERATE TO SEVERE SIDE IMPACT".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10065477April 29, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST STARTED, THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON UNTIL THE PADS WARMED UP A LITTLE. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN TEN TIMES WITH THIS VEHICLE. *JB FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DO TO A SENSOR THAT DIDN'T SIT RIGHT AND IT CAUSED THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067968April 28, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID
I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD EX-L NAVI SEDAN AND WENT TO GET GAS. AS I FINISHED PUMPING THE GAS AND WENT TO START THE CAR THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE CLOSEST HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY LOOKED AT THE CAR THE NEXT DAY AND SAID THAT THE STARTER HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068001April 28, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
A SMALL STONE HIT MY WINDSHIELD TODAY AND SEEMED TO CAUSE MORE DAMAGE THAN IT SHOULD HAVE. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR MANY YEARS AND HAVE HAD MANY ROCKS HIT THE WINDSHIELD. SINCE OWNING MY NEW CAR, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME A SMALL STONE HAS HIT MY WINDOW (DIFFERENT PLACE), AND THE FIRST ONE ALSO SEEMED TO CAUSE MORE DAMAGE THEN IT SHOULD HAVE. THE FIRST TIME, I DIDN'T HAVE TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD, BUT I WILL HAVE TO THIS TIME. IT JUST SEEMS VERY UNUSUAL TO ME WITH MY EXPERIENCE AS A DRIVER. THE CAR IS RATHER NEW, AND I'M TWO FOR TWO WITH STONES CAUSING DAMAGE, WHERE AS WITH MY PREVIOUS CARS, MOST TIMES NO DAMAGE HAPPENED UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068012April 28, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD SE START TO DEVELOPING A PROBLEM DURING THE LAST SEVRERAL MONTHS. WHEN IT IS STARTED FIRST TIME IN THE MORNING AFTER PARKED OVERNIGHT, THE THROTTLE OF THE CAR FEELS STUCKED. I HAVE TO PRESS THE THROTTLE REALLY HARD TO GET RID OF THE STUCK, BY DOING SO, THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELARATE ABSURDLY BECAUSE OF THE HARD PRESSING ON THE THROTTLE PEDAL(I.E., AT FIRST IT IS STUCKED, WHEN YOU PUSH THE THROTTLE PEDAL REALLY HARD, THE THROTTLE WILL GET LOOSE SUDDENLY AND THE VEHICLE STARTS TO ACCELERATE ABSURDLY)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067841April 26, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I'M COMPLAINING ABOUT THE DESIGN FLAW ON THE A/C CONDENSER OF MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE PLACEMENT OF THE CONDENSER IS FLAWED BECAUSE IT IS LOCATED IN THE LOWER FRONT OF THE VEHICLE THAT IS ALWAYS PRONE TO BE HIT BY SMALL PEBBLES WHEN DRIVING NORMALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE IS NO PROTECTION ON THE FREON COILS ON THE CONDENSER AND ANY SMALL PEBLLE COULD HIT IT AND DAMAGED THE COILS AND THE FREON WOULD LEAK. THIS MAKES THE OWNER ALWAYS FINANCIALLY AT RISK THAT THE COILS COULD BE DAMAGED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN. THE FINS ON THE CONDENSER DOESN'T EVEN PROTECT THE COILS AND ONLY AFTER DRIVING THE CAR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF PEBBLE DAMAGE ON THE CONDENSER. YESTERDAY A PEBBLE HIT ONE OF THE COILS AND THE FREON ESCAPED, RENDERING MY A/C INOPERABLE. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SEEMS TO PINPOINT RIGHT AWAY THE CAUSE BY POINTING TO ME THE PEBBLE DAMAGE ON THE CONSENDER IN ONLY 10 SECONDS. DOES THIS MEAN THEY HAVE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS KIND OF PROBLEM?. THEY SAY IT'S NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THE DESIGN HAS SUBJECTED THE CONDENSER TO BE HITS BY SMALL PEBBLES WHEN DRIVING NORMALLY. DOES THE CONSUMER HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS FLAW. IF I HAD THEM CHANGE THE CONDENSER TODAY AND IT GOT HIT AGAIN TOMORROW, AND NEXT MONTH, ETC, ETC, WHEN WILL THIS FINANCIAL PROBLEM STOP FOR THE CONSUMER?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071592April 26, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE HOUSE. *AK THE GAS PEDAL STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND STRUCK THE REAR OF THE CONSUMERS HOME. *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10067871April 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071625April 23, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, VEERED OFF THE HIGHWAY, WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT INTO A LARGE DITCH. (NAR) *PH PREMATURE LOWER BALL JOINTS. *CB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10071489April 23, 2004
CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING
DRIVER'S 2 YEAR OLD CHILD IS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE SAFETY HARNESS BECAUSE CHILD IS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067731April 23, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I HAD MY OTHER HONDA FOR OVER 10 YEARS AND I LIKED IT SO MUCH I BOUGHT ANOTHER ONE. NOW I AM HAVING ALL KINDS OF TROUBLE WITH IT. 1. THE AC CONDENSER HAS HOLES ON IT. IT WAS WORKING WHEN I BOUGHT IT. I NOTICED IT NOT WORKING WHEN I TRIED TO USE IT RECENTLY. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THERE ARE HOLES IN CONDENSER. IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WOULD COST ME $500 TO REPLACE IT. THEY CHARGED ME $110 FOR TELLING ME WHAT IS WRONG. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICES AND ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE, I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY OWN FAULT AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. PERIOD. 2. THE BODY IS RUSTING. THE PAINT IS COMING OFF THE CAR AND THE UNDERNEATH METAL IS RUSTING. AGAIN THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY DON'T PAINT. I HAVE TO GO TO THE BODY SHOP TO REPAINT IT. THE COST IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HONDA AMERICA AGAIN DENIED ANY WRONG DESIGN AND HELP I REQUESTED. 3. WIND NOISE AS OF THE DOOR/WINDOW IS NOT CLOSED PROPERLY. DEALER CLAIMS COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO HAVE A TEST DRIVE WITH ME. 4. CLICKING NOISE WHEN I SHIFT GEAR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. I THOUGHT IT WAS TOO MINOR TO MENTION TO THE DEALER 5. DON'T FORGET THE RECALLS FOR IN-TAKE BREATH PIPE AND NO-REVERSE CONDITION BESIDES A FLIMSY PRODUCT, THE DEALER AND HONDA AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICES IS NO HELP AT ALL. IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO MAKE THEM RESPONSIBLE? THIS WILL BE THE LAST HONDA THAT I OWN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067734April 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071501April 23, 2004
AIR BAGS
WHEN CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE ON THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. CONSUMER READ IN THE MANUAL THAT IF THE SRS LIGHT STAYED ON IT INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071623April 22, 2004
AIR BAGS
FOIA REQUEST CERTIFIED COPIES OF ALL RECALLS INVOLVING THE 2001 HONDA ACCORD, ATTORNEY REPRESENT CLIENT INJURED WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, ES SEARCH RESULTED IN NO RECORDS. (NAR) *PH *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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