Honda Accord Complaints (2006)

433 consumer complaints on file.

#10229286May 30, 2008
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY ACCORD. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT A STONE HAD DAMAGED THE CONDENSER AND WAS RARE OCCURRENCE. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD COST BETWEEN $600-$700 TO REPLACE THE PART. AMAZINGLY AFTER MY HUSBAND SPOKE WITH THEM, THEY DID PUT THE PART THROUGH AS A WARRANTY ITEM. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR HONDA RECALL ITEMS AND COMING ACROSS OTHER REPORTS OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, THIS CLEARLY IS NOT A RARE OCCURRENCE, TO ME THIS IS DEFECTIVE DESIGN. ALSO, THIS RARE OCCURRENCE HAS OCCURRED AGAIN THIS YEAR - TURNED ON THE A/C AND IT DOESN'T WORK, AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229288May 30, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKES IN THIS CAR HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY SINCE DAY 1. LOTS OF VIBRATION, VERY TOUCHY, ETC.. AND I NOTICE ALOT OF BREAK DUST IN THE TIRES. DEFINITELY A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227837May 15, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT
BRAKE JUDDER : IN A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS MY PERSONAL FAMILY MECHANIC FINALLY FOUND WHAT I HAD BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT FOR 6 MONTHS TO HONDA. A WIGGLE A SHAKE OR WHAT EVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT GET THIS FIX FREE....VIN#THAT START WITH 1HG OR 3HG ARE ELIGIBLE FOR BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT AND TURNED ROTORS FREE. HONDA KNOWS BUT REFUSE TO GIVE THE INFORMATION OUT I HAD TO GET A COPY OF THE REPORT AND TAKE IT TO THEM BEFORE THEY FIXED FOR FREE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227460May 12, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT MADE AN INCORRECT TURN AND STRUCK A PALM TREE WITH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. DURING THE CRASH, THE SAFETY HARNESS RETRACTOR FAILED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A JUNKYARD AND HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 24,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227478May 12, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATION WITH UNCOMMANDED CRUISE CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226560May 3, 2008
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
A/C STOPPED WORKING. WAS TOLD THAT A STONE DAMAGED THE CONDENSER UNIT, THUS A "ROAD HAZARD" NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, ACCORDING TO DEALER. COST TO REPAIR: $650. UNIT IS LOW TO THE GROUND, VULNERABLE TO DAMAGE. NUMEROUS WEBSITES NOTE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING EXACT DAMAGE, NOT COVERED, COSTING APPROX. SAME AMOUNT. SOMETIMES DAMAGE RECURS. HONDA DENIES EVER HAVING A COMPLAINT ON THIS SITUATION, WHICH IS NOT TRUE. HONDA SHOULD PROVIDE A SHIELD TO PROTECT THIS EXPENSIVE, VULNERABLE PART. SAME PART ALSO ACTIVATES INTERIOR DEFROSTER, WHICH WILL NOT WORK IF CONDENSER IS DAMAGED. THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS VISIBILITY IS REDUCED. HAVING COOL AIR IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU HAVE ASTHMA, ALLERGY, ARE ELDERLY, OR IF YOU LIVE IN A VERY HOT CLIMATE. HONDA IS REMISS IN NOT BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND ARE MAKING MONEY OFF OF A FLAWED DESIGN. THERE IS NO SHIELD OR OTHER DEVICE OFFERED BY HONDA TO KEEP THE SAME DAMAGE FROM HAPPENING. I DRIVE CAREFULLY AND KEEP MY CAR WELL-MAINTAINED. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH ANY OBJECT ON THE ROAD SURFACE IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO THIS CONDENSER UNIT. I THINK HONDA SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF ITSELF AND OWES IT TO ITS CUSTOMERS (THIS IS MY THIRD HONDA) TO PROVIDE A RETROFIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223448April 5, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES ARE EXTREMELY SENSITIVE. APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS CAN OFTEN GIVE THE FEELING THAT THE OCCUPANTS MAY HIT THE WINDSHIELD...EVEN THOUGH WEARING SEATBELTS. HONDA SERVICE TECH'S HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY ARE THAT WAY BUT MAINTAIN "THAT IS JUST THE WAY THEY ARE" AND "YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO GET USED TO IT." I'VE OWNED THIS CAR ALMOST 2 YEARS AND IT IS THE ONLY ONE I EVER DRIVE...AND I AM NOT ABLE TO BRAKE THIS CAR SMOOTHLY. WHEN I OFFER TO LET OTHERS DRIVE MY CAR THEY COMMENT ON THE TOUCHY BRAKES AND HAVE MENTIONED THAT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. BASED ON COMMENTS BY HONDA SERVICE TECH'S AND OTHER DRIVERS, I FEEL THAT HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS POOR BRAKE DESIGN BUT REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222081March 23, 2008
TIRES:SIDEWALL
MICHELIN ENERGY MXV4 PROBLEMS. WE WERE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AS THE ONE OF THE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. WE PULLED OVER AND CHANGED THE TIRES. AS I CHECKED THE DAMAGED, I NOTICED A HUGE CRACK ON THE INSIDE PART OF THE TIRE (NO CURB DAMAGE POSSIBLE). SO WE WENT TO A MICHELIN STORE TO REQUEST A WARRANTY EXCHANGE (TIRE HAD LESS DEN 10K MILES). THE REP SAID IT SEEMED TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS KIND OF TIRE AND HE WILL TRY TO GET US A WARRANTY EXCHANGE. BUT BECAUSE OF MICHELIN DENYING THE PROBLEM, WE PROB. WONT GET THE TIRE EXCHANGED. SO WE BOUGHT A NEW SINGLE TIRE FOR $200.16. WE ARE VERY UPSET... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214574January 12, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG FAILURE DURING CRASH OF 2006 HONDA ACCORD EX, VECHICLE ACCIDENT BETWEEN TWO CARS, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED INTO MAIN TRAFFIC MY HONDA STRUCK SAID VEHICLE IN REAR QUARTER, HONDA THEN SPUN OFF INTO GUARD RAIL STRIKING LEFT FRONT SIDE.BOTH SIDE OF HONDA CRUSDED GEICO HAS TOTALED THE HONDA, THIS WAS AT 55 MPH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. GEICO HAS HONDA AT BRANDYWINE SALVAGE,PG,MD. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10212158December 17, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS ON GOING UNKNOWN ISSUE WITH MY INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ON MY CAR. ON THIS PANEL, MY MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP LIGHT COMES ON SOME TIMES AFTER REFUELING BUT NOT A CAP PROBLEM AND STAYS ON FOR A FEW DAYS. THIS TIME THE LIGHT CAME ON WILE DRIVING BUT WAS NOT RELATED TO A REFUEL. ON PAGE 237 IN THE 2006, OWNER'S MANUAL IT EXPLAINS THAT THE LIGHT HAS TO DO WITH ONE OF THE ENGINE'S EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS MAY HAVE A PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THIS LIGHT COME ON A FEW TIMES BEFORE AS WELL AS NOW AND THEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT ON ITS OWN A FEW DAYS LATER. I HAVE TAKEN PHOTOS OF MY INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH THE LIGHT ON. THE PHOTO ALSO SHOWS MY CURRENT MILES AT THE TIME WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE GIVEN THE PHOTOS TO MY SERVICE ADVISER #176 AT MARTIN MAIN LINE HONDA DEALERSHIP # 207980 IN ARDMORE PA 19003-2385. MY SERVICE ADVISER AS WELL AS MY TECH CANNOT FINE THE PROBLEM OR KNOW EXACTLY WHY THE LIGHT COMES ON. MY SERVICE ADVISER HAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN YOUR CAR EMISSION SYSTEM IS EMITTING FUMES THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE DOING, IN RETURN BREAKING A FEDERAL EMISSION LAW. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY MILES SOME TIMES AS MAY AS ABOUT 200 MILES WITH THIS LIGHT ON BEFORE. I JUST KEEP REPORTING THIS PROBLEM TO MY SERVICE ADVISER EVERY TIME THE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE PUT 0 FAILURES BELOW BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS PART FAIL OR NOT. I ALSO BEEN HAVING OTHER LIGHTS COME ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL AS WELL ASIDE FROM THIS ONLY LIGHT. HONDA NEEDS TO BUY BACK THIS MODEL CAR IF THEY WILL NOT FIX THE MAJOR PROBLEMS WRONG WITH IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210910December 5, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), PARKING BRAKE:INDICATOR LIGHT, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) INDICATOR, VSA ACTIVATION INDICATOR, VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VSA) SYSTEM INDICATOR, PARKING BRAKE AND BRAKE SYSTEM INDICATOR, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS COMES ON FOR NO REASON. FOR THE LIGHTS TO GO OUT I MUST TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON FOR THE LIGHTS TO GO OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED LIKE THREE OR 4 TIMES BEFORE WITH MY CAR. SAME PROBLEM ALL TIMES. MARTIN MAIN LINE HONDA DEALERSHIP # 207980 IN ARDMORE PA 19003-2385 CANNOT FIND / PULL ANY RELEVANT CODES FROM THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND ANYTHING PHYSICALLY WRONG WITH MY CAR FROM THE LIGHTS OR WHY THEY CAM AND KEEP COMING ON. I DID SHOW THE DEALERSHIP PHOTOS I TOOK OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH THE LIGHTS ON. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SEARCHED THE HONDA SERVICE TECH WEBSITE FOR ANY INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND NOTHING FROM HONDA. THE REGIONAL HONDA SERVICE REP WAS ASKED ABOUT THIS ON GOING PROBLEM AND HE SAID THAT HE COULD NOT DO ANYMORE THEN WHAT THE DEALERSHIP CAN DO ON THERE OWN. I NEED HONDA TO FIX THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208074November 6, 2007
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
DRIVING MY 2006 HONDA ACCORD AT 55 MPH PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON HONDA DEALER CAN FIND NO REASON FOR DEPLOYMENT. TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208096November 6, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
MY 06 HONDA ACCORD WAS SHAKING WHEN BRAKING AT 24K MILES I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECK THE BRAKES SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. AT 36K MILES I HAD TO CHANGE THE BACK BRAKE PADS. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT'S NOT RIGHT BUT HE SAID SORRY YOU NEED THEM NOTHING I CAN DO. 13K MILES LATER THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. SO I HAVE 50K MILES ON THE CAR STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS ON THE FRONT AND ARE ON MY THIRD SET OF PADS IN THE BACK. BUT THEY SAY NO PROBLEMS ?!@#$%!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207034October 26, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
?VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN 2 ACCIDENTS OSEVERE DAMAGE TO RIGHT SIDE OWAS REAR-ENDED WHILE STOPPED AND IN PARK ?WHEN VEHICLE WAS RETURNED OWITHIN 1ST DAY OR SO, WHEN ROLLING TO A STOP AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE CAR WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE RATHER THAN STOP. CONSTANT STRONG PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES WAS REQUIRED TO STOP THE CAR; AFTER GOING AGAIN, THE CAR UNSTUCK FROM ACCELERATION MODE 'I DO NOT KNOW IF THE VEHICLE WAS COLD OR WARM FOR THIS INCIDENT 'THIS EVENT OCCURRED WITHIN 3-4 MINUTES OF STARTING THE CAR OA FEW WEEKS LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN 'THIS TIME THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR 30 MINUTES AND PARKED FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS 'THIS ?EVENT? OCCURRED WITHIN 3-4 MINUTES OF STARTING THE CAR OWE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE BODY SHOP AND THEY HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY POWAY HONDA. NO PROBLEMS WERE IDENTIFIED AND NO PROBLEM CODES WERE FOUND OA MONTH OR SO WENT BY WITHOUT INCIDENT OTHE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, THOUGH WITH A DIFFERENT DRIVER, ON 8/15 THIS TIME THE CAR WAS WARM AND THE ?EVENT? OCCURRED NEAR THE END OF THE TRIP. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204766October 3, 2007
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
DASHBOARD LIGHTS SIMULTANEOUSLY INDICATE FAILURE IN: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM, AND BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205029October 3, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION MELTED. CUSTOMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND DID NOT HAVE ANY GEARS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. MECHANIC DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION IMPLODED. *KB THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE GEARS HAD MELTED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203336September 18, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT
I WAS DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE OF AN EXPRESS WAY AND EXITING ONTO THE EXIT RAMP. MY 2006 HONDA ACCORD WAS ACCELERATING, SO I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN TO NO AVAIL. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT AN ACCELERATED RATE, SO I CONTINUED TO PUMP AND PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPING AND STILL CONTINUED GOING FORWARD. WITHIN SECONDS I WAS AT THE TOP OF THE RAMP?WHERE I QUICKLY OBSERVED 3 ROWS OF CARS (ON THE LEFT SIDE) WAITING AT THE RED LIGHT. AT THAT POINT, I REALIZED THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND I DID NOT WANT TO HIT ANY OF THE CARS WAITING AT THE RED LIGHT?SO I DIRECTED THE CAR STRAIGHT AHEAD AND BEYOND THE 3 ROWS OF WAITING CARS TO AVOID HITTING THEM?AND HOPING I WOULD HIT A POLE TO STOP THE CAR. THE NEXT THING I REMEMBER I AWOKE, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED, I HAD SHATTERED GLASS ON MY BODY, THE AIR BAGS HAD ALREADY DEFLATED, AND SOMEONE WAS YELLING TO OPEN MY DOOR. THIS, I COULD NOT DO?AND I JUST SAT THERE. THEN SOMEONE JAMMED THE DOOR OPEN?AND I WAS PULLED OUT TO A WAITING AMBULANCE. OTHER CARS WERE HIT AND THERE WERE SERIOUS INJURIES. HONDA: WHY DID THIS HAPPEN? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BRAKES?TO MAKE THEM MALFUNCTION WHEN I KEPT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUALLY? WE ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO FIND THE CAUSE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
1
#10201687September 2, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
2006 HONDA ACCORD EX-L FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKING. FIRST INCIDENT 11-01-06. REPLACED BY DEALER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200522August 22, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I NOTICED MY AIR CONDITIONER IN MY 2006 HONDA ACCORD WAS NOT BLOWING COLD AIR AND I MADE AN APPOINTMENTWITH A HONDA DEALER ON 8/13/07 AND WAS TOLD ROAD DEBRIS PUNCTURED MY A/C CONDENSER AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE GRILL DESIGN ALLOWS ROAD DEBRIS TO COME INTO AIR CONDITIONER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200023August 18, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TOOK A ROAD TRIP ON I40E TO WINSTON SALEM (3 HR. EACH WAY), WHILE DRIVING BACK THE AC STOPPED WORKING. TOOK IT TO APPLE TREE HONDA AND THEY STATED A ROCK HAD PUNCTURED THE CONDENSER AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS COST OVER $400.00 TO REPAIR, AND IS A MAJOR FRONT END DESIGN FLAW, THIS COMPANY NEEDS TO RECALL ALL OF THESE VEHICLES AND PUT COVERS OVER THE HOLES IN THE FRONT GRILL AREA. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, IT IS A $200.00 FIX OR LESS FOR THEM, AND I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA FOR $28K WHEN THEY CAN'T EVEN CORRECT THEIR OWN MISTAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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