Honda Accord Complaints

25,389 consumer complaints on file.

#10014623March 27, 2003
STEERING
THE VEHICLE HAD NO STEERING, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BECOME HARD TO CONTROL. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012493March 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES THEN HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE FRONT BRAKES HAD BROKEN AND THAT THE CALIPERS WERE VERY BAD. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEY WOULD ONLY CHECK FOR A PROBLEM AT COST. WOULD NOT REPAIR. *NLM
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10011072March 26, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
IN NOVEMBER 2002, I DISCOVERED A PROBLEM WITH MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD. SUBSEQUENT TO THIS DATE I HAD THREE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS, ALL UNSUCCESSFUL. TWO OF MY TRANSMISSIONS DID NOT LAST LONGER THAN A WEEK BEFORE THEY WERE DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HONDA IS UNWILLING TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO REACH. THE SERVICE STAFF CONTINUALLY TRIES TO TELL ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS "IN MY HEAD", YET THEY CONTINUE TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION UNIT ON EACH VISIT. IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH YOUR 2001/2002 MODEL PLEASE FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB AUTO LINE, THE BUREAU OF AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, OR THE NEW MOTOR VEHICLE BOARD, THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THAT HONDA WILL BECOME RESPONSIVE TO THIS PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON ALL TRANSMISSION TO 100,000 MILES, THIS ONLY COVERS 100,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER NOT ON THE LIFE OF THE NEW TRANSMISSION. HOW CAN I MAKE HONDA ACCOUNTABLE FOR MY UNSAFE VEHICLE? THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIVE IN ANY WAY! *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011076March 26, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
HONDA ACCORD 95. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, COST TO FIX: $2000. HONDA CAR NOT RELIABLE. HAD OTHER PROBLEMS, REPLACEMENT PART: $700. DEALER CAN'T BE TRUSTED! BRAKES PULSATING, FIXED AT PEP BOYS: $200. BRAKE PROBLEMS! POWER DRIVER'S SEAT COST FOR FIXING: $200. CONSTANT PROBLEM! STILL A PROBLEM, STILL NOT WORKING WELL! TIMING BELT CHANGE : $500. COSTS MORE THAN OTHER CARS TO GET THIS DONE! ABS LIGHT CAME ON, I HAVE TO REPLACE MODULATOR THAT IS LEAKING, $1400. I WANT HONDA TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. HAVE ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS. EVERY TIME IS SOMETHING ELSE! ENOUGH! I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO GET A NEW CAR! I CAN'T GET A NEW CAR AND USED CARS ARE NOT RELIABLE EITHER!!!!! *JB
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10012527March 26, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *NLM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011000March 25, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
BOUGHT NEW 2003 ACCORD EX IN 1/03. SINCE HAVING THE CAR, THERE HAS BEEN A DAILY TERRIBLE "ROTTEN EGG" SMELL COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. DEALER CLAIMS THAT IT IS FROM THE WINTER BLEND OF GAS, BUT MY OLD CAR NEVER HAD THIS SMELL AND NO ONE I KNOW THAT HAS A CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SMELL IS SO BAD THAT PEOPLE GETTING OUT OF BACK DOORS WILL PLUG THEIR NOSES AND I MUST KEEP HEAT/AIR ON RECIRCULATE AND KEEP WINDOWS SHUT BECAUSE WHEN I STOP AT A LIGHT ETC..., THE SMELL GETS INTO THE CABIN. IF DEALER CONTINUES TO "NOT FIND A PROBLEM" I WILL CONSIDER LEMON LAW LAWSUIT.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012264March 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SERVICED THE VEHICLE 6 TIMES BUT CANNOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010968March 24, 2003
SEATS
THE BACK OF DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT FELL OFF APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO. A BOLT WAS TIGHTENED AND THE SEAT SEEMED OK, BUT THEN BECAME LOOSE. CAR WAS AT DEALER FOR REGULAR SERVICING A FEW MONTHS AGO AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL. LAST WEEK SEAT BACK BECAME VERY LOOSE AND WHEN CAR WAS IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE I ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND WAS TOLD BRACKET WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT COST OF APPROXIMATELY $800. AFTER MUCH PROTEST, DEALER CLAIMED THEY NEEDED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. LATER THAT DAY THEY AGREED TO REPLACE AT NO COST AS "GOOD WILL" GESTURE AND SCHEDULED REPAIR FOR NEXT DAY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON BOTH THE ACCORD AND CIVIC AND THERE IS A NHTSA PENDING. REF ACTION # PE02072. I ALSO OWN A SATURN AND IT WAS RECALLED FOR A SIMILAR SEAT BRACKET PROBLEM . HONDA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WITH A RECALL. *JB
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10010881March 22, 2003
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
THERE IS ALWAYS A HIGH PITCH BACK GROUND NOISE (MORE LIKE HUMMING AND HAZING SOUND) COMING OUT FROM THE STEREO UNIT WHEN THE VOLUME DIAL IS 01 AND UP NO MATTER IF IT IS THE CD OR RADIO. IF I ADJUST THE VOLUME TO 00, IT IS GONE. BUT WHEN THE VOLUME IS 01 OR UP, THE NOISE COMES BACK. MY DEALER ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM ON ALL THEIR 03 HONDA ACCORD IN STOCK. HE CALLED AMERICAN HONDA REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT HAS NOT GOT ANY RESPONSE YET. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010780March 20, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT OF DRIVER DOOR AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. SHE HAD TO CLIMB OVER THE CONSOLE AND GO OUT PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN SHE WENT AROUND TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE SHE FOUND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. SHE WENT TO THE HONDA DEALER WHO TOLD HER THIS WAS A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL AND GAVE HER A PRINT OUT OF HOW TO FIX THE DOOR, WHICH IS QUITE COMPLEX, BUT WOULD SAVE HER $600.00 TO DO THE WORK HERSELF. SHE HAD 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE THEIR CAR SEATS IN THE BACK AND THIS COULD BE A VERY DEADLY SITUATION SHOULD SHE HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE AND NEED TO EXIT THE CAR OR GET ACCESS TO HER CHILDREN IMMEDIATELY. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012106March 19, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK, WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLD. *JB *SCC
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567049March 19, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE SRS LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY STAYED ON INDICATING A MALFUNCTION IN THE SYSTEM. *MR *SCC *NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010689March 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AT ABOUT 82000 MILES FOR MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD LX, 4 CYLINDER. AFTER REPLACING SPARK PLUG WIRES, SPARK PLUGS AND AIR FILTER, THE LIGHT WENT OFF FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE COMPUTER CODE SAYS THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. HOWEVER, OTHERS ON THE FOLLOWING FORUM HAD THEIR CATALYTIC REPLACED, AND THE LIGHT RESUMED AFTER SOME PERIOD OF TIME: THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS FORUM OF THE SAME PROBLEM, THERE SHOULD BE NO DOUBT THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WHICH HONDA HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS. THIS PROBLEM WILL PROBABLY SEVERELY REDUCE THE RESALE VALUE OF THE CAR, OR STOP ME FROM SELLING IT COMPLETELY. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010694March 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY INTO GEAR, IT WAS SLOW IN SHIFTING. WHEN EVER THIS HAPPENS, ENGINE WOULD REV UP. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010709March 18, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
UPON PARKING AT THE MALL TODAY, I PARKED NEXT TO ANOTHER, 1995 HONDA ACCORD/ 4- DOOR. THE LADY INSIDE ASKED, WAS THAT NOISE MY CAR LOCK, SHE SHOWED ME THAT HERS WAS THE SAME, WE ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH OUR ANTENNA'S, AND WINDOWS. THIS IS NOT A REAL HOW OFTEN DO YOU MEET SOMEONE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS?( WE BOTH HAVE TWO WINDOWS,TWO DOORS LOCKS, AND ANTENNAS PROBLEMS) AND THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR. I JUST WONDER HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM????? AND ARE NOT COMPLAINING. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010011March 18, 2003
TIRES
THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CONTAINED A BULGE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010595March 17, 2003
SEATS
DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT MOVES AND RATTLES WHEN TURNING AND BRAKING. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND HONDA HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. BOTH MY DAD AND BROTHER HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH TWO DIFFERENT 2002 HONDA ACCORDS. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009602March 17, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. ALSO REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010614March 17, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2000 HONDA ACCORD: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL- ACCELERATOR STICKS AFTER VEHICLE IS PARKED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. OCCURS DAILY. HOT OR COLD WEATHER. I MUST PRESS HARD ON GAS PEDAL TO RELEASE THE STICKING. CLEANING THROTTLE PLATE DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. DEALER NOT CONTACTED. *NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010616March 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
2000 HONDA ACCORD: POWER TRAIN AXLE-WHEEL BEARINGS. BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. 70,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. CAR IS GENTLY DRIVEN OVER SMOOTH ROADS. HONDA CONTACTED. DEALER NOT CONTACTED. *NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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