Honda Accord Complaints

25,389 consumer complaints on file.

#10040245September 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CATALYIC CONVERTER PRODUCES A FOUL SMELL WHICH SEEPS THROUGH THE VENTILATION. *AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039201September 20, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE THIS IS THE THIRD IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE IN THIS VEHICLE. HONDA REPLACED THE FIRST TWO BUT REFUSES TO REPLACE THE THIRD. SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALER DECIDED IT WAS NOT THE SWITCH THIS TIME BEFORE EVEN LOOKING AT THE CAR. CURRENTLY THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT START. MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC GOT THE CAR TO ACT UP AND SAID IT IS DEFINITELY THE IGNITION SWITCH AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME IT WENT THE CAR DIED ON THE BELTWAY AT 65 MPH. A BIG SUV CAME UP ON MY BUMPER. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE ON A HILL AND COULD NOT GET TO THE RIGHT BECAUSE CARS WERE PASSING ME ON THE RIGHT. IT WAS SCARY. *JB
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10039202September 20, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MASTER CYLINDER ON CLUTCH FAILED. HAD NO CLUTCH. IT TOOK HONDA A WEEK AND ME CALLING CUSTOMER RELATIONS AT AMERICAN HONDA TO LOCATE THE PART. THE CAR RENTAL WAS $315. CUSTOMER RELATIONS IS "PLAYING GAMES" WITH CUSTOMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR CAR RENTAL. THEY ARE NOT "USER FRIENDLY." I HAVE HAD TO RENT A CAR OR LOOSE TIME FROM WORK MANY TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS CAR. HONDA IS NOT RESPONSIVE TO THESE PROBLEMS. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039214September 20, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SRS LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. IT WAS RESET BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THEN IMMEDIATELY UPON PICKING THE CAR UP THE SRS LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN. DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT THE SRS LIGHT IN THIS CAR IS USUALLY SET OFF BY CELL PHONE USE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I AM A ONE PERSON OWNER AND DO NOT HAVE PASSENGERS. WHEN SRS LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN IT WENT ON WHILE I WAS USING A CELL PHONE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039086September 18, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKES MAKE THE CAR SHUTTER AFTER ONLY 7500 MILES HONDA OF AMERICA WON'T FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039098September 18, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
KEY COMES OUT OF IGNITION WITHOUT TRANSMISSION IN PARK. CAR IS A 1996 HONDA ACCORD. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039140September 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS
AIR BAG ARE DEFECT. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE UNTIL WE PAID $800.00 TO REPAIR IT. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039029September 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING
READING COMPLAINTS IN YOUR WEBSITE WILL SUPPORT MY CLAIM THAT I HAD EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN SPEED WHILE ON REVERSE WITHOUT PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. I MUST HAVE EXPERIENCED IT TODAY THRICE. THE FIRST TWO I IGNORED BUT THE THIRD ONE HAD ME LOOKING AT YOUR WEBSITE. I CAN'T WAIT TO FILE A COMPLAINT SINCE THIS IS AN URGENT SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LIVE WHERE KIDS FREELY PLAYS. I'M CALLING THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER ABOUT THIS TOMORROW. I ALSO HAVE ISSUE THAT SOME CONSUMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED, THE CAR PULLING TO THE LEFT. MY CAR IS BARELY A MONTH WITH 731 MI. ON IT. I'D APPRECIATE YOUR ADVISE.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039050September 17, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
2003 ACCORD LX MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS A RATTLE INSIDE THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER DOORS IN THE AREA DOOR LOCK POST. THE RATTLE APPEARS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION WITH WINDOWS UP OR DOWN AND DOORS LOCKED OR UNLOCKED. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A DEALER 3 TIMES TO GET IT FIXED HOWEVER THEY STILL WERE UNABLE TO HELP ME. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039014September 16, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
RE: 1999 HONDA ACCORD EX (VIN: JHMCG667XXXXXXXXX). OPTED NOT TO DRIVE ON FREEWAY THAT EVENING DUE TO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, TOOK BACK STREETS (PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON FREEWAY). SUDDENLY ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE LOUD NOISES & ENGINE DIED; LOST POWER STEERING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS & ALL PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON. TOW TRUCK ARRIVED, DRIVER DISCOVERED BELTS CAME OFF & THE PULLEY WAS BROKEN. BOLT ATTACHING IT WAS SHEARED OFF & BROKEN IN HALF, TOO. SUBMITTED ANOMALY TO HONDA CORPORATE (CASE # N012003-09-1001253)(PH # (800) 999-1009) TO REVIEW CASE ONCE OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER COMPLETES REPAIRS. CORPORATE HONDA OFFERED "GOODWILL ASSISTANCE" IF CASE DEEMED VALID ENOUGH FOR THEM TO PAY FOR SOME IF NOT ALL OF THE COSTS. HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM YET. HONDA DEALERSHIP NOTICED PULLEY WAS ALSO WARPED. THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. REPORTED CAR HAD 56K MILES, BUT MISTAKEN; SHOULD BE APPROX. 65K. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT JUST "WEAR & TEAR"; MORE LIKE A DESIGN FLAW OR SOMETHING! WE HAVE AN 1987 HONDA WITH NO PROBLEMS & ITS PULLEY DOES NOT EVEN WOBBLE LIKE IT IS DOING NOW IN THE 1999 SINCE IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED. IT'S STILL ON A TRIAL BASIS FOR 1 WEEK STARTING 9/15/2003. TO CONTINUE FURTHER MAY COST US AN ADD'L $3K OUT OF POCKET WITH NO GUARANTEES FROM THE DEALERSHIP. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038979September 16, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE IGNITION SWITCH ON MY 1995 HONDA ACCORD LX FAILED. THIS IS A FAILURE WHICH IS COVERED UNDER OTHER YEARS, BUT NOT MY 1995. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040067September 16, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON THE FREEWAY CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO EXIT BELTWAY OFF A RAMP, APPLIED THE BRAKES, BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE VEERED OVER THE MEDIAN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, AND CONSUMER SUSTAINED ABRASIONS TO THE CHEST, NECK, ARMS AND FACE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10038950September 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
CAR HAS BAD SULFUR ODOR WHEN DRIVING SLOW OR STOPING .ALSO , CONDITION APPEARS TO BE WORST WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS .LEVEL OF ODOR CAN BE LIGHT TO LEVEL GIVING YOU A HEADACKE
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038876September 14, 2003
PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC:ACTUATOR
NEUTRAL GEAR DOES NOT ENGAGE IN 2003 HONDA ACCORD AFTER THE RECALL REVERSE GEAR REPAIR WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BY MAHWAH HONDA IN MAHWAH, NEW JERSEY. 99 FRANKLIN TURNPIKE,MAHWAH,NEW JERSEY. *PH
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038829September 13, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD WHEN MY CD STARTED SKIPPING AND THEN MY ABS DASH LIGHT CAME ON. I CONTINUED ON THE HIGHWAY (A MAJOR INTERSTATE WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC) UNTIL MY EXIT. WHEN I SLOWED DOWN AT AN APPROACHING INTERSECTION, MY CAR JUST DIED. ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING QUIT...RADIO, AC,ETC...CAR FLASHERS WOULD NOT WORK, I WAS STRANDED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITHOUT ANY WAY TO LET APPROACHING TRAFFIC KNOW I HAD CAR TROUBLE. PUT MY HOOD AND TRUNK UP AND ESCAPED MY CAR. IT WAS TERRIBLE...BUT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF I HAD STILL BEEN ON I-285 WHICH IS A HEAVILY TRAFFICKED ARTERY AROUND ATLANTA WITH MULTIPLE LANES AND FAST TRAFFIC. I GOT ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN...NO DASH LIGHTS (I.E. BATTERY INDICATOR LIGHT) CAME ON TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY ALTERNATOR HAD DIED. THAT IS WHY THE CAR QUIT AS I SLOWED AT THE INTERSECTION...THE BATTERY HAD BEEN DRAINED COMPLETELY. I HAVE HAD NIGHTMARES ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME HAD I STILL BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE OR HAD THIS OCCURRED AT NIGHT, AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE KNOWING THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN SINCE I TRAVEL THAT BUSY HIGHWAY EVERY DAY! I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR ELECTRICAL DEFECT. MY CAR WAS REPAIRED AT CAREY PAUL HONDA IN SNELLVILLE GA AND THEY ASSURED ME THAT I DID NOT HAVE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM...BUT, NO INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AT ALL! PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS. I WILL ALSO CONTACT HONDA OF AMERICA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040004September 12, 2003
AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS ARE STITCHED UP ON THE SIDES.*MR *TS
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10038763September 12, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
SERVICE BULLETIN #' 030013 & 03034 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST RECALL REPLACED BRACKET FOR LOOSENESS IN SEAT-BACK & CUSHION - DID NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM - RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP & WAS ADVISED SEAT TRACK - NEEDED REPLACEMENT - ($758.53 TRACK - LABOR $218.38) THE SEAT STARTED SHIFTING WHEN VEHICLE WAS APPROX 2.5 YEARS OLD - CONTACTED HONDA DIRECT (800-999-1009 CASE#N012003-08-220-1363) WAS ADVISED THEY WOULD PAY 50% OF SEAT TRACK. THE DEALERSHIP AND HONDA DIRECT HAVE BEEN COURTEOUS & KIND. I DO NOT FEEL UNDER NORMAL USAGE THAT THE SEAT TRACK SHOULD FAIL. I BELIEVE THAT THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOR THE TRACK NOT THE BRACKET. *PH
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034102September 12, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THERE WAS NO BRAKING FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR. THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM THE ABS MODULATOR. TSB#96-050. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032303September 12, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER THE CONSUMER DOWN SHIFTED THE GEAR, IT FELT AS THOUGH THE GEAR WAS IN FOURTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE INSTEAD OF FORWARD. *AK *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033554September 12, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL CONTINUOUSLY PULL TO THE LEFT/RIGHT. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN GOING AROUND A CURB. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK *TS
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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