Honda Accord Complaints (2000)

1,183 consumer complaints on file.

#10149651February 7, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SRS LIGHT INDICATOR TURNS ON. AIR BAGS SYSTEM/BOARD IS MALFUNCTIONING. *NM
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10149574February 6, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
AAMCO REPORTS DEFECT IN TORQUE CONVERTER AND VEHICLE SLIPS INTO GEARS IN COLD DRIVING STICKS TO SECOND GEAR EVEN STOPPED. DEALER NEVER REPLACED TANS FLUIDS. DURING MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149085January 31, 2006
SEATS
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WILL NOT LOCK INTO POSITION. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, PASSENGERS HAVE BEEN THROWN FORWARD IN THE SEAT WHEN STOPPING ABRUPTLY WITH THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENING TO A SEVERELY UNCOMFORTABLE STATE. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER ON 2 OCCASIONS - EACH TIME THEY REPORT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10149144January 31, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 BATTERY FINALLY DIED ON 01/30/2006. A NEW BATTERY WAS REPLACED THE SAME DAY AND NOW THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ON AND WON'T GO AWAY. I CONTACTED A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $90 JUST FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND THE COST OF REPAIR. I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND REALIZED THAT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY HONDA AND ACURA CAR MODELS AFTER ANY POWER RELATED ISSUE. AS PROCLAIMED RELIABLE CAR COMPANY, I WANTED TO KNOW WHY HONDA WON'T ADMIT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND VOLUNTARILY HAVE DEALERSHIP FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE FOR THE CUSTOMERS. I WILL BE ONE OF THE CUSTOMER GIVES SERIOUS THOUGHT ON ANY FUTURE HONDA PURCHASES. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148524January 25, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT IN HEAVY RAIN WITH FAMILY WHEN THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED LESS THAN A MINUTE LATER BY THE ABS LIGHT. LESS THAN 1 MINUTE LATER CAR DIED ON THE ROAD. BATTERY WAS SO DEAD THAT STARTER WOULD NOT EVEN TURNOVER. HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. IT WAS DETERMINED THE NEXT DAY THAT THE DELPHI ALTERNATOR WAS PUTTING OUT NO VOLTAGE. IT HAD BLOWN OPEN 4 OF ITS 6 DIODES IN THE RECTIFIER ASSEMBLY. BEHIND THE BACK COVER OF THE ALTERNATOR WHEN OPENED UP. CAR NEEDED A NEW ALTERNATOR AT 68,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD BY MANY THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE '1998 TO '2002 ACCORD V6 MODELS WHICH USED THIS DELPHI BUILT ALTERNATOR. COMPLETE ALTERNATOR FAILURE CAUSED THE SRS AND ABS LIGHTS TO COME ON DUE TO A LOW VOLTAGE CONDITION IN THE CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM POSSIBLY RENDERING BOTH OF THESE IMPORTANT SAFETY SYSTEMS USELESS WITH THE WARNING LIGHTS ON. THE BATTERY LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR WITH A BOSCH UNIT AS I DID NOT WANT THE PROBLEM TO OCCUR AGAIN. I CALLED HONDA IN CA TO INFORM THEM OF THIS PROBLEM ON 1/18/06. I STILL HAVE THE DEFECTIVE OEM ALTERNATOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148568January 25, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
I HAVE BEEN TO THE HONDA DEALER/SERVICE 4 TIMES TO FIX A SRS MALFUNCTION. TODAY I WENT TO THE SPIRIT HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE SRS LIGHT WAS ON. THE ASSISTANT SERVICE ADVISOR CLAIMED THE TECHNICIAN COULD FIND NO HARD PROBLEMS,"WHICH WOULD RESULT IN THE SRS LIGHT TURNING ON. HE ORIGINALLY BLAMED ME, BUT WHEN QUESTIONED HE RETRACTED. THEN, CHARGED $43 DOLLARS FOR A PROBLEM, WHICH HE COULD NOT FIGURE OUT. HONDA ACCORD IS UNDER WARRANTY FOR 5 MORE MONTHS. THE COST FOR REPAIR AT THAT TIME WILL BE OVERWHELMING. AS THE SRS PROBLEM HAS BEEN A RECURRING . THE CONSISTENT FAILURE OF THE SRS ON 2000 HONDA ACCORD COUPE IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THE MONETARY LOSS, WHICH I HAVE INCURRED MAYBE DUE TO A PROBLEM CAUSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. WHEN I DID A SEARCH ON SRS PROBLEMS FOR HONDA ACCORDS I FOUND I AM NOT ALONE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF CONSUMERS WHO HAVE AN SRS PROBLEM. IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY HONDA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148594January 25, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD SE. IT WAS SINGLE HANDEDLY DRIVEN SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN MARCH 2000. I HAVE BEEN MAINTAINING IT PER THE SPECIFICATIONS STIPULATED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL, AND GETTING IT SERVICED FROM HONDA SERVICE CENTERS ONLY. I HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF UN-PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE FROM HONDA'S DEALERSHIPS AND AMERICAN HONDA. A FEW MONTHS AGO THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. SINCE IT WAS TIME TO GET MY MAJOR SERVICE DONE I TOOK IT TO LARRY HOPKINS HONDA AND SPECIFICALLY ASKED TO CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT. THEY DIDN'T CHECK ANYTHING AND SAID THAT EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. SINCE THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON I HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK ANOTHER TIME TO GET IT CHECKED BY PAYING A DIAGNOSTIC FEE OF A $150 WHICH I COULD HAVE SAVED HAD THEY CHECKED IT THE FIRST TIME. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A STUCK THERMOSTAT, CODE P1486, AND REPLACED IT, CHARGING ME $241 MOSTLY LABOR CHARGE. AFTER A WEEK THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, AND WHEN I CALLED LARRY HOPKINS I WAS INFORMED THAT ECU NEEDED REPLACEMENT, COSTING $960, AND THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSURE ME THAT IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, EVEN AFTER SPENDING MORE THAN $1250. RECENTLY, I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY ADVISED ME TO GET ANOTHER DIAGNOSTICS DONE AT ONE OF THEIR DEALERSHIPS BEFORE THEY COULD HELP ME. I GOT THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED, AND AFTER PAYING $129 THE SAME CODE P1486 WAS FOUND AND WAS INFORMED THAT ECU WAS INDEED A WEAR AND TEAR PART. HOWEVER. I DISAGREED, AND HAVE CHECKED WITH VARIOUS TECHNICIANS WHO DISAGREED THAT ECU WAS A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM, AND HAVE NEVER HEARD OF AN ECUS GOING BAD AFTER A FEW YEARS OF USAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148482January 24, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
MY HONDA ACCORD EX 6 CYL HAS A PROBLEM BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL 04V256000. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF AT NIGHT, EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED. IF I PLAY WITH THE DIMMER CONTROL I CAN GET THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS TO GO ON AND OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148070January 19, 2006
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ON IN MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP STATED THEY RESET THE SWITCH THE FIRST TIME I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE FIXED. THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON A FEW DAYS LATER. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP A SECOND TIME AND THEY SAID A SWITCH IN THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN THE MEAN TIME, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS IN MY CAR ARE NOT WORKING BECAUSE OF THE SRS LIGHT BEING ON. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147791January 14, 2006
AIR BAGS
2000 ACCORD SRS LIGHT ON AFTER 70K MILES. THIS IS ALLEGEDLY DUE TO INCREASE CELL PHONE USAGE. ITS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. CONSEQUENCES ARE PREVENTION AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, POSSIBLE INJURY OR DEATH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147206January 8, 2006
AIR BAGS
AFTER A 200 MILE DRIVE ON A RAINY DAY (NOV 29,2005), THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS NOT GONE OFF. THE RAIN MAY BE A COINCIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS HIT IN FRONT, BUT DID NOT SET OFF THE AIRBAGS. LIVING IN ATLANTA, DRIVING IN OUR TRAFFIC AT A RATE OF 3000+ MILES PER MONTH, I AM NOT EXCITED ABOUT NOT HAVING WORKING AIRBAGS. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE ATTEMPTED TO DIAGNOSE, BUT NO PERMANENT SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147078January 6, 2006
AIR BAGS
(1) THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON (2) HONDA SAID IT WAS BECAUSE IT FRIED THE COMPUTER AND IT WAS BECAUSE OF A CELL PHONE BEING ON IN THE CAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146203December 28, 2005
AIR BAGS
MY CAR SRS INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON BACK IN APRIL OF 2005. IT STAYS ON WHILE MY CAR IS ON WITH AND WITHOUT PASSENGERS. I FINALLY TOOK MY CAR TO A MECHANIC HOPING THAT THEY COULD RESET THE LIGHT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A MALFUNCTION IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND IT COULD DEPLOY AT ANYTIME. THE MECHANIC ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS IS QUITE COMMON IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THIS IS VERY FRIGHTENING BECAUSE I BOUGHT A HONDA FOR THEIR REPUTATION FOR SAFETY AND QUALITY. BUT TO THINK THAT MY AIRBAGS CAN DEPLOY AT ANYTIME I DRIVE OR EVEN NOT WORKING IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT IS VERY CONCERNING. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS WITH THE HONDA ACCORD COUPE MODELS BETWEEN 1998-2003. MY CAR IS A 2000 V6 HONDA ACCORD COUPE LX. THANKS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146244December 28, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CASE # IS N012005121900955. THIS IS MY STORY: I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON I-5 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MILES AN HOUR MY CAR JUST DIED. I WAS ABLE TO BARELY ABLE START THE CAR AND SLOWLY DROVE OFF THE OFF THE ROAD LESS THAN 50 FEET. I BARELY MADE IT OFF THE ROAD. I HAD NO CLUE HAPPENED. UP TO THAT POINT CAR RAN GOOD. FORTUNATELY I WAS ON THE FAR RIGHT LANE. IT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS WITH ALL THE TRAFFIC. I WONDER IF ANY ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY HARMONIC BALANCER COMING LOOSE AND LOOSING ALL POWER? BOTH FAN BELTS WERE OFF. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION BY THE HI WAY RESCUE TEAM, HE NOTICED THAT THE HARMONIC BALANCER WAS NOT INLINE. I CALLED TACOMA HONDA THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND INQUIRED ABOUT THE HARMONIC BALANCER COMING LOOSE ON HONDA ENGINES AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE HASN'T HEARD ANY PROBLEMS. SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC FRIEND OF MINE, VIN, AND HE REPAIRED. VIN INFORMED ME THAT HE WORKED ON ONE WHO HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN ABOUT THE SAME DAY ON A 1999 HONDA WITH LESS MILES. ALSO HIS FRIEND HAD A HARMONIC BALANCE COME LOOSE ON A PRELUDE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YEAR THIS CAR WAS MADE. THIS CANNOT BE JUST A TACOMA, WASHINGTON PROBLEM. I ASKED THE PARTS MANAGER ABOUT HARMONIC BALANCERS COMING LOOSE AND HE SAID HE HAS HEARD OF IT. A HARMONIC BALANCER SHOULD NEVER COME LOOSE FOR 2 REASONS. ONE, IT IS TIGHTEN SO TIGHT THAT YOU CAN NOT LOOSEN IT WITH A IMPACT WRENCH. TWO, IT TURN AGAINST THE DIRECTION OF THE THREAD. THIS IS WHAT CARLA TOLD ME THIS MORNING THAT SHE IS NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO WHAT I EXPERIENCED. I WILL WAIT FOR A WEEK FOR ANY FEEDBACK FROM YOU. IF YOUR RESEARCH FINDS NO PROBLEMS WITH HARMONIC BALANCER COMING LOOSE I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND OUT HOW MANY HARMONIC BALANCERS HAS BEEN SOLD OR REPLACED. I WILL WRITE TO NHTSA TO SEE IF THIS IS A FLUKE THAT HAPPENED IN TACOMA OR MORE WIDESPREAD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145898December 22, 2005
SEATS
THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BROKE FROM TRACK AND CAUSED DRIVER TO MOVE FREELY EVEN WITH SEAT BELT ON. THIS OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 54K ON MY ACCORD. IT BROKE WHEN MY FATHER (200 LBS) REACHED IN HIS FRONT POCKET TO RETRIEVE HIS WALLET. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND THEY REMOVED SEAT AND HAD TO WELD SEAT BACK. I HAVE SEEN OTHER ACCORD OWNERS WITH SIMILAR SEAT MALFUNCTION AND THE POTENTIAL INJURY THIS COULD CAUSE IF IN A COLLISION TO DRIVER. THE SEAT SHOULD NOT BREAK SO EASILY AND WITH ONLY 54K ON VEHICLE EITHER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145901December 22, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
AT 84,366 MILES MY CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK ACCORD TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE EGR VALVE ERROR CODE APPEARED. THE MECHANIC SAID TO TAKE TO HONDA DUE TO RECALL FOR THIS PART. PICKED CAR UP FROM MECHANIC AND CAR ALSO HAD SRS LIGHT ON. RESEARCHED ONLINE SINCE I ALREADY HAVE RECALL FOR DASH LIGHT. FOUND MANY OTHER HONDA OWNERS WITH SAME SRS LIGHT. FOUND OUT MY AIR BAGS WILL NOT FUNCTION IF SENSOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID I WAS BEYOND THE MILEAGE (80K) FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE DEFECTIVE EGR VALVE REPLACEMENT. ASKED WHAT HONDA WAS DOING ABOUT THE FRONT AIRBAGS AND WAS TOLD NO DECISION HAS BEEN MADE. I HAVE ALSO DISCOVERED MY CAR HAS THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR DEFECTIVE/FAULTY TRANSMISSION. SO WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY TRANMSMISSION MAY GIVE OUT AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND IF COLLSION OCCURS, MY AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. MY SEAT WELD JOINT BROKE AT 54K TOO! I USED A 99 TOYOTA 4RUNNER AS REPLACEMENT VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THE SEATBELT WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN MY 40LB. DOG SAT IN PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. MY ACCORD NEVER HAS DETECTED MY DOG IN THE FRONT SEAT EVER! THIS CAR IS RIDDLED WITH SAFETY DEFECTS AND POOR MANUFACTURING. HONDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PROTECTING THE OWNERS FROM INJURY INCLUDING MONETARY REPAIRS/ REPLACEMENT COSTS FOR ALL OF THESE SAFETY DEFECTS AND ENGINE DEFECTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145944December 22, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
I OWN A 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX. MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON AT APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 75,000 MILES. ACCORDING TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, THEY HAVE TRIED TO RE-SET THE UNIT BUT IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE SPOKEN TO ANOTHER HONDA ACCORD OWNER AT THE DEALERSHIP WHO STATES THE SAME THING HAS HAPPEN TO HIM BUT HE HAD THE UNIT REPLACED. ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSITE, I SEE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF HONDA OWNERS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145809December 21, 2005
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHT KEEPS ON. I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD V6 AND HAVE IT MAINTAINED BY O'DONNELL HONDA(8620 BALTIMORE NATIONAL PIKE, ELLICOTT CITY, MD 21043). IN SEPT. 2005, THE SRS LIGHT BEGAN TO KEEP COMING ON. ON OCT.18, 2005, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE O'DONNELL HONDA. A REPRESENTATIVE/TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THE AIR BAG HAS NO PROBLEM BUT IT HAS A CODE 15-3 AND NEED TO BE RE-SET. I WAS CHARGED $41.50 FOR RE-SETTING THE SRS LIGHT. THE SRS LIGHT KEPT OFF FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS, THEN IT CAME BACK AND HAVE KEPT COMING ON SINCE THEN. IF I KEEP TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALER, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL KEEP CHARGING ME FOR THE RE-RESETTING BECAUSE THEY SAID THE AIR BAG HAS NO PROBLEM. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND KNEW MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ACCORD AND CIVIC. I DON'T THINK THE TECHNICIANS IN THE DEALER ARE ABLE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. IT IS THE PROBLEM IN HONDA CAR DESIGN AND SPECIFICATION. IF THE SRS LIGHT IS ON AND THE AIR BAG HAS NO PROBLEM, WHEN THE SRS LIGHT IS OFF, THE AIR BAG MAY HAVE PROBLEM?*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145631December 19, 2005
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING A SEMI TRUCK PASSED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE FORCE FROM THE WIND CAUSED THE SUN ROOF TO SHATTER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS, AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144799December 8, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE SRS LIGHT ON MY CAR HAS SUDDENLY APPEARED AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A BAD OPDS SENSOR BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN RECEIVING SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT. I CHOSE NOT TO OPT FOR THE $600 REPAIR. PERHAPS ALSO RELATED IS THE FACT THAT MY SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR TURNS ON FREQUENTLY WHENEVER A PASSENGER SHIFTS HIS WEIGHT TO ONE SIDE OF THE SEAT--IT GOES AWAY ONCE HE MOVES BACK TO THE CENTER OF THE FRONT SEAT. IT IS A HOWEVER A NUISANCE AND IS NOT WHAT I EXPECT FROM HONDA. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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