Honda Accord Complaints

25,389 consumer complaints on file.

#10056787February 8, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD WITH 61000 MILES ON ITS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS JOINED THE GROWING POPULATION OF ACCORDS WITH FAILED CARRIER BEARINGS IN THE FINAL DRIVE (TRANSMISSION). I HAVE HAD ALL OF MY SERVICE WORK DONE AT THE SERVICE SHOP WHERE MY SON IS EMPLOYED AS A MECHANIC. THUS WHEN I DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK I TOOK THE CAR IN TO MY MECHANIC FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE A SEAL REPLACEMENT, ONLY TO BE HIT WITH THE HORRIFIC NEWS THAT IT IS GOING TO COST ME $2500-$3000 TO FIX THE FAILED CARRIER BEARINGS IN THE FINAL DRIVE! I'VE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM (KLEIN HONDA IN EVERETT WA.) AND WAS TOLD BY TREVOR IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE V-6 ENGINES, BUT NOT THE 4 CYLINDERS (MINE). WHEN I ASKED HIM TO HELP ME THIS THE EXPENSE HE RECOMMENDED THAT I CONTACT HONDA CUSTOMER CARE AND WISHED ME LUCK SINCE I HADN'T HAD ANY OF MY SERVICES CONDUCTED WITH A DEALERSHIP. ALL OF THIS TOOK PLACE WITHIN THE LAST WEEK, SO MY CALL TO HONDA CUSTOMER CARE WILL OCCUR ON 2/9/04. IF I DON'T GET ANYWHERE WITH THEM I DO PLAN ON TURNING THIS IN TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND EVERYPLACE ELSE I CAN FIND TO LODGE COMPLAINTS WITH. WITH THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE OVER THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED BY A HONDA RECALL ACTION! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056798February 8, 2004
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
FOR TALL/LARGE PASSENGERS, REAR SEATBELTS LOCK UP AND RACHET TIGHTER AND TIGHTER WITH ACCELLERATION , CAUSING PAIN AND RESTRICKTION OF MOVEMENT. DEALER STATES PROBLEM KNOWN BUT NO FIX AVAILABLE. PROBLEM WITH AUTO CHILD SEAT ADJUSTMENT. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM OVER YEAR AGO, CAN NOT FIND COMPLAINT IN SYSTEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056640February 6, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OIL FROM MY 1996 HONDA ACCORD POURED OUT OF THE FRONT BALANCER SEAL WHILE WARMING UP IN MY DRIVEWAY. LUCKILY I NOTICED IT BEFORE I HAD ENGINE TROUBLE. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC'S SHOP AND HAD IT REPAIRED FOR ABOUT $500. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THE BALANCER SEAL HAD WORKED ITSELF OUT AND SITTING ON THE CRANKSHAFT. I HAVE ONLY 68900 MILES ON IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056698February 6, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ELECTRIC WINDOWS OPERATE VERY SLOWLY (TO NOT AT ALL) ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH STICKS TO THE "ON" POSITION IN COLD WEATHER. ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. EMISSIONS LIGHT COMES ON (AND STAYS ON) PREMATURELY OR FOR NO REASON). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056570February 5, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE TOOK MY 1998 ACCORD EX IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE (90,000 MILES) AND TO HAVE THE INTERLOCK SWITCH RECALL DONE. WHEN WE PICKED UP THE CAR, THE DEALER TOLD US THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION - NO LEAKS IN THE GARAGE, NO STRANGE SHIFTING PROBLEMS. WE DECLINED THE SERVICE, BUT THE DEALER CALLED AND SAID OUR RE-MANUFACTURED TRANS WAS IN AND SINCE I HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE (INCL. RENTAL CAR). I WAS SUSPICIOUS THAT THEY WOULD ORDER THE PART AND PUSH THE ISSUE SO STRONGLY, SO I DID SOME RESEARCH. ON WWW.ACCORDFORUMS.COM I FOUND THAT OTHERS HAD BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THIS TRANSMISSION CAN SUDDENLY FAIL DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH A BEARING (IN FACT, THE SERVICE WRITE-UP STATES "TRANS FLUID LEAK, TRANS MAY FAIL DUE TO DIFFERENTIAL BEARING GOING OUT CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK"). I THOUGHT THIS WAS WARRANTY FRAUD BY THE DEALER, BUT APPARENTLY THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS POTENTIAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THEY AREN'T CLEARLY EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM TO OWNERS, WHICH IS WHAT MAKES THE ISSUE SEEM SUSPECT. IN FACT, WHEN WE PICKED UP OUR CAR, THE DEALER WAS EXPLAINING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM TO THE PERSON IN LINE BEFORE US (WHICH IS WHY WE GOT SUSPICIOUS). IT SEEMS THAT HONDA HAS A PROBLEM THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO TELL VEHICLE OWNERS ABOUT, BUT THEIR DEALERS ARE PUSHING TO FIX IT ANYWAY. OF COURSE, THEY ORIGINALLY QUOTED US $1,600 TO $5,000 FOR THE REPAIRS. AFTER WE TOLD THEM NO, WE WERE INFORMED IT WOULD BE COMPLETED AT NO COST TO US. SOUNDS LIKE A STEALTH RECALL TO ME. (THEY TOLD US IT WOULD BE FREE BECAUSE WE HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH NO DEDUCTIBLE THROUGH HONDA CARE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I BELIEVE THAT EITHER.) WE'RE HAVING THE WORK DONE TODAY NOW THAT I KNOW WHAT THE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS ARE. I THINK OTHERS NEED TO BE INFORMED OF THIS ISSUE SO NO ONE GETS KILLED OR INJURED IF THEIR TRANSMISSION FAILS BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T PAY FOR THIS WORK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056612February 5, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THE FIRE WALL OR INSULATION UNDER THE HOOD THE COWL WALL CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THEY HAVE NO ANSWER AS TO WHY. WE HAVE HAD TWO ACCORDS AT THE DEALERSHIP I WORK FOR IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THE IRONIC PART IS THIS IS MY PERSONAL CAR AN 2003 WITH 25000 MILES ON IT. AND WE HAD A 2004 V6 THAT HONDA BOUGHT BACK FROM OUR DEALERSHIP BECAUSE WE DID NOT WANT TO HAVE TO DISCLOSE TO A CUSTOMER WHICH BY LAW WE WOULD HAVE TO DO. ANY TIME THERE IS A FIRE I WOULD THINK IT WOULD CAUSE A RECALL OF SOME KIND. THEY FEEL THAT THE CAR DID NOT PLAY A ROLE IN THE FIRE BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO TELL ME WHAT CAUSED IT IN THE FIRST PLACE. MY CONCERN IS YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS IS GOING TO OCCUR LIKE I SAID MY CAR WAS ALREADY A YEAR OLD AND THEN WE HAD AN 04 WITH VERY FEW MILES. I AM GETTING A RUN AROUND FROM THE VERY COMPANY THAT I HAVE WORKED FOR THE LAST 8.5 YEARS. AND AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. NOW THEY WANT ME TO INCLUDE MY INSURANCE COMPANY WHICH IS RIDICULOUS BECAUSE THIS IS A HONDA ISSUE. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING THAT WOULD SATISFY ANYONE. WOULD YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE PUTTING YOUR FAMILY IN MY CAR? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THEY WONT RECALL OR CAMPAIGN UNTIL THEY HAVE ENOUGH CASES AND THEY ARE SAYING THAT THERE ARE ONLY 10 OR 20 CASES IN THE US. I DON'T CARE I AM ONE OF THOSE CASES AND I WANT SATISFACTION. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056635February 5, 2004
AIR BAGS
WE HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH THE ACCORD AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IT RESULTED IN A SERIOUS INJURY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10056491February 4, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SRS LIGHT ACTIVITED DUE TO DEFECTIVE OPDS SENSOR. DEFECTIVE SENSOR WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE AIR BAG FROM DEPLOYING IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. CAR ONLY HAS 68K MILES. VEHICLE IS GARAGED INDOORS AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT AND/OR INCIDENT. A NON-MECHANICAL CRITICAL PART SHOULD NOT FAIL IN SUCH A MANOR. CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE WORK WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. DEALER COULD NOT PROVIDE A GOOD ANSWER AS TO WHY THE PART FAILED TO FUNCTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056499February 4, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CAR DOES NOT START UP IMMEDIATELY WHEN I TURN THE KEY (PARTICULARLY IN COLD WEATHER). TURNS OVER, BUT SEEMS ALMOST AS IF IT IS NOT GOING TO START. ONDA SERVICE MANAGER TELLS ME 10-15 SECONDS OF CRANK TIME IS CONSIDERED NORMAL.*AK HOWEVER, I DON'T THINK THIS IS NORMAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056513February 4, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1999 HONDA ACCORD (PURCHASED NEW) WITH 57,400 MILES. WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HILL IN WET BUT NOT RAINY CONDITIONS, MY BRAKES FAILED. THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR & I LOST ALL BRAKING POWER. I WAS NOT ABLE TO PUMP THE BRAKES BACK UP AND THERE WERE NO BRAKE INDICATOR OR WARNING LIGHTS THAT CAME ON. IT WAS NOT AN ABS ACTIVATED SYSTEM BECAUSE THE PEDAL SIMPLY FELL TO THE FLOOR. AFTER THE CAR SAT FOR APPROX. 30 MINUTES, FULL BRAKING POWER RETURNED. THERE WAS ALSO A BURNING SMELL, WITH A FOUL ODOR. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A ONE-TIME OCCURRANCE. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALER (THIS IS THE 5TH HONDA I HAVE OWNED & I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM) THE DEALER GAVE TWO REASONS FOR LOSS OF BRAKES/PEDAL TO THE FLOOR: LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID (MINE WAS FINE) OR A PROBLEM WITH THE INTERNAL SEAL IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE DEALER REPLACED MY MASTER CYLINDER AND BLED THE WHOLE SYSTEM. THE CAR HAS RATHER LOW MILEAGE & HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED. MY CHILD & HIS FRIEND WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. THERE WAS NO CRASH AS I USED THE E-BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO COME TO A SLOW STOP (IT TOOK APPROX. 1BLOCK) AND I WAS ONLY TRAVELING APPROX. 30 MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057533February 4, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. CONSUMER STATED THAT MANY 1999 HONDA ACCORDS HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURES AT 60000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057550February 4, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES FRONT END SHIMMIED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057564February 4, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED ANOTHER VEHICLE TO MERGE INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE LANE, RESULTING IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10056384February 3, 2004
STEERING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A '03 ACCORD. AT 776 MI NOTICED CAR PULLING TO THE LEFT. PENSKE HONDA IN ONTARIO, CA SAID IT THE FRONT TIRE IS BAD. HAD THE TIRE REPLACED BY A TIRE DEALER. CAME BACK AT 2251 MI TO REPORT CAR PULLING TO THE RIGHT. PENSKE HONDA JUST ADJUSTED ALL TIRE PRESSURES. WENT BACK AT 2693 MI TO COMPLAIN REAR WHEELS VISIBLY MISALIGNED AND ALSO VIBRATION AT THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN IDLING. PENSKE HONDA PERFORMED 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT. IDLE FOUND NORMAL. CAME BACK AT 3036 MI. REPORTING DIFFICULTY KEEPING THE CAR STRAIGHT, EITHER PULLING LEFT OR RIGHT. REPORTED AGAIN VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN IDLING. TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CAR DROVE STRAIGHT WHILE IDLING ADJUSTED TO BASE IDLE. DEALERSHIP HAD THE CAR ALL DAY AND NOTICED THAT THE CAR WASN'T DRIVEN FAR ENOUGH AS SHOWN BY THE MILEAGE OUT AT 3038 MI. HAD TO REQUEST TECHNICIAN, RON CAMPBELL TO RIDE WITH ME TO SHOW THE PULLING ON EITHER SIDE. SEEN IT, FELT IT BUT THINKS ITS NORMAL BLAMING IT ON THE ROAD ALTHOUGH HE TOOK ME TO A GOOD STRETCH OF FLAT ROAD. NEVERTHELESS, HE ASKED TO LEAVE THE CAR FOR FURTHER TEST ON MONDAY BEING LATE SATURDAY, MILEAGE IN AT 3042. HAD THE CAR ALL DAY MONDAY, WAS ADVISED LATE AFTERNOON THAT THEY DID THE ALIGNMENT CHECK, DROVE THE CAR SOME MORE, CHECKED THE RIDE HEIGHT AND EVERYTHING IS TO SPEC. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS, THE ALIGNMENT PRINT-OUT WAS MADE @ 4:04 PM AND WAS CALLED BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT 5:40 PM. WHICH MAKES IT APPARENT THAT THEY SPENT LITTLE TIME TO TEST DRIVE AND LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM. NEXT VISIT IS TO TAKE THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR A RIDE TO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM. MILEAGE OUT AT 3047 MI AND DROVE IT HOME BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. THERE ARE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REPORTED BY OTHER CONSUMER ON THIS WEBSITE ABOUT THE STEERING PROBLEM, VIBRATION AT STEERING WHEEL WHEN IDLING AND THE CAR PULLING FORWARD OR REVERSING FAST ON ITS OWN WITH LESS OR NO PRESSURE AT THE GAS (REF 10039029). ARE THESE THINGS NORMAL OR DESIGN FLAWS WAITING FOR ACCIDENTS TO HAPPEN? AND WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM NHSTA.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056426February 3, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, EQUIPMENT
THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON MY HONDA ACCORD WAS REPLACED IN 2002. NOW, FEBRUARY 2004, THE HONDA DEALER TELLS ME THAT IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056478February 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS NOTIFIED TODAY THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 98 HONDA ACCORD. THIS SEEMS TO BE WELL KNOWN BY REPAIR PEOPLE THAT 98,99 AND 00 HAVE TRANMISSION PROBLEMS. WHY WON'T THE DEALERSHIPS REPLACE THESE WHEN THERE SO MANY PEOPLE BEING AFFECTED BY THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056301February 2, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EQUIPMENT
INTERMITTANT BRAKE FAILURE ON A 2004 HONDA ACCORD V6 SEDAN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056304February 2, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STALLS FOR 2 OR 3 SECONDS AND THERE IS A LOST OF POWER BEFORE THE CAR BEGINS TO MOVE FORWARD. NEAR ACCIDENT WHEN TRYING TO MERGE ON THE INTERSTATE. DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON HONDA ACCORD V6 COUPES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR LATER MODELS BUT NOT FOR 1999 YEAR MODELS. DEALERSHIP OFFERED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT FOR $ 3,000. THE CAR RANDOMLY ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. NO PROBLEMS WHEN THE CAR CROSSES 35 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056331February 2, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I PURCHASED A NEW 2003 HONDA ACCORD IN JULY 2003. IT HAS A TERRIBLE STARTING PROBLEM. MY DEALERSHIP HAS CHECKED IT OUT THREE TIMES AND STILL NO RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MADE. I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD ADDRESS THE PROBLEM PROMPTLY BECAUSE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056329February 2, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE HAS A GROOVE CUT INTO IT AND CV BOOT IS SPLIT. FIRST NOTED ON 12/04/03 WHEN CAR CHECKED FOR BRAKES. TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED BY HONDA ON 03/03 AFTER COMPLAINTS OF HARD DOWN SHIFTING. CAR STILL DOWNSHIFTS HARD BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN CAR IS COLD ON ACCELERATION. HONDA CORPORATE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ALONG WITH DEALER. THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIRS. PARTS HAVE BEEN ON ORDER FOR TWO WEEKS. THERE WAS NEVER A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES UNTIL HONDA REPLACED TRANSMISSION ON 03/03. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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