Honda Accord Complaints

25,389 consumer complaints on file.

#729864September 1, 2000
TIRES
SIDE WALL BLOWOUT OF PASSENGER FRONT TIRE. INSPECTION SHOWED TREAD SEPARATION AND BULGE ON PASSENGER REAR IN SAME LOCATION AS FAILURE ON FRONT TIRE. BOTH TIRES REPLACED AND DISCARDED.( DOT NUMBER: Y7J6 TIRE SIZE: P185/70R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729869September 1, 2000
TIRES
BOUGHT CAR USED IN JULY. TIRES LOOKED FINE AND SHOULD HAVE LASTED A LONG TIME. OWNER SAID TIRES WERE ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD. TWO FIRESTONE TIRES ON FRONT, TWO GOODYEAR TIRES ON BACK. FIRESTONE TIRES TWO MONTHS NEWER THAN GOODYEAR. TIRES LOOKED FINE WHEN PARKED, BUT WHEN STEERING WHEEL TURNED, THERE WAS NO TREAD ON THE INSIDE AND THE STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING ALL THE WAY AROUND THE INSIDE OF BOTH FRONT TIRES. MY HUSBAND REFUSED TO LET ME DRIVE CAR UNLESS TIRES WERE REPLACED. BY THE TIME I DROVE MY CAR TO THE TIRE DEALER (APPROX 10 MILES), THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. I CALLED FIRESTONE WHILE I WAS HAVING NEW TIRES PUT ON, AND THEY WOULD NOT DISCUSS IT BECAUSE THESE WERE NOT THE TIRES INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. I AM NOT SO MUCH INTERESTED IN REIMBURSEMENT AS IN GETTING ADDITIONAL TIRES RECALLED BY FIRESTONE THAT THERE ARE OTHER TIRES THAT FIRESTONE HAS NOT RECALLED THAT ARE AS DANGEROUS AS THE ONES THEY DID RECALL. THE TWO GOODYEAR TIRES ON THE BACK WERE STILL OKAY, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE TWO MONTHS OLDER THAN THE FIRESTONE. I WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 205/60/R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869343September 1, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO REVERSE IT ACCELERATES. DEALER HAS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729633August 31, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
UNLESS THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS IN THE FULL-BACK POSITION, AND HAS BEEN PUSHED HARD TO LOCK IT INTO POSITION, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET IT TO LOCK IN POSITION IF THE POSITION IS CHANGED WHEN A PASSENGER ENTERS THE REAR SEAT. THE RESULT IS THAT AFTER THE FRONT PASSENGER IS SEATED AND THE CAR BEGINS TO MOVE, THE SEAT WILL USUALLY FREELY MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD, UNLESS THE PASSENGER HAS FIGURED OUT HOW TO MOVE THE SEAT FORE-AFT LEVER DOWN INTO THE LOCKED POSITION WHILE GENTLY MOVING THE SEAT FORWARD OR BACK. NORMALLY I WARN PASSENGERS OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT NONE SEEM ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THE LOCKING OF THE SEAT IN A MIDWAY FORE-AFT POSITION WITHOUT ENDANGERING THE KNEES OF THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALER YET DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS, AND NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED BECAUSE I HAVE WARNED THEM ABOUT THE SEAT. STILL, THIS CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE LEFT THE FACTORY WITHOUT THE PASSENGER SEAT LOCK WORKING EASILY AND PREDICTABLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869237August 31, 2000
SEAT BELTS
PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT IS LOCKED IN THE TRACK IN CLOSE POSITION. BELT WILL NOT MOVE UP AND DOWN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554152August 30, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE POWER DOOR LOCK ACTIVATOR IS DEFECTIVE, WHEN ALL DOORS ARE LOCKED THEY WILL START ACTIVATING INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT ENGAGEMENT. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729537August 30, 2000
TIRES
THREE OF FOUR TIRES SEPARATED ONE WILL BE REPLACED SHORTLY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 195/60R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729591August 30, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE DAY AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WE NOTICED A LOUD "THUMP" WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE. THIS NOISE WAS HEARD ALMOST EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. UPON CALLING THE SERVICE DEPT. AT THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS A NORMAL SOUND WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. THE NOISE CONTINUED TO HAPPEN & IT WAS OBVIOUS IT WAS NOT NORMAL SO WE AGAIN CALLED THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT. WHICH THEN SAID IT WAS INDEED NOT NORMAL & TO BRING IT IN. IT APPARENTLY WAS A KNOWN DEFECT IN 2000 ACCORD V6 MODELS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. IN AUG 2000 THE CAR WOULD NOT START. IT WAS NOT A BATTERY PROBLEM AS LIGHTS, ETC. WORKED. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO START THE CAR & UPON TURNING THE IGNITION HAD NO RESPONSE. NONE OF THE DASH LIGHTS INDICATING ENGINE TROUBLE REMAINED ON, ALTHOUGH THEY DID INTIALLY COME ON & THEN GO OUT. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR 15-20 MINS AT WHICH TIME I THEN WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT YET REPEATED ITSELF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729472August 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869009August 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHEN DRIVING ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENTAND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A GRAUDAL STOP, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869019August 29, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WILL NOT HOLD OIL. WHEN STARTING CAR AND PUTTING OIL IN, IT WILL LEAK RIGHT OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869065August 29, 2000
AIR BAGS
SHE WAS TRAVELING ALONG AND SRS LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC SAID THAT THEY WOULD RECODE THE SRS LIGHT. THEN, THEY TOLD HER THAT SHE HAD TO GET AIRBAG SYSTEM REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729322August 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THERE IS A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. ON A HOT DAY, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS,WHEN THE TRANS. FLUID GETS HOT AND THINS OUT THE NOISE BECOMES INCREASINGLY LOUDER. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND HONDA CUSTOMER RELATIONS. THEY CLAIM IT IS A HARMLESS NOISE,DUE TO TRANSMISSION DESIGN. THEY OFFERED TO INSTALL A SOUND DAMPENING KIT WHICH I CONSIDER A PATCH AND NOT A REPAIR. I DECLINED TO HAVE THIS DONE. HONDA ASSURED ME THAT IT DOES NOT AFFECT RELIABILITY. HOWEVER, THE WHINING IS SLOWLY GETTING NOISIER. LOOKING AT YOUR DATABASE, I NOTICED A SIMILAR COMPLAINT. ODI ID 700587. HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS COMMON ON THE V-6 MODELS AND NO PERMANENT REPAIR BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FROM HONDA. THIS WHINING NOISE IS NOT NORMAL AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY HONDA, AND A PERMANENT REPAIR SHOULD BE INITIATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729326August 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL STICKS CAUSING ROTORS TO WARP. TOOK TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND NOT THE PEDAL. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS JUST A INCONVENIENCE NOT A SAFETY HAZARD. LATER FOUND THAT THE PEDAL WAS STICKING AND WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE HEAD ENGINEER FOR HONDA HAD TO COME AND DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868878August 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ENGINE JUST DIED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS.DEALERSHIPS WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *AK DISCOVERED LOOSE IGNITER CONNECTION AND THE IGNITION SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868938August 28, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BY UNAUTHORIZED DRIVER. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 60MPH. HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729250August 27, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR THEY SAID IT WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION BUT COME TO FIND OUT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINNON THE WATER PUMP AND THE DAY I TOOK IT HOME IT WAS LEAKING TRAN,OIL,RADIATOR FLUIDS. THE BACK RIGHT DOOR AND FENDER APPEAR TO BE REPLACED I ASKED THEM THEY SAID IT WAS JUST THE PAINT .IHAD A 30 DAY WARRENTY AFTER THE FRIST WEEK I CALLED TO MAKE AN APP. AND FOUR MORE TIMES BEFORE THE END OF THE 30 DAYS EVERTIME I'D SHOW UP FOR IT THEY SAID "OH HE JUST LEFT ,HE'S AT LUNCH...ECT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729107August 25, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REPAIR SHOP SAYS IT'SUE TO A BROKEN SEAL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553931August 22, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVERS SEAT BROKE DURING VEHICLE COLLISION CAUSING A FRACTURED VERTEBREA IN THE NECK AND DAMAGE KNEES FROM HITTING THE DASHBOARD BENEATH THE STEERING WHEEL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#728632August 22, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR
RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION PRODUCES AN ABNORMAL AND ANNOYING DRUMMING NOISE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AT40 MPH OR GREATER ON CONCRETE HIGHWAYS AND ROUGH ASPHALT ROADS. IT ALSO SOUNDS LIKE BOUNCING BASKETBALLS WHEN CROSSING LANE MARKERS OR TAR STRIPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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