Honda Accord Complaints

25,389 consumer complaints on file.

#745203May 11, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
THE AXLE IN QUESTION FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY, WITHOUT WARNING AFTER ONLY 26000 MILES OF USE. HAD THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, A LOSS OF CONTROL WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY ENSUED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745171May 10, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE ON THE DAMAGES FROM THE APPRAISER/INSURANCE COMPANY. VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE ON THE HEADLIGHT AT AN ANGLE. THIS THREW THE VEHICLE INTO A DITCH ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE I-BEAM FROM THE FRAME CAN BE SEEN THRU THE BUMPER TO ILLUSTRATE THE IMPACT ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE POLICE AND THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR IMMEDIATELY POINTED OUT THAT THEY FELT THE DRIVER AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA CONSUMER AFFAIRS ON 5/7/01, BUT HAVE NOT HEARD A WORD FROM THEM SINCE. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE CAR INSPECTED BY A PROFESSIONAL BEFORE ANYONE STARTS TAMPERING WITH THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#745096May 9, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IT SEEMS THAT THE IGNITION FAILIURE IS COMMON ON ALL 1990 TO 1993 HONDA MODELS. SUCH FAILIURE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUSE AND CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT HAD IT HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY, BECAUSE ONCE THE IGNITION FAILS THE CAR JUST DIES. NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND MAYBE FORCE HONDA TO ISSUE A RECALL. NHTSA SHOULD NOT WAIT FOR A HIGH NUMBER OF FATALITIES IN ORDER TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION, PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887841May 9, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON A SIDE STREET 0N A RAINY NIGHT. SHE HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY, AND ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND SHE RAN INTO HIM . UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF AT ALL.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887847May 9, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 45 MPH SIDE IMPACT COLLISION IN WHICH PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP, CAUSING OCCUPANT TO RECEIVE INJURIES. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#9002041May 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
DURING ROUTINE SERVICE, MECHANIC FOUND AN OIL LEAK. LEAKED CAUSED BY A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. CRACK CAUSED BY A BRACKET MOUNTED TO THE BLOCK THAT HOLDS UP THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE HOLD WAS CLEANED OUT AND FILLED. OWNER FELLS THAT THIS DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND ENGINE SHOULD BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745063May 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SPEEDOMETER WAS ORDERED BY THE DEALER ON 2 FEB 2001. TO DATE THERE IS NO EXPECTED ARRIVAL DATE FOR THE PART (SPEEDOMETER). DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE ABS IS CAUSED BY A INTERNAL LEAK THAT DURING WARM WEATHER WOULD CAUSE INTERMITTENT ABS FAILURE. DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE ABS UNIT WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887712May 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WAS DRIVING AND TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY. CAN HEAR A BUZZING NOISE LIKE ITS TRYING STO SHIFT INTO PROPER GEAR AFTER GAS PASSES THROUGH. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER A FEW TIMES, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM WAS GETTING WORSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745028May 7, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND REMOVING THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT, WHEN EXITING THE CAR THE SEATBELT HAS BECOME ENTANGLED IN THE MOTORIZED SEATBACK CONTROL. WHILE I WALKED AROUND TO THE REAR SEAT TO TAKE MY INFANT OUT OF HER CAR SEAT, THE SEATBACK MOTOR SMASHED THE SEATBACK INTO MY CHILD'S LEGS AND PINNED THEM BETWEEN THE SEATBACK AND HER CARSEAT. THIS CAUSED HER TREMENDOUS PAIN AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#744959May 5, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG IN MY CAR IS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE SRS SYSTEM TO BE INACTIVE. HONDA STATES THAT THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND THAT IT IS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE THIS FAULTY PART. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE AROUND THE COUNTRY MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHAT GOOD IS A SAFETY FEATURE IF THE MANUFACTURER WON'T WARRANT IT FOR MORE THAN 4 YEARS? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744972May 5, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DURING HOT WEATHER MY ENGINE REVS UP TO A DANGEROUS LEVEL, AND I CAN NOT STOP THE PROBLEM I HAVE TO PUT MY FOOT HARD ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP IT STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. THE CAR WILL GO FORWARD WITHOUT ME PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS TOLD TO KEEP THE AIR CONDITIONER ON TO TRY TO SLOW IT DOWN. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE, AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE PLACE THAT I PURCHASED IT, THEY ADJUSTED THE CARBUERATOR, AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG--I HAVE HAD TROUBLE BEFORE THERE FIXING THINGS RIGHT, SO I DID NOT TAKE IT BACK THERE. ANOTHER MECHANIC HAD IT FOR A WEEK AND COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO AS HOT WEATHER IS COMING.PLEASE HELP ME-NO ONE ELSE WILL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887473May 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ACTUATOR IN ABS IS LEAKING FLUID WHICH IS NOT ALLOWING ABS TO ENGAGE. DEALERSHIP IS IN POSSESSION OF VEHICLE, AND WILL REPAIR THE UNIT FOR $430.00. .*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887500May 4, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM TRANSMISSION. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE TWICE, AND THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887511May 4, 2001
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO FOUND AIRBAG MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561035May 3, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED WHICH FORCED THE VEHICLE FOWARD TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE TWO FRONT PASSENGER SEATS COLLAPSED DURING THE FIRST PORTION OF THE COLLISON FORCING THE TWO FRONT OCCUPANTS TO BE LYING DOWN FLAT AS THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO COLLIDE WITH THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF IT, ALL THREE OCCUPANTS SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES (DAUGHTER ON BEHALF OF MOTHER). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#887345May 3, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, AIR BAGS
WHILE TRAVELING AT40 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT CONSUMER OFF. AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT, PASSANGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WENT OFF, BUT DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#887397May 3, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS TRAVELING 25-30MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE SIDESWIPED HONDA ON DRIVER'S SIDE. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER ACCIDENT, BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.LIGHT WAS NOT ON PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744864May 2, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S DOOR "FROZE" SHUT, DOOR WAS INOPERABLE. LOCK ASSEMBLY/ACTUATOR MECHANISM THAT FROZE ALSO CONTROLS AUTOMATIC SHOULDER HARNESS, WHICH WOULD NOT WORK. CONTACTED SEVERAL HONDA DEALERSHIPS, KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 1990 AND 1991 MODELS. THEY HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME KEEPING PART 364246 LOCK ASSEMBLY ($265) IN STOCK, DUE TO NUMBER OF FAILURES. HONDA WOULD DRILL OPEN DOOR AND REPLACE ASSEMBLY FOR $800. SAFETY HAZARD CREATED BY BOTH DRIVER'S DOOR AND SHOULDER SEAT BELT BEING INOPERABLE. IF KNOWN SAFETY HAZARD/DEFECT, WHY IS CONSUMER EXPECTED TO PAY $800?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887211May 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
AFTER DRIVING HOME AT 70 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDERHOOD. ENGINE COOLING FAN HAD MELTED. *AK THE ENGINE COOLING FAN MELTED DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE CIRCUIT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560956April 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS, SUSPENSION:REAR
THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ARE STARTING TO WEAR PREMATURELY AND MAKE NOISE DUE TO A NEW DESIGN, BOTH REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS ARE LEAKING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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