Honda Accord Complaints (2001)

922 consumer complaints on file.

#10377027January 18, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 158,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377067January 18, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ORIGINAL OWNER 2001 HONDA ACCORD FAITHFUL MAINTENANCE VIA HONDA DEALERSHIP- TRANSMISSION FAILED WHEN PULLING OUT AT INTERSECTION WITHOUT WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377330January 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 68,830 MILES-THIS IS A KNOWN HONDA PROBLEM-THIS FAILURE HAS NEVER BEEN ADDRESSED BY A RECALL FROM HONDA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374610January 4, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
RE: 2001 HONDA ACCORD. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. CAR HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR, HAS LESS THAN 55K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373528December 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PREMATURE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE...IT FELL APART AND TORE UP THE TRANSMISSION. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THAT HAPPENING ON A CA FREEWAY CAN BE POTENTIALLY DEADLY. IT'S A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE CARS. MY DAUGHTER WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT STARTED TO SLIP AND BANG, FORTUNATELY THE WERE ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY BEFORE IT GOT WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373298December 29, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 08V593000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE ON AUGUST 5, 2010. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE ORDERED BUT HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375856December 26, 2010
AIR BAGS
AN AIRBAG RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE ON MY CAR. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO DEALER THEY SAID THAT MY SRS HOUSING AND UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $700 DOLLARS. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS ONLY 45,000 MILES ON IT. UPON INVESTIGATING, I HAVE COME ACROSS MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL WHERE THE SAME THING OCCURRED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE HONDA AIRBAG SYSTEM AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST. HOW CAN IT NEED TO BE REPLACED WHEN NEVER USED, UNLESS IT IS DEFECTIVE OR THEY BROKE IT WHILE FIXING THE RECALL PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372794December 23, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2001 HONDA ACCORD LX. CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY *TGW
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370590December 14, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN SHE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HER. THEN, THAT VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF IT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURES TO THE CHEST, KNEES AND ANKLES. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V593000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLAT0R MODULE) AND STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10369386December 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION TO MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD STARTED TO KICK BACK EVERYTIME IT SHIFTED UNTIL IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED ON ME AND I HAD TO PAY 2700 DOLLARS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION...THIS WAS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND THE CAR WAS NOT AS DEPENDABLE AS THEY SAID IT WAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369117December 3, 2010
INTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE BUT PERIODICALLY CHECKED THE DOME LIGHT TO CHECK THE SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V256000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368545December 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING NOISE AND LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AFTER IT WAS INSPECTED SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY WOULD REPAIR IT AND ASSUME 70% OF THE REPAIR COST AND SHE WOULD ONLY HAVE TO PAY 30% THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368459November 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN
IN RECENT MONTHS THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD HAS BEEN SLIPPING. DIAGNOSTIC AT HONDA DEALERS SHOWS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THEY ARE ASKING FOR $3,350 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE WELL AWARE THAT THIS YEAR'S MODEL HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. THE BAY AREA MANAGER WAS CONSULTED AND HE REFUSES TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OR EVEN OFFER THE REPAIR AT A REDUCED RATE, HE SIMPLY REFUSES TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE OF THEIR PRODUCT. WHEN I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA/HEADQUARTERS, THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT WHATEVER THE MANAGER DECIDED IS WHAT THEY BACK UP. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT DESPITE MILEAGE OR NUMBER OF YEARS, SHOULD A TRANSMISSION FAIL IN THESE VEHICLES, HONDA SHOULD AT THE LEAST OFFER A REPAIR AT A REDUCED RATE. PERHAPS ONLY CHARGE FOR PARTS AND NOT LABOR BUT THEY SHOULD BE TRYING TO MAKE GOOD WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS. THIS IS ONE OF THREE HONDAS IN THE FAMILY AND I MENTIONED THIS IN DISCUSSIONS BUT THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE NO LOYALTY TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367095November 22, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
OWNER REPORTED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT SMALL BARREL ON END OF CRUISE CONTROL CABLE DISLODGED FROM SLOT IN THE PLASTIC CRUISE CONTROL CABLE PULLEY MOUNTED ON THROTTLE SHAFT. THE PLASTIC PULLEY BROKE AND ALLOWED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE END TO WEDGE BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND THE THROTTLE STOP BRACKET, JAMMING THE THROTTLE PLATE APPROXIMATELY 20-30% OPEN. EXACT CAUSE OF FAILURE MECHANISM NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365418November 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT 95,000 MILES BEGAN MAKING A WHINING NOISE WHEN GOING UP GRADE. IT IS NOW AT 99,000 MILES AND THE NOISE IS HEARD AT ALL SPEEDS. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP HAS INSPECTED THE CAR AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS IT MAY FAIL AT ANY TIME. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THE ACCORD IS NO LONGER COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO THEY WILL NOT COVER ANY PORTION OF THE REPLACEMENT. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION WAS BUILD WITH DEFECTIVE MATERIALS OR WORKMANSHIP AT TIME OF MANUFACTURING. I DID NOT HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED BECAUSE I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. I WILL MOST LIKELY SALVAGE THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365315November 10, 2010
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
MY DRIVERS SEAT SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND MY SRS LIGHT IS ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE ONLY THING COVERED IN THE RECALL IS THE IGNITER, WHICH IS IN MY STEERING WHEEL. THEY REPLACED THIS, WHICH WAS DESCRIBED AS THE SRS DRIVER INFLATER AND TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WILL NEED TO UNDERGO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH WILL COST ME $110 AND THAT I WILL ALSO HAVE TO PAY TO GET MY SEAT FIXED, WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I'M NOT SURE WHY THIS WOULDN'T BE COVERED IN THE RECALL WHEN IT'S ALL RELATED. MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHILE I WAS IN IT, SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED. THE BAG IS JUST HANGING OUT OF MY SEAT AND I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD PAY TO GET THIS FIXED. AN AIRBAG RECALL SHOULD COVER ANYTHING RELATED TO THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. I THOUGHT THE AIRBAG WAS CONTROLLED BY THE IGNITER THAT'S IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I'M NOT SURE WHY THEY WOULD FIX ONE THING AND NOT THE OTHER. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THIS IS HAPPENING ALOT! THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE TO MY SEAT. IT'S RIPPED DOWN THE SIDE AND THE AIRBAG IS HANGING OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365129November 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND ITS FAILURE TO IMMEDIATELY STOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 99,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/13/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM HAD COME TO A STOP. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT HIS VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CONSEQUENTLY, THE CONSUMER HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE SKID MARKS WERE SEVEN CAR LENGTHS LONG WHICH WAS MORE THAN ADEQUATE DISTANCE TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, BUT NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. UPDATED 01/24/11. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363720November 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS TRAVELING WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND 3 HOURS FROM HOME MY CAR MADE AN AWFUL RACKET AND SOUNDED AS IF I WAS DRAGGING A BODY UNDER MY CAR WHILE EXPELLING THE MOST PUTRID SMELL I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED. THIS BREAK DOWN, ON OCTOBER 22, 2010, LEFT ME STRANDED ALL WEEKEND, AS MOST BODY SHOPS DO NOT DO REPAIRS ON FRIDAY EVENING, SATURDAY, OR SUNDAY. I ALSO HAD TO MISS CLASS AND WORK THE FOLLOWING MONDAY BECAUSE OF LACK OF TRANSPORTATION. AFTER MUCH POKING AND PRODDING TO MY POOR LITTLE HONDA, THE MECHANICS DETERMINED BY TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTER HAD FAILED, LEAVING TERRIBLE DAMAGE TO MY GEARS AND OTHER PARTS OF MY TRANSMISSION. DIAGNOSIS: NEW TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTER, AND BECAUSE OF THAT, A NEWLY REBUILT TRANSMISSION HAD TO FOLLOW. NOW, KEEP IN MIND THAT I SAID I HAD TO MISS WORK AND CLASS. THIS MEANS I AM A POOR COLLEGE STUDENT, IN WHICH CASE A $2050.00 AUTO REPAIR BILL IS A DEATH SENTENCE AND A COLLECTION NOTICE ALL NEATLY WRAPPED AS A PACKAGE DEAL. LET ME ASK YOU THIS, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IF YOUR TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPAIR AND REPLACING, ARE YOU IN A STABLE FINANCIAL CONDITION AT WHICH POINT YOU COULD SHELL OUT OVER TWO GRAND FOR YOUR AUTO REPAIR BILL? IF YOU CAN, CONGRATULATIONS, AND FEEL FREE TO DONATE TO MY CHARITY AT ANY TIME, IF NOT... WELCOME TO THE CLUB. HONDA HAS ADMITTED THAT THE TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTERS IN MY HONDA AND THOSE SIMILAR TO MINE ARE DEFECTIVE BUT NO RECALL IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THERE IS NO DIRECT SAFELY HAZARD. WITH THAT SAID, IF HONDA KNOWS THEY BUILT MY CAR WITH A DEFECTIVE PIECE OF MACHINERY, I WOULD LIKE THEM TO PAY FOR MY NEW PIECE OF MACHINERY WITH NO QUESTION, DEBATE, SARCASM, EXCUSE, ANGER, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF NEGATIVE REACTION POSSIBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362254October 25, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 15 MPH, SWERVED TO MISS AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD, AND HIT A MEDIAN. THE TWO DRIVER SIDE TIRES BLEW OUT AS A RESULT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE SOMEONE INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 90,000. UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SIDE AIR BAGS TRIGGERED, BUT FAILED TO FULLY DEPLOY, ONLY THE SEAM IN THE SEAT FABRIC SPLIT. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 03/02/11
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362289October 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER SUDDENLY AT A QUICK RATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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