Honda Accord Complaints

25,389 consumer complaints on file.

#10069920January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 40MPH THE ACCELORATOR STUCK AND CONTINUED TO ACCEL AT UNCONTROLABLE SPEEDS. THE BRAKE WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR AND I HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND SLAM ON THE GAS PEDAL TO RELEASE IT. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN THE CAR TO MEL RAPTON HONDA AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO CLAIMS THAT HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. IT HAS NOT DONE IT SINCE. I HAD A MECHANIC CHECK THE ACCELERATOR CABLES AS WELL AS THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLES AND THERE WERE NO APPARENT PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069963January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ONLY THREE DAYS AFTER HAVING PURCHASED A NEW 2003 ACCORD, I NOTICED THAT THE CONSOLE WAS OVERHEATING. WHEN I PUT MY FINGERS UNDER THE CONSOLE, IT WAS SO HOT THAT IT COULD BLISTER SKIN. THERE WAS ALSO A HORRIBLE INTERMITTENT BURNING SMELL. AFTER THE CAR MAKES THIS TERRIBLE BURNING SMELL, I GET A HEADACHE. UPON MY SECOND VISIT, THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE CONSOLE. ON THE WAY HOME, THE NEW CONSOLE OVERHEATED AGAIN. ALSO, THE HORRIBLE INTERMITTENT BURNING SMELL IS STILL PRESENT. HONDA AMERICA HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE MY VEHICLE OR GIVE ME A REFUND. THE SALES MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP, HENDRICK\\'S HONDA CARS OF HICKORY, HAS GIVEN ME MISINFORMATION ABOUT MY STATE\\'S LEMON LAW BY TELLING ME THEY ARE ENTITLED TO 10 REPAIR ATTEMPTS WHEN THE LEMON LAW SAYS THEY ARE ONLY ENTITLED TO 4. THE DEALERSHIP NOW SAYS THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO REDUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FURTHER, EVEN THOUGH THREE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP, INCLUDING A MECHANIC, HAVE WITNESSED THE OVERHEATING AND BURNING SMELL, THE \\MASTER MECHANIC\\ HAS TOLD ME THAT IF SOMETHING WAS BURNING OR OVERHEATING THAT I WOULD HAVE EQUIPMENT FAILURE. THIS IS NOT TRUE AND ANY GOOD MECHANIC SHOULD KNOW THIS. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DENY THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE COMPANY CLAIMS THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. YOUR WEB PAGE HIT HOME WITH ME BECAUSE HONDA CERTAINLY HAS TROUBLE ADMITTING THAT THEIR CARS HAVE PROBLEMS. I WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT BUYING A HONDA IS A BAD IDEA!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069969January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
HI, SEVERAL YEARS AGO I REPORTED TO NHTSA (AND CORPORATE HONDA)THAT MY HONDA ACCORD HAD SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. A NHTSA ENGINEER TELEPHONED ME AND DID IN FACT GO OUT TO A DEALER TO INVESTIGATE MY ALLEGATION. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN BY NHTSA AND HONDA DID NOTHING TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION DEFECT. TODAY, SOME YEARS AFTER MY COMPLAINT, I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS ARE EXPERIENCING A LARGE AND UNUSUAL INCREASE IN TRANSMISSION FAILURES OF THE HONDA ACCORD, 4 AND 6-CYLINDER. FAILURES ARE OCCURRING AT 40,000 TO 60,000 MILES. HONDA DEALERSHIPS HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARE NOT PAYING FOR THESE PREMATURE FAILURES, INSTEAD OWNERS ARE PAYING $6,000.000 FOR NEW TRANMISSIONS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. YOURS VERY TRULY, PETER REITER/[email protected]
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069973January 15, 2004
AIR BAGS
THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON UNTIL CAR WAS TURNED OFF. FIRST DATE OF FAILURE NOTED ABOVE. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES SINCE THE FIRST REPAIR ATTEMPT. AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE CAR IS IN NEED OF A THIRD REPAIR ATTEMPT. THE CURRENT ODOMETER READING IS 7,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070105January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THIS IS MY MOTHERS CAR (1998 HONDA ACCORD EX-VL) WHICH WAS TOTALED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION.MY WIFE WAS THE FIRST OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND MY MOTHER HAS HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. SHE HAD STOPPED, PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, GOT OUT TO OPEN A PARKING LOT GATE, GOT BACK IN, STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, AND SHIFTED THE CAR INTO GEAR. IT IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO A HIGH REV AND ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY RESULTING IN THE CAR SMASHING INTO A WALL ABOUT 60' AWAY. LUCKILY THE AIR BAGS WORKED AND NEITHER HER OR MY STEP FATHER WERE SERIOUSLY HURT. HER FOOT WAS DEFINITELY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS THERE IS A LOCKOUT MECHANISM THAT PREVENTS THE CAR FROM BEING TAKEN OUT OF PARK IF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT PUSHED. THIS MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED, BUT SHE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY GETTING THE HANDLE TO MOVE. THE PROBLEM WITH IT NOT MOVING HAD OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY, USUALLY ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, BUT THE HONDA DEALER LOOKED AT IT AND TOLD HER NOTHING WAS WRONG. MY MOTHER IS A RETIRED BUS DRIVER WITH A PERFECT DRIVING RECORD, NO ACCIDENTS, AND ONLY USES ONE FOOT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070107January 15, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, SEAT BELTS
NEED TO LUBRICATE THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. FILLER NECK IS BENT. NEED TO REPLACE FUEL PIPE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070141January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSIONS SLIPS AND SHIFTS ROUGHLY AND INCONSISTENTLY. WARRANTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED BUT ONLY FOR '00 & '01 MODELS. SAME FAULTY TRANSMISSION STANDARD WITH 1999 ACCORDS. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE PEOPLE START GETTING HIT AND DO THE HITTING AS SHIFTING BECOMES UNPREDICTABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070230January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS
BOTH THE ABS AND THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. HAD DEALER CHECK AND WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW ABS ACCUMULATOR AND MODULATOR, IN ADDITION TO A NEW SRS CONTROLUNIT, ( AIR BAG SYSTEM). THESE ARE BOTH COST PROHIBITIVE, WERE VERY EXPENSIVE OPTIONAL SAFTEY FEATURES OFFERED AT THE TIME OF SALE. I HAVE LOOKED ON LINE AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE ACCORD 1994-1999 AND THE ODYSSEY, BOTH OF WHICH USE THE SAME ABS MODULATOR/ACCUMULATOR. UPON DIAGNOSIS, THE DEALER ASSURED ME THAT THIS WAS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR."
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070327January 15, 2004
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN
AT 65 TO 70 MILES AN HOUR ON STRAIGHT INTERSTATE CAR BEGAN TO STEER IRRADICALLY TO RIGHT. NO RESPONSE TO WHEEL CORRECTION, FISH TAILING, STRUCK ONE SIDE CONCRETE WALL AND CROSSED ROAD TO LEFT GUARD RAIL. BRAKES TRIED AT LEAST TWICE WITHOUT RESPONSE AND CORRECTION OF WHEEL AFTER FIRST HIT DID NOT CORRECT DIRECTION. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FRONT AND RIGHT SIDE AFTER FIRST HIT AND PERHAPS ONLY ON SECOND. NO SIGNIFICANT INJURIES. TOTAL FRONT DAMAGE. SERPENTINE BELT SEEN HANGING UPON REMOVAL OF CAR. TIE RODS AND CV JOINT BOOTS INTACT, BUT TRANSMISSION JUST REPLACED UNDER WARRANTEE AND CV JOINTS ON ORDER FOR WEAR PERHAPS RELATED TO TRANSMISSION BEING "VERY SLOPPY" CREATING FRONT END VIBRATION IN FLOOR AT 50 MILES AN HOUR TO 60 RELIEVED BY PUTTING GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. FEEL STEERING FAILURE PERHAPS RELATED TO SERPENTINE BELT FAILURE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070337January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED BUT WAS UNDER SOME SPECIAL EXTENDED WARRANTY SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY A CENT. BUT, IT FAILED, AND I AM NOT PLEASED. THE SECOND PROBLEM WHICH IS MY MAJOR COMPLAINT IS THAT I AM BEING TOLD THAT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION ON A CAR THAT ONLY HAS 83K MILES ON IT! HONDA KNOWS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 98 - 01 ACCORD MODELS, BUT ONLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 00-01 MODELS. I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD BE FORCE TO DO A RECALL! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA I-5 WITH A CAR THAT DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY. PLEASE HELP ALL US 98-99 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070338January 15, 2004
STEERING, SUSPENSION
EXCESSIVE VIBRATION FROM STEERING WHEEL AT STOPS,,,BROUGHT THIS TO THE HONDA DEALER @ 1700 E SAHARA AVE, LAS VEGAS NV.. ON MARCH 25...APRIL 9TH/03 DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE REAR MOUNT 16029 C- CHECK FOR IDLE VIBRATION C-IDLE ADJUSTMENT BULLETIN 03-016 & REAR ENGINE MOUNT MALFUINCTION R-BULLETIN PERFORM IDLE SPEED ADJUSTMENT PRODECURE REPLACEMENT REAR ENGINE MOUNT..WAS NOT PLEASED...COMPLAINED TO CORP...ON MAY 22 MET WITH REGIONAL MANAGER, SERVICE MANAGER AND TOOK THE CAR FOR A RIDE...THE REGIONAL MANAGER ASSURED ME THATS THE WAY HONDA'S RIDE AND ALL IS NORMAL...I HAD ASKED WHY WAS THE SERVICE DONE RE: BULLENTINS...HIS COMMENT WAS...THEY WERE WRONG....I NOW FIND OUT THRU YOUR SITE THAT IT MAY BE SUSPENSION/STEERING...THEY SENT ME ON MY WAY, SAYING I WAS NUTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070539January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PROBLEMS BEGAN WHEN I TOOK MY 1998 ACCORD EX IN TO HAVE THE 30,000 MILE SERVICE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THEM REPLACED AND WENT IN FOR ANOTHER MAJOR SERVICE CHECK A YEAR LATER AND WAS TOLD THE CAR NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS AGAIN, THAT'S ONLY 18,000 MILES LATER. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP MECHANIC TOLD ME REPLACING THE PADS EVERY 20,000 MILES IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THESE CARS. I, THEN, TOOK THE CAR TO A NON-HONDA REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED THE PADS AND GUARANTEED THEM FOR 48,000 MILES. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE SECOND MAJOR SERVICE CHECK MY CAR HORN WAS WORKING. AFTER LEAVING HONDA'S SERVICE SHOP THE HORN HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY AGAIN. WHEN I TURN THE ENGINE ON THE HORN TURNS OFF. AS LONG AS THE ENGINE'S OFF THE HORN WORKS WITHOUT A PROBLEM. I TOOK IT BACK TO HONDA WHO TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS PROBABLY RELATED TO A CABLE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND WOULD COST ME OVER $200 TO REPAIR. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT COULD BE THE KEY SWITCH AND THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE SWITCH BUT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. AGAIN THEY ESTIMATE $200 TO REPAIR. THIS CAR HAS NOT HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR, IT IS A 1998 AND HAS LESS THAN 48,000 MILES ON IT TODAY. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN WHAT THEY ARE TELLING ME AND AM VERY DISPLEASED WITH MY HONDA AND THE SERVICE THAT I AM GETTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070583January 15, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE CAR GIVES REPEATED STARTING PROBLEMS, PARTICULARLY IF IT IS PARKED UNDER THE SUN. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT FIXING, FINALLY I WENT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAYS HE HAS SEVERAL CUSTOMERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH HONDA ACCORDS, AND HE SUSPECTS IT IS A VAPOR LOCK PROBLEM IN THE FUEL LINE AND ADVISED ME NOT TO SPEND MORE MONEY ON IT. HIS SUGGESTION TO OPEN THE GAS CAP HELPS MOST OF THE TIME WHEN THIS HAPPENS. BUT SOMETIMES, THIS LETS SOME GAS OUT THROUGH THE TOP AS SOON AS THE GAS CAP IS REMOVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070587January 15, 2004
WHEELS
WHEEL BEARING FAILURES: REPLACE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING UNDER WARRANTY AROUND 33,000 MILES. REPLACED RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING AROUND 68,000. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MANUFACTURER PAID NOTHING. FOUND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING STARTING TO GO BAD. HAD REPLACED AT NO COST IN JULY OF 2003. (ONLY HAD 9,000 MILES ON IT. HOWEVER, UPON INSPECTION DURING REPLACEMENT OF RIGHT FRONT, TECHNICIAN FOUND BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARING TO BE GOING BAD. THAT WILL BE A TOTAL OF FIVE WHEEL BEARING REPLACED BEFORE 100,000 MILES. NEVER HAD A WHEEL BEARING ISSUE ON ANY OTHER CAR!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070588January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE CAR BOGS DOWN, GOES VERY SLOWLY - LIKE IT IS WORKING VERY HARD TO ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE SQUARE AROUND THE D4 GEAR FLASHES. THE CAR EVENTUALLY GETS UP TO SPEED AND WILL CONTINUE WITHOUT A PROBLEM UNTIL YOU STOP AGAIN. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 7 TIMES FOR THIS. I HAVE NEVER BEEN CHARGED FOR THE REPAIRS BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RESOLVED. I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO GET HIT BY ANOTHER CAR IF I PULL OUY AND SUDDENLY HAVE POWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070605January 15, 2004
AIR BAGS
JULY 17, 2003 1847 HILLMONT WAY ROSEVILLE, CA 95661 (916) 786-6696 DEAR AGENCY, A POTENTIALLY LETHAL DEFECT MAY EXIST ON THE REDESIGNED 2003 HONDA ACCORD, AND HONDA MOTORS IS ATTEMPTING TO SWEEP IT UNDER THE CARPET. WITHOUT YOUR IMMEDIATE INVOLVEMENT, THEY MIGHT GET AWAY WITH IT. ON JULY 1, 2003 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 HONDA ACCORD, WITH 17000 MILES, WITH A PASSENGER. THE DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE EXCELLENT, SKIES WERE CLEAR, ROADS WERE DRY AND TEMPERATURES WERE MODERATE. WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 55 MPH, TWO OF THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED APPARENTLY WITHOUT PROVOCATION. TWO SENSORS ACTIVATED TWO SEPARATE AIRBAGS: THE SIDE-CURTAIN AIRBAG AND THE SEAT-CUSHION AIRBAG. FORTUNATELY, NEITHER OCCUPANT WAS HURT BUT MY WIFE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF ONTO A SIDE STREET. THEY SURVEYED THE AREA AND NOTICED THAT THERE WERE NO POTHOLES OR ROCKS IN THE ROAD AND APPARENTLY THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THAT THEY COULD HAVE COLLIDED WITH. THEY ALSO LOOKED FOR DAMAGE TO THE CAR. THERE WAS NONE. COINCIDENTALLY, I WAS CALLING MY WIFE AS SHE WAS PULLING THE CAR ONTO THE SIDE STREET. SHE ASKED WHAT SHE SHOULD DO. I SAID THAT I WOULD MAKE SOME PHONE CALLS AND GET BACK TO HER. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS TO BOTH AUTO WEST HONDA AND HONDA MOTORS, I WAS INFORMED THAT AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS NOT CONSIDERED A WARRANTEE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE TOWING WOULD BE OUR RESPONSIBILITY. IN FACT, I WAS ADVISED THAT HONDA HAD NEVER HAD AN AIRBAG DEPLOY WITHOUT BEING IN A COLLISION. THE DEALER?S REPRESENTATIVE, JOHN DAVIS, ADVISED ME THAT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HAVING NO AIRBAG RESTRAINTS, THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. WE ELECTED TO HAVE MY WIFE DRIVE IT IN TO AUTO WEST. ON JULY 3RD HONDA HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE DEPLOYMENT WAS CAUSED BY A COLLISION. I PERSONALLY VISITED AUTO WEST AND TALKED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER, JOE TABARRACCI, AND WAS ADVISED THAT AS FAR AS HE AND HIS SERVICE TECHNICIANS COULD TELL, THERE WERE NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF A COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070618January 15, 2004
AIR BAGS
AFTER 1 WEEK OF USING MY ACCORD,THE SIDE AIRBAG LIGHTS COMES ON AND OFF.I TOOK IT FOR REPAIR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR[ROSENTHAL HONDA OF TYSONS CORNER .VA.]THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON AND ON AND TODAY IS MY 5TH TIME TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MY SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR,AND AGAIN I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN.THEY SAY THE INDICATOR WILL COME AND STAY IF MY PASSENGER IS NOT PROPERLY SITTED,I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE LIGHT INDICATOR STAYS AND WON'T GO OFF.I AM SO TIRED OF PLEASING THE SERVICE CENTER TELLING THE SAME THING AGAIN AND AGAIN,I DON'T KNOW HOW TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM ANYMORE.YESTERDAY I CALLED THE AMAERICAN HONDA MOTORS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE INDICATOR SHOULD NOT STAY ON.SERVICE CENTER HAS NO GOOD EXPLANATION ON THIS.PLEASE HELP THANKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070679January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE MUFFLER IS RUSTED THROUGH, THE PAINT ON THE BUMPER BY THE TAILLIGHTS IS RUSTED AND CHIPPING OFF. I WAS NEVER REARENDER. MY DRIVER WINDOW WON'T GO DOWN, BECAUSE THE SWITCH WENT OUT. THE OTHER WINDOWS STICK BUT ARE OK FOR NOW. THE TRUNK LEAKS CONSTANTLY WHEN IT RAINS, I HAVE TRIED TO SEAL IT BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. MY MASTER CYLINDER JUST WENT OUT AND MY BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070735January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER ON THIS VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED ,WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED AND THE CAR IS PLACED IN GEAR THE CLUTCH AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGES AND THE CAR MOVES ON ITS OWN . THIS CAN CAUSE DEADLY CONSIQUENSES AT A RED LIGHT ,SCHOOL CROSSING, RAILROAD CROSSING , THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILS WITH USAGE ,ONE OF THE PROBLEM IS HONDA DOESN'T HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT! SO HERE WE ARE WITH A 5 YEAR OLD CAR W 70000 MILES IN IT AND THE FACTORY DOESN"T HAVE ANY PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070751January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
ON 7/27/03, SUNDAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHOWED UP, I DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC RIGHT AWAY THE NEXT DAY, BUT ON MONDAY MORNING, I COULDN'T EVEN GET OUT TO THE MAIN ROAD FROM MY DEVELOPMENT AND THE CAR JUST LOST THE GEAR. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGN, AND THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE TURNED FATAL AT HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SPEEDS. CAR JUST HAS 58K MILES AND HONDA REFUSES TO HELP IN ANY WAY, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE HISTORY OF SUCH PROBLEMS AND THEY EVEN HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRENTY FOR SUCH PROBLEMS ON NEWER HONDA AND ACURA BRANDED VEHICLES. THE REASON FOR REFUSAL IS THAT THEY DON'T PROVIDE GOODWILL ASSISTANCE TO VEHICLES MORE THAN 5 YEARS OLD. BUT THE BOTTOMLINE IS THAT I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE WELL AND GENERALLY THE USAGE HABITS AFFECT MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS NOT THE AUTOMATIC ONES. WE HAVE DRIVEN OTHER CARS TO DEATH AND NOTHING HAD HAPPENED TO THEIR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, SO THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THERE IS CERTAIN QUALITY AND DURABILITY THAT IS EXPECTED FROM ANY PRODUCT, AND THE MANUFECTURER SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY PRODUCT THAT FAILS, EVEN IF IT HAPPENS OUTSIDE OF WARRENTY. THE FACT THAT THEY PROVIDE 7 YEARS/100000 MILES EXTENDED WARRENTY ON NEWER VEHICLES, SETS UP A PRECEDENT, THAT IS THEY EXPECT A DEFECT FREE TRANSMISSION TO LAST AT LEAST THAT LONG. HONDA JUST THINKS THAT THEY CAN GET AWAY WITHOUT FIXING OLDER CARS BECAUSE THEY THINK OWENERS WON'T PURSUE THEIR CASE IN THE COURT, BUT I AM GOING TO THE SMALL CLAIMS COURT FOR SURE ON THIS ONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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