Honda Accord Complaints

25,389 consumer complaints on file.

#10059866April 1, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE IT VIBRATED, THEN ENGINE SHUT OFF. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THIS PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER FROM HAVING A RECALL PERFORMED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT AND THEREFORE THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066599March 31, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
HONDA REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER FOR HAVING TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH PRIOR TO THE RECALL. *PH *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064241March 31, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
2000 HONDA ACCORD LX SEDAN, HAS 55000 MILES ON IT, VEHICLE COMPLETELY DEAD @65 MPH ON FREEWAY. THIS IS A WELL MAINTAIN VEHICLE, I CHANGE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES AS RECOMMENDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064287March 31, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
I HAVE HAD 3 PCS VALVES REPLACED IN MY 20003 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START OR EMISSION LIGHT CAME ON TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE A LOUD GRINDING SOUND THE FIRST TIME I USE THE BRAKES WHEN DRIVING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064166March 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COMPLETE FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX 3.0 COUPE WITH ONLY 70,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064223March 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 1999 HONDA ACCORD V6 WITH ONLY 56000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064080March 29, 2004
STEERING
2003 HONDA ACCORD (EX) CONSISTENTLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE DRIFTS AT MEDIUM SPEED (35-45 MPH) AND IS ACCOMPANINED BY VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. STEERING IS REMARKABLY LESS RESPONSIVE, PARTICULARLY IN RIGHT TURNS. ALL-WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND BALANCING OF TIRES DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, AND IN FACT HAS MADE THE PROBLEM MORE NOTICEABLE. LOSS OF CONFIDENCE IN THE RELIABILITY OF THE VEHICLES STEERING SYSTEM BRINGS INTO QUESTION ITS SAFETY ON THE ROAD. GIVING THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, NHTSA SHOULD CONSIDER INITIATING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS VEHICLE'S SUITABILITY FOR THE RAOD. I FEEL AS THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064089March 29, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
MRS. KIMURA OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PARKED. AS SHE WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL. THE CAR ROLLED OVER HER AND SHE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *AK IT WAS LATER LEARNED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY WITH THE TRANSMISION IN DRIVE . A RECALL NOTICE WAS FOUND ON THE NHTSA SITE AFTER THIS ACCIDENT DESCRIBING THE FAILURE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10064113March 29, 2004
AIR BAGS
MY SRS HAS COME ON FOR THE THIRD TIME IN MY CAR. THE DEALER TOLD ME WHILE THE SRS LIGHT IS ON, THE AIR BAGS WON'T DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THIS HAS HAPPEN, THE DEALER RESET THE LIGHT. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $800 TO FIX. I DON'T HAVE $800 SITTING AROUND, THEREFORE I HAD THEM RESET THE LIGHT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS. I BOUGHT A CAR WITH AIR BAGS, AND RIGHT NOW MY AIR BAGS WON'T DEPLOY. IF THE SEATBELTS IN MY CAR ARE COVERED UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY THEN WHY AREN'T THE AIR BAGS (IT'S ALL PART OF THE SRS). I HAVE DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO THE CAR TO CAUSE THIS. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO SACRIFICE MY LIFE AS WELL AS ANY OF MY PASSENGER'S LIVES BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE $800 TO FIX HONDA'S PROBLEM. I'VE CHECKED OTHER RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS HONDA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK THIS SHOULD PROMPT AN IMMEDIATE RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063965March 26, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SINCE PURCHASING MY BRAND NEW 2003 HONDA ACCORD IN JUNE 2003, THERE HAS BEEN A SEVERE GRINDING AND VIBRATION COMING FROM THE BRAKES. I HAVE GONE BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALER (HERB CHAMBERS, BURLINGTON, MA) 4 TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM. FIRST THEY GROUND THE ROTORS (THE CAR WAS ONLY 2 MONTHS OLD). THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURED AND I BROUGHT IT BACK A WEEK LATER AND THE "SUPPOSEDLY" REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS BUT THEY REFUSED TO LET ME SEE THE OLD PARTS WHEN I REQUESTED THEM. PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND WE BROUGHT IT BACK AGAIN TWICE IN FEBRUARY AND THE DEALER INSISTS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THEY ONLY DROVE IT 1 -2 MILES EACH TIME. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND THE CAR MUST BE DRIVEN ALL THE TIME AS MY FAMILY DOES. I ALREADY HAD A MINOR ACCIDENT WHEN THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP AT ALL AT ONLY 5 MPH. I WROTE HONDA APPLYING THE MASSACHUSETTS LEMON LAW AND THEY IGNORED IT. I RECEIVED NOTHING IN WRITING OF THEIR FINDINGS. I WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT BRAKE SPECIALIST WHO LOOKED AT THE BRAKES AND SAID HE DIDN'T THINK THEY WERE REPLACED - ONLY TURNED. I THEN WENT TO ANOTHER HONDA DEALER WHO SAYS THAT HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THE BRAKE PROBLEM (SEVERE GRINDING AND VIBRATION) AND ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP NAMED MARK KEEPS CALLING US BUT FOR A WEEK, EVERY TIME WE CALL HIM BACK, WE GET HIS VOICE MAIL AND HE NEVER CALLS US. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE CAR IS A LEMON AND THE NHTSA WEBSITE SHOWS MANY OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA WON'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS SOMEONE GETS KILLED. THEY NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE BBB IN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. I HAVE ALSO PLACED CALLS TO THE THREE LOCAL MEDIA STATIONS AND MY ATTORNEY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063974March 26, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
STICKY ACCELERATOR IN THE MORNING, NOTED IN HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN JAN-2001, CAN CAUSE SUDDEN ACCELERATION TRYING TO UNSTICK ACCELERATOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063981March 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1998 HONDA ACCORD V6 LX SEDAN WITH 80,000 MILES NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $3500. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT PROPER INTERVALS USING HONDA ATF. OBVIOUSLY, WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON HONDA FORUMS, THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW. HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR THIS REPAIR, NOT ME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064815March 24, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE COVER MOTOR MOUNT PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063829March 24, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
99 ACCORD EX V6. DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND ACCELERATING. TRANSMISSION JOLTED THE ENTIRE CAR SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND FROM THAT POINT ON TRANSMISSION WAS EXTREMELY SLUGGISH AND JOLTING DURING DOWN SHIFT OR UPSHIFT. TOOK INTO DEALER WAS INFORMED IT NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $6500. THIS CAR HAS 67000 MILES ON IT. FOUND SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURES EXACTLY LIKE MINE IN V6 ACCORDS EXACTLY LIKE MINE. HONDA EXTENDED WARRANTY ON 2000 AND 2001 V6'S TO 7 YR/100K, BUT NOT 1998 OR 1999. MY CAR HAPPENS TO BE A 1999. WHEN A CLASS ACTION SUIT IS INITIATED, COUNT ME IN. I WILL FILE FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH AMERICAN HONDA. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063666March 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1998 ACCORD EX V-6, WITH 62,000 MILES AND PERFECT MAINTENANCE, NOW REQUIRES A NEW "REBUILT" TRANSMISSION FOR OVER $7000, AS EXPLAINED BY A SALES PERSON FOR HONDA. AT MY LAST SERVICE, THE TECH MENTIONED THE TRANS FLUID LEVEL WAS FINE BUT IT SEEMED DIRTY SO I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY HONDA DEALER WHERE I WAS GIVEN THE NEWS. SIDENOTE: THEY WANTED TO SELL ME A NEW 04 ACCORD, SAID MY CAR WAS "A WASH" AND HAD NO VALUE!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064750March 23, 2004
CHILD SEAT, CHILD SEAT:HANDLE (INFANT)
WHILE LIFTING THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT BY THE HANDLE FROM THE SOFA THE HANDLE FELL APART, THROWING THE CHILD FACE FIRST BACK ONTO THE SOFA. THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT SHOWED NO SIGNS OF FAILURE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063615March 22, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
FUEL TANK LEAKING AT SEAMS.....RUSTED. REPLACEMENT WAS PERFORMED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062724March 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION WHILE CAR IS IN PARK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062603March 19, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
VEHICLE ABS STARTED MAKING NOISE AROUND 90,000 MILES AND WAS SLOWLY LOSING FLUID. LIGHT CAME ON PERMANANTLY AT 100,000 MILES AND ABS MALFUNCTIONED. AMERICAN HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TSB 96-05 WAS ISSUED. DEALER STATED IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE MODULATER COSTS IS APPROX. $1,100. NO RECALL WAS ISSUED KNOWING THE PLUGS ON THE ABS MODULATOR WERE NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIPPED FROM THE FACTORY. THIS CAUSED A LEAK OF BRAKE FLUID FROM THE SYSTEM, WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE MASTER CYLINDER PRESSURE IN THE MAIN BRAKING SYSTEM. CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND A NEED TO BE PUMPED TO OBTAIN PRESSURE IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. HONDA CLAIMS IT IS DUE TO THE AGE OF THE CAR BUT THE TSB 96-050 CLEARLY IDENTIFIES LIABILITY OF THE ABS SYSTEM SHIPPED WITH IMPROPERLY TIGHTEN PLUGS. THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE REQUIRING OWNERS TO TAKE THE CAR BACK AND PAY FOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062572March 18, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS. THERE ARE ONLY 92,000 MILES ON THE CAR. DEALER ADVISED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5200 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS IS HIGLY UNUSUAL FOR A CAR 5 YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT HONDA PROVIDED AN EXTENDED WARRANTEE ON THE SAME ACCORD IN 2000-2001.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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