Honda Accord Complaints

25,389 consumer complaints on file.

#10069263January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
STARTED AT ABOUT 46K TACH STARTED BOUNCING OVER 2K RPM THAN STARTED EXPERANCING POWERLOSS AND ERATIC SHIFTING THAN INTERMITANT UNDRIVEABLE CONDITIONS DEALER SAYS I NEED A NEW TRANS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069292January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN
I WAS BACKING UP IN A PARKING LOT. MY CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES, BUT THEY DID NOT WORK. IT WAS LIKE I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED AFTER I CRASHED THROUGH A FENCE AND HIT A TREE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069372January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, ACCELERATOR STICKING
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10069404January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
UPON SLOWING DOWN WITH BRAKES ON, ENGINE STARTS TO BUCK AND WANTS TO QUIT, ALSO HAPPENS WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP POSITION. DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT HAS CAUSED A FEW SITUATIONS WHEREBY A COLLISON ALMOST OCCURRED. DEALER ADVISED, CHECKED OUT BY DEALER,STATED NOTHING FOUND WOULD NOT GO ANY FURTHER. NOTE-ABOVE DATES APPROX., HAVE DEALER INVOICE IF NEEDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069494January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ALTERNATOR DIED, WITH ONLY WARNING WAS ABS LIGHT ON, COULD NOT EVEN MAKE IT TO THE SHOP 10 MILES AWAY. CAR DIED COMPLETELY. I WAS TOLD THAT HONDA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THESE ALTERNATORS FOR THE 1999 AND 1998 MODELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069507January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1. WINDSHIELD AREA IN FRONT OF DRIVER CREAKS IN COLD, DRY WEATHER. CREAK OCCURS ON ROUGH PAVEMENT AND TURNS. 2. ALL SIDE WINDOWS RATTLE ON ROUGH PAVEMENT. 3. EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE ON FRONT SIDE WINDOWS WHEN CAR IS MOVING AT 40MPH OR ABOVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069553January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MODULATOR FAILURE. LEAKING FLUID IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EXHAUST MANAFOLD. FIRE HAZARD. DEALER REPAIR PRICE QUOTED AT $1400 - $1600. THIS ABS MODULATOR APPEARS TO HAVE A MUCH HIGHER FAILURE RATE THAN EXPECTED, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN ON THE INTERNET. BASED ON THE EXCESSIVE REPAIR PRICE MANY PEOPLE WILL CHOSE TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM, OR CONTINUE TO ADD FLUID, WHICH WILL ONLY INCREASE THE FIRE HAZARD. OTHERS HAVE CHOSE TO BYPASS THE ABS, WHICH DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF HAVING THE ABS SAFETY ENHANCEMENT IN THE FIRST PLACE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069574January 15, 2004
SEAT BELTS
MY DAUGHTER WAS HIT HEAD-ON AND HER BODY SLAMMED AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE WAS WEARING BOTH THE LAP AND AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT. APPARENTLY THE LOCKING MECHANISM DID NOT WORK ON THE SHOULDER BELT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10069611January 15, 2004
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD IS COMPLETELY OUT OF SERVICE. DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASE AND SERVICE MY VEHICLE. I AM OUT OF A CAR, AND NO TRANSPORTATION, BECAUSE THE DEALER REFUSE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM ON MY (2) YEAR OLD VEHICLE. I AM A CUSTOMER AND FEEL VERY MUCH VAILDATED BY THIS ACTION. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, I AM AWARE OF THE SECRET WARRANTY THAT SAME DEALERSHIPS HAVE TO COVER THIS MATTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069667January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, WHEELS, TIRES, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
ALL OF THE ABOVE DATES AND MILEAGE ARE APPROXIMATE. I HAVE THE INFORMATION ON PAPER AT HOME. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE HARDEST TIME WITH HONDA FINANCIAL SERVICES WITH THEM CALLING ME AND SAYING THAT I NEVER PAID MY MONTHLY BILL (LAST FALL), WHICH I DID, AND THEN FINALLY THEY FOUND THE CHECK AND SAID "OH, OUR MISTAKE, IT HAS BEEN HERE THE WHOLE TIME." AND THEN NOW, I HAVE THEM SAYING THAT I WAS IN DEFAULT OF MY LEASE BECAUSE THEY NEVER HAD INFORMATION FOR MY INSURANCE, WHICH MY INSURANCE WAS SUPPOSED TO SEND THEM THAT INFORMATION. I CHECKED BACK WITH THEM A WEEK LATER (TODAY) AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE GOING TO IMPOUND MY CAR BECAUSE MY INSURANCE COMPANY NEVER GOT BACK WITH THEM. CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY, AND IT TOOK 5 MINS. TO HAVE SOMEONE FAX OVER PROOF OF INSURANCE. THAT WAS ALL - WAS IT THAT DIFFICULT??? THIS CAR HAD TO HAVE THE BACK BRAKES REPLACED AFTER 25000 MILES (ABOUT A MONTH AGO - IT WAS MAKING THIS AWFUL NOISE, LIKE RATTLING CHAINS UNDERNEATH) - THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. THE BACK WINDOW TINTING LIFTED UP AFTER 1 YEAR, THE TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE FREEWAY 1 MONTH AFTER GETTING IT (LEASED THE CAR AUG 2001). THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON TWICE, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. AND THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON 2 DIFFERENT TIMES. HAD IT TURNED OFF THE 1ST TIME. THEN 1 WEEK LATER IT WAS BACK ON, BROUGHT BACK TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, BUT THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME A GOOD ENOUGH EXPLANATION. WHEN I FIRST WAS LOOKING FOR A CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP, THIS CAR WAS NOT ON THE LOT WHERE ALL THE OTHER CARS FOR SALE WERE, IT WAS IN THE BACK, BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. ASKED THE SALES REP IF THE CAR WAS IN OKAY CONDITION AND HE SAID IT WAS, AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT BECAUSE IT ONLY HAD 10 MILES ON IT - I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THEN. THIS CAR IS A PAIN IN THE BEHIND AND IT IS JUST A HASSLE FOR EVERYTHING THAT KEEPS HAPPENING WITH IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069734January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT (SLIPPED IN AND OUT OF GEAR LURCHING FORWARD) AT 81,000 MILES EVEN THOUGH I HAD MAINTAINED THE CAR JUST AS THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. AFTER SEEING MANY OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS FROM OTHER HONDA OWNERS OF THE V6 ENGINE FOR YEARS 1998-2002 ON THE INTERNET, I CONFRONTED THE DEALER AND ASKED THEM TO CONTACT AMERICAN HONDA. I GOT THEM TO GIVE ME A NEW (RECONDITIONED/REBUILT) TRANSMISSION AND IT DID NOT COST ME ANYTHING. UNFORTUNATELY IF THE CONSUMER IS NOT INFORMED AND FAIRLY DIRECT, THEN YOU COULD END UP PAYING WHAT THEY WANTED IN THE BEGINNING WHICH WAS $4,500 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. FROM WHAT I COULD TELL ON THE INTERNET, THE BEST DEAL EVERYONE ELSE GOT WAS A TRANSMISSION BUT THEY PAID FOR THE LABOR (AROUND $500). I PAID NOTHING, EXCEPT BEING WITHOUT A CAR FOR A WEEK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069755January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
AROUND THIS TIME PERIOD MY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION SINCE IT WAS GIVING ME PROBLEM . THE CAR WAS WITH DEALER FOR 5 BUSINESS DAYS. IT WORKED FOR A WHILE AND THEN IT HAD SOME PROBLEMS WHEN IN TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD AND SOME CODES WERE PROGRAMMED IN SEPT'02. IN DEC'02 MY CAR HAD A TOTAL BREAK DOWN AND IT NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A REPAIR. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069770January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE PROBLEM WITH MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD HAS BEEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES EARLY ON. HONDA SAID THAT I EITHER LEFT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WHILE REFUELING OF DIDN'T PROPERLY TIGHTEN THE GAS CAP. THE LIGHT CAME ON AT APPROXIMATELY 95,000 MILES. THE HONDA DEALER IN GAINESVILLE, FL SAID THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS BAD. THEY QUOTED $800 FOR THE PART AND ABOUT $300 FOR LABOR. I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT THE SENSORS ARE BAD, RATHER THAN THE CONVERTER. THE CAR RUNS FINE AND THE GAS MILEAGE IS STILL GOOD. HONDA SAID THA EARLIER MODELS WITH SIMILIAR PROBLEMS HAD THE EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY EXTENDED TO 120,000 MILES, BUT NOT ON THE 1998. I ALWAYS DRIVE MY CARS AT LEAST 200,000 MILES AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A FAILURE. THANKS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069816January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR TWICE. THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED AND DEALERSHIP REPLACED TRANSMISSION. I EXPECT MORE RELIABILITY OUT OF AN $18,000 DOLLAR PURCHASE. BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION. ONE YEAR LATER I RECEIVED EXTENDED WARRANTY INFORMATION FOR TRANSMISSION ON ALL 2001 HONDA ACCORDS. IT TURNS OUT WE WERE NOT THE ONLY ONES WHO PURCHASED A LEMON. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME SORT ON THE NHTSA SITE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069838January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY WIFE WAS PARKING THE CAR AT APPROX 5 MPH. SHE HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATED ITSELF AND CRASHED INTO THE WALL 2-3 FEET AWAY. THE 2 AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD, THE FRONT OF THE CAR HAVE SEVERE DAMAGES AND MY WIFE BROKE 4 BONES IN HER RIGHT FOOT TRYING TO STOP THE CAR BY STEPPING HARD ON THE BRAKE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10069839January 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED - AND THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING (DIDN'T LOCK). I BROUGHT IT IN FOR REPAIR AND THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THERE IS ON AND OFF A LOCKING SOUND - LIKE THE DOOR IS TRYING TO LOCK ITSELF. JUST BROUGHT IT IN TODAY AND THEY MECHANIC THINKS IT'S THE RELAY THIS WILL BE ANOTHER 200 (PARTS AND LABOR)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069847January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I PURCHASED A 98 HONDA ACCORD IN OCTOBER OF 2001. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP APPROXIMATELY EIGHT TIMES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED FOR NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE CAR. THE PAINT HAS FADED ON THE ROOF AND IS NOW FADING ON THE TRUNK LID. THE KEY HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN THE IGNITION TWICE AND WOULD NOT COME OUT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. THE GAS PEDAL HAS GOTTEN STUCK AFTER CRANKING THE CAR AND PEDAL HAD TO BE "PUNCHED" TO GET IT TO ACCELERATE. THE CD PLAYER HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK USING KEYLESS ENTRY OR MANUALLY AND THE DOOR ACCUATOR WAS REPLACED. THE KEYLESS ENTRY HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED. THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON. CURRENTLY, THE BACK WINDOW IS VIBRATING AND IT IS UNCLEAR WHETHER IT IS LOOSE OR NOT. I DO FEEL THIS IS A LEMON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069877January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THEY ARE SELLING ME A LEMON AND FOOL ME AROUND WITH EXCUSE. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAVE BEEN ON SIX TIME DURING THIS TWO YEAR. THE FIRST THREE TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT ON, I DID NOT HAVE DUPLICATIN CODE. SUM UP THE SIX TIME REPORT, I HAVE TWO TIMES CODE 0700 AND TWO TIMES CODE 1705. I CALLED HONDA BECAUSE THEY AUTHORIZED THIS DEALER TO SELL THIE CAR, HOWEVER, THEY TOLD ME SINCE THE DEALER DO THE MODIFICATION ON THE CAR (ADD THE AUTO STARTER IN THE CAR), THEY DON'T RESPONSIBLE ON ANY PROBLEM THAT RELATED TO AUTOSTARTER, EVEN THEY AUTHORIZED THAM TO SELL THEIR CAR. THEN I TALK TO THE ASSISTANT MANAGER, HE IS VERY SACRATIC, HE ASK ME THE DETAIL HOW I USE THE AUTOSTARTER, MY ANSWER WAS PERFECT, SEEM TO BE NOTHING WRONG. AS WELL AS HE TOLD ME THE LAST ENGINE LIGHT ON WAS A YEAR AGO, I TOLD ME I HAVE NOT USE THE AUTOSTARTER FOR A YEAR, BECAUSE I DECIDED TO LEAVE MY BABY WITH MY MOTHER-IN-LAW, BUT I USE THE AUTOSTARTER RECENTLY. THEN HE BLAME ME, PERHAP IT COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS LOSING THE GAS CAP, OR YOU USE PC OR CELLPHONE IN THE CAR TRIGGER THE ENGINE LIGHT. THEN I ASK HIM WHAT IS THE LIST OF ACTION I CANNOT DO IN THE CAR, HE TOLD ME HE HAS THE LIST, BUT HE CANNOT FIND IT. I ASK THE SERVICE REP CAN I HAVE THE SUMMARY TO WHAT YOU DID FOR THE PAST SIX TIME FIXING, SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT SUMMARY WILL NOT REFLECT THE DETAIL OF WHAT HAPPEN, ONLY THE DATE AND YOUR NAME. HERE IS THE LIST OF PROBLEMS MY CAR HAS: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON 6TH TIME, DEC 2002, CODE 700 CUSTOMER STATRES CD CHANGER IS INOP, APRIL 2002 BALANCING 2 TIRES ON DEC 2001, MISCOMMUNCATE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON 5TH TIME, NOV 2001, MALFUNCTION A/T SENSOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON 4TH TIME, SEPT 2001, CODE 1705 REPAIRED REAR BUMPER ASSEMBLY, NOV 2001 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON 3RD TIME, JUNE 2001, CODE 0700, 1705 AUTO START DOESN'T WORK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON 2ND TIME, MARCH 2001, CODE 900 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON 1ST TIME, JAN 2001, CODE 1456
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069893January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN, SEAT BELTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO OVER HEAT DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE REPLACED THE RADIATOR, RADIATOR HOSE, AND BACK UP FOR THE RADIATOR. ALSO THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT COME UNDONE ONCE SOMEONE HAS LOCKED THEMSELF IN. WE HAVE TO TAKE A SCREW DRIVER TO GET THE LOCK OUT. THE CAR HAS A HARD TIME SHIFTING GEARS AND WHEN IT DOES IT SLAMS INTO GEAR OR WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069909January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED I HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM THE ABS MODULATOR. THE NOISE REPEATEDLY OCCURS APPROX EVERY 2-3 MINUTES. AFTER APPROX 5 MILES OF DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT 2 PARTS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED, THE MODULATOR AND ?. THE COST OF REPAIR WAS 1200 WITH A DEALER DISCOUNT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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