Honda Accord Complaints

25,389 consumer complaints on file.

#10010538March 16, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE 2001 ACCORD V6 HAS 18500 MILES. ONE MORNING I HAD A GREAT DIFFICULTY IN STARTING THE CAR, I CHECKED THE CAR BATTERY BUT IT WAS OKAY. FROM THAT TIME ON THE CAR WILL EVENTUALLY START, BUT THE DIFFICULTY IN STARTING IS THERE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010539March 16, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" HAS BEEN ON FOR OVER A YEAR. THERE ARE SCORES OF OTHER ACCORD OWNERS THAT I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO FIX THIS. IT CAN BE DISTRACTING DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THIS LIGHT ON. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010516March 15, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MY HONDA ACCORD 99. WITH RESEARCH I FOUND ALOT OF CONSUMERS THAT HAD THE TRANSMISSIONS FAIL IN THEIR ACCORD 99/2000/2001'S. THE 200+ TRANSMISSION WERE UNDER RECALL. I DIRECTLY ASKED HONDA IF THE PART (AUTO TRANSMISSION) WAS THE SAME IN THE 99 ACCORD AS THE 2000 / 2001 WHICH IS UNDER RECALL. THOUGH SEVERAL HONDA DEALERSHIPS I FOUND OUT THAT THE PART (AUTO TRANSMISSION) IS EXACTLY THE SAME IN A 99, 2000 OR 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE HONDA WARRANTY TEAM WOULD NOT ADMIT (AGAIN I DIRECTLY ASKED) THAT THE PART WAS THE SAME. THUS, I AM LEFT WITH HONDA KNOWING THAT 99 ACCORD'S HAVE KNOWN DEFECTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS THAT FAIL AT ROAD SPEED (ERRATIC SHIFTING). MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON AN INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH ROAD SPEED BY SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER THAT HAD TO GO OFF ROAD TO AVOID MY CAR. I GUESS WHEN THE FATALITIES GROW BIG ENOUGH TO WARRANT A CLASS ACTION SUIT HONDA WILL BE FORCED TO RECALL. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010518March 15, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
MY FATHER IS AN OWNER OF A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 SEDAN. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JULY 2001 AND HAS RECENTLY EXCEEDED ITS WARRANTY MILEAGE OF 36,000 MILES. TWO WEEKS AGO, AS MY FATHER WAS REPLACING THE REAR BREAK PADS, HE NOTICED THE LINKAGE CONNECTING THE REAR SWAY BAR TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN AT THE WELD POINTS. THIS BROKEN LINKAGE HAD CAUSED THE INSIDE BREAK PAD TO WEAR AT MUCH GREATER RATE THAN THE OUTSIDE PAD. MY UNCLE IS ALSO AN OWNER OF A 2001 HONDA ACCORD V6 SEDAN AND UPON HEARING OF THE BROKEN SWAY BAR IN MY FATHER??S CAR, HE INSPECTED THE REAR SWAY BAR IN HIS ACCORD AND FOUND THAT THE SAME LINKAGES WERE BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES. HIS BROKEN LINKAGES ALSO CAUSED THE SAME PATTERN OF UNEVEN BRAKE WEAR IN HIS CAR. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009719March 14, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
RECALL REPAIR COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE. AFTER RECEIVING IGNITION SWITCH RECALL 02V12 AND EXPERIENCING VEHICLE STALL-OUT CONDITION, CONSUMER WAITED FOR 60 DAYS AND RECALL REPAIRS HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED. *TT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010472March 14, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY MOTHER WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT TOTALED HER CAR. MY BROTHER AND HIS WIFE WERE THE FIRST OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE, AND MY MOTHER HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 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 TRIED TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO GEAR. SHE HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME GETTING THE CAR BACK INTO GEAR. SHE FINALLY WAS ABLE TO SHIFT AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO A HIGH REV AND ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS RESULTED IN THE CAR SMASHING INTO A WALL LESS THAN 60 FEET AWAY. LUCKILY THE AIR BAGS WORKED AND MY MOTHER & STEP-FATHER'S INJURIES WERE NOT TOO SERIOUS. MY MOTHER'S FOOT WAS DEFINITELY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS THERE IS A LOCK OUT 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 SCHOOL BUS DRIVER WITH A PERFECT DRIVING RECORD, NO ACCIDENTS, AND ONLY USES ONE FOOT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. NOW SHE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE AND IS WORRYING AND SECOND GUESSING HERSELF THAT SHE DID SOMETHING WRONG. I HAVE FOUND OVER 30 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING 1998 HONDA ACCORDS. I DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY OTHER HONDA'S ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. IT APPEARS THAT HONDA CONTINUES TO PLACE THE BLAME ON DRIVER ERROR, BUT WE BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM HERE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10011838March 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE. *JB THE ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 60 MPH IN THE MIDDLE LANE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE FROMT HE ENGINE STARTED . VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WAS RUINED. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010491March 14, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I AM AN OWNER OF A 2001 HONDA ACCORD LX AND WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A LOCAL ROAD, THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY AND VIOLENTLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND CAUSED A SEVERE CRASH WITH OTHER CARS. CONSUMERUIDE.COM LIST UNDER THE NHTSA RECALL HISTORY A DEFECT IN THE AIR INTAKE WHICH CAN KEEP THE THROTTLE OPEN. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10010378March 13, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I STARTED TO FEEL A LITTLE SLIP IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN OR BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY. I CALLED AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE HONDA DEALER. THEY COULD NOT GET ME IN FOR THREE DAYS SO I TOOK IT TO MIDAS IT. THE MAN TOLD ME I HAD SOME VERY BAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND COULD NOT TOUCH IT. HE SAID IT WAS LEAKING FLUID OUT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION AND ALL HE COULD DO WOULD BE TO FILL IT UP WITH THE SPECIAL FLUID THAT HONDA USES. SO $80.00 BUCKS LATER I GOT SOME FLUID IN IT AND THEN CALLED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP TO ASK WHY MY 2000 ACCORD THAT I PAID $25,000.00 HAD A BAD TRANSMISSION AFTER ONLY 72,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD THAT ,WELL THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE 2000 ACCORD AUTO TRANSMISSIONS. I AM BEING TOLD TO BRING IT INTO THE SHOP TO BE LOOKED AT FOR A FEE OF $72.00 AN HOUR AND THEY WOULD TRY TO DETECT THE PROBLEM. AND I AM BEING TOLD THAT SUPPOSEDLY THAT HONDA HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 72 MONTHS OR 100,000 MILES. I CAN ONLY HOPE TO GOD THAT THIS IS TRUE. OR I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY AT LEAST $3,500.00 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. WHY WAS I NOT TOLD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, OR THE TIME OF ALL THE DIFFERENT MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES I HAD DONE? I HAD RAN MY HONDA CIVIC UP TO 240,000 MILES WITH NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BEFORE I PURCHASED THIS 2000 ACCORD AND I WAS GOING TO BUY A NEW 2003 ACCORD NEXT MONTH. ALTHOUGH NOW I HAVE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN THE CAR THAT I HAD THOUGHT WAS THE VERY BEST ON THE MARKET! IS THIS GOING TO BE UNDER A WARRANTY?. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010382March 13, 2003
SEAT BELTS
I OWN A 1993 HONDA ACCORD LX. THE LEFT REAR OUTSIDE SEATING POSITION SAFETY BELT HAS LOCKED UP AND WILL NOT RETRACT. THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY CONCERN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568436March 13, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THE DEALER HAD TO DISCONNECT THE ALARM IN ORDER TO DO THE REPAIR. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE ALARM RECONNECTED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *NLM *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010385March 13, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND SLAMMED INTO THE VEHICLE WAITING FOR THE SPACE. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE TO GET OFF HIS BUMPER, THE CAR SHOT FORWARD WHILE STANDING ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. FINALLY JUMPED A CURB AND RAN INTO PARKING METER TO STOP CAR. DEALER SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010388March 13, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAPPENS AGAIN LESS THAN A THOUSAND MILES LATER. AGAIN PUT CAR IN REVERSE, ENGINE SURGED AND SHOT BACKWARDS INTO TRAFFIC ON A BUSY STREET. CAR WAS INSPECTED BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND THEY ALSO FOUND NOTHING WRONG. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT BODY SHOP BEING REPAIRED. HONDA OF AMERICA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AGAIN, AND WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM LEGAL DEPARTMENT. SAME CAR-SAME PROBLEM-NO HELP FROM HONDA. CAN NHTSA HELP? *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010344March 12, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
THE STARTER BLEW APART AFTER STARTING ON 3/10/03. THE BENDIX WAS IN TWO PIECES AND LODGED ITSELF BETWEEN THE FLYWHEEL AND MOTOR. ONE PIECE WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED, THE SECOND CANNOT BE REMOVED UNLESS THE TRANSMISSION IS REMOVED. THE DEALER INDICATED THIS WAS A NEW OCCURRENCE AND NEVER BEFORE HAPPENED TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE. THE CONSUMER SERVICE AT HONDA DID NOT SEEM TOO CONCERNED THAT THIS HAD OCCURRED AND SEEMED UNWILLING TO RESEARCH THIS EVEN THOUGH THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011536March 12, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT SEND THE PARTS FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL 02 V 120 000, TO THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL THE DEFECT HAPPENED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010368March 12, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TODAY I HAVE 88000 MILES ON MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD V6 COUPE. I AM CURRENTLY ON MY THIRD TRANSMISSION. THE FIRST TIME, MY CAR WAS DRIVING VERY ROUGH AT AROUND 23000 MI. EVERY TIME I WOULD ACCELERATE, WHEN MY CAR SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, THE CAR WOULD GIVE A STRONG JERK, ONE THAT WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO SHAKE THE COINS IN THE COIN HOLDER. I TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS OK, AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE ANY PROBLEMS. AROUND 30000 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR. I TOOK IT BACK TO HONDA AND THEY REPLACED IT WITH OUT ANY PROBLEM. LATER, AROUND 60000 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION LOST ALL FORWARD DRIVING GEARS. KEEP IN MIND THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION. I HAD IT TOWED TO A GAS STATION, AND CALLED HONDA, ONLY TO HEAR, THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO GET THE WORK DONE AT THE GAS STATION. THEY ACQUIRED A NEW TRANSMISSION FROM HONDA TO BE PLACED INTO MY CAR. TONIGHT, THAT TRANSMISSION IS NOW WITHOUT FIRST AND THIRD GEARS. THE CAR WONT SHIFT EITHER. THE CAR NEEDS TO BE PLACED IN SECOND GEAR, AND SHIFTED TO THIRD MANUALLY FOR IT TO FUNCTION. IF IT IS STARTED IN 1,D3,OR D4 IT WILL START IN SECOND GEAR AND STAY IN IT. I HAVE 90000 MI ON MY CAR TODAY. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR EVERY 30000 MI OR SO.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010365March 12, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAS FAILED. THE DEALER STATES I NEED A NEW ABS MODULATOR. THE CAR IS EXTREMELY WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS LOW MILEAGE. THIS FAILURE SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010371March 12, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA ACCORD 99', TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 60,000 MILES. OTHER YEARS (98) HAVE HAD WARRANTY EXTENDED DUE TO DESIGN FAILURE, BUT NOT THE 99. 99 SHOULD BE INCLUDED! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009559March 11, 2003
SEAT BELTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, INTERIOR LIGHTING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STRUCTURE:BODY
THE CUSTOMER CONTENDED THE BRAKES WERE SOMETIMES INOPERATIVE/NOISY/RUBBING AND DID NOT STOP THE CAR. THE CUSTOMER ALSO HAD MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF SERVICE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ABNORMAL SHIFTING OPERATIONS. THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ENGINE HAD NORMAL NOISE. OTHER COMPLAINTS INCLUDED THE TCS LIGHT ON, DOOR AJAR LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT AND SEAT BELT LIGHT ALL ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. LICENSE PLATE BRACKET CAME OFF. TWISTED SEAT BELTS, REAR DOOR, BUMPER AND DASH PANEL REPLACEMENT. *TT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011292March 10, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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