Honda Accord Complaints

25,389 consumer complaints on file.

#10058717February 22, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DEFECTIVE ROTORS ON 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 SEDAN. IMMEDIATELY AFTER BUYING THE CAR, THE FRONT BRAKES VIBRATED. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT GO AWAY. DEALER INSPECTED AND "CUT THE ROTORS". DEFECT WAS NOT CORRECTED AND GOT VERY BAD SUCH THAT WHOLE CAR NOW VIBRATES. DEALER FAILED TO RECOGNIZE AND REPLACE DEFECTIVE HONDA ROTORS, WHICH HE SHOULD HAVE DONE WHEN CAR WAS TAKEN TO HIM FOR THIS SERVICE. I HAVE NOW HAD TO TRY TO FIND A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO WILL GET SUITABLE ROTORS AND REPAIR THE BRAKE SYSTEM. ALL ROTOR MANUFACTURERS HAVE STATED THAT THE FAILED ROTORS CANNOT BE "FIXED" BY CUTTING THEM. THEY MUST BE REPLACED OR THE DEFECT WILL OCCUR OVER AND OVER WITH TIME. HONDA AND THE DEALERSHIP HAVE REFUSED TO REPLACE THEM AND DID NOT REPLACE THEM WHEN FIRST REPORTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058719February 22, 2004
STRUCTURE
I PURCHASED MY HONDA ACCORD LX V6 ON AUGUST 9, 2003. AFTER A WEEK OF DRIVING, I NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT CORNER NEAR THE DASH BOARD'S GENERATING A RATTLE NOISE WHENEVER I GO OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT FIGURE IT OUT. THEY BELIEVE IT'S THE PLASTIC RUBBING AGAINST PLASTIC. HOWEVER, I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE CASE SINCE IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE RUBBING NOISE AND MORE LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE INSIDE THE VENTILATION OR THE AIRBAG AREA ??? I ALSO HAVE A VERY ANNOYING RATTLING SOUND COMING OUT OF THE CENTER RADIO AREA. WHENEVER I GO OVER AN RAIL TRACKS OR REALLY UNEVEN ROADS, THE RATTLE NOISE WILL START. I OFTEN HAD TO PUSH THE PLASTIC IN A LITTLE BIT JUST TO MAKE IT STOP FOR FEW SECOND. IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT WERE IT IS UNBEARABLE !!! OF COURSE, WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T GENERATE THAT NOISE. LASTLY, MY FRONT DRIVER WINDOW AND REAR RIGHT SIDE WINDOW IS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE. I THINK I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THIS SITE IS STATING SOMETHING ABOUT A PILLAR CLIPS ??? I WONDER IF THAT THE CAUSE OF THE WINDOW NOISES ??? ANYWAYS, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AT THE QUALITY OF HONDA AND I ESPECIALLY HATE WHEN I HAVE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER TELLING ME IF I TURN MY MUSIC LOUD ENOUGH, I WILL NOT HEAR THE NOISE. YOU TELL ME, IS THAT A GOOD ANSWER FOR YOU IF IT IS YOUR CAR THAT IS HAVING THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS ???!!! P.S. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED A HONDA. HOWEVER, SINCE I CAN NO LONGER BELIEVE IN THE QUALITY OF HONDA VEHICLES, THIS WILL BE MY LAST HONDA I WILL EVER BUY IN MY LIFE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058724February 22, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
MY 1994 HONDA ACCORD HAS THE SAFETY DEFECT PRESENT IN 1998 HONDA ACCORDS (REFER TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000). I WAS AWARE OF THE DEFECT ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO BUT DIDN'T REALIZE THE ACCIDENT POTENTIAL UNTIL SEEING AN ARTICLE IN FEBRUARY 2004 CONSUMER REPORTS (PAGE 11). I BELIEVE A RECALL AND DEALER REPAIR MIGHT SAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR LOSS OF LIFE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059145February 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AUTOMATIC SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED AFTER IGNITION REPAIRS, WHICH LED TO INABILITY TO TURN ON HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER. *LA *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058503February 19, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
MY 2003 ACCORD HAD WARPED ROTORS AFTER ONLY 6 MONTHS. THEN AT 15K MY BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING AND GRINDING. I TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID MY FRONT PADS WERE ALMOST GONE. BLAMED MY DRIVING STYLE AND CITY TRAFFIC. I'VE OWNED AN ACCORD AND ACURA INTEGRA PRIOR TO THIS CAR AND THEY BOTH WERE ON ORIGINAL PADS AT 45KMILES. I THINK HONDA SCREWED UP SOMEWHERE WITH THIS NEW MODEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059362February 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHEN THE DRIVER STARTED THE VEHICLE THE DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. SOMEHOW THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058543February 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD IN OCTOBER 2002 - I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES/ROTORS REPLACED TWICE. I'M CONCERNED OVER SAFETY. WHAT RECOURSE IS AVAILABLE ONCE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND I AM GOING THROUGH BRAKES AND ROTORS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 8000 MILES? IN ADDITION, I NOTICED VERY SOON AFTER PURCHASE THAT AT INITIAL START UP, AND UNTIL CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR AWHILE THERE IS A "CHATTER" NOISE. I THOUGHT AT FIRST IT WAS MY IMAGINATION, AS THIS WAS SOMETHING HAD HEARD IN OLDER CARS - SUCH AS A LIFTER CHATTER. IT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY NOTICEABLE AND AT SOME START UP TIMES SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL. AT APPRX 23,000 I REQUESTED THE DEALER TO CHECK FOR THE NOISE, BUT BY THE TIME THE CAR GETS TO THE DEALER THERE IS NO LONGER THE COLD START, AND IT NO LONGER MAKES THE NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058544February 19, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:COLUMN
THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AS I WAS PROCEEDING THROUGH A YIED SIGN, THE VEHICLE WHICH PRECEEDED ME HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THE CAR DID NOT STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE ONLY THING STOPPING THE CAR WAS THE IMPACT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE. BECAUSE EVERYTHING HAPPEN SO FAST, I ASSUMED THAT I DID NOT REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH. ON 1/24/03 WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED, THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS IN THE CAR WITH ME WHO WITNESS THE BRAKE INCIDENT AGAIN. THIS TIME AS I TRIED TO VERE TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR. AGAIN THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE CAR WAS THE IMPACT. IN BOTH SITUATIONS I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND THERE WAS AMPLE TIME FOR THE CAR TO STOP HAD THE BRAKES WORKED. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER, THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THAT HAPPENING BEFORE. I INSISTED THEY CHECK THE VEHICLE OUT ANYWAY AND, OF COURSE, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS IS A GREAT SAFETY ISSUE AND UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUS OR EVEN FATAL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052034February 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK. THE DEALER STATED SORRY, THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK THE DEFROSTER WAS INOPERATIVE. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052175February 19, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *JB THE COMPONENT TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG WAS ORDER DECEMBER 2003 BUT IT STILL HAS NOT ARRIVED AT THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053424February 19, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHEN OPENING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR THE CONSUMER CUT HIS FINGER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10051914February 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND TURNING INTO A PARKING AREA, WHEEL AND TIRE FELL OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE. *AK AS A RESULT THE RIGHT AXLE HAD GONE OUT WITH IT. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE TIRES WORE FINE. HONDA WAS NEVER ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE 1/2 MILE ALONG WITH NOISE. HONDA SUGGESTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FINE. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058415February 18, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I JUST PURCHASED A 1999 HONDA ACCORD EXV6 COUPE FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WHO KEPT EXCELLENT RECORDS ON THE SCHEDULED MAINTAINCE ACCORDING TO THE FACTORY MANUAL. THE COMPLAINT I HAVE IS THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS FAILING WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAVE READ WHERE THE HONDA RECALLED 16000 ACCORDS WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND REPLACED THEM ON 2000 AND 2001 ACCORDS. WHY ARE THEY ALLOWED TO SKIP THE 1999 PROBLEMS? SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THIS THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. LARRY WEINSTEIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058417February 18, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AS REPORTED BY MANY OTHER CONSUMERS, MY ACCORD IS EXPERIENCING HARD SHIFTING OR JERKING IN THE LOWER GEARS (SLIPPING). WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP, IT'S NOT AS BAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058428February 18, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (CODE P0427) ON A HONDA ACCORD 1999 EX 4CYL, 4 DR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058305February 17, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY. THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS THAT THE ENGINE SPEEDS UP AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CAUSES THE TIRES TO BREAK LOOSE CAUSING THE CAR TO LOOSE TRACTION AND WHEN THE TIRES REGAIN THEIR GRIP ON THE ROAD THE CAR DARTS OUT INTO TRAFFIC. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058322February 17, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
INTERMITTENTLY MY V6 EX 2004 ACCORD IS DIFFICULT TO START, AND REQUIRES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET STARTED. THE DEALER TELL ME THAT THIS IS "NORMAL" FOR THIS MAKE AND IS RELATED TO THE COMPUTER CHIP IN THE CAR. IT SEEMS THAT THIS WAS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 ACCORDS. IT APPEARS THAT NO RESOLUTION IS POSSIBLE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058300February 16, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
DASHBOARD LIGHTING IS NONFUNCTIONING FOR NO KNOWN REASON. DEALER SERVICE RECOMMENDS REMOVAL OF ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR REPAIR AND /OR REPLACEMENT OF BULBS AND RECALIBRATION OF ODOMETER AT A COST OF OVER $500. VEHICLE HAS 20,000 MILES AND IS BEYOND ORIGINAL WARRANTY PERIOD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057116February 13, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AROUND 40MPH, ALL THE LIGHTS AND INDICATORS WENT OFF AND THE ENGINE STALLED. I COULD NOT RESTART IT UNTIL 15 MINUTES AFTER IT STALLED. 10 MINUTES AFTER RESTART, THE ENGINE WENT DEAD (AGAIN, WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH) ONE MORE TIME AND I NEEDED TO WAIT ANOTHER 10~15 MINUTES TO RESTART.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057120February 13, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2003 HONDA ACCORD COUPE EX V6 MT W/NAV. EXPERIENCED BRAKE PEDAL PULSATIONS AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHEN BRAKING. FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED TWICE, AT 7000 AND AGAIN AT 15600. THIS LOOKS LIKE A RECURRENT PROBLEM IN THE NEW GENERATION ACCORD'S. MUST BE FAULTY BRAKE/ROTOR DESIGN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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