Honda Accord Complaints

25,389 consumer complaints on file.

#10040936September 29, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT
I HAVE HAD MY 2003 ACCORD EX IN THE DEALER'S SHOP WELL OVER 15 TIMES FOR VARIOUS REASONS. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD RATTLES AND HAS BEEN LOOKED AT 5 TIMES AND CANNOT BE RECTIFIED. THE CD PLAYER WOULD NOT LOAD CD'S PROPERLY AND HAVE HAD THE STEREO REPLACED. NOW THE COVER TO THE STEREO WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE. THE STEREO HAS BEEN LOOKED AT 4 TIMES AND HAS TO GO BACK IN A 5TH TIME TO HAVE THE COVER REPLACED AGAIN. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN LOOKED AT 5 TIMES, SINCE THE FIRST WEEK WE BOUGHT THE CAR. THE FIRST 3 TIMES THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE 4TH TIME, THEY HAD TO RESURFACE THE ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. AT THIS VISIT, THERE WAS ONLY 9,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE 5TH TIME WE TOOK THE CAR IN, IT HAD 12,000 MILES AND THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED AGAIN. NOW THE BRAKES ARE GRINDING AND SQUEALLING AGAIN. THIS IS NOW THE 6TH TIME WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE SEAL AROUND THE DOOR GAVE WAY AT AROUND 5,000 MILES. THE DOOR SEAL SEEMS TO BE VERY THIN AND DOES NOT HOLD UP VERY WELL. WE PURCHASED AN AFTER FACTORY ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. MY WIFE'S FOB FAILED TO DEACTIVATE THE DEVICE. I REALIZE THAT THIS IS AN AFTER FACTORY INSTALLED DEVICE, BUT THE HONDA DEALER SHOULD BACK WHAT THEY SELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040761September 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DEALER HAS REPLACED REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040782September 26, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT EVERY 500 MILES VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UNLESS ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND THE KEY WAS TURNED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039594September 26, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE 1999 HONDA ACCORD COUPE EX V6. MY TRANNY WENT AT 66'000 MILES. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I HAVE CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON 99 ACCORD TRANSMISSIONS BUT THERE IS AN EXTENSION ON 2000/2001 TRANSMISSIONS FOR 7 YEARS 100'00 MILES. I AM VERY UPSET AND HOPE THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS....OR AT LEAST COMPENSATE FOR THE $3000 I SPENT TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039609September 26, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE HAD MY 03 ACCORD FOR 5 MONTHS NOW AND HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALERS MORE THEN 10 TIMES FOR VARIOUS PROBLEMS. THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WAS, THE CAR WAS HESITATING WHEN I WOULD START THE ENGINE. I WOULD HAVE TO HOLD THE KEY FOR MORE THEN 5 SECONDS. I BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY RAN TESTS AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. EVENTUALLY THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL BECAUSE IF I HAD THE AIR COND. OR HEAT ON IT WOULD TAKE A FEW SECONDS FOR IT TO START UP. I ALSO WAS HAVING A BAD ROTTEN EGG SMELL. ONCE AGAIN THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THAT IT WAS THE GAS THAT I WAS GETTING, SOMETHIN ABOUT THE WATER DEPOSITS IN IT. BUT I'VE TRIED DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS LIKE THEY SAID AND IT STILL SMELLS. I HAD MY CAR IN FOR CREAKING SOUNDS IN MY DASH BOARD, AND THEY ACTUALLY FOUND SOME PILLIARS LOOSE AND FIXED THAT PROBLEM. THE MOLDING ON MY PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS WAS CRINKLING FROM THE HEAT AND THE SUN SO THOSE HAD TO BE REPLACED. A RECENT PROBLEM I HAVE NOW IS THERE IS A LEAK IN MY POWER STEERING. I TOLD MY DEALER I WAS CONTACTING HONDA AND THEY SAID TO DEAL W/ IT THRU MY DEALER AND NOT GET THEM INVOLVED, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT I AM HAVING ALL THESE PROBLEMS W/ A BRAND NEW CAR!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039619September 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
AFTER PURCHASING OUR NEW HONDA ACCORD WAGON ON 4/10/94 WE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT FEEL AS THOUGH THEY WERE OPERATING CORRECTLY. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER ON 7/19/96 TO HAVE THE BRAKES SERVICED BECAUSE THE REAR BRAKES WERE WORN OUT AFTER 18261 MILES. WE ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES DUE TO THE PREMATURE WEARING OUT OF THE REAR BRAKES. WE WERE SIMPLY TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. WE NEEDED TO HAVE THE CAR SERVICED AGAIN FOR AN UNRELATED PROBLEM ON 11/26/97 AND WE AGAIN TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING RIGHT AND WE WERE AGAIN TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. ON 9/13/03 WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE 880 FREWAY I APPLIED THE BRAKES AS I WAS ABOUT TO EXIT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY PUMP THE BRAKES FAST ENOUGH TO GET THE CAR TO COME TO A STOP WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A NEARBY MIDAS REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE QUITE A FEW SERVICE BULLETINS COVERING THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAD EXPERIENCED WITH MY VEHICLE AND THAT THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE DEALT WITH THEM BEFORE THIS FAILURE. I WAS FORCED TO PAY OVER $1400.00 FOR REPAIRS TO MY VEHICLE THAT WERE THE DIRECT RESULT OF THE HONDA DEALERSHIP'S FAILURE TO LOOK INTO MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE BRAKE PROBLEMS AND LOOK UP THE SERVICE BULLETINS ON FILE. THEY PUT ME, MY WIFE AND MY SON'S LIFE IN DANGER BY NOT DOING THEIR JOB.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039620September 26, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 6SPEED. OVERALL, I FEEL THE CAR HAS BEEN VERY NICE BUT THERE ARE A FEW PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE NOTICED WITH THE CAR. I SEEM TO HAVE A "HARD" START PROBLEM EVERY SO OFTEN WHERE THE CAR WILL CRANK IT JUST WONT TURN OVER. I ALSO NOTICED A POPPING SOUND EVERY TIME I START TO GO AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A WHILE. I'M VERY SKEPTICAL ON THE QUALITY OF THE ACCORDS NOW AS I'M A FORMER OWNER OF A 2000 ACCORD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039558September 25, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE SRS LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS WHILE WE WERE ON VACATION AND A DEALER IN FL CHECKED IT AND RESET W/OUT CHARGE. TECH SAID IT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY PLACING CELL PHONE ON PASSENGER SEAT. IF IT CAME ON AGAIN, IT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE SENSOR. I HAVE REFRAINED FROM HAVING THE CELL PHONE ON THE SEAT SINCE THEN (MAY 03). THIS PAST SUNDAY THE SRS LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT. MY DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT SINCE THE CAR HAS 44,000 MILES AND WAS OUT OF WARRENTY, IT WOULD COST $70 TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS. HE DID NOT KNOW FOR SURE, BUT THE CAUSE MAY BE A DEFECTIVE SENSOR. MY CONCERN IS THAT WHEN THE SRS LIGHT IS ON IT MEANS THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE DISABLED. THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE AND ONE THAT IS NECESSARY. I CHECKED THE EDMUNDS WEB SITE AND NOTED THERE WERE QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SRS LIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039454September 24, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
2003 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN LX WITH SIDE AIRBAGS. THERE ARE A LOT OF RATTLES COMING FROM THE ROOF ABOVE THE SUN VISOR ON THE PAGGENER'S SIDE. THESE RATTLES BECOME LOUDER AND LOUDER. I HAVE COME BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THIS CAR TWICE BUT THE PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN FIXED!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039465September 24, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHEN IM DRIVING MY SRS LIGHT COMES ON OCCASIONALLY, I HAVENT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS SO I DONT KNOW IF THEY WILL DEPLOY, IT SEEMS THAT A FAIR AMOUNT OF HONDAS HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND FOR WHAT IVE SEEN THEY CANT GET REPAIRED. I HAVE A 2001 EX V6
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039463September 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD HAS A REALLY BAD "ROTTEN EGG" SMELL ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JANUARY OF 2003. I WAS TOLD HONDA WAS INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM. AFTER 8 MONTHS AND 10,000 MILES THE CAR STILL SMELLS AND HONDA NOW SAYS IT IS NORMAL. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND I AM VERY DISAPOINTED HONDA IS NOT GOING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I OWN 2 HONDAS AND THEY WILL BE MY LAST. WE ARE GOING TO PURSUE LEMON LAWS AS A LAST ALTERNATIVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040551September 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE VIBRATES. DEALER RESURFACED THE ROTORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039508September 24, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, SUSPENSION:REAR
SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS DURING COLD WEATHER. REPLACED SWAY BAR BUSHINGS BUT PROBLEM HAS NOT GONE AWAY. HAVE FOUND OUT AFTER TALKING TO HONDA TECHNICIAN THAT THE STRUTS IN THE FRONT AND REAR STRUTS ARE WORN. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ACCORDING TO TECHNICIAN FROM HONDA. VERY ANNOYING PROBLEM THAT HONDA KNOWS ABOUT AND WILL NOT FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040349September 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039357September 23, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
HONDA MOTORS DOES NOT HAVE INSPECTION CRITERIA FOR BALL JOINTS. THEY HAVE NO TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS ON THIS AREA AS CONFIRMED BY THEIR CENTRAL CUSTOMER SERVICE. IT IS THERFORE POSSIBLE THAT VEHICLES WITH DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS MAY BE ON THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039358September 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN DAYS AFTER MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 HAD 90K SERVICE AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP, INCLUDING A FUEL INDUCTION SERVICE. THE FIRST TRIP BACK TO THE DEALER RESULTED IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECORDING THE CODE IN THEIR COMPUTER THEN TURNING THE INDICATOR LAMP OFF IN MY ACCORD. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LAMP RETURNED SOON AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP. ON THE 2ND VISIT, THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THE CODE INDICATED THE EGR VALVE WAS CLOGGED. THE SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED THAT HONDA HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT ONLY FOR 8 YEARS/80,000 MILES. MY CAR HAS 92K MILES YET I WAS NEVER ADVISED OF THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP'S OWN TESTING DURING THE 90K SERVICE DID NOT DETECT THE EMISSION PROBLEM AND I SEE THAT MANY OTHERS WITH LESS MILEAGE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040406September 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHEN CHANGING GEARS. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSED THE GEARS TO SLIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040458September 23, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER LEAK. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A SHOP TO BE REPAIRED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034286September 23, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM OTHER GEARS BESIDES PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS MADE. *AK THE KEY COULD BE MOVED FROM ANY GEAR WHEN THE ENGINE WAS OFF. (SHOULD BE MANUFACTURERS RESPONSIBILITY) *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037672September 23, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHILE PARKED, THE BATTERY EXPLODED AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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