Honda Accord Complaints (2001)

922 consumer complaints on file.

#10083056July 31, 2004
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND REAR ENDED A CITY BUS ON THE HIGHWAY IN WICH THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10083863July 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 20-40 MPH TRANSMISSION WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS. MANUFACTURER DEEMED THE VEHICLE AS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082849July 28, 2004
STRUCTURE
THE PAINT ON MY NEW HONDA WITH PAINT PROTECTION, LITERALLY STARTED TO BLISTER AND "ULCER" DOWN TO THE PRIMER LEVEL WITHIN 10 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. NONE OF THE OTHER CARS, PARKED IN THE SAME AREA, ARE SUFFERING THE SAME DAMAGE. I HAVE HAD TWO AUTO BODY RESTORERS LOOK AT IT, AS THE DAMAGE HAS SPREAD ON THE HOOD, AND HAS STARTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. IN ONE CASE, THE ULCERATION HAS GONE DOWN TO THE BASE METAL. HONDA AND THE DEALERSHIP, OURISMAN HONDA, HAVE REFUSED TO HELP, BLAME "SUPERBIRDS," IGNORE THE PROFESSIONAL OPINIONS OF THE RESTORERS, AND HAVE REFUSED TO HONOR BOTH THE HONDA AND PAINT PROTECTION WARRANTIES. THE AUTO RESTORERS BELIEVE THE DEFECT IS WITH THE PREP OR THE PAINT ITSELF, AND THAT OTHER HONDA OWNERS MAY BE SUFFERING FROM THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ENTIRE CARE HAS TO BE REPAINTED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $3500.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082612July 25, 2004
AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD DX TRIGGERS AN ERROR CODE WHICH DISABLES THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG. PRIOR ATTEMPTS BY MY LOCAL DEALER TO REPAIR THE DEFECT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY WORKED ONLY TEMPORARILY. THE DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEFECT APPREARS TO DISABLE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082301July 20, 2004
AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
AFTER BUYING THE CAR I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT SYSTEM, AND CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM OVER THE NEXT 3 YEARS. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN THE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON. THE LAST TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO BOB MONTOMERGY HONDA WORLD IN LOUISVILLE, KY. THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD FOUND THE PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM, AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS THE PROBLEMS RETURNED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083218July 19, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE PULLING INSIDE OF THE GARAGE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE WALL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED TWICE, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080912July 12, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
POWER TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 2ND TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 66000 MILES. ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 55000 MILES. REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 65000 MILES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080676July 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
REGARDING OIL FIRE DANGER IN HONDA CRVS AND ACCORDS. I OWNED A 2001 HONDA ACCORD COUPE THAT HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM TO THE PROBLEM DISCOVERED IN HONDA CRVS. THIS AFFECTS MILLIONS OF HONDAS AND IS A FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FLAW. *AK THE OIL FILTER IS LOCATED DIRECTLY OVER A FLEXIBLE, WOVEN-METAL HOSE THAT IS PART OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE HOSE IS POROUS. WHEN THE FILTER IS CHANGED, THE HOSE -- WHICH IS OFTEN EXTREMELY HOT WHEN ONE PULLS INTO A SERVICE STATION FOR AN OIL CHANGE -- MUST BE COVERED WITH A LEAK-PROOF MATERIAL SO THAT OIL DOESN'T DRIP ONTO THE FLEXIBLE HOSE. IF OIL GETS INTO THE WOVEN METAL OF THE HOSE, IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT -- THE ONLY PRACTICAL OPTION IS TO LET IT BURN/BAKE OUT. MANY NEW HONDA OWNERS EXPERIENCE A STRONG OIL ODOR AFTER GETTING THEIR OIL CHANGED FOR THE FIRST TIME -- THIS IS THE SYMPTOM OF THE PROBLEM. ANYONE EXPERIENCING SUCH AN ODOR IS AT RISK OF FIRE, DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH OIL DRIPPED ONTO THAT HOSE. MY MECHANIC CLEANED OFF THE EXCESS OIL WITH A RAG, BUT SOME ODOR OF BURNING OIL REMAINED FOR MORE THAN 1,000 MILES. HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND ADVISES ITS SERVICE TECHS TO COVER THE HOSE WHEN THEY CHANGE THE FILTER. BUT THIS IS NOT KNOWN OUTSIDE OF THE HONDA COMMUNITY, SO PEOPLE WHO CHANGE THEIR OWN OIL, OIL-CHANGER CHAINS AND LOCAL GARAGES GENERALLY DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. (CONSUMERS THEN THINK THAT THEY GOT POOR SERVICE FROM THE NON-HONDA GARAGE, WHICH ENCOURAGES THEM TO BRING THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP THE NEXT TIME AND PAY HIGH RATES FOR OIL CHANGES.) HONDA OWNERS WHOSE CARS HAVE THIS DESIGN CAN AVOID THE PROBLEM BY HAVING THE PIPE COVERED DURING THE OIL CHANGE -- BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO ACCESS THE AREA WHEN CHANGING YOUR OWN OIL. HONDA COULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY INSTALLING AN ALUMINUM SHEATH OVER THE FLEXIBLE PIPE TO PROTECT IT AGAINST DRIPPING OIL. IF OIL FELL ON THE SHEATH, IT COULD STILL SMELL FOR A WHILE, BUT THE RISK OF FIRE WOULD BE GREATLY REDUCED. THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081654July 9, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. BUT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR DID DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES, AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10080446July 6, 2004
AIR BAGS
SRS AND SIDE AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY REGARDLESS OF PCS PHONE USE AND/OR PERSON/BOOK BAG IN PASSENGER SEAT. BROUGHT TO DEALER IN APRIL 2004, SAID IT WAS A WEAK BATTERY. HAD BATTERY INSPECTED BY INDEPENDANT MECHANIC AND WAS WELL WITH SPECIFICATIONS FOR 3-4 YR OLD BATTERY. PAID $39.00 TO TELL ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. NOTICED RECALL FOR 2000-2001 HONDA ACCORD ILLUMINATOR PANEL AND DISCOVERED NOT THE ISSUE, BUT FOUND THIS SITE AND AM AMAZED AT THE NUMBER OF FAILURES WITH NO RESOLUTION OR CAUSE AS TO WHY THIS IS OCCURING. WILL CONTACT DEALERSHIP AGAIN WITH CASE STUDIES OBTAINED FROM THIS WEBSITE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078614June 22, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
PARK LIGHT DIDN'T GO OFF IN THE MORNING AT THE FIRST START. STOP, TURNED OFF ENGINE, RESTART AGAIN, RELEASE PARK BRAKE, IT WAS STILL ON. IT TURNED OF AFTER ABOUT 5MIN LATER. NO OTHER ABNORMAL NOTICED. BRAKE OIL LEVEL IS IN GOOD. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ON 13TH, 19TH, 20TH. DROVE TO DEALER, BUT THE LIGHT WORK WELL THAT DAY. THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING IN THE CASE THE LIGHT WORK WELL. CALL HONDA COMPANY, THEY SUGGEST TO VISIT DEALER. NO OTHER SUGGESTION. ONLY SUGGEST VISIT DEALER WHILE IT IS ON. BUT IT MAKES ME FEEL NOT SAFE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078352June 16, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
MISSING FRONT BUMPER BOLTS CLEARLY INDICATED MY ALLEGEDLY NEW 2001 ACCORD'S BUMPER HAD BEEN REPLACED. CALIFORNIA-HONDA REPRESENTATIVE VISIITNG THE DEALERSHIP SAID SHE "COULDN'T EXPLAIN" HOW THE BOLTS COULD HAVE SLIPPED THROUGH HOLES SMALLER THAN THE BOLTHEADS, BUT THAT MY COMPAINT MERELY INDICATED I WAS UNHAPPY WITH THE CAR, OR I SOMEHOW DISLODGED THE BOLTS, AND ANYHOW THAT WAS TOO BAD. SPECIFICALLY, I WAS INFORMED THAT IT IS NOT ILLEGAL TO SELL A NEW CAR THAT HAD BEEN REPAIRED. A DEALERSHIP MECHANIC THEN SHOUTED AT MY WIFE AND I TO "GET OUT" OF HIS BUSY GARAGE. THE DEALERSHIP'S MANAGER (NOT PRESENT DURING THE DISPUTE) SUBSEQUENTLY RESPONDED TO MY COMPLAINT WITH BBB BY IGNORING THE COMPLAINT AND PRAISING HIS GARAGE STAFF WHO, HE ASSURED BBB, TOLD HIM EVERYTHING. EVENTUALLY I DISCOVERED THAT BBB NOT ONLY REJECTED MY COMPLAINT BUT ALSO DID NOT BOTHER TO REGISTERIT AS A COMPLAINTT. WHENI POINTED OUT ITS OMISSION, BBB FINALLY NOTED THE COMPLAINT--AS THE ONLY ONE AGAINST THIS LARGE DEALERSHIP, WHICH IS A BBB MEMBER,AND DESCRIBED THE COMPLAINT AS "RESOLVED." IT WAS NOT. MY WIFE, ACCOMPANYING ME AT THE GARAGE INCIDENT THOUGH ILL WITH PANCREATIC CANCER, HAS SINCE DIED, AND SUCH WERE TIMES THAT DID NOT ENCOURAGE MY PURSUING EITHER BBB OR THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, LOCATED IN BLOOMSBURG, PA, FOR WHAT I HAD SUPPOSED WOULD BE SIMPLE ANWERS, NOT DEFENSIVE EVASIONS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076146June 14, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG COVER PRODUCED A SPLIT. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE SIDE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY INADVERTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076164June 14, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH STEERING FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS THROWN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. NO IMPACT REPORTED. DEALER STATED STEERING KNUCKLE MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075283June 12, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SRS LIGHT ON. FOUND CODE 15-3 OPDS SENSOR FAILURE. NEW SENSOR REQUIRED AT A COST OF $421. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075124June 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2001 ACCORD IS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 79K000. IT EXHIBITS ERRATIC AND SLIPPAGE WHEN ACCELERATING AND THE OBDII INDICATES A A/T PROBLEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO MY LOCAL DEALER WHO SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SINCE ITS STILL UNDER THE 7YR/100K WARRANTY. HOWEVER, WHEN I INSPECTED THE TRANSMISSION CLOSER, IN MY OPINION IT LOOKS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NEVER REPLACED. THE DEALER UPGRADED A COMPONENT AND LEFT MY OLD TRANSMISSION IN!! I AM VERY OUTRAGED AND DISAPPOINTED IF THIS TURNS OUT BE THE CASE. I AM CURRENTLY PURSUING GETTING A MORE PROFESSIONAL OPINION AND WILL TAKE LEGAL ACTIONS DEPENDING ON FORTH COMING INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075533June 2, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING TOWARDS A PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T SLOW DOWN. VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 FEET. ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHILE BEING IN PARK WITH THE PARKING BRAKES ENGAGED, AND CONSUMER'S FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE CAUSE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS NOT FOUND. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10072339May 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING
2001 HONDA ACCORD, STEERING WHEEL LOST OUT OF CONTROL, BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THERE WAS NO CONTROL WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THE FAILURE OF THESE TWO MAIN COMPONENTS CAUSED A SERIOUS COLLISION ON THE FREEWAY. POSSIBLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILURE. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10071592April 26, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE HOUSE. *AK THE GAS PEDAL STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND STRUCK THE REAR OF THE CONSUMERS HOME. *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10071623April 22, 2004
AIR BAGS
FOIA REQUEST CERTIFIED COPIES OF ALL RECALLS INVOLVING THE 2001 HONDA ACCORD, ATTORNEY REPRESENT CLIENT INJURED WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, ES SEARCH RESULTED IN NO RECORDS. (NAR) *PH *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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