Honda Accord Complaints (2004)

1,018 consumer complaints on file.

#10555717December 11, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKES SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE REPAIRS UNKNOWN TO THE CONTACT WERE PERFORMED. ON A LATER OCCASION, THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN HE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE WHEELS. THE REAR BRAKE ALSO SEIZED. THE CONTACT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT THE CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN COLDER WEATHER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555281December 9, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE WHILE STARTING THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553970November 27, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
HONDA IS VERY WELL AWARE OF THEIR FAULT CLEAR COAT PAINT PROBLEMS. MY CAR'S ROOF BEGAN TO DECAY, AND THE CLEAR COAT IN NO LONGER VISIBLE. I WAS LEFT WITH ONLY THE BASE COLOR OF MY PAINT, AND NOW ITS BEGINNING TO RUST AND HOLES ARE STARTING TO APPEAR AND WATER IS LEAKING EVERYWHERE INSIDE MY VEHICLE. I FEEL MY SAFETY IS AT RISK WHEN IT RAINS. I'VE CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ONLY HONDA ODYSSEY VANS ARE BEING COVER FOR THE FAULTY PAINT. WHY?! WHEN ALL OF YOUR MODELS ARE BEING AFFECTED!!! CIVICS, ACCORDS, CRV YOU NAME IT. YOU HAVE A FAULTY PAINT PROBLEM HONDA AND YOU'RE PUTTING EVERYONE'S LIFE AT RISK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10552198November 14, 2013
POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. I KEEP UP WITH ALL OF THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE FOR THIS CAR. I GOT THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND NOW LESS THEN 3 MONTHS LATER THE CAR IS STARTING TO JERK AGAIN AND THE DRIVE LIGHT ON THE DASH IS STARTING TO BLINK. I ALSO HAVE THIS ERROR CODE THAT WON'T GO AWAY SAYING THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FUEL TANK. I GOT THE GAS KNOB CHANGED AND THE ERROR GOES AWAY BUT WHEN YOU HOOK THE COMPUTER UP TO IT, THE CODE STILL COMES UP. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ALSO COMES ON AND OFF WHEN IT WANTS TO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552283November 14, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,988.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550165October 30, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THIS IS MY SECOND REPORT OF A TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD. MY TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND IN GETTING OVER I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND IN A HIT AND RUN. I HAD TO HAVE IT REBUILT WHEN IT FAILED BACK IN 2010, AND NOW IT IS FAILING AGAIN. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT (10342732) TO THE NHTSA BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2010. MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT FALL IN THE RANGE OF CUSTOMERS WITH THIS ISSUE; HOWEVER, LIKE MANY THAT PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE DURING THIS TIME...THE TRANSMISSION IS PRONE TO FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548096October 16, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 74 TRANSMISSION SLIPPED CAUSING CAR TO LOSE SPEED. TRANSMISSION THEN BEGAN SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. PENDING COST TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546678October 3, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TODAY 10-03-13 MY WIFE'S VEHICLE (2004 HONDA ACCORD EX V-6 NAVI) TRANSMISSION FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. DURING THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WE NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING FROM TIME TO TIME. THIS MORNING WE WERE GOING TO PERFORM A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. AS THE TRANSMISSION WENT FROM 2ND TO 3RD THE VEHICLE REVVED AS FAILED TO TRANSMIT POWER CAUSING A NEAR COLLISION. UPON PULLING OVER IN AN UNSAFE AREA AND PLACING THE CAR IN PARK THE VEHICLE'S SHIFTER COULD NOT BE PLACED IN GEAR. AFTER APPROX. 5 MINUTES THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE PLACED IN GEAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP. WHEN I ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION TECH OF THE PROBLEM, HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE TRANSMISSION TECH SHOWED US HIS WORK BAY WHERE THERE WERE 3 HONDA'S AND 1 ACURA ALL WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE TRANS TECH SAID THAT THE 2003-2006 TRANSMISSIONS ON THE HONDA VEHICLE'S INCLUDING THE PILOT BRAND IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THIS WAS THE FIRST HE'S HEARD WERE THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED. TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN MAY 2008/77,000 MILES TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCTOBER 2013/150,000MILES UPON DOING RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE I DISCOVERED THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE'S WITH THIS ISSUE AND HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED HONDA JUST BEFORE THIS LETTER AND ADVISED THEM OF THIS ISSUE WHO STATED THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY COMPLAINTS AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. NHTSA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING AS THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE WHERE SOMEONE CAN BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544913September 23, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND DOWN SHIFTING OVERNIGHT. CAUSES ENGINE TO STALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544179September 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND DIDN'T MAKE ANY SHIFTING, IT WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE CAR STOPED MANY TIME WHILE I WAS DRIVING, SO I DECIDE TO FIX IT , AND YESTERDAY 9/16/2013 IT HAPPENED AGAIN, SAME PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544214September 18, 2013
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED MY USED 04 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 FROM MIDLANDS HONDA IN OCTOBER 2007 WITH APPROX. 35,000 MILES ON IT. NEVER HAD ANY REAL MECHANICAL ISSUES AND ALWAYS GOT IT SERVICED BY THE DEALER. LOW AND BEHOLD I RECENTLY ENCOUNTERED AN ISSUE WITH MY TRANSMISSION THAT GAVE ME NO WARNING. I APPEARED TO BE SLIPPING OR SOMETHING, SO I HAD IT SERVICED AND TO NO SURPRISE, IT IS NOT FIXED. THE SHOP HAS ADVISED THAT WITH ONLY 118,000 MILES THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. I RESEARCHED A PAST RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AFTER THIS HAPPENED AND FOUND THAT OTHER CONSUMERS HAS THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR ACCORDS AND HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I FEEL THAT HONDA HAS MISLED THEIR CONSUMERS AND THAT THEIR PRODUCTS ARE NOT LIVING UP TO THEIR MARKETING AND SUGGESTED QUALITY. I USED TO OWN 5 DIFFERENT NISSAN VEHICLES, BUT THE LAST PURCHASE WAS REPURCHASED BY THE DEALER AS A LEMON BECAUSE IT WAS A NEW VEHICLE WITH NUMEROUS ISSUES FROM SUDDEN STALLING TO ELECTRONIC ISSUES, BUT NO RECALLS B/C IT WAS TOO NEW. I LEFT NISSAN AND WELCOMED HONDA INTO MY FAMILY AT THAT TIME, BUT I FEEL THAT MY KIDS AND ARE NOT SAFE. I HAVE TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION THAT SHOULD HAVE LASTED AS LONG AS MY ENGINE, WHICH RECEIVED HER NEW TIMING BELT AT 100,000 MILES. I MAY BE SUBMITTING MY ISSUE WITH ABSOLUTELY NO RESOLUTION, SINCE HONDA DID AND IS NOT REALLY TAKING RESPONSIBILITY IN THEIR MALFUNCTION. I JUST WANT OTHER HONDA OWNERS TO KNOW THAT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION STILL EXISTS AND PROBABLY WILL FOR YEARS TO COME. I GUESS AFTER THIS REPAIR IS DONE, I MAY SEEK TO INVESTIGATE TOYOTA OR EVEN AND AMERICAN MADE CAR. THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IT IS COSTING ME TO REPIAR THIS USED CAR IS SENSELESS AND THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED A LONG TIME AGO. I PRAY THAT NO ONE GETS HURT OR WORSE FROM THIS PROBLEM. THANKFULLY MY CHILDREN AND I WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME OK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543744September 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FIRST, I CALLED APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO AND FILED A COMPLAINT OVER THE TELEPHONE. THE MAN I TALKED TO SAID HE WOULD FOLLOW UP WITH AN EMAIL TO ME, WHICH HE NEVER DID. HE ALSO SAID I WOULD RECEIVE SOMETHING BY MAIL, WHICH I NEVER DID. MY NAME IS [XXX] I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT COMPLAINT? IN SHORT: MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD'S TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 94K. HONDA SAID MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. WHO DID HONDA MAKE A DEAL WITH? I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE TRANS REBUILT. NOW GOING HIGH SPEEDS FOR LONG DISTANCES THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS UP, THE D LIGHT BLINKS, THE TRIANGLE COMES ON, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. ONCE THE CAR COOLS DOWN MOST LIGHTS GO OFF AND AFTER 3 CYCLES, THE ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF. AUTO ZONE CAME UP WITH SOME P CODE THAT IT WAS A SENSOR. THE TRANS GUY REPLACED IT., I AM STILL GETTING DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND THIS TIME I LOST THE SPEEDOMETER. SOMEONE SAID THE TRANS IS OVERHEATING. BUT THEN WHY THE P CODE THAT IT IS A SENSOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM? IF HONDA IS HAVING SUCH A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS WHY ISN'T THE HIGHWAY SAFETY COMMISSION GETTING INVOLVED? WHY DOESN'T EVERYONE WRITE TO THEM AND MAKE A COMPLAINT? WHY AREN'T YOU GETTING INVOLVED WITH THIS ISSUE? HONDA PUT A BAD PRODUCT IN THEIR CARS AND THE CONSUMERS ARE SUFFERING. IN 1970S CHEVY PUT A SMALL TRANS IN A MID SIZE CAR WITH PLASTIC PARTS. AFTER 3 TRANSMISSIONS AND A TRIP TO COURT THE JUDGE ORDERED THEY PUT A BIGGER TRANS IN MY CAR. IS THIS THE SAME THING? THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH HONDA AND THEIR TRANSMISSIONS AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE CONSUMERS ARE GETTING THE RAW DEAL ON THIS? THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? HOW CAN THAT BE WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542941September 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538606September 3, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 ACCORD HOME THROUGH THE CITY (SPEEDS OF 30 MPH OR LESS). I HAD GONE ABOUT 5 MILES WITHOUT A PROBLEM. SUDDENLY, I HEARD AN ANNOYING CAR REVVING IT'S ENGINE, ONLY TO REALIZE IT WAS MY CAR! IT FELT AS IF IT WERE SLIPPING AND THEN IT WAS DRIVING AS IF IT WAS STUCK IN FIRST. I COULD NOT GET IT TO GO ABOVE 20 MPH. I COULD NOT PULL OVER DUE TO BIKE LANES AND HEAVY TRAFFIC. EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY GOING 15 MPH -- IT WOULD NOT GO HIGHER. I PULLED ONTO A SIDE STREET, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND COULD NOT GET IT TO MOVE. THEN, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS POPPED UP. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT THE LAST MILE OF MY TRIP, STILL IN THE 15-20 MPH. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $5450. I HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO 8/29/13 AND I HAD KEPT UP ON ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE. IN FACT, I'D ALWAYS TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ABOUT A RECALL FOR THIS PART (ALTHOUGH I DID RECEIVE ONE FOR THE POWER STEERING HOSE). AFTER 8/29/13, I READ THAT SEVERAL HONDA MODELS (INCLUDING THIS ONE) WERE RECALLED FOR TRANSMISSION DEFECTS. THE DEALER AND AMERICAN HONDA ARE CURRENTLY ALLEGING THAT MINE WAS NOT PART OF IT, BUT IT APPEARS THAT IT WAS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536929August 23, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING LONG DISTANCE AT 80 MPH, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEARS WERE BROKEN AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED NINE MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC, WHO THEN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SPEED SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED WITHIN ANOTHER NONE MONTHS. THE MECHANIC CONTRIBUTED THE RECURRING FAILURE TO THE SPEED SENOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. UPDATED 10/17/13*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535901August 17, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSED BY TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534297August 8, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND INTO GEAR THE SILVER GEAR SHIFT KNOB BROKE OFF. I SUPER GLUED IT BACK TOGETHER IN ORDER TO SHIFT GEARS TO GO TO STORE TO GET NEW PART. IT LATER FELL OFF AGAIN AND MULTIPLE PIECES CAME OUT OF THE OPENING. THE GEAR SHIFT KNOB BROKE INTO ABOUT 7 TO 10 PIECES. HAD TO STICK MY FINGER INTO OPENING IN ORDER TO PUSH THE SHIFT MECHANISM DOWN TO GET IT OUT OF PARK. SPOKE TO LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPORTED THEY KEEP THOSE PARTS IN STOCK FROM ABOUT 03 TO 05 BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON ALOT OF THOSE ARE BREAKING. HE WAS ABLE TO TELL ME THAT WITHOUT LOOKING UP THE PART NUMBER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532312July 29, 2013
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WARNING ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 08/20/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE PUT HIS SEAT BELT ON, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT OUT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, HE UN-LATCHED THE SEAT BELT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON, AFTER HE PUT THE SEAT BELT ON. UPDATED 08/22/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526047July 22, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THAT MY RPM INCREASED ALL OF THE SUDDEN. AFTER MY RPM INCREASED MY VEHICLE STARTED JERKING AND WAS NOT RESPONDING. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL. I MANAGED TO GET HOME DRIVING 10 MPH. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUES WITH THESE CARS! HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525552July 18, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO THROUGH INSPECTION AND FAILED BECAUSE THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE STEERING RACK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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