Honda Accord Complaints

25,389 consumer complaints on file.

#10060230March 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED VEHICLE IN NEW 1998 AND HAVE MAINTAINED A PERFECT SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE RECORD WITH DEALERSHIP. TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AT 70,000 MILES AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE DISCOVERED OVER 100 SIMILAR CASES INVOLVING TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE 1998 HONDA ACCORD ON THIS SITE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064782March 2, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL, BUT THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *PH THE VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060140March 2, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
THERE IS A LEAK IN THE TRUNK AREA. WHEN IT IS RAINING, WATER DRIPS FROM THE AREA NEAR THE REAR SPEAKERS, ONTO THE TRUNK FLOOR. I FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM A FEW YEARS AGO, BUT IT SEEMS TO HAVE GOTTEN WORSE RECENTLY (THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE CAR NO LONGER BEING PARKED IN THE GARAGE).*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061164March 2, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE AT A STOP VEHICLE ACCELERATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061168March 2, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS GOING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060174March 2, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1998 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION, 108,000 MILES - PROBLEM SINCE 86,000. SEEMS THAT QUITE A FEW CONSUMERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL; HOWEVER, AMERICAN HONDA HAS IGNORED THE COMPLAINTS OF 1998-1999 OWNERS WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. FORTUNATELY, FOR THE 2000-2001 OWNERS GOT A RECALL. THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION IS THE SAME IN THE 1998-1999 MODELS. IT'S NOT FAIR THAT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS OURSELVES WHEN THERE IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM (LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS). ALSO, HONDA NEVER SENT ME ANY RECALL OR SERVICE NOTICES FOR OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE FUEL FLOAT, EGR PROBLEM, OR THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THIS IS MY SECOND HONDA - FIRST I OWNED FOR 17 YEARS, AND NOW THIS? I AM VERY UPSET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061195March 2, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER HAD TO STOP DRIVING BECAUSE SEAT BELTS DID NOT STAY LATCHED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060213March 2, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
CUSTOMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A CRASH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL WITH FOOT BRAKE W ON WET SURFACE. REAR TIRES COMPLETELY LOCKED WHEN CUSTOMER TAPPED THE FOOT BRAKE TO DISENGAGE SPEED CONTROL,CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID. CUSTOMER ATTEMPTED TO "STOMP-AND-STEER" VEHICLE, (AS IS IMPLIED WITH ABS), BRAKES BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND PEDAL TRAVELLED TO THE FLOOR. CUSTOMER THEN APPLIED FULL THROTTLE TO TRY TO PULL THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE SKID, WHICH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL DUE TO THE TRACTION CONTROL OVERPOWERING CUSTOMER'S ATTEMPT TO STEER AND ACCELERATE OUT OF THE SKID (THE TCS AUTOMATICALLY APPLIES FRONT BRAKES TO LIMIT WHEEL SPIN AT SPEEDS BELOW 20 MPH. EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE WAS TRAVELLING AT 70, COMPUTER MUST HAVE REGISTERED UNDER 20 AT THAT POINT). VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SPINNED OUT OF CONTROL OFF THE HIGHWAY DOWN A 40 FOOT EMBANKMENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055756March 2, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE NEW TRANSMISSIONS HAVE UPDATED CARRIER BEARINGS. THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION HAD DEFECTIVE CARRIER BEARINGS WHICH SPREAD METAL DEBRIS THROUGHOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER SENT A PETITION LETTER BUT DID NO RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION FROM ODI WHETHER IT WAS RECEIVED OR WHAT POSSIBLE ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060081March 1, 2004
STEERING
STEERING PULLS LEFT/RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO THE DEALER. DEALER FOUND THE PROBLEM AND DID AN WHEEL ALIGNMENT. BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. THE CAR STILL DRIFTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060130March 1, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
THREE OF THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN THE FIRST 36,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THERE ARE NOW 58,000 ON THE CAR, AND ANOTHER BEARING IS GOING BAD. I AM NOT SURE AT THIS TIME WHICH BEARING IT IS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060134March 1, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS IS FAILING DUE TO FLUID LEAK AND LACK OF PRESSURE. THIS CAR IS RELATIVELY YOUNG AND SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING THIS TYPE OF DEFECT. THE NUMBER OF RELATED POSTINGS FOR THIS PROBLEM WOULD INDICATE A SITUATION DESERVING FURTHER INVESTIGATION. LOSS OF ABS CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND CONSIDERABLE INJURY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060059February 29, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH FAULTY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059978February 28, 2004
TIRES:VALVE
TIRES ALL FAILED 2/2004. NO APPARENT REASON. P195/65R15. DOT EJ9NCAL2502 AND EJ9NCAL2402 PURCHASED 9/2002 APROX 20,000 MILES OF USE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059997February 28, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD LX SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN EGGS. THANK YOU HONDA!. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059922February 27, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX V-6 FAILED ON FEBRUARY 26, 2004. THE CAR HAS 66,800 MILES ON IT. IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IMPLEMENTED ON THIS MODEL YEAR AS THERE HAS BEEN ON THE 2000-2001 ACCORD AND THE '99-'01 ODYSSEY. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE SHOP FOREMAN AT MY HONDA DEALER AND HIM REVEALING TO ME THAT THEY PERFORM APPROXIMATELY 3-5 TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS EACH WEEK ON THE HONDA ACCORD('98-'01), I THOUGHT IT HIGHLY SUSPECT THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RECTIFY THE PROLEM TO OTHER YEARS IN THIS MODEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059931February 27, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD, THAT HAS A KNOWN IGNITION SWITCHES PROBLEM. MY CAR DIES WHENEVER THE CAR GET STARTED. THE PROLBEM BEEN GOING ON SINCE MY CAR HAVE 20000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059853February 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION GOES IN AND OUT OF GEAR. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING DOWN HILL OR ON A BUMPY ROAD VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD INVOLUNTARILY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059055February 26, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 AND IT HAS HAD A ROTTEN EGG SMELL SINCE THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED IT (BRAND NEW AT THE TIME). I HAD CALLED MY LOCAL HONDA SERVICE DEPT. TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT THE SMELL. I WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW, IT WAS STILL IN THE "BREAK IN" PERIOD AND TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER 10,000-12,000 MILES. I AM NOW AT 16,000 MILES AND THE CAR STILL HAS THE FOUL ODOR. I CALLED HONDA AGAIN AND THEY TOLD ME TO WAIT UNTIL THE WEATHER BREAKS AND IN THE SPRING TIME IF IT STILL SMELLS TO BRING IT IN. THE SMELL IS SO BAD THAT IT SMELLS NOT ONLY ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR BUT ON THE INSIDE TOO. I TOOK THE CAR IN ANYWAY, EVEN THOUGH HONDA RECOMMENDED TO WAIT A FEW MORE MONTHS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THEY DID ADMIT TO FINDING A BULLETIN FOR THE HONDA ACCORDS STATING THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS NEED TO BE CHANGED AND THEY NEED TO SEAL LEAKS IN THE CAR. THEY HAVE TO NOW ORDER THE PART AND SCHEDULE ANOTHER DATE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059059February 26, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
I OWN A 1998 HONDA ACCORD AND THE RETRACTOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SEAT HAS FREQUENTLY FAILED TO RE-COIL CATCHING ON THE LEVER THAT MOVES THE SEAT TO A RECLINING POSITION. DUE TO THE FACT THAT I FAILED TO NOTICE THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING UNTIL TO LATE , IT EVENTUALLY CAUSED THE SEAT MOTOR TO "BURN" OUT .THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE ME JUST UNDER $800.00 TO REPLACE THE MOTOR , OBVIOUSLY THAT IS UN -ACCEPTABLE TO ME . DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE ? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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